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NIGHT PLAY MAKES GOOD Lives Up to Backing at Bowie to Win by a Length. Rain Again Affects Attendance and Mutuel Play at Prince George Park Triple for Jones. BOWIE, Md., April 9. Night Play, ebony son of Chance Play and Shade of Night, the best backed choice of the afternoon, lived tip to public expectations as he raced to a length victory in the Singlefoot Purse, feature of a rainy days competition at this course. The Bomar Stables three-year-old outclassed his seven rivals and at no stage of the journey was he troubled. Under the urge of whip, hand and heel through the final quarter mile, Vitascope drove past the judges in second place, a length and a half in advance of the fast finishing Captain Jinks. Due to his excellent third to Bright Light in the Rowe Memorial, the Detroit-owned colt when to the post a 13 to 20 chance and scored like that sort of a favorite. Rain once more cut into the attendance and handle at Prince George Park, a light drizzle which started late in the morning increasing in volume as the day progressed. However, despite changing track conditions, form was well observed. BRYSON PILOTS WINNER. Jockey Bryson lost no time in sending Night Play to the front after a fast getaway. The Chance Play colt romped into a length lead in the first furlong, and then was steadied along to the turn for home.jp.There his pilot let him run a bit, and he increased his margin on his rivals to be three lengths in front at the furlong post. He was taken in hand from that point on and had speed in reserve at the finish. Vitascope, a recent graduate from the maiden ranks, went up rapidly making the turn but despite vigorous urging from Fallon, could make no impression on the winners lead. Captain Jinks was very sluggish away from the post, but gained rapidly next to the rail in the stretch. Galloglass displayed early speed but tired in the final quarter. Undulate had plenty of speed during the back stretch run but tailed off as if short. The others never were factors. Alfred G. Vanderbilts colors were one, two in the half-mile dash which attracted the second best field of the afternoon when home-bred Balkos Maid and Bergere, a pair of first-time starters, showed the way to seven non-winners of their sex. The successful daughter of Balko and Cliftons Maid was half a length in front of her sta-blemate, with Calumets Trina just a head farther away. The popularity of the Sagamore racers in this sector, coupled with the report that both had trained swiftly at the farm, caused the entry to go to the post favorite at 8 to 5. SADDLE SLIPS. Sang Froid, elderly son of Kai-Sang and Sardonyx, benefiting by a masterly ride from Jimmy Lynch, drove to a length and a half victory in the six furlongs claimer, which was second on the program. The saddle slipped on the six-year-old going to the far turn and Lynch not only had to drive the gelding vigorously but also main- Continued on ninth page. NIGHT PLAY MAKES GOOD Continued from first page. tain his balance. For a less able rider this would have meant defeat. The score was a popular one, as Mrs. N. E. Doyles plater ruled favorite at .05 to . In the early stages Sang Froid galloped along in third place, while Acautaw and Apprehend battled for the leadership. He drove his charge between the pair once straightened away for home and on to victory. Acautaw, after relinquishing command to Apprehend at the turn for home, came on again in the last furlong to take the place from the latter by a half length. Apprehend, best favored by the weight arrangement, had plenty of early foot and no apparent excuse. The others never were factors. Danny Sheas Currants, conditioned in his previous start where he performed as if a trifle short, drove to a length victory in the six-furlong claimer, which was the third on the program. Closest to him at the end was the tiring Tell It, with Abbots Last a half length away. Jones had Currants away swiftly and in closest attendance to the pace of Tell It in the back stretch run. He drove the gelding to the front on the turn and his charge continued steadily thereafter, never being threatened seriously from the head of the stretch to the wire. Tell It had early foot but tired in the stretch. Abbots Last was away slowly but finished very fast. Coming Back, a mare which started her 1936 campaign with a victory over this oval, gave owner-trainer Danny Shea and jockey Bobby Jones a double as she breezed to a four-length victory in the mile and a sixteenth claiming race which followed the feature. The Brooms Light Wine mare was rated in second place while Red Badge opened up a big lead. On the far turn she was called upon, moving up rapidly to the leader to assume command as they turned for home and .drew away with ease. She was best fancied of the half dozen contestants at 2 to 1. Red Badge had her usual early speed and set the pace for the first five-eighths of a mile. While she was unable to withstand the winners bid she managed to hang on long enough to save the place from the steadily closing Mad Frump. The latter, sluggish early, finished fairly well. The others were beaten off. Bobby Jones riding was one of the bright features of a dismal afternoon, the slim westerner scoring a triple, the first of the meeting as he piloted Tenless to an easy triumph in the mile and a sixteenth claimer, , which was sixth on the card. He had taken the previous dash with Coming Back and an earlier race with Currants. At the completion of his three-ply score, Jones had Ten-less four lengths in front of Lone Hand, the public choice, with Just Remember a neck away. Tenless was the closest attendant to the pace of Tuleyries Wand until Jones made his run at the half-mile post. The mare ! quickly put away the leader and drew away to romp along in front from the quarter post to the stand. Lone Hand bore out on l the first turn, but this played no part in the result. He was under hard urging from the half-mile post, but never could overhaul the i winner. Just Remember went steadily r throughout, while Tuleyries Wand simply r quit. Jockey Sam Palumbo, who rode an indifferent - race on L. Haymakers Playmore, in i the sixth race at Bowie Wednesday, was ordered not to accept any mounts on Thursday and until investigation of his ride has been completed. Ben Holmes, who was recently appointed i to serve as racing secretary at Suffolk Downs, stopped off at Bowie on Thursday t en route to Boston.
