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GREAT HASTE .m SCORES IN . SANDY SPRING HANDICAP Threat of Snow Responsible for Smallest Crowd of Bowie Meeting Jockey Wayne Wright Completes Double Astride Son of Haste Pilots Star Porter to Easy Victory in Earlier Contest BOWIE, Md., April 6. Great Haste, racing over the track where he showed his best 1937 form, proved swiftest of ten sprinters assembled in the Sandy Spring Handicap, the six furlongs event which featured midweek competition at Prince George Park this afternoon. The six-year-old son of Haste and Stephanie, came from behind the pace to wear down Master Lad in the final sixteenth, gaining a neck decision, with Kenty closing swiftly to be in third place, a scant half-length away. H. C. Bundschos racer packed top weight of 122 to complete the distance in the indifferent time of 1:14, driven out at the end. The score gave Wayne Wright a double, one which he started in the opening dash aboard Star Porter. The latter s effort, incidentally, was more impressive than that of the winner of the main event, for he raced just as swiftly to register in more decisive fashion. Great Haste attracted a greater following than any of his rivals, ruling a 7-to-5 favorite and being the third of the afternoon to score. BLEAK SKIES. The skies were bleak for the fifth day of spring racing in Maryland with a brisk wind sweeping the course. Though there were constant threats of snow, this failed to materialize but the wintry weather cut heavily into the crowd which was the lightest of the meeting. Great Haste as usual, left the gate a trifle slowly but was not hurried as Wright obtained clear passage on the outside during the first three furlongs. He started his move with the J. E. Widener cast-off on the middle of the turn, driving him up smartly to be in a contending position once the front lane was reached. Under a drive of whip, hand and heel, the veteran closed in resolute style to get up in the last twenty yards. Master Lad, always a forward factor, was driven to the front about a sixteenth from the finish but tired slightly right at the end and probably needed the race. Kenty began very slowly and did not settle to racing until well into the stretch, closing with a be- ,Continued on eighteenth page. GREAT HASTE SCORES IN SANDY SPRING HANDICAP Continued from first page. J lated rush to be going swiftest of all at the end. SUNNED TIRES. Sunned, close up throughout, managed to gain command at the furlong post and then tired under pressure. High Hedge opened up a wide early lead but quit in the last three-sixteenths. Irish Moon, just a ,500 plater early in January, proved best of the three-year-olds in the six furlongs Sherwood Purse; the days secondary attraction. Favored by the conditioning gained in winter racing the daughter of Kai Feng and.Mint Drop ran over her rivals through the stretch to win going away by three lengths with Vassar outlasting Brown Moth to save the place by a half length. Mrs. E. A. Sextons filly left the post a trifle slowly and was outpaced during the first half mile. Swinging for home Corbett sent her up quickly on the outside to engage Vassar once straightened away. The duel between the two was brief with Irish Moon drawing away in the last sixteenth to : win with something to spare. Star Porter opened his seventh year of campaigning with a victory in the initial six furlongs. The eight-year-old son of The Porter and Starella, driven hard by Wayne ; Wright, raced past the judges a length and a half in advance of My Surprise, with Surprise Box a steady-going third, a length farther away. George McMitchells veteran was best fancied of the dozen contestants at 19 to 10. FAST FINISH. The chances of Star Porter appeared none too bright during the early stages, as he galloped along well off the pace made by Prince Turley. Not until the home stretch was reached did he warm up thoroughly to his work and then he finished with a mighty rush to win going away. R. L. Vedder, leading rider of the season, made his eastern debut in the five and a half furlongs dash for Maryland-foaled platers when he drove Flying Orphan to a head victory over the highly fancied Golden Vein, with Story Time three lengths farther away. The winner was fortunate in obtaining clear passage on the outside as she made her run at Happy Hostess, disposing of that miss on the turn and then hanging on tenaciously to her lead under hard pressure through the stretch. Mystery Miss, runner-up to Polly Fair in her initial start, came right back with a winning effort in the third race, a four furlongs juvenile dash, when she earned a head decision over Prince Gale. Five lengths away, Bold Lad outlasted Barker for third money. The score gave R. L. Vedder and trainer Frank Garrett a double, one which was started in the preceding dash by Flying Orphan. Vedder sent the filly into the clear in the first furlong and there she remained to the end. He came very wide in the stretch in search of the best going and his mount was tiring at the end. Proud Girl, a seven-year-old owned by Harold Young, died from pneumonia Wednesday morning.
