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;- n ss of ■ !- •- be e i, t- g s 9 s [- 1- •7 £• a a :~ |- -- n y- s. a at it r ,r J t ie ft r, is at i- a a J. , *T !j~ J A | r~ i I ly. ! the *e 18 J" He Ie on ,n ir s£ of j" to to *• w 2" **■ * 1 if ,n - - jvq j« .« j D0 ! BQ O0 UQ j- 90 -. - y. ys Seven Sprinters Clash In Bowie Closing Event Oriole Likely Favorite Oyer Vamanos and Milldale Today BOWIE, Md., May 2.— The 12-day meet-g ing at this Southern Maryland course will conclude tomorrow afternoon and, even though attendance and wagering figures have been low and a bit disappointing, they represent a slight increase over those last years first meeting, which was presented in early-fall, Like many of the previous programs dur-it ing the current meeting, sprinters will in the limelight on the closing-day card, seven such thoroughbreds having been entered in the six-furlong Green Spring Purse. They are: Richard E. Carters Oriole; E. A. Nicodemus Laran; Harvey W. Shaffers Milldale; Edwin Werbers Vamanos; R. Roy McClarins Abbotts-town; Ed Townsends Tamale and Syl-j vester Richs Solicitor. Oriole, a six-year-old Swing and Sway gelding, has been a beaten favorite in his last two starts, but may again fill the role of the "peoples choice" in the Green Spring. In his most recent appearance he was second to Binky B., beaten less than length. He will be seeking his first suc-. cess in six starts this year. Like Oriole, Vamanos and Milldale fin-I ished behind Binky B. in their most re-,h cent appearance, finishing on almost even terms while third and fourth, respectively. Prior to that, each won against high-priced claiming company. Laran, a stakes winner in previous years, has raced but twice this season and on J each occasion finished in fourth position. His last effort, in which he was fourth to 5° Risk A Whirl, Eastern Fly way and Cherry Path in 1:11%, showed improvement, for J he was beaten only five lengths. He gets in under a feather-like weight of 105 pounds, which could make him quite difficult. . Of the others, Abbottstown seems clearly ** the best. After finishing second in his last two Laurel appearances, the Charing Cross 3 gelding showed a fondness for the local oval by trimming as capable a sprinter as " Little Harp while sporting a ,500 claiming tag. Tamale and Solicitor, the former a three-year-old, s_ seem to be in a bit rough in the J~ . Green Spring. Solicitor, however, improved in his most recent start, which was at Gulf-stream , Park, when he finished second to to the fleet Eagle Eye in 1:11 flat. Tamales :s best races were at Laurel, where he was is second to Senator Joe, then third to the ie same colt. There will be two cup presentations on n tomorrows program. The owner of the winner i- of the feature will receive a trophy iy presented by a group of patrons from Green ;n Spring Valley, while the winning owner in in the secondary "Queen For a Day" Purse se will receive a similar presentation of United id Artists. Friday will be a "dark day" on the Maryland racing calendar, but the thorough- i- bred sport will resume in "high gear" on n Saturday when the Maryland Jockey Club ib opens the Pimlico meeting with a pro- gram featuring the 5,000 added Dixie ie Handicap, The field for the Dixie was expected to to to to :s is the ie on n i- iy ;n in in se id i- on n ib ie to to be a stellar one, but late word from New York indicates that such stalwarts as Brandywine Stables Cochise, Brookmeade Stables Greek Ship, Greentree Stables One Hitter and Yolo Stables Great Circle will be among the absentees, while Mrs. Walter M. Jeffords* Post Card is expected to com- pete in the Valley Forge at Garden State, having repeatedly displayed a fondness for that oval. This leaves such handicap performers as Brookmeades Why Not Now, Rokeby Stair- bles County Delight, Sylvester W. Labrot, Jr.s, Arcave and King Ranchs On the Mark to compete for the rich purse. If only this quartet competes, it will be ex- - tremely discouraging to officials of the Maryland Jockey Club, who have made quite an effort to make their stakes pro- gram an attractive one.
