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HIGH HEDGE TRIUMPHS EASILY Accounts for Hardcastle Purse at Bowie Favorites Fail. Burning Pace Appears Under Colors After Long Absence and Disappoints Many Backers. BOWIE, Md., April 11 High Hedge, winner of his seasons first over the Prince Georges oval, but well beaten in his next, had nothing to carry him along in the early stages of the six furlongs Hardcastle Purse, feature of this afternoons competition, driving to a length and a half victory. Closest to the H. L. Bowers veteran at the finish was Zostera, with the steadily closing Teddy Patic another length away. The six-year-old son of Tall Timber and Moncito didnt have to do much running to gain the award, his final time of 1:13 equalling the figures hung out by the ,000 plater, Good Odds, in the preceding sprint. A hot tip on Burning Pace which was making his first appearance in a trifle more than a year, tilted the prices on the winner and the runner-up, with backers of High Hedge obtaining .05 to . Zostera was favorite for the event and fourth of the afternoon to fail. Weak handling by P. Mills brought this about. THREATENING WEATHER. The days sport began under cloudless skies, but closed under a canopy which suggests there may be an "off" track for tomorrows competition. An excellent off-day crowd was present for the sport, with winners just about as difficult as ever to locate. The veteran E. Smith got High Hedge away swiftly and jumped him into the clear before a furlong had been completed. He steadied the Tall Timber horse nicely to the head of the stretch and then sent him along vigorously with hand, heel and whip to turn back the bid of Zostera. The latter had clear passage on the outside all the way, but was weakly ridden by Mills when it came to a drive. Teddy Patic left the post busily, but dropped off the pace in the first quarter. He came on again to finish stoutly through the I stretch. Red Jack was five lengths behind the Bedwell colorbearer when he gathered the trifling fourth award. Mrs. E. Graham Lewis brought a party of friends down from New York in anticipation of a victory for Burning Pace. There was plenty of money in the machines for this fellow, but he met with interference in the backstretch run and never recovered. ONISAC GRADUATES. Onisac, an improving daughter of Masked Marvel II. and Casino, which had been sea-i soned in two races during the meeting, had no trouble graduating over four rivals in the half mile dash for juvenile non-winners of her sex. At the end the representative of T. A. Sears was going easily, five lengths in advance of the pace-making Donnagina as she finished the distance in :48. Three lengths back of the runner-up, Snobbish Lady outlasted Miny Mo for third money. The winner was a strong second choice to the runner-up at 8 to 5. Mighty Busy, a filly which wintered at Bowie, proved best of a bad band of maidens in the six furlongs opener, racing the distance in 1:15 to win by a pair of lengths. Closest to her at the end was High Betsy, with the public choice, Pine Tag, four lengths away as she snatched third money from Lyconna by a head margin. The third horse, badly messed about in the running, performed as if best. BEATEN FAVORITE. Lady Orchid, a beaten favorite on Saturday, gave Johnny Oros his ninety-ninth winner as she raced to a length victory in the second race, at six furlongs. Oddesa Lad, which looked like the winner the other side of the furlong post, was hanging at the end, but still managed to outstay the pacemaking Boston Mary for the place award, gaining that prize by a head margin. The triumphant daughter of Leonardo n., a .10 to favorite in the machines, raced the distance in 1:14, all out at the end. Good Odds, Texas-bred daughter of Liberty Limited and Mazetta, in the stable of D. J. uumiau, oiiuwcu ix iitisii ui ner uesc juvenile form in racing to a length and a half triumph in the six furlongs three-year-old claimer which was fourth on the card. Friedman whipped her through on the inside in the stretch run to make the accounting in the brisk time of 1:13. Romaunt, running with blinkers today, showed an improved effort to save the place from Short Cake by a head, with Many Flags another ,head away. She was lightly regarded at 2.05 to . Johnny Oros reached the century mark in 1939 winners when Pascua gave him a double for the afternoon. The Sortie Easter filly gained a head decision over the public choice, Darby Du, when the Illinois lad outrode Snider in the final drive. Three lengths back of the runner-up, Scoria took third honors by his own length from the tiring Helens Lad. Lady Orchid was Oros initial winner of the day and like Pascua, that filly races for J. Kugelman. The latter also won her previous start of the meeting. a
