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DARK SECRET TRIUMPHANT IN BOWIE HANDICAP Carries Wheatley Stable Silks to Success in Long Distance Feature Evergold and Canron Finish Second and Third Respeo tively Fatality in Steeplechase Sport Is Conducted in Rain and Mud - BALTIMORE, Md., Nov. 8. Through a drizzling rain and over a course that was fetlock deep in mud, Dark Secret carried the silks of the Wheatley Stable to a handy victory in the Bowie Handicap, at one mile and a half, this afternoon. Evergold, from the Shandon Farm Stable, finished second, and far back of him came W. W. Vaughns" good filly Canron, while Mrs. C. Oliver Iselins Magyar and Dr. J. Fred Adams Rehoboth, the only other starters, were beaten off. The prize had a value of ,950 to the winner. In spite of most uncomfortable weather conditions, the election day crowd was a large one. The weather and track -conditions brought a number of scratches, but good sport came out of the various offerings. In the Bowie Robertson permitted Dark Secret to move into command from the start, and when he had the son of Flying Ebony in full stride he took a snug hold of his head and permitted him to rate along. Rehoboth was racing second for the first half-mile, and Canron was third, and both Were under restraint. Evergold followed Canron, and it was Magyar that brought up the rear. When the back stretch was reached Canron moved up on Rehoboth, and at the end of the first mile she was in second plac. but Dark Secret was still romping aloiJfwith a lead of five lengths, and he showed no signs of weakening. Robertson was sending the winner along well out from the rail to find the best of the difficult going, and the colt was going so strongly there seemed no remote chance of running him down. FAILS TO RESPOND. Going to the stretch turn Canron closed slightly but as she hung, Hanford swung his whip, and when he failed to respond it was evident she was beaten. But Evergold was beginning to make up ground, and when Lewis went a bit wide with him at the head of the stretch, he raced to the filly, which was steered a course along the inside. Robertson was alertly watching the two that chased Dark Secret and, shaking him up slightly right at the end, he was over the line the winner by a length and a half. Evergold "had beaten Canron five i lengths, and. the filly was a full fifteen lengths before Magyar, with Rehoboth being eased up in last place. The silks of father and son were first and second in the opening six furlongs dash, for juveniles the produce of Maryland mares. Sylvester W. Labrots Happy Anne was winner, with his sons Bally Bay racing to second place. Third was the portion of Red Run, from the Howe stable. PLAY IMPORTANT PART. Both Labrot starters played an important part when it was Bally Bay that carried Red Run along in the early stages while the filly Companion made her move from the head of the stretch to be over the line the winner by a length and a half. Bally Bay tired as a result of racing with Red Run, but he lasted better than the son of Canter when he beat him a full three lengths for the place. The others cut scant figure in the running and it was Fair Billy that raced into fourth place, two lengths back of Red Run. The fourth was a six furlongs dash for platers of the better quality, and the winner turned up in J. N. .Croftons Up when he took the measure of Rubio, from the Geneseo Stable, with the Everglade Stables Dyak beating Pennate for third. Proteus was first to show away from the stalls, but Up was close after him, and then came Kai-Finn just showing the way to Sans Coin. These two did not remain in the lead for long, and then Up went to Proteus before the turn out of the back stretch was reached. Racing by the Bostwick gelding Up drew away into a long lead before the stretch was reached. In the meantime Proteus had tired to drop back, while both Rubio and Dyak, which were both slow to reach a racing stride, began to close on the others, and come into contention. In the run through the stretch Rubio continued to close ground, but Up held to his lead, and at the end he Continued on eighteenth page. DARK SECRET TRIUMPHANT Continued from first page. had three parts of a length to spare. Dyak was two lengths back of Rubio, and both Pennate and Minton outfinished the tired Proteus. Cary T. Graysons Band Wagon, juvenile son of Strolling Player and Resist, simply galloped in front of his company all the way to wiii the mile and seventy yards of the second by a wide margin. This was a test for two- and three-year-old maidens, but the field was made up exclusively of juveniles, and it was French Knight, from B. B. Jones Audley Farm Stable which finished second, with Joseph E. Wideners Bushranger an easy third before Judge Judy. From a good start there was not much to the running when Gilbert rushed to the front with Band Wagon, and before the back stretch the sturdy little chestnut had opened up a long lead and was in hand. He was at no time threatened, and, steadily increasing his lead, was winner by a full dozen lengths. French , Knight was as consistently second, and like the winner, he showed an ability to race strongly through the heavy going. He earned second place by two lengths from Bushranger, which had closed some ground in the final quarter under a vigorous drive. Judge Judy was outrun through the early stages, but closed some ground to be fourth, though he was five lengths back of the Widener colt and doing his best. The others of the company cut no figure in the running. Old Solace, which races for John Whyte, found the soft footing exactly to his liking In the third race, at one mile and a sixteenth, and in a game finish was winner over R. Greens Black Patricia, with P. B. Codds Prize Day saving third from Chatty. Black Patricia set the pace. The daughter of Alibi has always shown a liking for the soft footing, and when she was nicely clear of her company Todd took hold of her head and had her rate along at a pace that held the lead. Bubola, for a time was in second place, but she did not seem to entirely relish the footing, and as she tired old Solace, moving on the outside, went into second and Prize Day was also in the front division. The others were well back of these, with Ruane a distant last. Black Patricia was still showing the way as she" rounded into the stretch, but Calvert had waited back of her with Solace and when he roused the old fellow in the final furlong he came alongside, and in a drive wore her down to win going away by half a length. The mare was only a length before Prize Day, and the Butler castoff had beaten Chatty four lengths for third. Herbert E. Simpsons Sunvir, which has been coming back to good form, was an easy .winner of the sixth race. A. J. Gerickes Faylin raced to second place, with G. C. Winfreys Alcman saving third from Syriac. Princess Zelda was the one to set the pace and she was followed by Faylin. But Sunvir was not far back of these and Bel-lizzi had him under steady restraint and he was steering a course well out from the rail. It was going to the turn out of the back stretch that Bellizzi made his first move with Sunvir and he quickly went to the leaders. There Princess Zelda tired, but Faylin carried on and Bellizzi rapped the winner with the whip. That was all that was needed to rouse the son of Sun Briar and he jumped into a safe lead that carried him past the line winner by four lengths. Faylin saved second place by only a length when both Alcman and Syriac finished with a rush and Princess Zelda, after her pace-making, dropped completely out of the contention to finish far back. This completed a double for Bellizzi, for he had ridden Happy Anne to victory in the first race.
