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FAVORABLE START AT HAVRE DE GRACE Big Attendance Marks the Day Flitterfjold Wins the Old Bay Handicap, By T. K. Lynch. Havre do Grace, Md., September 11. Racing in Maryland for the autumn season, which will last in all seventy days, began auspiciously this afternoon at the course of the Harford Agricultural and Breeders Association on Chesapeake Bay. A big attendance from Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington was on hand, not to speak of the strong contingent from New York, where the extended season conflicts with the racing here. Indeed, the representation from the big city was unexpectedly large. It was a fine day for racing, a cool breeze blowing from the bay, which made top coats comfortable. The feature of the sport was the Old Bay Handicap at a mile and a sixteenth, in which six good horses contested. It resulted in a downfall for the public choices, St. Isidore, vjhich came hpre fresh from victories in New York, and the Ross pair, Uncle Bryn and Priscilla Mullens, which had been racing in Canada. The winner was G. A. Mullers six-year-old Flittergold, which came from behind and won going away. The race was hardly truly run, for, on the first turn St. Isidore attempted to run out and Rowan almost went off. After that the lad straightened his horse out, but meantime Priscilla Mullens and J. J. Lillis had gained a considerable advantage. Flittergold was running gamely In fifth place and Ambrose was content to have him pick up his horses gradually. While rounding the far turn Priscilla Mullens quit and St. Isidore moved up with Flittergold at his saddle. Once straightened out, Ambrose sent Flittergold fast and at an eighth from home, he had the race won. J. J. Lillis had no trouble taking second place, while St. Isidore, in a drive, just beat Priscilla Mullens for third place. Uncle Bryn showed little speed at any part of the race. OLD MONTRESOR A WINNER. Old Montresbr, a cast-off of the R. T. Wilson stable, running in the colors of J. W. Pangle, won the opening race in a hard drive from Phil Ungar. The latter would have won in another stride. A number of Canadian owners are here with their horses, among them Allan Bullcroft. A. N. Roy, W. Bennett, J. Mclllmurray, J. K. L. Ross, J. O. Fletcher, S. Miedow and the Thorncliffe Stable, in charge of Will McDaniel. Paul Leydecker has obtained, a contract on the apprentice S. Sneidman, a young Canadian who rode for S. Miedow in Canada last summer. Algernon Daingerfield, assistant secretary of the Jockey Club, got in this morning and was busy receiving applications for licenses from Canadian trainers and jockeys. Jockey Roscoe Troxler arrived from New York and will remain for the meeting. Dr. Murray, of Newark, Del., came down for a days racing. His old campaigner. Sandhill, is turned out at the farm and no attempt will be made to train him until next year. Charles Lnnsdalc, one of the stewards at Oriental Park. Havana, came over from New York and will put in several weeks before leaving for Kentucky. Starter James Milton, who has made Baltimore his home, reports that many horsemen who have never raced in Cuba heretofore, are seeking information regarding racing conditions. In Cuba, Will Shields has already reserved stalls for some of his horses.
