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MARYLAND CIRCUIT AUSPICIOUSLY OPENED Fall Meeting at Havre de Grace Begins with Big Crowd Present from Surrounding Cities CitiesBaltimore Baltimore Md September 10 Tho fall season of racing on the big tracks of Maryland was auspicious ¬ ly Inaugurated at Havre de Grace this afternoon The picturesquely located track on the banks of the Susqiiehanna river was the mecca for a host of racing enthusiasts from Philadelphia Baltimore Washington New York and other centers and the meeting started off with a dash that promises well for its complete success successThe The racing was keenly contested and aroused much enthusiasm from start to finish Good horses were in action and the results were form fill the card being accounted for by three favorites two second choices and one outsider outsiderThe The prediction that the meeting will bring about a general reduction of the track records seems likely to be borne out II P Whitneys Nightstick start ¬ ed things in that direction by reducing the record for one mile and an eighth to 133 in winning the second running of the Havre de Grace Handicap 1500 added for which he was a wellbacked fa ¬ vorite He had rather an easy time in beating Hedge Flamma and six others that were opposed to him himAddle Addle M won the race for maiden twoyearolds in accordance with the promise which her Futurity performance held out Old Donald Msicdonald at short odds narrowly escaped defeat by Working Lad in the third race raceJohnny Johnny McTaggart succeeded In piloting two win ¬ ners neither of which ruled favorite favoriteKorfhage Korfhage from the Yanke stable raced unplaced as n oddson favorite in the fifth race raceTwentytwo Twentytwo bookmakers were In line with the old fashioned slates
