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BAD HAVRE DE GRACE CARD SELLING PLATERS OF LOW GRADE MONOPOLIZE THE AFTERNOONS RACES. Royal Meteor Succumbs to Southern Gold in tho Feature Race of the Day — Reported Move for Racing in Milwaukee. Baltimore, Md.. April 28. — A featureless card of seven races offered at Havre de Grace this afternoon resulted in stirring sport. Well matched fields of mediocre horses participated in the various races. The card was wholly given over to selling platers and what was accorded the feature position was n dash at one mile and a sixteenth. A field of eight took part in this race, with old Royal Meteor ruling an overwhelming choice. By a narrow margin Southern Gold gained the verdict over Royal Meteor, with Louise Travers a good third. Weather conditions changed for the better this afternoon and there was a large increase in the attendance. The going also represented a big improvement over that of yesterday, although along the inner rail the track was still heavy, while on the outside it was in fair condition. The result was that most of the horses finished on the outside to secure the. benefit of the good going. Favorites fared poorly, but several of the winners were warmly supported. • M. B. Houser has decided to remain at Havre de Grace with his horses for a week or ten days, when he will ship to the Woodbine track at Toronto. The National Steeplechase Cup will be run tomorrow in the Green Spring Valley under the auspices of the Maryland Hunt. A big field will go to the post. Foxhall P. Keene and F. Ambrose Clark will be represented with starters. Old Ticket of Leave, which has started so often in this race, will not go this year. He has been shipped to William Garths farm, where he is turned out. Fred Foster has received a letter from a friend in Milwaukee telling of a movement on foot in that city to hold a race meeting along the same plans that worked so well in New Orleans. It is being fathered by a business mens association, as was the New Orleans meeting. It now develops that Renard. the filly from W. T. Andersons Palace Stable, so badly kicked by Sea Beach in her only start here, is more seriously injured than the first examination disclosed. Recent developments indicate that the hock joint has been injured. ... Several horses were transferred from Havre de Grace to Pimlico today. Larry Carey sent Cliff Field and another of his own there, as well as Illuminator. O. E. Pons sent his string over and said that his Lexington string would be shipped from Kentucky to Woodbine Park. Toronto. Mike Dnly and W. Martin were others to move to Pimlico. In all there were thirty -six horses shipped to the Maryland Jockey Clubs track. Supreme was sold back to W. C. Hodge by J. J. McCauley today.
