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NINE IN ROWE MEMORIAL ,000 Added Stake Being Renewed at Bowie Today. Track Conditions Uncertain, but Capacity Crowd Expected for First Saturday of Season. BOWIE, Md., April 1. The Rowe Memorial, six furlongs handicap for members of the three-year-olds and upward division and first of two ,000 added stakes to be run during the spring season at Prince George Park, will be the main attraction on tomorrows half -holiday program at those grounds. It will be the seventh renewal of a race named for two fine sportsmen, father and son, both a credit to the training profession during their considerable periods of service for members of the Whitney clan. Originally framed for three-year-olds, it was changed last year to permit older horses to participate, with the week-end running attracting just a single horse from the first-named age division. Nine have been named overnight, a group which contains several good stake winners during the winter in Florida and California, one which may provide the best contest in the history of the event. On paper it shapes up as an extremely open race, with little chance of the favorite being less than 2 to 1, providing all entered appear at post time. THREATENING SKIES. The skies were threatening this evening, but- if the rain holds off for twenty-four hours the mile track should be in good condition for the sport, with indications pointing to a capacity crowd. Wise Prince, not far from tops among the sprinters campaigning during recent months in the Miami area, has been assigned top weight of 129 pounds and shapes up as one of the choices for the event, if not the ultimate favorite of the Saturday crowd. He won his final at Tropical Park in a dazzling run at the distance and prior to that turned in sev-" eral successful efforts at Hialeah. In the past he has shown a liking for the deep Bowie oval and the fact that Wayne Wright is slated toride makes his chances appear all the brighter. It is questionable if Felix Spa-tolas ebony flier was ever better. Nine pounds below the Philadelphian, Jack Campbell has placed the temperamental Higher Cloud, a horse of dazzling speed but a mighty bad post actor. If he breaks, hes bound to be mighty troublesome, but its no cinch hell leave the barrier. Consequently, regulars are pretty certain to disregard him in their speculative activities, especially those who saw him run in Miami. If he doesnt break, hell hardly bother Marylanders for a spell. CLOCKS DANGEROUS. Clocks, leader in the Inaugural Handicap at Hialeah Park, is a pretty keen sprinter himself as that performance will attest, and there is a suspicion that he was spoofing in late Florida races. He trained briskly before Continued on twenty-sixth page. NINE IN R0WEMEM0RIAL Continued from first page. going north, and the fashion in which he won the main three-quarters race of the Florida season says he must be respected. Piccolo, cast-off from the C. V. Whitney stable, which was a surprise winner of the ! j McLennan Memorial at Hialeah, is two ! 1 j pounds away from Clocks, with 112 pounds j j I as his portion. This fellow appears a better router than a sprinter and it is impossible I to enthuse over his chances. I Sun Egret is the lone three-year-old in the event and actual top weight of the party, according to the scale, with 114 pounds to carry. The A. C. Compton colt, winner of the San Vicente, San Pasqual and Santa Maria Stakes at Santa Anita, concluded his California campaign by finishing third in the 0,000 Derby. He has done all asked in Bowie training and dockers report him in tip-top condition. The Sun Briar colt should prove a decided contender. GRAND SLAM IMPROVED. The four remaining horses can be given no higher consideration. Grand Slam was going sore last season, but he may have benefited through his winter rest. During younger days he was highly rated around the Bomar Stable. Gerald was considered a Derby colt last spring, but proved otherwise. He runs coupled with Sun Egret, with his chances appearing inferior to those of the younger horse. Parmelee T. and Bachelor Dinner, both winter campaigners, would show to better advantage in a high-priced claimer. The Rowe Memorial gained considerable publicity recently through the score of Battleship in the Grand National, the worlds greatest steeplechase. That fellow, while racing for Walter Salmon, accounted for the first running of this stake. He was not considered of great quality at the time and the same holds true for Mynheer, Towee, Soon Over, Good Harvest and Bright Light, other three-year-old winners of the race.
