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. : 1 , , , J ! s ! ; ; 1 . • , , BOWIE MEETING PROSPERS GOOD WEATHER ASSISTS IN ATTRACTING UNUSUALLY HEAVY PATRONAGE SO EAR. Indian Chant Rims Away from His Opponents in the Main Race of the Day — Marmont Takes the Sprii.t for Two -Year-Olds. Bowie. Md.. April 1. Things are breaking well for the Bowh- f.dks so far as the weather i-i concerned ti is s:.rinu and record crowds have heea turning oat since the opening of the meeting. Another large atteadaace was present this afternoon and much enthusiasm was manifest. -d. Well-matched fields went to the post :lnd a majority of the rices furnished ttaiahea dose enough to be excit- tag. J. W. B.an. the Washington turfman, furnish. -,l tin- winner of the afteraooaa feataae in Indian Chant, which made a runaway affair of the race and beat Tru- as St. el out by four lengths. The lati.-r. after aiakiag a threatening effort in the atretch, tired ia tie- list sixteenth and had to ■t.-md a dUve to beat Rules a scant length for ■-..■id phi,-.-. F. A. Burke has d. ci.Icd to ride his ow.-i horses this year. De say. that Old Salt is o.mii.g back aad ■- : a.! he expecta him to rim a good race early in the Piaalico season. Light Arms, his ha - ted lea--.- he considers the beat one he ht wight ..v.;- frcai Barfaad and he is confident that hi- will I..- in tin- firal Bteeplechaae division 1 1 1 i • year. William Garth raaae arer from Paaliea for a day r racing aad reported thai .11 of his horses were in first diss condition. In the Pari hand he has live Star Sh.iots that were pall ha Old from John K. Uaddea for 320,090. They were a graap consider d by a. K. Macaaaber before Mr. Parr made the pin-chase. Garth expecta them to cat a decidedly baportaal ftgare in tin- two year-old racing. Poar of them are cits and one a filly. Shannon Biv.-r. the ateriiag old jumper, is better n..w than ever before and he will come to the races as sound as a yearttag. Ho ric mens Association, to Deal with Deserters. At the meeting ..f the Baraeaaeaa Association, called for tomorrow night, the qoeatiaa of ■table hand: deaeitiag thehr eaaployera will be taken up. A suggestion will he made that no member of the aaaoriattoa employ a rabbei or exercise boy who cannot Show i liiseharg- froaa his previous em -ployer. There v. ill ahw he a d-i us-ion of the st.-nd tha.t the associatiea his taken against the building of any odditioaal race tracks in Marylaml. I. nl,- A. C.-issi lv came over from New York today aad braaghl flittering reports of the prospects for hiur m. -tines on tin- aietropolitaa circuit during ti.- coming racing; season. Mr. Caealdy has irob-aMy a larger circle af aeqaaiataacea on the turf than aay other aaaa in the business. Larry Bheiaheiaier, who has the promising three-year old Sir Well,, ns. gad the good sprinter Impel: tor in rharge, was aaatbfr riaitar. Both of his horaea shipped in fine condition from Cuba and BR located at the Havre de Grace course. N ish Turner is expected at Havre de Glace to- atorrow with the big string be wintered for Oakley Thome at Aiken. S. C. Bghtcea stalls have been aaaigaed him by anperiateadeal Burke. Radiant Flower, which is lieing trained by W. A. Carter, has heea fired and no attempt will be made to train him until late in the summer. N. Byer has arrived at Bimlico with his string. It includes those haiaea owned by W. .1. Anderson. Byer ariatered his horses aear Long Branch, N. J. Delorimiir Meeting to Open May 19. Ib-iiorts have reached here that Boy Irvin. arhe has :.e. jn aa aaaed the management of the Baaari-mier Bark track, has announced that he will open his meeting May Bi. These datea were reliaqaiahed to Maisonneuve by the Delorimi.T Bark people during the winter. Murray aaaoaaced that the purses at his m-cting will be four of 33M and three of 38991, In the event of Delorimier Bark opening May B.I. his meeting will be shifted back to June 10 to 23. William Murray, general manager of the Maisonneuve track in Montreal, will return to Canada tomorrow. According to Mr. Murray tin re may ha a change in the spring dates at the half mile races. Jockey T. Barrington is riding at 105 pounds this spring and Joe Edwards is making his engagements. Pairiagtoti is in good form and his winters rest appears to hive improved him wonderfuly. It is said that the troops now quartered in the vicinity of Ilavie de Glare will be concentrated at the Havre de draco course at the conclusion of the coming mooting. T. W. OBrien evidently has a fair band of youngsters in his stable. Marmont found no trouble in winning the race for two-year-olds this afternoon, while Dianthea, second yesterday, also ran a good race.
