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SUN EGRET GAINS AS DERBY AND PREAKNESS HOPE Sun Briar Colt Easily Captures Bowie Spring Handicap . . Earns Many New Admirers in Sixth Victory of Year and Over Older Rivals Proves Superiority in Muddy Going BOWIE, Md., April 9. Sun Egret, winner of the Rowe Memorial last Saturday, where he bested older opposition in most convincing style had an easier triumph at Prince Goerges Park this afternoon in the mile and seventy yards Bowie Spring Handicap. Conceding much weight on the scale to half a dozen opponents, the star of the A. C. Compton establishment tossed mud at his rivals for every stride of the journey, breezing past the winning post three lengths in advance of Moon Side. At no stage of the journey was the three-year-old son of Sun Briar and Polly Egret fully extended, scoring as jockey Shelhamer willed. Two lengths back of the runner-up, the belated rush of Challephen enabled him to snatch third money from Singers Folly by a neck margin. Under sunny skies but over a track deep in mud, Guy Bed-wells charge breezed over the distance in 1:48, packing 112 pounds, or three more than scale weight. It was his first stke of 1938 and added ,250 to earlier earnings. THREATENING WEATHER. The score was witnessed by a light half-holiday crowd as there was a promise of rain, with intermittent showers through the morning. It was easily the most popular victory of the day, as he is a Marylander, in addition to being a 2 to 5 choice. He was the third to register, thereby continuing the meetings unusual high average of favorite successes. Shelhamer sent Sun Egret awqy in his stride after a considerable delay at the post, occasioned by Swahili, and the colt moved into the clear passing the judges for the first time. Then he had only to steady the three-year-old along, shaking him up at the top of the stretch, when Moon Side threatened momentarily. The Compton colorbearer drew away easily and once more was taken in hand, holding a three-length advantage through the final furlong. Moon Side, shipped over from Long Island for the event, went into second place in the first seventy yards and there he remained to the end. Gilbert had him under intermittent punishment in the last three furlongs, but to no avail. The Broadside six-year-old simply was not good enough. Challephen, making his first start of the year, galloped along evenly in fourth place to the furlong pole and then finished stoutly. Singers Folly, with a postage stamp up, came from last place to be fourth. Parme-lee T. tired badly after six furlongs, while Piccolo appeared to dislike the going. Swahili never was a factor. WINNING CHANCE BY NOSE. The six furlongs Gridiron Club Handicap, the days secondary attraction, provided the most thrilling finish of the afternoon when the Millsdale Stables Winning Chance earned a nose decision over Sunned, with Chief Cherokee just a nose away. The score was the fifth of the meeting for trainer Tony Pelleteri and the second of the day for a public choice. Continued on twentieth page. SUN EGRET GAINS AS DERBY AND PREAKNESS HOPE Continued from first page. Corbett, the, meetings leading rider had Winning Chance away fast and steadied his charge along in third place behind Grvat Haste and Bachelor Dinner for the first half mile. He drove the four-year-old around the leaders turning for home, coming wide for the best going and put up a powerful ride from the three-sixteenths pole to the stand to earn major honors. Sunned, but-run early, moved up fast on the outside from the quarter pole and closed with great determination only to hang right on the money. Irish Moon proved a repeater in the mile and seventy yards Montpelier Manor Handicap where she drove to a three-quarter length victory over Brilliant Play to give Charley Corbett a double for the afternoon. This was started by Winning Chance. Two lengths behind the runner-up the rapidly closing Warlaine took third money by the same margin from the tiring Ghost Queen. The winner was one of the better played contestants, paying .25 for a ticket. Sachem, beaten off in two previous Bowie starts, ran like a new horse in the six furlongs of the third as he breezed to a length and a half victory over America First, with the latter nosing Fast Express out of the place. The Cherokee Mavehona five-year-old galloped along in last place during the back stretch run, moving into contention on the turn and then coming around Fast Express with a sharp spurt curving for home, he had the race won at the furlong pole. In view of the two efforts which preceded it, his price of .15 to was short.
