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GEORGE SMITH WINS AGAIN EDWARD McBRIDES COLT MAKES A NEW TRACK RECORD AT HAVRE DE GRACE Runs Four and a Half Furlongs in 53 and Is Liber ¬ ally Nominated for Saratoga Stakes on Strength of His Victory Butwell Pilots Three Winners Havre de Grace Mil April 20 Edward Mc Brldes Out of Reach Cousuelo II colt George Smith lived up to the Impression he created last week when he won the Aberdeen stakes a dash tf four and a half furlongs from a small but select opposition this afternoon Only three contestants faced the barrier with the winner entry first choice in the wagering Butwell rushed him to tlie front when the break came and sending him along at a good clip opened up a safe gap that enabled the McBride youngster to win well in hand The time for the race 53s represented a new track record King Neptune ran along In pursuit of the leader and disposed of the Whitney stableu Broomvale iji the stretch On the strength of his rate today George Smith was liberally entered by his owner in the twoyearold stakes to tie decided at Saratoga this summer There is abso ¬ lutely no doubt in the minds of the horsemen that had the winner been harder pressed throughout the old track record would have been reduced by a much greater margin than it was wasJockey Jockey J Butwell was iu the lime light and car ¬ ried off the riding honors of the day by landing three winners In the opening dash Sherwood showed a much l etter performance thaii previously and was the first of Butwells winning mounts George Smith and El Biod were the others with wbicli lie scored scoredA A large crowd was on hand to witness the run ¬ ning of the sevenrace card With the exception of the stake winner the quality of horses com ¬ peting were of the cheaper variety lilit neverthe ¬ less the racing was spirited throughout Several of the winners were decided by the narrowest of margins II G Ucdwells recent acquisition Pesky kept up her winning streak in the sixth but tlie finish was so close that tlie outcome re ¬ mained undecided until the official placing was wasdisplayed displayed + After many attempts A J Reinhardts Frog escaped from the maiden stecpchase division when he beat Sun King in the race through the field over the short course Tlie winner was doing ills best at the end and just got up in the final strides It was perhaps the closest finish of any race decided through the field over this course Xews that the colt barn on II T Oxnards farm at Upperville Va was destroyed by fire Satur ¬ day reached here today Fire last December de ¬ stroyed the filly barn and the two fires wiped ou the produce of Golden Maxim Sir Wilfred and Superman In all about sixty fillies and colts were destroyed destroyedAlbert Albert Simons has sold three more of the Harry Payne Whitney twoyearolds Broomstnnv was bought by A B Stelle who previously purchased both Blumc and lolite while John O Talbott took Ballista and Ullizzi At the close of the Havre de Grace meeting Simons will ship his division of the Whitney stable to Toronto and they will be campaigned over the Canadian circuit circuitAssistant Assistant Starter Snyder on A B Dades staff lias been schooling the new twoycarolils at the barrier at Pimlico making ready for the opening of the Maryland Jockey Clubs meeting next Satur ¬ day He says that the juveniles are n better be a season Jockey seasonJockey Ural who is under contract to the Richard T Wilson stable was taken sick before the races today and was compelled to cancel his engage ¬ ments for tlie afternoon afternoonWoods Woods Garth who was operated on for appendi ¬ citis i short time ago put in his first appearance at Havre de Grace this afternoon He has en ¬ tirely recovered from the operation and is the picture of health healthMatt Matt Smart is making Harry Prices Supersti ¬ tion ready for tlie amateur race meetings of the coming season and the way the old fellow has been going along suggests that he will give a i remark ably good account of himself W W Lyles who acted as paddock judge at Havana put In his first appearance at Havre de Grace this afternoon afternoonSilas Silas Veitch who lias a big stable of jumpers in his care here will ship tlie horses over to Pimlico Wednesday
