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PARADE . GIRL IN IMPRESSIVE VICTORY AT BOWIE a I SANG FROID ALSO WINS . . t Vanderbilt Filly Graduates From Maiden Ranks in Debut. Attendance Holds Up Despite Ad-, verse Weather Conditions s "Daily Double" Popular. - BOWIE, Md., April 9. With a card devoid of a feature, the best offering of the Southern Maryland Association today was a six furlongs sprint handicap for those of Class C. It brought an excellent finish in which Sang Froid, from the Howe Stable, was winner over W. Elliotts Miss Careful, with L. Haymakers Slipper King taking third from Four Spot easily, and theonly other starters were Chirac and Fredrick. It was another day of cold, rainy weather, and the track remained sloppy from the drenching it had received. Despite conditions, the crowds come to the course and take the liveliest interest while the activity in the mutuels is remarkable. Again the "Daily Double" proved its popularity when it went to 2,568, which wa3 divided up by 404 tickets which paid 8.70. One bright spot in a dreary afternoon was a half mile dash, for maiden two-year-old fillies. This went to Parade Girl, a daughter of Display and Panoply, in impressive fashion. It was the first start for the daughter of Display, and it indicated that she may be one of the best in the Vanderbilt stable. Her first important engagement comes in the Aberdeen Stakes at Havre de Grace. In the graded handicap which was the nearest approach to a feature, the six engaged left the stalls in good order, and Couc-ci was so alert with Miss Careful that while sprinting does not seem to be her forte, she was showing the way. NOT A REAL THREAT. Chirac and Sang Froid were well lapped on her, but she held command and as she swung out of the back stretch went into a lead of a length and a half. By that time Chirac was through and had dropped back beaten, but Sang Froid moved into second place and he was racing strongly back of the filly. Keeping her right at her task, Coucci turned into the stretch with Miss Careful still a length to the good over the Howe Stable campaigner, but he was going smoothly in the slippery footing and it was evident he would make it a hard battle. Then Slipper King began to move up back of the pair, but he was not a real threat; In the last furlong Coucci rode desperately with hand and heel, but Sang Froid continued to gain until right at the end he dropped his head down in front. Slipper King was a length and a half back of the battling pair, but he had beaten Four Spot by four lengths and Chirac had quit badly, while Fredrick ran an unaccountably bad race to be easing up a dozen lengths back of the others. Alwintour, the faint-hearted son of Tournament II. and Alwington Betty, which races for Mrs. Elmer Trueman, stuck it out in the opening six furlongs dash ta beat a big band of cheap ones. Lapped on him crossing the line was R. L. Hannas Bright Don, favorite of the company, and Mrs. C. M. Hendersons Fan had closed a big gap to be third, beating Lucky Turn for that part of the purse. WORKMANS GOOD RIDE. "Sonny" Workman, riding his second race of the meeting, a six furlongs dash, brought R. Robertsons Venetian home winner of the third. He timed his move perfectly with the son of Colonel Vennie to win with plenty to spare from Mad Beth, from the B. B. Stable, and the favorite. Closely lapped on the Mad Hatter filly, Tristrap took third from Smear. Clear Knight was rushed into a long lead from the start and in the early racing Mad Beth and Accolade, were heading the others. Venetian was back of these, but as he settled into the stretch he began to move up steadily. Accolade did not last long and when Clear Knight was still running along with a lead of three lengths, Coucci sent Mad Beth after him. Going to the stretch turn, the filly had cut down the lead to half a length but in the meantime, Continued on eleventh page. PARADE GIRL IN IMPRESSIVE BOWIE VICTORY Continued from first page. Venetian was gaining on the outside under a vigorous ride by Workman. Clear Knight was put away a furlong from home, but no sooner Avas that accomplished by Mad Beth than both Venetian and Tristrap challenged her. She was all through, and Venetian went on past to be winner by two lengths, while the B. B. Stable filly was out to the last ounce to save second place by a nose. H. Masseys Gifted Lady, with a feather of 95 pounds, including little George Watson on her back, made every post a winning one in the fifth race. This brought together a cheap band and a lively battle ensued for second place that part of the purse going to D. D. Hord, Jr.s Inferno Lad, with L. H. Miners Standout taking third from Flat Rock. The big disappointment of the race was F. J. Kearns Capt. Jerry, a recent winner at the meeting and favorite of the field. After chasing along behind Gifted Lady until three furlongs from the finish, he tired badly and he was quitting all the remainder of the trip until he only beat one horse at the finish. Inferno Lad had no excuse. He moved up steadily on the outside and was in second place before the stretch was reached, but was no match for" the winner, which scored by three lengths. Inferno Lad was second by a half length and Standout had came with a determined rush to be third. The sixth .brought a double for owner R. Robertson and for "Sonny" Workman when Atmosphere was the winner. The previous Robertson winner, ridden by the Whitney first jockey, was Venetian. This race brought out the cheapest sort and Scotch Soldier behaved co badly at the post that after a considerable delay he was sent to a position outside the machine. Then, as the field left, he was at some disadvantage, and he lost several lengths on the first turn, ruining any chance he may have enjoyed. Scotty Don was the one to set the pace, but Workman soon had Atmosphere under slight restraint racing back of him, and he was content with that position until turning from the back stretch. There he moved to the front and dominated the race for the remainder of the trip to win by a length and a half and with something to spare. As Scotty Don tired, Cousin George moved into second place, and he was much better than the others when he saved second place by eight lengths. Repeal closed a considerable gap over tired horses when he was third.
