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EASTERN RACING AT HANI 30WIE MEETING TO EEGIN MONDAY WITH FLATTERING PROSrECTS IN ADVANCE. Horses in Gcr.err.l Reported Tit and Ready for Action — Officials the Same as Last Year — Track in Fine Condition for the Sport. Bowie, lid., March 31. The ea tera raring season of V.ii v la al band. ISeginning on Monday, with the mw lihjf of 11 Bowie meeting, rhieh hi scheduled to ran from April 2 to April 14. Local ronditi ds art much better i ! i i - ipring than bud year, the weather Icing mors advanced and the track in ■ll .did condition Hoi - that hare been wist re 1 la the north are nlau w. II advaa « - l . a* bi evidenced by the number of entri made in the different races of Monday. The meeting here tliis spring shoul l he a good one. i r ll u r- of racing appear hungry for the sport. Brer*, itall on the grounds is occupied and these in the overflow, m. king themselves :is comfortable as possible in the w i stables in the village and ill the course at Denning. Many of the eastern owners are reprcs nted and from Charleston have coin the stables of II. Wateraon and Greet Hugh Browne. The leg delegation that came up from Havana lias been here for a few days and .;:mi s Arthur got in from Hot Springs with s-vi ral oi hi - horses. The officials will be the same as at fanner meetings and there ia n t a sing!- change in the personnel of the staff. E. . Smith, who will act as the Jockey Club steward. got in from New York this morniag, and A. 15. Dade arrived from Kentucky. Joseph A. Murphy ia expected in the morning. Many improveuasnts bare been made to the plant since last tall. There are si v ;ral now and emu-ni mUom stables til take the place of the straetares which were destroyed by fii ■ and much attention has base given the track by the superintendent during the year. F.ogcr Minton Contemplates Return to Turf. Roger Mint-in. who a few years back trained a big stable for the kit Senator MeCarren and the liaymaas, contemplates re-entering the profession and lias written thai he v. ill be here some time daring; the meeting, to arrange with some of the eastern stables to train a division ni their strings on the Canadian circuit. Minton has already been premised some useful horses. His i i n-. are not to confine his services to any particular owner, but to make his stable trictly a public one. Mike Lynch lie - h en her. for a Maple of weeks schooling the two-year-olda and he regents that they ura a well-behaved band. lied Qaytor was an arrivi l from Bat Springs. lie is making the engagement for tot keys W. Collins and K. Hayaea thus spring. fairs Milton, who acted a. assistaat manager and starter at the Havana meeting, got In fiom Cuba ■ coup] • of days ago and will locate In Baltimore in. til mt December. Mr. .Milton wiU do the starting at the Havre de Grace sseeting and alas at a couide of the Canadian tracks. Jockey Ieta got in with the .;. P. Batrke stable. He is the moat promising appr attee developed at 11a vina during the winter meeting. Mike Daly, who brought six of the Benor A. Lcaaaaa string up from Cuba, will race them at Bowie, the homes that he wintered at -Denning will not be seen with colors up until the Havre de Grace meeting. Jockey Ball will ride for the Lexama stable this year, the Utter baring recently purchased Ike "boys contract from the Quincy Stable.
