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FRUIT CAKE IS THE QUEEN DEFEATS KING HEROD IN THE WILMINGTON STAKES WITH EASE. The Latter Runs a Good Race r.nd Is Not Disgraced — Onico Defeats Tippity Witehet in the Race for Two-Year-Old; — K.-v.essa Unplaced. Havre de Grace, M.l . April 19. It was I most diversified and attractive program thai the naaa-ageaaent of the Havre de Grace tract; provided this afternoon and, as the weather was like summer and the days result- fairly foruiful. the lag crowd that was in attendance enjoyed the proceedings ha- llleliselv. The Wilmington Stakes, with Sl.OOO added, served as the headline!- and gave li. T. /.ollieoIY.rs fleet filly iiiiii Cake tl pnortnnlty f aaunac to her already extended list of laurels. it was -x-pe.iiil that iraiit Hugh Browaea Kentucky Derhy candidate King Hemd. would furnish the most .humorous opposition to the EoBicoaTer filly, which ruled an overwhelming favorite and so it proved. I.ut Kin:; tiered was unequal to the tank of taking liiiit I -ikes nteasare and she won easily enough, after wresting the lead fraaa the speedy Brprahnte, Which had hen fillin- the rate of pacemaker. King Herod came along with a resolute challenge In the stretch, hat driving to the limit failed hi •eriowsN menace the favorite, waaae victory was greeted with npionrloaa acclaim. She is. unite worthily, popular and the general opinion was that King Herod was by no means disgraced, In failing to cope sin ces, fully with her. The race was one ..f the faatesl «.f the mil Una., Todaya raaalag of the Wilmington Stakes was the fifth ami the li-t of it; ahmiH is as follows: Tear. Winner. 8ft. .lockev. Val. Time. 1913 Frederick 1 129 P. Maagve .81,286 1:07:.-, 1814 Gainer 129 M. Barxtoa.. 1,885 1:98% 1815 Norse Rang His .1. MeChey. 1,129 1:07M; 1918 King Neptune v_l .1. HeteaK.. 1.005 1:88 1917 Fruit Cake 113 F. Hol.inon l.Lii5 1:07 Whitneys Tippity Witehet Unlucky. The two-year-old race hrouu-ht together the heat of tin- juveniles that have been in action in the east so far this season and resulted in a rather flaky victory lor Archie Ktmmcia Oaien, a staunch favi rite that was lucky to escape defeat by Harry Payne Whitneys Tipnety Witehet. The latter cause fist after having been pocketed in the early running ami probably would have won with hatter racing link. The Ste plechase was contested liy a hand of green jumpers and there were mishaps galore. Sit of the tru starters finished the course and the race resolved itself into a du.I between Pussy Willow and Ktlix, with the former victorious after a spirited stretch straggle. Keweaaa was the victim of a bungling ride in tl.e handicap that served as the secondary feature of the da.v and ll.iiil.eik won il in a driving finish witli Skih s Knoh. John Powers has just returned from a visit to the Si hulls farm, near Bedhanfc, when he win -t-re.i Harry Shaw and Pari Light He -aid that I... th boraea are in the heal of eomlition and he will shortly take Hum up and put them in train lug for the year. William Garth entertained Dal Parr and a large party at a breakfast in his kitchen it Phallra Uda morulas; Mr- Parr ami his party, a naanber of them being la.ii.s. wen t to see the holding exerdm s in the early morning. Starter .lam. s Milton is the proud possessor of a l.r Imare that has been seal to .lim iaffney. This mare is . olden Kuiv. a daughter of Water-ii.i.v Nona, that woa twenty eight races euarhag her career on he turf. Mr Milton beaghl here during the Havana meeting and shipped her lo the Mill tnrj stock Iaini in Kentucky, this mare is one that tne late .lain, s p.. liaggin had intended far hi. l-ilnii n.loif Stud and it is prol.al.le that as shrewd a Judge as Mr. Haggia could not have been wraag in seeking her out for a gaud matron. Many Improvements for Havre de Grace. General Manager Iiurke announced today that there will he many improvements to the Havre de Grace track before the opening r the fall aaeet- ing. New roofs ami sheds will lie put on the various st. tides and it is the intention to make the quarters for the horses the cpial of any on the Maryland circuit. Samuel 11. Kiddle, of Hie Clen Diddle Farms, was on hand to see his jumper ltr.i7.em.se race in the steeplechase. He acted as one of the stewards dur mg the day ami will till a like position for the rest of the ■aeetlng. Mr. Kiddle is one of the most enthusiastic of newcomers to the turf. lie has mi amhitiou; ntriag of flat runners in the care of W. II. Karrick. in adhttthm to his cross country stahle. Probably his heal one that Karrick is training is the crack three y.ar old illy Winning Witch. Other distinguished visitors of the afternoon were .1. S. Cosdcn of Philadelphia. F. Ambrose flark and lial Darr. 1. A. Oarey was over for the day and says that he hopes to have some horses to race under his silks again before hang, .lames A. WhatSard came over from Philadelphia for n day of sport and made it a. profitalde one. Deckna. the good-looking Knglish colt that was winner of the maiden race, had not feaaa on the track for ten days batata the race and the vvav he was nodding when he came hack indicated that he may not have been worked, for the reason that he might break down with no purse at the end of his task. Miss Kruter was claimed out. of the fifth race yesterday for .S50 by A. C. lorretto.
