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FORBIDDING DAY AT BOWIE COLD AND DISAGREEABLE WEATHER AND A MUDDY TRACK BRING DISCOMFORT. Kentucky Boy Defeats the Favorite Kilts in the Seabrooke Purse — Fan Tan a Good Mud Runner and an Ea-„y Winner — Gossip of the Track. Bewie, Md.. April ».- T. J. Shannon, whose horses an- in particularly good form this spring, famished the winner of Bowies feature race this afternoon in w. w. Limeys three-year-old Keatacky Boy, which won the Hrabreuht Pane, a dash of aevea-eighths. which he won in runaway fashion, beating the favorite Kilts out by a couple of lengths. Ihe races wer ■ mi over a sloppy track and under weather conditions that reminded one of tin- old Bays at Gutteaberg. It was cold and raw and heavy coats and wraps wire a comfort rather than a burden. Coder the rouuitlias th.- atteadaace was surprisingly large and nprrulathm was keen. Tie two-year-oM race went lo the Mirasol Btal hs v in inn. which won rasing u,i by three lengths, lit for Tal showed a burst of speed from the harrier an I raced into a long lead in the first ter. Li tin- stretch Kan Tan came from behind anil finished like :; real good filly. md Parlor Boy. a steady going horse in heavy going, beat Dr. Charcot by a length in the second. Befligee, a frequent winner in Cuba, after taking a big brad in the early running, gave way when th- final drive came and could do no better than finish third. .lames Arthur has obtained first, call on jockey W. Collins for the Havre de Grace BMCetbag. Freddy Gaylor will continue to make Collins outside en-gag an ills. Looking for Platers to Race in Canada. E. B. larsons came over from Washington and was busy canvassing among the horsemen looking tot some cheap platers to race in Canada. Parsons, who r -t ni! rried la.-t summer, has been making his la me in Washington. He was presented with a fine daughter March ft. Dr. .1. K. McCarthy, whose farm is located in the i. ni ii Spring Valley, wintered a number of horses a: his place. Among them was Jim Basey, which was presented to .1. K. Griffith by H. C. Watkins. The horse is going sound this spring, as is also Sam Jackson, which was also wintered by Dr. McCarthy. Tin- latter is now the property of a Mr. Hecbachrr. The jumper Battery is also in fine condition and Cockspur. which was purchased by W. v.. Lannahau, Jr. last fall, has developed hah* a useful jumper. Mali Smart i; reported to have a promising steeplechaser in his stable in Plant tabu, a bleb be purchased of the K. R. Street estate last fall. Herbert G. AYilkins. who maintains rather an ex-tensive establishment in Maryland, has purchased the three-year-old How Rose of A. EL Viv.ll. Bdward I rotter wna a visitor at Dowie this aftii n. His horses bat* arrived at Havre de Grace and shipped in good condition. Trotter has engaged jockey Mink to do hi; riling this year, lie also baa disposed of a half interest in the horses kicAdoo, .!. C. Stone and Dr. Carman, which he purchased from K, L. Laker. Trotter will train them with the other horses hi- wintered at Charleston. He brines the BOWS that Louis Tanker shipped the .1. Livingston bat am from Charleston to Churchill Downs, Louisville, mi Saturday last anil that Waller Jennings was to have shipped the Mc-Comber horses to Louisville today. Sale of Horses Scheduled for Thursday. There will be a sale of horses in training here i n Thursday, when consignments from the stables of Lewis Garth, W. L. Oliver and tin- Mirasol Stable will be disposed of. Nash Turner, who la at Havre de Grace, was kicked on the lead by one of the horses he is training on Saturday anil sustained injuries serious enough to reoaire several stitches being taken in the wound. Kimball Patterson will ship his horses to Havre de Grace toninrr.iw and Albert Simons will leave with the Harry Payne Whitney horses on Thursday. Al V Mtaa ships on Saturday Among the new arrivals were Oscar Holder anil Tom McBride, who came up from .Jacksonville. The reports of racing being resuused in .Jacksonville next winter are a bit premature, and it is doubtful if the .pur! will be resumed in Florida for some time to come. •I. W. Iaagle. who stopped off for a few weeks in iloriila. arrived in Haltimore on Friday last. His horses BTC located at the Gentlemens Driving Park, Arlington, anil will be rested for the IMmlieo meet ing. Dal Acton, the Dalhousie two-year-old that Red-well sent to the post in the first rare, was green and. immediately the barrier was sprung, he wheeled and went the other way.
