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WARM WELCOME TO RETURN OF RACING. Cri.npcr and Nebraska of tha Parr Stable Cracks in Appearance. By J. B. Jeffcry. Washington. D. ".. April 1— If tiie unbounded enthasiaaai ami treaaeadaaa iaterest which has attended the ageaiag of eaateia racing at Bowie afferda a true iadex, a wonderfully successful season of the oped on the Maryland and New York track- is in sight. Never was an eastern racing -eason no. re auspiciously iraugurated. Kacing en thnsiasts from all parts of America mingled in - throng that crowded the commodious Unwic enclosure to tiie overflowing pent and it was a positive pleasure to note the zest with which the enormous rrowd enter. .1 into tie days moveni-nt. Veterans agree that their Mivi r was a time in the history of the American turf when keener interest was di-played than right now. this is haieed a happy augury. That this public eoafldeace will play an ba portaat part in tie- perpetaatloa of Maryland rac ing goes without saying. While the turf in Maryland has had to i onteml lor its existence upon rariooa occasions of late, and probably will have to do so again in the near future, close students of the trend of affairs believe that it stands better ill the public estimation just now than ever before, thanks largely to the elimiii ition of the bookmaker from the Maryland fi. 1.1 ami that this will count for ;; great deal w In u the reformers launch their next campaign against racing in Maryland, for which they are already making plans. Another factor thai should count in racings favor is the attitude of tiie Maryland branch of the Thoroughbred Horse Association, which has just gone on record in opposition to the building of any more race tracks in Mar; 1:. ml. It was flu spectre of Me:-- tracks that led to the fear among thoughtful racing men last fall that racing might be legislated out of existence in this state in the Beat future. There was orach talk last fall of new-racing ventures in the vicinity of Baltimore and certain unscrupulous proaratcrs. with no regard for th- future welfare of the sport, have beea trying hard !o carry out tlieir plans for the building of one of Ike proiio.se. I new tra.-Us. Thanks to an areaoed public aeartbaeorl and the nm-unpromising attitude of tb.se who have the authority in aaoh matters, the promoter, have been unable thus fur to obtain the eeeesaaiy legal poinission and the aetiea of the horsemens association just aaaoanced give- tiie final assurance that even if the promo ters should suecei d in overcoming tin legal obstacles that have interposed an effectaal siumbling block to the enterprise so far. it would be of little avail. Without horses it would not be pos - sibk to conduct a i ting ami with any and all Bew tricks under the ban of the borseoaeaa association, it would be ;• raah man iadeed who baa the hardihood to build another track in Maryland. Jockey Club Claiming Race Rule. To comply with tie- new requirements of the rule- of the Jacfcej club governing selling racea, Kacing S cr-tary Joseph McLennan has bBBBBd a special notice to tiie effect that all starters in claiming races at Bowie, inclmbiig the wiiin-r. will be aabject to claim for tie- entered price, plus the alne of tiie race to the winner, and as much more .,s the claimant may de-ire to bid. ■eraser jockey .lav Raaeh i among the regulars •it BeBrte. lie spent tli arbiter at Tijuana. Kam-li ha-- no present idea of resuming riding. He last rode in France in tglg and was in that country when the Knropean war broke out. although he was not taking mounts at the time, on account of havii-.g been incapacitated by an accident to his should •: while schooling a jumper, with which branch of the sport he was ideutifi-d during the last few years he rode abroad. He likes Kreiedi racing immensely. but is fearfal that it may take a long time t recover tiie ground lost as a result of the great war. Itanch is still able to ride at about 115 pounds should it become necessary or advisable. His Ameri-an hoiii. is at I.akersfteld, Cat. Freak Farrar, veteran trainer, ia racing only Lady Iondou at Bowie. The remainder of the banes that will race this year in his name and that of his partner. V. Smith, are at Havre de Grace, whither they were recently shipped from Laurel. their wintering place. Karrar recently has been devoting considerable attention to the devi lopinent of jumpers and has been ajalttl as successful in thi; department of the sport. The jumpers in bis striae, Which will go to Canada at the cteee of tin Maryland season, include New Haven. Juliet. UoM Bond and Mayluie. the latter an Irish horse. In addition, he has in training the two -year-old fill Bhilai K.. a filly by ii.iriigan — Beatrice Sonde Parr Stable Is Full of Cracks. Clewing reports are at hand concerning Crimper th- Preach horse for which OaL Bal liarr of Baltimore, paid SD .." 00 last season. This horse, although he made a fair showing after passing into Colonel Parrs paaaeaabam, failed to race up to the high expectations entertained of him. It is said that this season he gives every indication of living up to his high reputation and that he is now as fine looking a horse as is to be found in all America. Nebraska. purchased from John K. Madden for a fancy price last year, another horse in the Parr stable, is a highly promising three-year-old. William Garth has the Parr horses in charge, and good judges who have la-en watching their development this spring, liredict that the Parr stable will cut no mean figure in the racing at Pimlico. and afterwards. There are also some right good two-year-olds in the Parr stable. Bob Bain, who sucnf the winter in Cuba, where he was connected with the pari-mutuel department at Oriental Park, is employed in a similar capacity at Bowie. W. 1J. Norvell is an attache of the pari-mutuel department at Bowie, as in previous seasons. He is under engagement again to fill the position of racing secretary at Kenilworth Park at Windsor, and DufTerin and Hillcrest Parks, at Toronto, the coming summer. Starter Krauk McGinty. who has been making something of a reputation for himself on the half-mile tracks in Canada, is among the regulars at Bowie. He is just recovering from the effects of a severe surgical operation and is under engagement to act as starter tit DufTerin and Hillcrest Parks. His place as starter at Kenilworth Park will l e fill.-d this year by A. B. Dade, on account of the affiliation of that track with the Canadian Kacing Associations. Kin lid Allard is among the arrivals from Hot Springs. Ue reports that the layers at the Arkansas fcpa have been operatii", at a profit.
