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SAVING GRACE SCORES Home-Bred Daughter of Economic Wins Anne Arundel Purse. Jockey J. E. Oros Completes Double Astride F. McKays Racer Large Easter Monday Crowd at Bowie. BOWIE, Md., April 10. Mediocre performers graced the track at Prince Georges Park this afternoon with the principal event, the Anne Arundel Purse, bringing victory for the Maryland-bred Saving Grace, which had only to race the six furlongs in 1:14 to gain a head decision over the gamely closing Evening Light. Four lengths back in this dash, which was limited to three-year-old fillies, the public choice, Ebony Blue, earned third money. It was the first victory in the career of the daughter of Economic and Crucis, which originally raced for her breeder, Jerry Louchheim, but which now campaigns for F. McKay. Her score gave Johnny Oros a double, one which he started in the first race astride Lee S. Spring came to the Prince Georges course today, with perfect weather drawing a large Easter Monday crowd from Washington and Baltimore. A warm sun made top coats an encumbrance. OROS VIGOROUSLY. Oros had Saving Grace away winging irom post position number one and clear of her company before a furlong had been completed. He let her step right along for the first half mile, but did not go to a hard drive until well in the stretch. Then he had to hustle the Economic filly vigorously to turn back the challenge of Evening Light. The . latter was in closest pursuit of the winner for the full distance and going stronger than the winner at the end. It was her first of- the . year and she should improve. Ugin was the second Maryland-bred horse to win a race during the afternoon, the six-year-old son of Challenger II. Sweepless giving form players their first winner when he drove to a length triumph in the six furlongs of the fifth race. Cleverly rated by jockey Donoso, he came from behind the , pace to win drawing clear. Closest to him at the end was the pacemaking French Bread, which saved second place from Dizzy Dame by a neck, with Lady Infinite half a length farther back and closely lapped by Goster, the only other starter. ABRASION TO FORE. Abrasion carried the silks of his breeder, J W. Y. Martin, to a convincing victory in the half-mile dash for Maryland-bred juveniles, which attracted the second best field of the afternoon. The gelded son of Canter and Regency turned in a sharp first-out effort to run the distance in :47, passing the judges stand four lengths in advance of Rough Biscuit, with the public choice, Baltee, six lengths farther away. Stevenson had Abrasion away rapidly from his outside position in a field of seven and gained a short advantage over Rough Biscuit in the first quarter. Not until the home stretch was reached did he manage to shake him off, drawing away steadily in the last furlong. Rough Biscuit, also making his public debut, turned in a creditable effort. He was the only one to offer the winner a serious argument and hung on tenaciously for three-eighths of a mile. Lee S. bounced to a five-length victory in the initial six furlongs in the brisk time of l:134i, thereby demonstrating that he would be a very handy claim at ,500. Oros did not have to urge the son of Epithet and Brown Bettina from the top of the stretch to the wire to gain the award over Bold Fay, which came on to snatch the place from Cackle Time by a scant head. TAKES EARLY LEAD. Oros put the colorbearer of W. N. Adrians in a four-length lead before the back stretch run had been completed and his charge was not troubled in the last four furlongs. He was one of the better fancied of the eleven starters. The New Orleans campaigner, Cyrus P., slipped through on the inside in the final quarter of the second event, another ,500 top and bottom three-year-old claimer at six furlongs, to gain a neck decision over Kaptime, with Henryels Pick a head farther away. The successful one of Cotlogomor and Miss Omaha had only to complete the distance in the indifferent time of 1:15 to take down the main money. He came in for light support at .85 to .
