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Territory Registers Third Time in Row RowHallowellSophomoreOutruns HallowellSophomoreOutruns Varsity at Bowie Puts Shuk In Riding Tie With Nelson NelsonBOWIE BOWIE Md May 5 Flirting with the sevenfurlong track record while winning his third consecutive race at the meeting R W Hallowells Territory this afternoon accounted for the featured Mainmast Purse in 124 flat just threefifths of a second slower than Penoccs track standard Syl ¬ vester Richs Varsity was second a length and a half behind the winner and just a nose before Carl M Grahams Fays Reaper ReaperThe The semifinal program of Bowies 21 day spring session attracted a crowd of 8499 and the card was conducted under falllike conditions with quite a nip in the air Territory was the first winning favor ¬ ite of the day at 500 and enabled jockey Nick Shuk to move into a tie with Eldon Nelson for honors at the meeting after the latter had scored a double earlier in the afternoon afternoonNelson Nelson was astride Cedar Farms Most Anything in the second race his mount completing a 30720 Daily Double for those fans who had coupled him with Emerald Hill Stables Mimi Girl 6000 winner of the first race After being beaten astride the lto2 Wise Swiv in the third race Nelson came back to win his 25th atop Marc Goldnamers Lady Advocate The latter returned 1140 1140Territory Territory a goodlooking son of Con ¬ test had difficulty in graduating from the maiden ranks and it was not until this meeting that he made the grade over non winners with seven furlongs in 126 He then beat allowance company while turn ¬ ing six panels in Il2ls then showed vast improvement in todays score scoreTrails Trails in Early Running RunningShuk Shuk was content to allow Territory to trail during the early stages of the Main ¬ mast as Samuel A Pecks White Drift out sped Clyde E Buckleys Little F and Emerald Hills Marcy Girl for the ad ¬ vantage Vic Posners Swift Steve moved into the runnerup spot after three fur ¬ longs followed by Varsity VarsityThe The lead failed to change until the field straightened for the drive where Swift Steve took a slight lead He held it only briefly however as territory charged around the field to take over leadership just inside the furlong pole Shuk con ¬ tinued to work on his charge through the final stages to attain the length and a half advantage advantageVarsity Varsity responded when placed to hard pressure but was unable to stay with the leader and just lasted over Fays Reaper who had loomed a threat when able to move between horses only to lack the late surge for which Nelson had intended her herAlan Alan T Clarkes Bubola Mowlee scored an upset win in the f ifith race wearing down John Fosters Chappys Pass by a neck to return 3820 The winner under Bobby Mitchell was timed in 112 for threequarters of a mile Third honors went to Mrs E Snyders Nimble Lady who overcame early crowding to be beaten less than two lengths for all of the money
