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ALL IS HEADY IN THE EAST MOST PROMISING RACING SEASON SINCE 1008 TO OPEN COMING THURSDAY Six Hundred Horses Quartered at Maryland Courses in Preparation for Inauguration of Bowie Meet ¬ ing Eastern Contingent in Condition to Race Baltimore Aid March 27 With six hundred thiaougiihreds assembled at Prince Georges Park and the neighboring race tracks ot Laurel and Bon ning to till its races the lirsi spring session of the Southern Maryland Agricultural Association which will begin it Bowie next Thursday to run twelve lays promises lively diversion for the horseloving sportsmen of Baltimore Washington Philadelphia and New York The mooting will be the lirsc of I he eastern season under the auspices of the Jockey tlid of New York Bowie was tiKin into the Jockey Clubs fold last winter and assigned the dates in the eastern schedule formerly utilized hy tho Jamos tnwn Jockev Cltili After the eastern horses have completed tin circuit of tho Maryland and Now York race tracKs they will come hack to Bowie in Novem ¬ ber to ilnlsli what promises to he the most brilliant season of castera racing sime 1108 1108Tlie Tlie horses which will take part in the spring mooting will carry the colors of the leading sports mMi o he east and west who supptirt racing on the Atlantic sealioard and many of them are already quartered at Prince Georges Park tho stabling ac ¬ commodations of which nav been vasIy ampliiied since the inaugural meeting of last October Those at Hcnning and Laurel constitute the overflow which could uit h taken care of within the Bowie en olosuio and which will he brought to the track front day to day as the mooting impresses in spec ¬ ial horse cars contracted for hy the Howie manage ¬ ment mentTheso Theso horses wintered for the most part about Nov York Baltimore and Washington and thanks lo an unusually favorable spell of training weather snci the llrst of Kohlnary the are liiud lit and ready to hol l their own from the stayt with tho wlltor track campaigners that have cojaie up from tin sntilli Tho forward j jiditiou of tho eastern horses Insures keenly contested racing and brisk sjicculallQn and guarantees in advaiioc the success of tho first mooting at Prines Georges iark under tho auspices of tho Jockey Club ClubAmong Among the horsemen prominent in tin oast am elsewhole whoso colors will he scon nt Howie this spring and In the Maryland meetings that are to follow tin Prince Georges Iark session are August Itelnioiit chairman of the Jockey Club It T Wil son president of the Saratoga Association Harry Payne Whitney Cant K B Cassatt Gifford A Cocliran Clarence II Kohbins Herbert L Pratt Kichard F Carman Charles Fleischmann P S P Kandolph Capt C K Rockwell Carj Philip M Walker Col Kal Parr Dr J S Tyree William L Oliver David J Ieary Frank J Nolan Frederick Johnson William Carth David Giileon Thomas Clyde Alfred liennen Morris Robert Walden Cupt William F Prosgrave Samuel Ross A U Spreok els W S Diffemlorffer Ivan Fox James McLaugh lili Charles T Patterson Edward McBrido Amos Tiirney J II Mead J M Zlmmer II S Kearney II G Hod woll II Comstock Joseph E Davis Frederick Lewisohu Uichard K Catkins J W Ilodrick W K Coo AllK rt Simons Samuel C Hild roth George W Iangdon Joseph Marrone Tamos Fitzsimmons Michael J Leonard Anthony L Aste Kichard Miller Frederick T Miller Rolxrt 1 Miller Frank Frisldo W T Hyatt Thomas Fortune Hvan Jamrs S Owulxy K 1C Pock Ilcnrv T Oxnard William Do Gumeons George M Odom J O Till bott K J Coloman James F Johnson and W II Tnl ley leySome Some of tho famous eastern horses that have boon tilted for tho ireoting include Bnskin winner of hist seasons Metropolitan Handicap Flying Fairy winner of tho Howio at Pimlico last fall Garliago and Trial by Jury two promising threeyearolds Flittorgohl Stromboli G M Miller Surprising Isidora Dr Larrick Carbide Star Gaze Headinsist Razzalio Tho Mnsqiiirader Boxer Harry Shaw Slumber II and Hauberk HauberkMr Mr Carman Mr Bolinont Mr Whitney Colonel Parr