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AGNES COOK IN LIMELIGHT » Promising Two -Year -Old Filly Furnishes Excitement at Havre. ♦ After Hanging on the Fence for Five Minutes Goes On and Wins the Race. * ♦ Havre de Grace, Md., April 17. — The second day of the Harford Association meeting saw another crowd of goodly proportions on hand to witness the sport and that in the absence of any particular feature in a racing way. The weather was springlike and the track lightning fast. Devotees of the sport through the field were out in force to see the first contest of the season over the Jumps. Agnes Cook, L. W. Garths highly promising filly, which made an auspicious debut at Bowie by winning, but later was disqualified because her owner neglected to register her, furnished considerable excitement in the opening dash this afternoon, when she tried to jump the fence and was astride the outside rail at the post for five minutes before she was released. Her escapade, however, did not prevent her from winning, although it undoubtedly affected her somewhat, as the filly tired i.ear the end, after drawing away into a big lead on the far turn. Aside from the Juvenile race, interest was centered in the meeting of a fair band of three-year-olds in the fifth race, for which J. M. Zimmers Oiiicn was accorded confident support. However. J. W. Williams Peter Quince filly Jule, with two recent victories to her credit at Hot Springs, was in superb condition and easily maintained a safe lead throughout, drawing away at the end, with Harry Burgoyne second, a short distance in advance of Ouieo. the favorite. The first steeplechase race of the year proved easy for G. H. Brownes Irish-bred jumper Fair Mac, which fenced in faultless style and won in a canter. Blazonry, carrying the colors of H. P. Whitney, was the public choice in the third, but the son of Whisk Broom II. ran as if not quite ready. The winner turned up in Our Nephew, from the stable of Jule Garson. His race at Bowie last week put him right on edge and he easily outpaced his opponents. Kal Parrs colors were seen in front in the fourth race when Coral took the measure of Pep]ier. a first -time starter from R. F. Carmans stable, and Grey Eagle. Dr. Campbell, racing to the good form he displayed at the recent Bowie meeting, scored iu run away fashion in the sixth race. Hwfa, the choice in this race, quit badly. Highland Lassie, paying 9.90 in the mii-tuels, easily accounted for the closing race of the day.
