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STAR SPRINTERS IN ACTION HAVRE DE GRACE MEETING OPENS WITH THE FIRST EASTERN STAKE RACE. Sand Marsh an Easy Victor in the Harford Handicap with Lcochares Second and Pennant Third — Jockey T. McTagrgart Suspended. Ilavr.- de Grace, Md., April 16.— F. It. Deem* furnished the winner of the foatam race al Havre I ii. I.: th,. a.ieriiooii in Sand Marsh, which BUMS a runaway nee ef the Harford Handicap, a ansa of five and a half furlongs, to which 81,866 was added. The Harford brought a field of tea to the post, He Wi;i and Sea Beach beiag added starters. Included among the others were I, miant. I.cochavs. Kewessa -id Babul Bradley. Bond Marsh was ridden by Butwefl, left the hairier with lie leaders, and quickly dashed to the front and took an c.-isy I- a !. He was Immediately taken under restrain:, and in the homestretch, win u Leochares challenged, III speed iii reserve and drew away again in the last sixti entli. Leoehaies begun slowly, which mnjr have rest bfau the race, while Penaaat nut with much mterfereace in the early running. The win-nei-"s portion of the stakes ivas 81,886. The itewarda issued , couple of ruling- luring tin- afternoon which brought ;i saapeosioa of fear days t .jockey Cannon and one of five days to Jockey !. MeTaggart. The former cut across in front of the other horses in the second race. «h i Mi Tnggart took Beyal Interest up in the last fifty yards, after the latter swerved over to Ihe insid" fence. The stewards were of the opinion that the horse should have beefl second. The three year-old filly IJolden Bantam. Which has been at Havre de Grace for tin- past month was shown la the padibek between races. Kdward Crawford lias her appearing iii grand condition and sh lioiili he at her beat when the rimlhrs meeting opens. Align t Belmont wishes to assure the horsemen that everything will be in readiness for the o|ten-bag at !. Inn. at Park, May 28, and that the meeting will begin as scheduled. W. Ward, who shipped his stable from Tijuana at the conclusion of that meeting, direct to Havre de Grace, died at the local hospital this morning a- a result of hemorrhages. Hi-, home was in Lea Angeles. The Ward stable included among others Ir-.stnnption and important. Frank McGiaty, one of Starter Miltons assistants. was a visit r ai Havre de Grace, McGhsty recently underwent an operation and is -lowly recovering, lie will get back into harness again by the time the meetings in Canada begin, where he is engaged as starter. Nar.h Turner Among the Visitors. Nash Turner, looking none the worse for the injuries be sustained, as a result of betah kicked aa th" bead by on" of the two-year-olds he is training for Mr. Thame, greeted many of his old time friends in the paddock. Before the war haute oul. Turner was training a string of seventy-four horses in France and rod" many of them hims -If. Among the horses be trained was Magellan, the sire of the two-year-ohm !;.• is training in this i iwmlij fee .Mr. Tborne. lock i Trotee, the apprentice that Andrew Blakeley obtained for his employer, Mr Iieilly. president of tie- Victory oil Company, made an auspicious beginning, when he landed Joseftaa /.arete in front of Iniperator in the first race at Havre de Grace this afternoon. lit- rode bis mount lik" an artist, nursing her along for a final effort in the stretch and at the end g-.t up and beat the specie Imperntor. Troise is certain to become a rn al favorite with raee-geen in tin- east. B. A. Clapton baa but three horses ia training at present- Ike Harris. Cleaa Ip and Master Me Grath. They are what is left of the sixteen horses be shipped to New Orleans last winter. Culture. Scotch Kiss and Greentree have been find and turned out tor th" summer and Prince Henry. Ensdea ami Slumber II. will not be taken up until late ill the summer. New Orleans was represented at the opening by Torn Shaw. T. C. C.impbdl and A. it. Bony Beers Joe Natter came on from Hrookdale with Pennant. He is looking I xceedingly fine himself and reported that the Harry Payee Whitney horses still at the farm are all doing exceedingly well. Tom McCraery has received the three-year old Roglteh colt that was brought over for Albert Davis uhea Spey Pearl was brought to this country, file colt is one of magnificent size and Mi-fri-ory is satisfied he will make good. He is a bay son of Puglemaa, a Peraaasasaa sire, while on ins dams side h ■ is bred along the same lines as Emil llcrz Short liras . Lafe Bbck was over from PhHadeiphla for tiie opening aad he is looking greatly tfltptSJVBd in health.
