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MUD RUNNERS TO THE FORE RAIN FALLS AND HAVRE DE GRACE CARD IS RIDDLED BY SCRATCHES. Holland Stable Wins Penn Selling Stakes with Garl After Withdrawing Trifler and Has to Stand Stiff Runup. Havre de Grace, ld., April 20.— Todays races at Havre de Grace were run during intermit lent showers and over a muddy track. The change in track condition* resulted in numerous withdrawals and small fields went to the post in a majority of the races. The feature race, the Penn Selling Stakes, suffered particularly by scratches, five of the ten carded being absentees. The Holland stable, which was so cooapicously successful on the opening-day of ih- meeting, furnished the winner of this event iii Garl, which won with great ease alter leading all the way. C. C. Stnithsoti. who appears lo have something against the Holland people, was again on hand when the w inner was offered ami bid Hail up from 81,990 to ,00o. at which figure le was retained. Despite the disagreeable weather another large crowd turned out and speculation was brisk. Amcrieus. favorite for the opcacr, was jumped on during the running and badly cut down. The stewards hud S. W. Gnuap before them this afternoon and _av - him a grilling, it was liriimp who attempted to identify the ringer Goiliwogg at Chat u-st,, N. Hugh McCarrea, who was seriously hurt in a runaway accidenl last Ihursday. was able to be out today and was a visitor at the track. W. T. Anderson came in from Hravesend this afternoon and another New York arrival was lames McLaughlin, Jr.. who is handling a likely lot of horses this season. 1*. T. China was in New York today and will sail within a few days for l-Ingland. where he goes to buy about thirty horses for Jefferson Livingston, he will also buy soul,- for his own account and market them in this country. Mr. Livingston has also commissioned Mr. China to buy a young stallloa for him. Just before The running of the second race Chan-tense, which w is programmed as the proi erty of Richard T. Wilson, was sold to J. J. Moran. but she raced as the Wilson entry, coupled with Eagle. Jockey Harry Snyder bad his lirst mount today since hi-, injury last fall. Be bad the leg up on Dr. Tyiees Palermo and narrowly escaped injury when his mount was crowded against the fence on tie- backstretch. There is now a controversy over the ownership of Goiliwogg, which was used in an attempted ringing" a a- Country Roy. Both M. J. Daly and W. C. Daly have raced him and now the latter wants the Claiming money that resulted when the horse was lost at Charleston. The track was in good condition this morning before the rain began and quite a number of horsemen avtiUii themselves of ti pportaalty to exercise their charges. Among the best moves were: Afterglow Taree-qaartera in 1:19%. Ambrose — Three, piarteis in 1:16%. Ardeloa— Three-quarters in 1:18%. Beaaeoup -Three-quarters in 1:19%. t Mini— Mile in 1:40. Fool o Fortune — Half mile in 59%. Heater Pryaae Taree-qaartera in 1:19%. Lichiel — Five-eighths in 1:93%. Monoacv Half mile in 50%. Republican Mile in 1:14*-,. Sungnide Five-eighths in 1:02%. Terribie Kill Half mile in 60%. Tip II it Three quarters in 1:13. Waterhaaa — Three-quarters in I:1T%.
