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AUSPICIOUS HAVRE DE GRACE START. Capital Attendance and Good Racing Mark the Opening of the Maryland Campaijrn. Baltimore, Mil., September 12. With an attendance of goodly proportions and a display or enthusiasm, such as always greets the return of tin thoroughbred in these parts, the fall racing season in Maryland was officially opened today when tiie Havre de Grace course entered upon its seventeen days fall meeting. The enormous Baltimore and Philadelphia patronage was augmented by delegations from New York. Canada and the Maryland half-mile tracks. All expressed approval and were delighted Witli the aspect the course presented, as a result of the many noticeable improvements which" have been installed, of which the train approach and the inn-tuel machines were the most noticeable. The new spur of the Pennsylvania Railroad permits patrons to alight, right at the grandstand main entrance, without the necessity of the long walk they had to take heretofore. Tin new inutuel machines recently installed are of the same type as those at Laurel, which were used last spring, and the manner in which this department was conducted gave great satisfaction to the big crowd. In fact the entire plant now presents a much-improved appearance and, with the track in first-class condition, excellent racing can be looked forward to. The course itself has always been popular witli the horsemen. Additional stables have been built and everything treated to a fresh coat of paint. Tin racing today, while not attracting horses of the high rank, furnished good sport throughout. The feature race, a handicap at one mile and seventy yards, was productive of an easy victory by tin sterling mare Bayberry Candle, which responded quickly when railed on to win as her rider pleased. Her victory makes her a formidable candidate for tin? Chestei-brook Handicap, to be run Saturday. Murphy, after winning the opening race, was advanced from 81,001 to ,000 by .1. W. Hedrick and sold to that horseman. Daddy Long Legs was much the best in the third, for after getting knocked back to fiftii position far In-hind the leaders on the far turn, lie came fast under urging and was up in time to score a sensational victory. Steve Judge was an arrival from Canada with King Stalwart and several other horses the property of E. J. Met? raw. A division of the Bedwell stable and three of G. It. Brysons string arc also here, having come from Detroit. J. W. Coffroth and Harry Monahan. the former president and general manager of the Tijuana track, were visitors in the interest of the meeting thcru next winter. J. E. Madden lias purchased the two-year-old filly Affection from William P. Orr and will use her as a broodmare. Mr. Orr bought the filly at the Stanford sale last week at Belmont Park. The Kentucky Stable horses, in charge of W. F. Martin, have arrived safely from Saratoga. Kimball Patterson is an arrival from the same place with i several racers. Frank Shannon was among tin? arrivals from Detroit. He reported the meeting at Kenilworth as ! being wonderfully successful. Clarence Buxton has Old Broom. Dervish and I Sasin here for G. "W. Click and will endeavor to 1 secure a few more horses for winter racing. Inited States Senator Ollie James, J. L. Bhiuock, J. J. .Malum and J. J. Million, Jr., were among I tiiose who mingled with the crowd on the lawn 1 and in the clubhouse. The latter was well filled with a representative crowd. .1. T. Ireland is making his first trip here and 1 was well pleased with the course and the racing. Jockey Butwell was delayed by an automobile ; breakdown, but is expected tomorrow. C. J. Fits Gerald leaves tonight for Syracuse. ; X. Y.. where he will judge the Breeding Bureaus yearling hnlf-bieds by the Bureau thoroughbred sires. He will be back Thursday and Algernon i Daingerfield will officiate in his stead in the stewards stand during his absence. Workouts on a fast track today were: Alberta Trur Half mile in 50. Arnold Three-eighths in 35. Abbey Five-eighths in 1:05. Attraction Five-eighths in 1:02. Brooklyn Half mile in 50. Battle Five-eighths in 1:03. Boots Mile in 1:52. Eagle Mile in 1:43. Etruscan Five-eighths in 1 :03. Faraway Mile in l:4!i. Fuzzy Wtizzy Three-quarters in 1:18. Flittergold Mile in 1:47. Calice Three-quarters in 1:10. Holiday Mile in 1:47. Jem Half mile in 40. Juliet Half mile in 40. Kilkenny Half mile in 51. Killdee Five-eighths in 1:02. Lobelia Half mile in 50. Lena Misha Half mile in 50. Little Dipper-Half niih; in 40. Little Nearer -Mile in 1:52. Longfellow--Three-quarters in 1:15. Monninny- Five-eighths in 1:01. Mirza- Half mile in 50. Nashville Three-eighths in 35. Old Broom -Half mile in 50. Republican Half mile in 40. Bonnier Mile in 1:30. Short Grass Mile in 1:44-.. Sky--Three-quarters in 1:18. Shoddy Five-eighths in 1:02. Ticket Three -quarters in 1;20.
