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HAYRE DE GRACE FEATURES CHEMUNG WINS THE GERMANT0WN STAKES IN A HARD FINISH WITH NONESUCH. Handrunning Takes the First Steeplechase of the Tear and A. N. Akin Wins From a Speedy Band of Sprinters. Baltimore. Md., April IS. — A card featured by the Germantown Selling Stakes, an overnight handicap and a steeplechase over the two-mile course, was offered to racing enthusiasts at the Havre de Grace course this afternoon. In what was considered the feature event of the day. a half-mile dash for two-year-olds, II. McDonalds black colt Chemung was returned the winner over Xonesuch in a spectacular finish, with Rhymer third. The winner was ridden by J. McTaggart and got up in the last strides after wearing the pacemaker down through the final eighth. The Germantown Selling Stakes was run for the fourth time today and its short history is as follows: Year. Winner. Wt. Jockey. Val. Time. 1913 Gordon 117 J. Wilson.. $ 675 :48% 1014 Hectograph 96! J. McTagrt 675 :51% 1915 Pesky 94 1. lewder.. 675 :48% 1916 Chemung 112.1. McTagrt H75 :4» A speedy band of sprinters faced the starter in the third race, an overnight handicap at a sprinting distance. Edward Trotter supplied the winner in the speedy A. X. Akin, with Fair Helen second and Sir Edgar third. The winner was completely overlooked by the talent and rewarded his few supporters in a handsome manner. Crosscountry enthusiastics got their first taste of steepieehnsing when a good band ran over the two mile course. Of seven starters only four finished the course successfully. Three of the starters came to grief at different jumps and all the riders with the exception of II. Boyle escaped injury. The latter received a severe cut alioiit the mouth which however did not prove serious. Iland-runnii!g was first at a liberal price. A stiff wind swept over the course making it unpleasant for the spectators which gathered in the stands and also accounted for the slow time. A good sized crowd was on hand to witness the sport and was well rewarded, as the racing was of the most stirring sort, close finishes prevailing. Jockey Schamerhorn was suspended for four days by the stewards for crossing in front of the others while astride Rosemary in the sixth race. Two runups marked the running of the days card. Gallop from the Marrone stables was advanced 05 over his entered price of 00 and was bought in. Ida Claire was bid up to 00, an advance of 00. and was protected by the usual advance. Matt J. Winn, manager of the Maryland State Fair, was at Havre de Grace tiiis afternoon. He came to look over the course at Laurel and complete arrangements for many improvements before the opening of the meeting there next October. Frank Kecgan, the new track superintendent, is also on hand. It is the intention to resoil the track throughout, to build a model steeplechase course, and there will be 400 stalls added to the accommodations for the horses. Another important change will be the building of additional track facilities by the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. In the fall there will lie a motor van service from Bowie to Laurel, for the benefit of horsemen who desire to stable at one or the other of the tracks. It will be established for the transportation of the horses along the same lines as that so successfully conducted on Long Island. James Arthur has moved the Bowie string of his stable from that track to Pimiico. In the band he took over are Water Lady. Tactics. Uuzz Around and Progressive. A. B. Davidson has his small string at Pimiico. Ernest Ctterback has sold Cookspur to W. W. I.anihan for a reported ]irice of ,500. Mr. Lana-han intend* hunting the big horse and later he will use him for stud purposes. Mr. Lanahan is master of the Elkridge hound*. Henry McDaniel. trainer of the Thorncliffe Stable, has written Frank Grant to obtain a jock-y to take the place of E. Ambrose, who is under suspension for unsatisfactory riding at Bowie. Most of the good jo: keys are already under engagement. Senator Richard Johnson of Laurel, is the proud possessor of a lusty chestnut colt by Priam Ahmed out of his man- Madeline, half-sister to Dr. Leggo. II. G. Bedwell now has five foals at his Laurel farm. There are three colts and two fillies, one of the best being a bay colt ly Cunard — Jacquelina. This mare ha* been mated with Prince Ahmed. Secretary Ro*s of the Connaught Park Jockev Tub was an arrival at Havre de Grace today. He reported that all was in readiness for the racing over the Canadian tracks. The niutuol machiii"* hav v been moved lack twenty feet and ar- all hi place, while various other improvements have Ix-cii made. J. O. Talbott lias decided to fire and turn out his racer Gino, and like treatment will lie given a three-year-old maiden by Iltimus. and a two-year-old by Hamburg — Honiton. H. C. Riddle is an arrival here. It is his intention to locate in the east with the idea of securing a position as trainer.
