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ROIiERT BRADLEY UNPLACED UP TO HIS OLD TRICK5! AND RACES FAR BELOW HIS HOT SPRINGS FORM. Wood stone Victor in a Close Finish — Sweet Marguerite Blatfaaraiahea Herself — Kebo in Bad Luck — Pin.lioo Pur?es Increased. Havre le Brace, MdL, April 20. The ordinary card that was served up to patraaa of rachag at Havre ov Brace this afterateea, was productive of sport of the most stirring variety. The finishes in the early part of the Bregraaa ware all millaglj dose ami aroaaed tin greatest eathaadaaaa. it was coaler than yesterday, bu! not uncomfortably so. The one redeeaahag feature of the card Was a handicap at eae mile aid seventy yards. It was att. nded by an upset when Kob.rt Bradl- y. the outstanding elioi.e. ladled to run to a place." Kid-dea by .1. Collias, lie was prominent as leader in the early pail of the race, bill fell back when the real rachag began. Waadatawe, the second choice of the race, was rttaaaad the victor in a drive .illi Woodea Shoes, which had taken up the pace-aaakiag when Baktrl Bradley dragged back. Sweet Marguerite. ,,ne ,,f the outsi.l.rs. barely succeeded in taking the measure of Crant Hsgh Brawaea filly Low Degree in the two rear old dash. Low Degree was particularly well thought of by the work watchers. Bdward Trotter saddled his first winner of the aeaaaa, whea B. B. MBtetta Smart kteaey got up in a sinew -straining finish to beat 1*. A. Clarks l:la. h 11 in the race for maidens. iUaden is a gaod-looking horse and may develop into a useful racer. Kebo had much bad luck in the early part of the fourth race ami barely failed to score, after I most sensational stretch sprint. His backers were indeed unlucky to lose. ■ Secretary William P. BBaaga, of the Maryland Jockey Club, announced today that the association will raise the purses in ten of the oversight purse races and handicaps to S1.20O. The original conditions provided for parses miming from 00 to 1 1.608. The races to have increased purses are the Bl limit. Oavaaa and Howard handicaps: the Caswell, llicsville. Junior. I.elvidere. Sudbrook purses; Monumental. Hilltop and Oriole handicaps. These purses will be divided to gtve the first horses 8899, the second 8298 and the third 8888. J. McTaggart to Ride Ticket in Derby. John McTaggart was today esapagad by Andrew Miller to ride Ticket in the Kentucky Derby. Doctor P. V. Ashe was distributing the books for the Devonshire Iark meeting aaaaag the hors.-men la dag. This meeting will lie held from May 12 to 10 No pur. has a val I" less than 8888, while each day a handicap of .S1.000 value is ofl.r.d. While beiag worked this morning at Havre da Grace track. Lord Herbert and Mei rie Ben collided, and Lord Herbert can ut of the accident with a badly wrenched alaawlder. Andrew- Miller was an arrival from New York. It was his first appearance at the meeting. Larry Ryan caaae over from .New York for a days racing. V. Mdatyre obtained his jockey license yesterday and he will ride for Jerry Murphy. Jockey V Allen rode old Ticket of Leave in a drag hunt yesterday and he says that the idd fellow went ahaag exceediagly well. Mortimer Lynch haa sold his interest in JwSge BTiagfield to his sea, Bdaaid H. Lynch. The younger Lynch is a member of Troop C of the cavalry, in which the amateur rider Fred .-Vipers is an officer. Saa.li. the maiden that Nash Turner sent to the [H.st for T. P. Ihorne in the third race, was winner of a steeplechase at San Sebastieu in Spain last fall, with Winnie OConnor in lie saddle. Thla race was the Prix Kim of 5.000 francs value. Halle Konald ran her last race when she was unplaced in the maiden dash. She will be shipped to Kirklevinuton Stud, when- she will join the other Kichard T. Wilson broodmares there. Grant llimli BreWM was over from New York for a day of sport. Bdward Arthagtea was a visitor yesterday and promises to be back next week when his show will be in I.altimore. After whsaaag the last race in runaway fashion. Nightstick was advanced .05 over his eutered price of 8999. The bidder was Sam Ix.uis.
