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HONEY CLOUD DRIVING Outlasts Black Highbrow by Neck in Leonard Town Graded Handicap. Spirited Finish Marks Decision of Tuesdays Main Race at Bowie Improved Conditions. BOWIE, Md., April 6. The Leonard Town handicap, under class "C" conditions, for three-year-olds and upward, sprinters, was offered as . the feature attraction at the Prince George County track this afternoon. This race resulted in a driving finish in which the New Orleans campaigner. Honey Cloud, owned by E. K. Bryson, downed D. J. Sullivans Black Highbrow. Farther back and lapped on each other that necessitated the use of the camera was Mrs. B. F. Christmas Aroused and J. S. Rileys Jimmie Ca-baniss. Seven started and Black Highbrow was the popular choice. Improved weather conditions prevailed for the afternoon, but the going was muddy. A marked increase in the attendance was noted among which were arrivals from Florida. The field in the featured handicap was well mannered at the post and, after a brief delay, starter Milton dispatched them in good alignment. Aroused was permitted to go to the front and this four-year-old opened up a brief lead, followed by Honey Cloud and Scudder, while Black Highbrow and Fight Talk were farther back. Swinging around the far turn, Black Highbrow moved up on the outside, and Jimmie Cabaniss on the inside, while Aroused was setting the pace, with Honey Cloud in nearest pursuit. When well straightened out in the stretch run, Black Highbrow moved up on the outside and poked his head in front. A few strides later he stumbled slightly, changing his stride and then De Camillas roused Honey Cloud and this fellow, racing smoothly through the going, proved best at the end. The battle for the short end of the purse was also decided in the last strides when Aroused outlasted Jimmie Cabaniss. OPENER TO MISS OAK. Miss Oak, a daughter of Chestnut Oak and Middlin Queen, racing for J. P. Jones, was returned a driving winner of the opening race. P. M. Ryans Blue Grotto finished second and W. W. Adams Warlaine was third. The winner wintered at Laurel and received her early training over the private training track at the farm. She was an overlooked factor in the running and netted a return of 9.00 for in the mutuels. Jockey Hubert Le Blanc won the race entering the stretch, after Miss Oak disposed of Madame Walter, by permitting his mount to draw away into a long lead and thereby having a safe margin to withstand the fast closing Blue Grotto. Westrope, on the latter, made up ground steadily in the early running and, when straightened out for the stretch run, began his move too late, believing that the flying pacemaker would quit Touche, a discard from the King Ranch, now racing for J. H. Logan, accounted for the second race of the day, which was fashioned for platers, at six furlongs. The winner was ridden by A. Schmidl and came from the rear of the pace to lead home W. D. Jones Timber Lady, while in third place was Story Time, coupled in the wagering as a stablemate of the winner. Ten started here, and True Tune was installed as the choice. Continued on eighteenth page. HONEY CLOUD DRIVING Continued from first page. Robert Robertson, the transplanted Scot, added another purse to his credit and assumed command as the leading owner of the meeting when his Sand Cloud, Tidden by Johnny Gilbert, led home a Band of platers in the third race of the day. This event was over a distance of ground and Sand Cloud, under the handling of the John Hay Whitney first string rider, had a safe margin over G. L. Hannas Gay Crest, with Mrs. D. J. Murphys Goody Goody and Miss Betty Bowmans Zembla battling it out for the minor award of the purse. The winner was accorded extensive support in the pre-race calculations. Gilbert was content to follow the pace, which was exceptionally slow, until the stretch turn, when he moved up on the outside and drew away to an easy victory. Jockey J. Barba guided Maddening, which races for Mrs. A. Liederman, to a half length victory at the end of a mile and seventy yards dash which engaged a band of platers in the fifth race. Itsie Bitsie was the one to race to the place, while Pencader, owned by Mrs. Nelson Bond, was a distant and floundering third. The winner raced for-wardly in the early running, improved his position steadily on the outside, but nearing the stretch turn was sent through on the inside and then proved best. J. J. Sullivan III. furnished the winner of the sixth race in El Puma, a mud running son of Spanish Prince II., which came from the rear of the pace. He was ridden by M. Sarno and led home A. C. Roses Scatter Brain while Braving Danger, owned by A. C. Compton was third. The winner was a neglected factor in the calculations and netted a 9.10 mutuel payoff. At the start. Building Trades dwelt and then stumbled but was rushed up back of the pace which was established by Braving Danger and Cinar. The latter quit badly after going five furlongs and was not persevered with.
