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1 J J I MATA HARI-BONANZA SPECIAL ♦ Bowie Seeking Meeting Between Eastern and Western Stars. » Bonanza Considered Best of Eastern Juveniles Shown to Date — Bowie May Use "Dally Double." ♦ BOWIE, Md., May 12.— The Dixianas sensational two-year-old filly, Mata Hari, recent double winner at Churchill Downs, and William Ziegler, Jr.s Bonanza, pride of the East, may meet in the big two-year-old races during the spring meeting, which opens here May 18. Every effort is being made to have trainer Clyde Van Dusen ship Mata Hari here. If she comes East, and battles Bonanza, it will result in one of the biggest crowds of the spring season being in attendance. Bonanza stands out among eastern two-year-olds, while the same holds good for Mata Hari in the West. A representative of the Southern Maryland Agricultural Association, who saw Mata Hari perform in Kentucky, says she is a great filly. She is a veritable gun from the barrier and is credited with four and one-half furlongs over a dead track in :53%. In both of her winning races she won with her ears pricking and at no stage of her races could her opposition get closer than five lengths. Bonanza, winner of the Aberdeen at Havre de Grace, is the best youngster shown in the East this year and will carry much money if he goes postward against the Wests queen in a race from four and one-half to five furlongs. Trainers of the two-year-olds have been prepping their charges for the approaching meeting and the races for juveniles should be one of the highlights of the meeting, which promises to be the best offered in Maryland this spring. Joseph B. Boyle, popular general manager of the organization, pari-mutuel manager Mortimer M. Mahoney and treasurer Thomas Kirby Lynch, are working overtime to make the forthcoming meeting a success. They have the support of the horsemen and racing fans, and given good weather, the approaching meeting should provide plenty of thrills. Stables that raced during the recent Havre de Grace meeting, and who have been attending the meeting at Pimlico, are beginning to van here to await the opening next Thursday. Superintendent Dick Pending has room for 1,300 horses and anyone desiring stalls should get in touch with him at once. It may be that the "Daily Double" system of wagering, which is so popular throughout America and Canada will be inaugurated here. Thousands of turfites have requested this method of wagering and the host organization is now waiting on the Maryland Racing Commissions sanction for same.
