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150 WIE ENCLOSURE FILLED GREAT CROWD ASSEMELL5 TO TAKE PART IN OPENING EASTERN RACING. Havre la Grace Stables All Allotted and Quarters Have to Be Sought Outride — J. MeTaggart ami J. Butwell Riding. Rowi. . M.I.. April 2. Big delegations "line frimi lint Spring* Mini New fork for tin opening and helped swell the attendance today, which m by tar the largest that ever v. Itaessed an opening at Itowie. Weather coalitions favored tin- ratine it being warm ami nnmmrrllhr. which madi wrap- a hurdM rather than a rata fort. Fred DflliU, Have "wan ami Fivnkio Ortetl were anient; these who e.nne from tin- Arkansas track. Joe Murphy rame 1111 from Ocean Springs, Mi s.. where he baa lleell since the close of the New Orleans Meeting. Bill chapman. Rdward McGraw ami .la k McDonald Were fresh arrival-, from Havana. Algernon DaingerfleM, aaafartaM aecretarjr f the Jockey lib. e.inie Iran New York to assist stew .•■id I". Smith u looking after npsdit ations far H« enaaa from trainers ami riders ami tli Ueethtn of i..rf its from s.inie of the owners who were on tin- list. Mr. DaingerfleM looks goad and lit this spring and N enjoying excellent health. He will remain here far a lew days before returning to New York. W. 1.. Olivers fast sprinter Keweaaa accounted for the Inangural Handicap, the feature race of th • opening of tin eastern racing season. Tin- Inangural brought a speeds field to the post, with Keweaaa tap-wclght at 118 pounds. He was ridden by N. Huff, and in the last sixteenth got up and. passing the tiring leader, won going away by a scant half length. Keweaaa is a particularly gead horse in the earl* sprint;, when In- is freak and high in flesh and he looks bethel this spring than in several rears. Fruit Cake Hanjs Up New Track Record. The Kick Welles filly. Fruit fake, hunt; up a new track record for the five and a half furlongs. when she beat Top a" 111* Morning in tin third race. She made most of the pace and had a bit to spare at the finish. The time was 1:07. one-fifth of a second taster than tin previous record. Top o Hi Morning, despite his heavy impost, was s forward contender from the start. In tin stretch. when KoMaaoa went to the whip, he swerved to the Inside and it is possible that he was ■ bit short. Top o tli* Iteming looks lighter this spring that last year by lot" pounds, which means that his chances of standing through the season are better than they arere last spring. The three year-old. Dr. Nelson, which finished last, wan making his first effort since early last -ummer. when he was jumped on and badly cut down in ■ race at Bine I.oini Is. Harry Payne Whitneys handsome gelding Tippi-1y Witchet smothered his opponents with sped in the opener, a dash of ;i half mile, for t.vo-year-olds. He sprinted into an easy lead in the first eighth aad at the end was under restraint. The winner is undoubtedly a fair youngster. It is said that Albert Simons, who is training the division of the Whitney stable racing here, has sense prom -ising material la hi- stable this spring. William Murray, tin Managing spirit in the llaS-nnneuve track in Montreal, was a visitor. He js hen- to .arrange for the InstaUatioa of the rnutuel ayeteaa of wagering in use at Bowie at his course in Canada. The system of leading tin- barrel to the post with a pony, which was inaugurated al New Orleans, has bean adopted here. A carload id horses fret in from the Springs this morning ami the shipment Included the horses owned by c. I.ussey. Inch Thornby and -I. M. Booker. Accommodations Scarce at Havre de Grace. Williams Brothers wired tin- Havre de Grace management for nineteen staHa and arere farced to seek accommodations on the out ide. as every stable on the grounds was spofe n for. I ids too. despite the fad that live lieu stables were erected since last fall. There are already at the Havre de Qrace track the harsea owned by E. J. Crawford. N. L. Snelson. Joseph Msnanii ami Senor S. Tolon. The latter string is in charge of Larry Bheinheiaaer. Kimball Patterson, who spent Sunday at Havre de Glare, brings back the report that the track is in splendid condition. Mr. Patterson experts scoral additions to the stable he is training, within the next few days. Mm MeTaggart. who wintered in Brooklyn, as well as J. ltutwell and May Betep, who wintered ill Baltimore, were seen with the colors up this afternoon. All seemed much benefited by their rest. Edward Whnicii got in fraaa Havana with the horses he raced at the Havana Meetkag. Whnlen is a capable nana with a horse. He won nine races with some ordinary material, their winnings totaling something like .. KKI. It is possible that Mr. ■Whnlen will race on the New York tracks next summer, provided he can secure some promising material. William Carth camp over from limlico. where ho has the big string of Kal Par and Mr. Crossings in training. His horses seem in grand condition. His son, Lewis Carth. whoso string is located tit Kenning, was also present. Jim Henley, who acted sat agent for both Lewis and his father last year. ia undecided which division of the stable he will cut ill with this year. Roscoe Troxler Among the Late Arrivals. Koscoe Troxler was among those on hand. He recently underwent an operation on his nose and will not he seen in the saddle until the Havre de race meeting. Guy Rcdwoll. whose big string has Jieen located at Laurel for a mouth pant, reports tlic arrival of two foals at his farm, one a bay f filly by Madman — Los Delores. and another a chestnut filly l y Prince Ahmed — St. Jeanne. Six other of his mares are due to foal this week. According to William Carth, the one that runs the best kitchen will probably get llealy. Lafe Block, after a winters retirement in Philadelphia, was among those present. He is one of the old-time regulars and has not missed an open-Jug in Maryland for many years. "tteepieehase jockeys W. Allen and F. Williams were on hand and both look fit. Allen has been schooling the Ral Parr jumpers at Pimlieo. while Williams Uus been with Eugene Leigh at Kenning. Bob Iotee, one of the Maryland regulars and an old-time turfman, came out of winter quarters look- Continued on second page. BOWIE ENCLOSURE FILLED. Continued from first page. ing fine as silk. He will possibly train a small string this year. John Odom, who wintered in Washington, has four horses in his stable, including Stalwart Helen. Doc Martin, who trained the Kentucky Stable horses last year, is here to arrange for stabling for the big string at Havre de trace. These horses -will be shipped from Louisville some time next week.
