view raw text
THE MAULER WINS BY INCHES Three Horses Furnish Blanket Finish in Bowie Handicap. Bank Holiday Results in Big Attendance Despite Threat of Rain Double for Vanderbilt. BOWIE, Md., April 10. The Mauler, a plater which Guy Bedwell claimed at Santa Anita late in January for ,750 for the account of A. Heiderman, triumphed in a thrilling finish at this course today in the handicap which topped a dismal afternoons sport. There were three heads on the post at the conclusion of this event, with the Bull Dog Janesso four-year-old taking the award from the pacemaking Royal Gold by that margin, and the swiftly-closing Cachalot in third place. In a few more strides the latter would have been the winner, as he was running over his rivals at the end. The score of Bedwells charged marked the first winner of the meeting for the veteran horseman and was the programs principal surprise, as he showed 9.80 in the mutuels. Threatening skies, which promised rain all day, failed to cut materially into the attendance, the bank holiday being responsible for the largest crowd of the week. The track was deep in mud, following the heavy rains of the preceding afternoon and night and there is little change that it will dry out within the next twenty-four hours. The Mauler was best favored by the weight arrangement with 103 pounds as his portion, and he received able handling from Bobby Jones. The western saddle veteran had the four-year-old close to the early pace as he galloped along in third place. Turning for home he brought him around Royal Gold to dispose of that horse after a spirited duel from the three-sixteenths post to the stand. Royal Gold, favored by the footing, had the speed to take the track from Warren Jr. during the back stretch run and drew clear making the final turn. In the stretch Coucci had him under extreme pressure, his mount tiring badly only in the last fifty yards. Cachalot trailed the field to the half mile post and then moved up fast on the outside. Once straightened out for home he finished with a sharp burst of speed in the middle of the track, just failing to get up in time. Warren Jr. had his speed, but found the route too far and he was six lengths back of the third horse at the final post. Timepiece never could improve his position, while the well-backed Synod performed as if he disliked the going. Harry Richards, putting forth a powerful finish, brought M. J. Brennan from behind the pace in the initial six furlongs to register the first of the meeting for trainer Hirsch Jacobs. At the end the W. N. "Kid" Adrian representative was half a length in advance of the weakly ridden Peter Pumpkin, with the leg-weary Lotofus six lengths back. The Republic gelding ruled a slight choice in the mutuels at 35 to 20. M. J. Brennan left the post slowly, but worked into contention steadily. Richards was forced to come wide racing into the stretch, but once straightened away his charge finished gamely under hard urging, to be up in the final strides. Peter Pumpkin was outpaced in the first quarter mile, but circled the leaders rapidly thereafter to take command from Lotofus and open up on his company at the top of the stretch. In the last furlong Pichon was more tired than his mount and unable to do little more than hang on when the winner made his run. "Singing Sammy" Renick put forth a good ride on Parva Stella to gain the decision with Alfred Vanderbilts racer in the six furlongs claiming race for Maryland-breds which was second on the program. It was the sixth of the meeting for the young master of Sagamore. At the end the Rockman and Gay Stella filly was doing her utmost to earn a half length decision over Can-rock, with Taunton a neck farther away. She was the second consecutive choice to score. Parva Stella, beginning with her usual rapidity, was hustled into the clear in the first sixteenth by Renick. He kept right after the filly all the way to dispose of repeated challenges, his energy playing no small part in her score. Canrock moved up rapidly on the far turn to be lapped on the winner as they made the turn. Under pressure through the last furlong, she tired slightly. Taunton was last of the field at the half-mile post, but came through the stretch rapidly to be wearing down the two leaders at the end. Alfred Vanderbilt completed his second double of the meeting when the Polymelian Mea filly Malispina drove past the judges a half length in advance of the pacemaking Tweety in the half mile race for juveniles. The two-ply score was started in the preceding dash by Parva Stella. Both were bred at the Sagamore Farm. The victory also marked the second straight for the winner, which was second choice to the runner-up. Malispina left the gate more alertly than in her previous race, in which she took the measure of Tweety. She was the closest attendant to the pace of the On Watch filly while making the turn, saving ground along the rail. Knapp cut the corner at the top of the stretch and bore down with his whip in the drive to dispose of the early leader in the final sixteenth. Smear, mud-running Mad Hatter gelding which could not run a lick in that sort of going as recently as Monday in his initial start of the meeting, was in a different mood today in the third, when he galloped to a handy victory over the public choice, Sun Abbot, and five others. The M. R. Singleton eight-year-old was close to the pace for a half mile, then moved to the front, increasing his lead to three lengths on the turn and continuing steadily thereafter to win by a length and one-half. 4
