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OPENING IS AUSPICIOUS NEW TRACK AT HAVRE DE GRACE THROWS OPEN ITS GATES TO PUBLIC Tiva Thousand Persons Mainly from Neighboring Cities of Philadelphia Baltimore and Washing ¬ ton Participate in Inauguration Havre le Grace Mil August 24 With an at ¬ tendance of live thousand people representing four I the largest cities of the east New York Phila ¬ delphia Baltimore and Washington the now race course at Havre lie Grace opened its gates this afternoon The plant while still incomplete was in firstclass condition as to appointment but the track was cnppy making fast time impossible It was a good track for horses that like soft going and the purses nearly all went to animals that are partial to this kind of a track in the crowd were many faces that have been familiar on the tracks of New York many of the oldtimers going to the races for the first time since the sport was dis ¬ continued in New York The largest patronage came from Philadelphia although Baltimore and Washington sent goodly contingents It is evident from the good attendance and the enthusiasm dis ¬ played that tin new course is hound to prove popu ¬ lar The going will doubtless improve as the meet ¬ ing progresses and the soil gets settled settledWith With two 1000 handicaps as the chief attrac ¬ tion it looked a little like the programs that used to lie offered on the metropolitan tracks and the sport was highly interesting The two handicaps particularly provided stirring contests and demon ¬ strated that W S Vosburgh for years the handi apper of the Jockey Club has lost none of his skill in the time during which there has been no racing racingIn In the sixfurlongs handicap for all ages James Fitzsimuious furnished the winner in Rosseaux a brother to Koseben Jockey McCahey got him off well and keeping his mount going all the way lasted long enough to win by half a length from tlu fast coming Shackleton recently bought by George W Kustis of Washington Shackleton appeared to lie best as tlio race was run and probably would have v n In a few more strides It Is evident that this horse has come back to the races iu goodtcondi lion longIn and will win before long In the mile and seventy yards affair only four went to the post Adams Kxpross and Superstition being withdrawn The layers chalked up a remarka ¬ bly good price against Guy Fisher the winner Jockey Turner got the horse off on his toes and he was in front all the way At the head of the stretch Schuttingor went after the leader but Guy Fisher standing a hard drive gamely went on to win by a scant length lengthWell Well backed horses as a rule raced well and the crowd went away well sttisliod with the afternoons sport 1 W Schorr was among the visitors this after ¬ noon coining hero from New York He expected to go to Windsor tomorrow tomorrowFrank Frank C Clark superintendent of the Sheepshoad Iiy track was also among those wlnf came from New York YorkThe The track at Havre de Jrace this morning was iu good condition and owners and trainers had their charges out curly ud gave stiff workouts Some of the best moves of the morning were wereA A toil toililt ilt Half mile iu Ambrose Fiveeighths in 107 107Ilounder Ilounder easilyItiimIi Mile and an eighth in 1 easily ItiimIi of Kovs Five eighths in 1 Huskin Fiveeighths in 105 105Cherry Cherry Seed Five eighths in 10 10Claque Claque Threequarters in 11 11Colonil Colonil Ashmcade Fiveeighths in 101 101Katou Katou Threequarters in 111 111Kxton Kxton Half mile in 4 4Fairv Fairv Codmothcr Half mile iu 1 1Fatty Fatty Criilt Half mile in 51 51Federal Federal Fiveeighths in liii liiiFlying Flying Yankee Half mile in liveeighths in 104 pulled np Hempstead npHempstead Seveneighths in Hilarious Fiveeighths iu l0i l0iHousemaid Housemaid Fiveeighths in 104 hsindilv hsindilvLace Lace Half mile in r1 r1Lady Lady Irma Threeeighths in S SIynchburg Iynchburg Mile iu 141 141Marian Marian Casey Half mile in 11 11Moisant Moisant Half mile in Moiiocacy Half mile iu 50 50Montiaim Montiaim Fiveeighths in 107 107New New Uiver Half mile in 5 5Ochre Ochre Court Threequarters in 11 11Pa Pa ton Seveneighths in li liProgressive Progressive Half mile in 55 55Hagusa Hagusa Half mile in 54 54Star Star Jasmine Half mile in 55 55Tartar Tartar Fiveeighths in 10 10Thrifty Thrifty Threequarters in 117 117Venture Venture Half mile in r l
