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OVER AT HAVRE 1E GRACE SUCCESSFUL MEETING CLOSES WITH GOOD ATTENDANCE AND RACING. Stirtlins Wins the Chester Selling Stakes for R. V. Canaan in Oaam Fashion — Clos:e Ficishe-, a Feature in Several of the Contest:;. Havre ]•• Grace, Md., April 1917.sh, 11. F. Caraaaa furnished th. winnei , : tie «h. -1 r Belling stai.es. th ! atari race ef the closing days program at Havre •:.■ Grace this aftei ■ ia Btartttag, which came from behind ami won going away from Peaky. The race waa ■ dash of tbree-qaarters, to which ,000 was added. Ktiascaa started oat like the winner. He weat to the front and. racing into mi easy lead in the 1 arly running, remain I iu front until entering the home stretch, where stnrt-iing caaght and passed him. Polly J. was 1 caa-lender to this point fit when the decisive struggle eeme. sh.- tired nad dropped ba I . Todays was the fifth running ef the Chester Belling stakes, the brief history af which is na roll wn: fear. Winner. A.Wt. Jockey. Val. Time. l»l ■■ Tuts $ «,i it. Balder..$ SIS 1:11% Ill t Czar Michael...:. WW. TTinphv. 075 1:15 1015 Keweaaa B 110 J. BatwelL. 075 1:12% 1910 Sere, hi- B 115 T. Partoa.. 875 1:13*4 1917 Btartliag 1 lid J. BatwelL. 1.:-, i:i__ The day waa marked by the maaher «.r dose fin-rahes and in several ef the races the winners were In doabt until the effieial pbtciag was displayed, fhia was . m,i . ially so In the races won by Nene-• nch nad Harry I. iinler. inliiig was issued by the stewards during the aften ■ as follow-.: *G. B. PhiUipa hi fund Moo for using iaterperate Ungaage and far coadact detrimeatal to the 1 1 si inter,-ts of the tarf ea Wednesday, April 2." . in connection with the claiia-lag of the horse Sleepy s am. Algernon Daingerfleld was na arrival th;s morning. He cease over frean New Tork hi aaaaane the position of steward representing the Jockey club, Mr. Veehargk having heea bacapacitated throagh ill — aeaa. The news nf the burning of the II. K. Kaapp and B. L. Parsons stables at Belmont Park, iu which all :..- horses af these tWO •-.••iitlonieu vvre destroyed. was received with tnacii regret by becneanea and race-cm rs. W. Kerryhart Arrives from C..ba. W, Kerryhart was an arrival from Cuba this morning. At the conclusion af the meeting at Oriental Park, Kerryhart nine na 1 lis naive tour of the Island, visiting differeat points of in-terest. He will remain for the meeting at 1imlico aad th u go to N iw fork for the summer. Oscar Bariuaaa, the weli-knaun layer, has been confined foi a coaple af weeks ia St. Agnes Hospital, where he underwent two operations. He is BOW reported to be coiual scent. William Ryan was a aether arrival from Havana. Mr. Ryan has made it a practice far the pasl three years o ri main in Cuba, until the season iu the north is well advanced. The three days meting of the Wilmington Horse and Round Asseeiation. v hi,h will be held at Waenaeet Bark May 17. 18 and 1!. pre— let ■ to ha rather a preteathMS affair. A number of wealthy geatleaaen of Delaware, hate rested in the tho,-- oaghbred. are back of the scheme ami the meeting may develop Into na important one. Premises from several owners to ship there h iv alrcadv been made t. Secretary M. Casaiday, and in ail about ISO horses will take part in the meeting. The stewards will he Henry .1. Morris, Alg -1 ai.ii Daingerfleld and S. I. Taaraaend. c. Coraehlsea ail! be clerk of the scales and placiag judge and James Milton wi" probably do the startiag. Soiu. af the -.wn i". thai will ship there are Ral Purr, Capt. Casaatt, R. Murray. Qaincy Stable, a. a. We loa, With si vera 1 af Thomas Clydes horses, . Zimmer and Rdward McBride. The grounds at -••lii-t Park comprise aver 1917.sh0 acres. A carload ..r horses will leave here far Peiaa- abire Bark on Wednesday, and In the consignment -,Niu i„. haraea ..wind by s. Park, Holland Brothels, .in m 1 Rata risen and JJee Brown. Another Priaee Ahmed foal has arrived at the H. G. Bedwell farm at I.aiir. 1. He is a chestnut colt dam the Olympian mare Smirk. Jockey Wotsti nholm. who has been spending the winter mouths at Ida home in Montreal, Canada, Will join the Bedwell st aides at liialico. Weights f r the Green spring TaBey Bteepeechaan Handicap will he announced Tuesday, the opening daj of the mealing.
