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TWELVE THOUSAND SEE BOWES INAUGURAL CARD 3 9 VANDERBILT SILKS WIN Dogmata Finds Difficult, Sticky Track to His Liking. . Riding of Bejshak Factor in Victory Good Harvest Scores in Grade B. Hajidicap. - .. , BOWIE, Md April 2. Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, the young sportsman who maintains the pretentious Sagamore establishment on the outskirts of Baltimore, started his 1935 turf campaign in auspicious fashion when the Kentucky-bred Dogmata, drove to victory in the Inaugural Handicap, a five and a half furlongs sprint, which featured the opening of the Maryland racing season, at this course today. Under a strong finish by Johnny Bejshak, the four-year-old son of Dozer and Annie Jordan, passed the judges half a length in advance of Ral Parrs Star Porter, the public choice, with Dreel, another Vanderbilt colorbearer, four lengths farther away as he nosed out Silent Shot for third money. It was a happy stake ending for Marylanders, as the -first three hail from the Old Line State, while Bud Stotler, trainer of the Vanderbilt pair, and jockey Bejshak are Baltl-moreans. The tough, sticky going was made to order for Dogmata, which has been a three-star mudlark and he showed a good performance in what was his first start since last September to complete the abbreviated distance in 1:08. The entry drew only mild support, showing .90 to in the machines. The victory netted Alfred Vanderbilt ,500 in prize money. BIG MUTUEL HANDLE. The triumph of Dogmata was witnessed by a crowd of about 12,000, one of the largest in the Inaugural history of Bowie racing and one which wagered about 40,000 through the machines. Dogmata left the post a trifle slowly but found clear sailing on the back stretch run as he galloped along in fifth place. Making the turn, Bejshak began a hard driveof hand and heel as he sent his charge after Star Porter, passing that gelding as they straightened out for home to wear him down in the last furlong under the urge of whip, hand and heel. Star Porter, sharp and good, left the post swiftly to be right with Dreel and Wise Prince in the first quarter, then drawing away from the pair into a lead of a couple of lengths on the turn. He looked all over the winner at the head of the stretch but tired slowly when challenged by Dogmata, though offering stubborn resistance to that fellow. Dreel had his usual early speed and was right in a brisk pace for three furlongs, hanging slightly thereafter when placed under extreme pressure. He was a weary sprinter at the end. Silent Shot, usually shy g on early speed, was far off the leaders, but J came fast in the stretch. Evergold ran a 1 powerful race from a poor beginning and with a faster start would have been much closer to the winner than fifth. Ladfield was in a good position on the inside early but tiredwhile both Wise Prince and All Forlorn quit badly. DISPLAYS GOOD FORM. Good Harvest, B. B. Stable three-year-old which had campaigned through the winter at Miami, proved best of the three-year-olds in the Class B. Handicap, over the six-furlong route. The gelded son of Epinard and Blossom, carrying top weight of 112 pounds, came from behind the pace as Coucci drove him through along the rail from the head of the stretch to win going away by a couple of lengths. His final time of 1:15 was good considering the going. Recent form caused the New Yorker to rule the shortest-priced favorite of the day, at 19 to 20. In a fast start, Good Harvest was one of the sluggards, leaving the post slowly and being far off the pacemaking Enthusiasm in the run down the far side of the track. Coucci drove him along vigorously, to gain slowly on the leaders and, in the middle of the turn, the Bronx Italian went to the whip. The son of Epinard responded with good courage to be in a contending position as they turned for home. Ever a rail run- Continncd on eighteenth page. TWELVE THOUSAND SEE BOWIES INAUGURAL CARD Continued from first page. ner, he was taken over a familiar route when Coucci sent him through a wide opening, and finished rapidly to win going away. Legume, a first-time starter from the stable of Breckenridge Long, was the closest to the pace of Enthusiasm, and hung on far better than Mrs. John Hay Whitneys faint-hearted colt, to outstay Dancing Doll for second place. The latter showed good speed for five furlongs, tailing off slightly, to miss second place by three-quarters of a length. Brown Twig went along evenly throughout to be fourth, while Enthusiasm quit badly in the stretch and followed the others home. Lookabout, purchased for ,500 by R. A. Firestone, just before Sherrill Ward shipped from Hialeah Park to Bowie, won at the first asking for the big tire man when she raced to an easy victory in the half-mile dash for juveniles, which opened the Maryland racing season. At the end the daughter of Sickle and Wayabout was five lengths in front of her nearest rival, having the race at her mercy from the top of the stretch to the winning post. Merritt had the chestnut filly off fast, and she raced her opposition weary before half the journey had I been completed, drawing away thereafter to complete the distance in :49. The Maryland-bred Acautaw, ever a superior mud runner, managed to stagger home in advance of the plater sprinters which made up the field in the second race, at six furlongs. The colorbearer of Mrs. A. P. Doyle, fractious as usual at the post, left alertly to obtain a short early lead and carry Marl Beth into defeat in the first five furlongs, drawing away slightly thereafter to register by a length and a half. The victory was popular as the Trojan gelding ruled a 13 to 10 choice. Winter campaigners, after taking the first two races, were unable to cope with one which had spent recent months in idleness in the third dash of the afternoon. Sparky, a mud-running daughter of Durbar XE. and Xenia, proved a surprise in this six furlongs claimer, coming from behind the pace in the stretch as she circled the leaders and finishing with good courage under hard pressure to earn a head decision over Brains. She showed a shade less than 17 to 1 In the mutuels. Silvio Coucci brought his riding score for the afternoon to a double as he booted W. Elliotts Miss Careful to a close victory in the mile and seventy yards claiming race, which followed the stake attraction. The Chance Play mare was rated along close to the pace of Ilchester for three-quarters of a mile, moving up on the outside thereafter and finishing with fine courage in the stretch to gain the principal prize in the final strides. Earlier in the day the Italian rider had scored with Good Harvest. Popo, lightly regarded in the field of six, turned in a keen performance. The Rolled Stocking gelding was a contender from the fall of the flag, and continued steadily to the final post after disposing of the pace-making Ilchester. Golden Way, rated early, was under extreme pressure from the three-furlong post. He came through along the rail in the stretch to drive his nose to the front about a sixteenth out, and then tired right at the end. Aladdins Dream, far out of contention early, finished gamely under pressure in the final quarter.
