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; AWAIT OPENING AT BOWIE NEARLY A THOUSAND HORSES WILL BE ON HAND FOR FIRST EASTERN MEETING. Stables Arrive from All Sections of tho Country — Horses Wintered at Bowie Now Ready to Race — Many Two-Year-OIds in Line. By Ceorge II. Morris. Washington. I. ., March 25. — When the spring racing season in the east is epeaed on April 2. with the beginning of the twelve-day meeting of tlie southern Maryb ad Agricultural Association at the Howie track, there will be more and better hor- s on band than ever before. So numerous have been the applications for stable room that the capacity at the track has been so overtaxed that the building of a hundred additional stalls was accessary. This work has just been completed, so that by the opening da] nearly a thousand thoroughbreds will be on hand. During tho past few days quite a number of horses have reached the track from various sections of the e .entry. While a great many have arrived from sections where the sport has been conducted with a great deal of success during tho cold weather, many have arrived from their winter quarters anil are now nei iving some preparations for the opening of the meeting. A canvass of the stables at the track disclosed the fact that the horses wiuti red at Howie are now-ready to race. In addition to the older horses, a large number of two-vear-olds which will face the barrier for the first time during the coming meeting are in KTSJBd cmiition and will be as fit as a fiddle to take part i:i the in port mt juvenile races offered by the association. lackey .1. Batwell, considered one of the best riders in the business, is a daily visitor at the track. Batwell will ride as a f r e lance during the meeting and is galloping horses each day to keep himself in coiulition lor riding. James Arthurs Thoroughbreds Look Fine. Fifteen of James Arthurs thoroughbreds, which wintered at Bowie, look as fine as at any tme ia their career. Probably the best known of tins,- are Water Lady, the six -year -oM daughter of Wsterhoy Bach ss of Tow-ts, consjilercl one of the best sprint, r- in training, winner of a number of races in Maryland last fall, including the Inaugural Handicap, at seven-eighths at Howe- last fall, and Bondage, the three year old son of Ogdea — Fair Atlanta, which raate to himst If late in the year and was considered a good two-year-old. Tudor the watchful eye of trainer Harry Smith. this,, horses have improved wonderfully during the winter. Water I;ady looks better now than at any time in her racing caricr. and. while Ioinlage did not grow a great deal or take on any great amount of flesh, he looks fine, and will no doubt improve a great deal with racing. While not possessing a great deal of early speed, Rondage is a wonderful stretch runner, which he .! ntonstrated clearly at the close of the racing sea-sin at the BOW he track last fall, when he defeated some of the best horses in training. November 29 he was winner of the Consolation Handicap at a mile, defeating ISnybtrry Candle, King Neptune. Holiday, Baddys Choice. Christie ami Curraghaleen. In this BMC BoadSpe was badly outpaced in the early raaaiasj and did not eeaasaewee to run freely until he hit the head of the stretch, where ha passed tie- leaders one by one and. in a driving finish, got up in time to get the verdict from I.ayberry Candle. He came out of the race in great candition and the next day was again sent to the post in the Thank-giving Handicap, which was at a mile and a s; teenth. He again rewarded his owner and follow is by getting lionii in treat in this race, winning the rerdicl from Hauberk. .1. 1. Sweeneys good son of Martinet. Which was second. List of Horses Now at Track. Among the horses at the track now are Hauberk. Harry I.auder, Cannonade, Indian Chant. Ahara, Lohengrin, and Sam Slick, in the stable of .1. I*. Sweeney. Tom Shannon has Kentucky Boy. beautiful Morn. Owaga, Uosd Counsel and five two year-oils: .1. J. Farrell. with Firing Line. Agon and a tart year old known as Dalrose; Archie Ziminer ha. Boh Bedfield, Qaiaer, Beril Pish, and several twa- year-olds: George Whtfrey with Woodward. Jem and a number of imported two-year-olds; James Arthur, with Bondage. Water Lady, Skiles Knob, Tea Caddy. Margery. Edith Baumann. I.etfetti. Prohibition. Blue Crass - Belle, Greetings, Shrapnel. Kimball Patterson, with Madame Herrmann, Royal Writ, and a two-j ear-old known as .lune Bug: J. S. Ownbey, with Working Lad. Carl ton G., Tie Pin, and Wanda Pitserj Kddie HeBrlde lias Reprobate and seven juveniles; Clyde Freeman has Dartworth. Resign. Nannie IfcBee, Rosemary. Darht and Meepsae; J. I . Miaiek has The Basy- bedy. Aim. a- I., Or. Charcot. Colors and Quien Babe; J. Daffy, with Merchant: L. A. Canpe, with Mr Mack. Yalas. Glitter and Meeiieka : George Br I ton has Little England, Mary Warren, Booth and a number of others; Bmest Utterhack, with BsJgar, Peacock. Hands tiff, Bra ■. Batata, Loves Eve and The Lark.
