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MAD FRUMP BY A NECK i Defeats Another Son of Mad Hatter in Bowies First Feature. Robertson Rides Winner After He Triumphs With Band Wagon Vander Pool Beaten. BOWIE, Md., Nov. 14. C. V. Whitneys Mad Frump and Adolph Pons Mad Pursuit, two sons of Mad Hatter, fought it out in the best offering of the opening of the Bowie season this afternoon. Well lapped ; . on the pair of them came Curacao, from the Greentree Stable. This was in the Glen Echo Purse, at a mile and seventy yards, an overnight condition offering for three-year-olds that topped an excellent card. It was not the real opening of the season, but a day of sport devoted to the fund for the unemployed of Maryland. With ideal weather conditions and an excellent program the final meeting of Maryland racing for the year had a decidedly auspicious beginning. Curacao went out to show the way in the Glen Echo Purse, while Robertson was content to rate Mad Frump along back of him and Broadway Lights was showing the way to Mad Pursuit, but both sons of Mad Hatter were going along under a steadying restraint. In the back stretch Mad Frump moved up on Curacao slightly, and at the same time Mad Pursuit ran by Broadway Lights fo be in third place. Both were galloping strongly, but Curacao was still well clear and showing no disposition to stop. After leaving the back stretch, Robertson shook up Mad Frump and at the same time Gilbert called on Mad Pursuit. SPARKLING FINISH. Robertson chose the outside with Mad Frump, while Gilbert saved ground with the Pons colt, going to the inside of Curacao, and the fight was on through the final furlong. Mad Frump, coming on truly, was winner by a neck, while Mad Pursuit had only beaten Curacao a half-length for the place. Four lengths back of these Marmion was fourth, and he was well before Broadway Lights, which had cut scant figure after the first half-mile. Polo Bar, the only other starter, was outclassed. This ride completed a double for Robertson, for he had scored with Cary T. Graysons Band Wagon in the opening number. Preston Burchs good filly Tambour was an easy winner of the Carolina Purse, at one mile and a sixteenth, second best of the day. It was her second start of the year and her second victory. Well back of the daughter of General Thatcher Mrs. John Hertz Valenciennes saved second place from John McPhersons Merry Fox, and the only other starters were Village Vamp and Swatter. 1 Before the start Merry Fox unseated Nertney as he left the paddock and he ran off, finally finding his way from the course to gallop around among the stables. He was caught and returned to the post ant. his race was an impressive one, considering his runaway. HANFORDS SECOND VICTORY. Tambour gave Buddy Hanford his second winning mount of the day, for he had previously won with Dyak in a six furlongs sprint. In the Carolina he rode a supremely confident race on Tambour, and whi1 the pace was slow, with Valenciennes showing the way, he made no effort to go to tho front. Valenciennes, on sufferance, held to her lead until nearing the stretch turn. Then when Merry Fox, which had been a close third, moved up, Hanford shook up Tambour and she readily went into the command. She galloped off to a lead of two lengths and there Hanford took hold of her again to have her winner by that margin. Merry Fox seemed a sure second a furlong out, but Valenciennes came again, under a drive, to drop her nose down to take the decision. Village Vamp and Swatter were always outrun and cut no figure. The opening race was a six furlongs race for juvenile maidens of the plater variety, and Idle Stefan was a handy winner over A. C. Schwartz Chance Meeting, with St. Omer, from the Wheatley Stable, saving third from Metaurus, which raced for the Audley Farm Stable. From a good start, Idle Stefan at once took the lead and was rated along by Bel-lizzi. He was at no time seriously threatened, to be home the winner by two lengths. Continued on eighth page. MAD FRUMP BY A NECK Continued from first page J In previous efforts the son of Stefan the Great had been quitting in his races, but he seemed to be better suited over the Bowie course and was going away at the finish. Chance Meeting was second virtually all the way and he also had two lengths to spare over St. Omer as he crossed the line. The disappointment of the running was Metaurus. This fellow was in rather close quarters in the early stages, but after reaching a contending position he tired badly and was quitting in the stretch, where it was expected he would come through to victory. Dyak, from the Everglade Stable, won his second race of the year when he scored in the second, leading home W. M. Moores Vander Pool, with Joseph Edwards Happy Scot beating Novelist for third. English Knight was first to show in front, and Gold Step raced closely after him, while Vander Pool was not far away and Contribute was also close at hand. Happy Scot was on the outside and also in a contending position. But English Knight did not last long and then it was Novelist which dashed to the front. The son of Stefan the Great showed a great burst of speed, but when the half-mile ground was reached in :46 he shot his bolt and for an instant Vander Pool was showing the way. Dyak had avoided all that early pace and he staged his winning rush in the stretch to run down Vander Pool and be the winner by a length. Happy Scot circled around gamely to outfinish the others and he was two lengths back of Vander Pool and a length before the tired Novelist. Contribute did not show his usual courage and quit badly to finish far back. Cary T. Graysons Band Wagon was winner of the Tolchester Purse, over a good band of juveniles that were brought together in a six furlongs test. The son of Strolling Player led from end to end and there was a close fit for the place when Adolphe Pons Snaplock barely saved that part of the purse from Hal Price Headleys Liqueur and Chatterfol was fourth. Marooned was a disappointment, but there was a measure of excuse for the son of Whiskalong when he stumbled rather badly shortly after the start, at once dropping back from a contending position. It was Liqueur that chased after Band Wagon, and Hope to Do, another Grayson starter, was in third place and Bold Lover followed these. Robertson had Band Wagon under light restraint as he was showing the way and he made no effort to draw out from the others. Then when safely into the stretch, he permitted the colt to step along, with the result that he was winner by a length and a half. Snaplock came into the contention seriously when the stretch was reached and in the last stride he dropped his nose down in front of the tiring Liqueur to take second place. Marooned had never been able to improve his position, after dropping back as a result of his stumbling. Lazi Canter, when hopelessly beaten, ran out badly in the stretch.
