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NOW THEN A REPEATER Wins Shoreham Hotel Handicap for Second Win of Meeting. Shortest-Priced Favorite of the Meeting to Score Suburbanite Graduates. BOWIE, Md April 5. Now Then became the first double winner of the Prince Georges Park meeting when he picked up top weight of 124 pounds in the six furlongs three-year-old handicap, which featured this afternoons sport to scamper the distance in 1:14. At the end the Francis J. Buchanan colt was three lengths in advance of the light-weighted Bob C, after having been roused twice with the whip through the home stretch, while the runner-up saved the place from Warlaine by a pair of lengths. The score hardly was as impressive as the Potomac Purse triumph of the Dis Done Meetme colt on the opening day, but he had eight pounds additional aboard and was racing a furlong farther. At 7 to 20 he was the shortest-priced favorite of the meeting, and the third choice of the afternoon to register. The victory gave "Sonny" Workman a double, one he had started with Chief Cherokee in an earlier sprint. PERFECT WEATHER. Perfect spring weather prevailed for the afternoons sport and this, coupled with the excellent observance of form during the earlier days of the session was responsible for a large throng. The crowd was not disappointed for form was well observed again. Now Then did not leave the post in the feature as quickly as anticipated, but Workman sent him right along to be in the clear by the time the half-mile ground was reached. He steadied his charge, while making the turn two lengths in advance of his nearest rival, permitting him to widen out slightly at the top of the stretch. The Buchanan racer had all opposition thoroughly subdued at the furlong pole, but Workman kept right after him to the end. Suburbanite, unsuccessful in four Miami chances, enjoyed better fortune in the five f Continued on eighteenth page. ; NOW THENAREPEATER Continued from first page. and a half furlongs dash fashioned for three-year-old non-winners. The gelding held the speed of a small field as he galloped past the judges two lengths in advance of The Spiller, with Mexico City in third place. Nick Wall rushed Suburbanite into the clear leaving the post and his charge opened up a couple of lengths going to the far turn. Never could any of the others range alongside him thereafter, but the boy took no chances and hustled the Haste gelding along through the final furlong. CHIEF CHEROKEE SCORES. Chief Cherokee earned a head decision over Roguish Girl in the six-furlong dash which brought forth the best plater field of the afternoon, with the pacemaking Aglow just a head farther away. It was the keenest sort of a finish with a powerful ride by "Sonny" Workman playing no small part in the result. He had Bill Winfreys gelding up in the final strides, after it appeared at the top of the stretch that the son of Cherokee and Pongee was due for a beating. It was young Winfreys first victory since striking out on his own. I A. New Orleans campaigner was the win-I ner in the half mile dash for juveniles when , the plater Good Odds, smothered with racing luck, gained a length and a half decision over the public choice, Double Talk, with Royal Bit just a head farther away. The successful daughter of Liberty Limited and Mazetta broke swiftly and had speed to race Blossom Queen into submission before three furlongs had been completed, hanging on well there-" after under hard pressure. Double Talk was knocked back directly after the start and had to close a big gap on the inside to gain the place, performing as if pounds the best. Remarkable made good in his first eastern effort of the spring by outgaming No Ending in the six furlongs three-year-old claimer which was second on the card. At the final pole the son of Kiev was a head in advance of the runner-up, with Little Tramp three lengths back as he took third money from the favorite, Bryonin. Royal Tread must be another horse which is extremely partial to the Bowie track. His effort in the sixth event, a mile and a fur-: long claimer, would suggest as much for he took up nine pounds more than he packed to victory on Saturday to gain the award. At the end, with apprentice Berger sitting still, he was a head in front of Playmore, while another length away Grace Grier managed to outstay Oddesa Boy for third money.