Captain Cassatt Mr Nolan and James F Johnson will show the best of their twoyearolds Hint are ready to race and inasmuch as Howie wll have no competition nearer than Kentucky at nil time luring tho twelve days session and tho com ¬ pel It ion of Kentucky only toward the end the bst eastern jockeys will report at Prince Georges Park Prominent among these riders am Eddie Dngan who has just returned from Europe and signed with Mr Bolmont for the season of 1 James Itutwoll who will ride tho brilliant Itoamor in the 10 fc Kentucky Handicap at Douglas Park oa May ° Charles IJorel of tho Butler stable John Loflus engaged for the year with Schnylcr L Parsons and Harry K Knapp J McCahey c Inrlingame W Iral S Davis E Ambrose T MeTaggarf and his elder brother Tommy II Latterly T Nolan 1 Hopkins M Nathan W Ohort C Peak C Grand U Troxlor J Connor J Dreyor C Fairbrothor W LUIey the star lightweight of tho jocont New Or ¬ leans meeting ard 1C Karrick KarrickHesidos Hesidos doubling the stabling capacity it tho Itowlo track over winter General Manager Tames F OHara and Track Superintendent Thomas StrahanI of Iloitntng memory have made many Improvements in the welllaidout rack Tho rough places 00111 pnlnod of last fall and inevitable consequence of starting racing on a course that had not had a win ¬ ters seasoning have been smoothed away and tho Iorss that proves unable lo accomplish a mile in 110 or belter after tho mooting begins will have to tongo all pretension lo class It Is predicted by horsemen wha have looked tho course over ills week that th winner of the Inaugural Handicap the prospective openingday feature will have to show seven furlongs in 125 or better betterTho Tho line weather now prevailing is being availed of by the horsemen at Howie in sotting their itargis ready for the opening day Horses which luivo been racing in the south during the winter do not need much work as they have been raced into shape and a few windingnp gallops is all that is necessary to i nt them on edge edgeEvery Every morning tho track is crowded The most luitnhle performance yesterday morning was prob ¬ ably that of Mvrtlo May ami Ilumida which worked toother a bllf in 41 and threequarters in 117 after which Myrtle May ran away two miles Tho following moves were noted notedHost Host 1Mb and Tucker Threeeighths in W WHoxer Hoxer Half mile in 58 58CharJostunian CharJostunian Threequarters in 128 128Dartworth Dartworth Throequarters in 122 122Delegate Delegate Half mile in 54 54Iitlmablo Iitlmablo Throeeighths in 41 41Koiil Koiil Mai Half mile in 54 54frtllop frtllop Fiveeighths in 112 112Moainer Moainer Quarter mile In 24 24Marry Marry Shaw Fiveeighths in 100 T P Harrell Half mile In 55 55J J J Iillis Thrfeqnarters in 12S hick Hanover Threeeighths in NOISO King Half mile in rr rrNortherner Northerner Thro oigliths in 1Sf Ocean Prince Quarter mile in 24 24Polly Polly II Half mile in r 4 4Hodondo Hodondo Threeeighths in 41 VT VTSebago Sebago Tlireeeighths in 0 0Tav Tav Dansanto Quarter mile in 24 24Thrill Thrill Half mile In 52 52Vidotto Vidotto Half mile in 52V 52VVotes Votes Threequarters in 125 125Weyanoke Weyanoke Throequarters in 110 110The The Havana special put in an appearance witli about seventylive liorsos H G Hodwell hail twentytwo in his lot and A G Hlakeloy lifteon among them some good twoyearolds The other consignmonts were those of Archie Ximmor Walter II Conxion J S Ownboy and C G Mitchell MitchellFrom From Helming came George C Hrentou with Little England Castara and Koyal Onyx Krnost Itterback with seven mostly maidens Mike Kel ley with Rolling Stone and Hedge Rose and K C Dahlo with Dr Charcot and two maidens Part of the Talbolt string including Chas K Grainger ami Karl of Savoy arrived from New Orleans The rest of the stable with Republican at the head will be sliliiuil here from Cuba CubaC C J Casey with Tom Hancock and AV A Unrtt schell with the 1Jam Louis outtit also arrived from New Orleans Hurtt chell has Cincinnati and Jef ¬ ferson which ho bought from Jake Miirkleiu
