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HANDICAP TO HOUSEMAID j H. C. HAELENBECKS GOOD MAKE A WINNER AT HAVRE BE GRACE. J Heavy Support Sends Coquette to Post Favorite Over I Her, "but Juvenile Filly Has .to Be i . Content with Second Money. J is 1 Havre de Grace, Mil., November 25. II. C. Hal-leiibecks speedy mare Housemaid, following several disappointing pertorniances, made good here thb afternoon wlien she beat a band of last sprinters in J tile six-lurlong handicap. Housemaid carried 12:5 J pounds, made all of her own pace and beat Coquette J 1J" three-quarters of a length. Coquette was making -her lirst appearance in public since she changed J bands this fall and was made the medium of such heavy support that she went to the post favorite J ver Housemaid. She showed a good performance. Off none too well, she got quickly to the front and 1 Mas a keen factor throughout the last half mile. Her effort of today will probably improve her. The attendance showed a big increase over the I previous days of the week, due no doubt to the 1 moderation in weather conditions. The track was fast and the contests keen. This winners in a ma- i jority of instances being under sinew-straining drives to score by small margins. 1 Seventeen of the twenty carded went to the post In the opening rate, a dash of five and a half furlongs lor maiden two-year-olds. Starter Milton was particularly fortunate in sending them away to ; a splendid break. The linish was closely contested, ! with Bevelry James lasting to beat Half Rock a i nose. Bevelry James made most of the pace and huijg oil with determination under a drive. Half : Hock was the medium of a plunge that reduced i i ! lin io l to 20 to 1. He came from the rear division and was overtaking the winner with every stride. Duke of Dunbar was only beaten a bead for second place. The Oklahoma sprinter Useeit proved best of the big field of platers in the second race. Sha was ridden by the diminutive Louder and camt from behind to win by a scant length from Dr. Dougherty. The Trenton .Selling Stakes, a dash of five anil a half furlongs for two-year-olds, brought out the snmllest field of the afternoon. There were on:.v lour starters, with Alliena and Gloaming coupled. Speculation-was divided between the pair and ;rUaellc,""wlth the latter always having the call. m Broom Flower, the outsider, proved best, however. kJB and beat Alhena a head. Gaelic showed keen speed lind appeared to have his opposition beaten in en w tiering the homestretch, but in the final drive he yMnfied his ears back and seemed to sulk. Alhcun .Us coming strong at the end and probably would 1 Dave beaten the winner in another stride. It. J. Allison sold Hobnob and Hilly Collins- ti William" Illrnie this morning and tlie two wore 1 shipped to Charleston with" J. S. Ownbeys strlug. A. F. Dayton, who is gathering together a large string to race at Charleston and Havana, has added tile useful two-year-old filly Reflection to his string. He purchased her from Sam Louis, who took her out of a selling race last week. C. J. Fitzgerald, who has been acting as a steward at Havre de Grace, left for his home in Canada last night. There is some talk of Mr. Fitzgerald going to Cuba this winter to act as presiding judge. A subscription is being taken up by ring manager , John Cavaiiaugh to pay the line of 00 imposed on Morris Kobe at Norfolk last spring. This amount must be obtained by December 5 or Kobe will be forced to serve a heavy jail sentence.
