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CARMANS COLORS IN FRONT «. Startling Carries Them to Victory in the Penn Selling Stakes. *. — George Starr Wins Again — Jockey Kummer Rides Three Winners in Successive Races. — ♦ — Haw ! • Gr:.oo. Md.. April 24. -The Pciin Sel.ing Mai.cs. with ,000 added. wa tin- stnk" offering . :!.•■ Harford Agricultural and Hreoilors Associn-riua ni Ham* de Grace this afternoon. R. F. Car-Startling, carrying top weigh! and confidently I i ked liy tin* talent, showed improved form over !,i- nt— nt effort* and. after racing in :i forward l».-iti"ii from tin- start. disposed of Kirusian in the Mr-tch ami lr«w away into a big had at til rinl. Whatever chance Kins Worth li.nl went glimmering when In- ran away throe-quart, rs befaee the start. Hi.- Iciiu Selling Stakis was first run in 1113 and it- bhtfaty, in brief form, follows: Year. Winner. Wt. Jockey. Val. Time. 1913 AzjrteBe Ill P. M— graT*4 MS 1:07.. ltd, Sari 07 J. McTanrl «;T-_, IjBBtk IMS s,.ii,.-ler Kl.. T. McTaggrt 7." 1 :ll«;~. 1»1« F. umotim* Ill T. Hall «i7r. 1:07.. i:il7 Polly J »4 S. McCraw . 1.41.1 1:07 IStM Startling ISC Kiimine-. 1.47."i 1 : »7 T -. Weather conditions today were more propitious f..r ui!tdiM»r sport, with the result that a trememl ..a- crowd ji.unieyed to Havre de Grace, the delegation- fr.nii Washington and Philadelphia liciug quite laraje. The track showed remarkable improviiient chit night and when the horses v.er- called t the iii-t in the opening dash, it was fast. Tlie handicap at three quarters of a mile, which followei: the stake ner, attracted as much attention as the feature event. A met i and of sprinters ■went ■. tin- post, with Sandy MoNaught.its high-i-Imss thn i • year-old. ISeaeea* St trr. a warm favorite. It proved to l»e tiie l»est contest of the afternoon. George Starr set a fast gam rata start to finish, with Top o th Morning. Raiuroscli and Manister Toi in close pursuit. The game son of Jack Atkin i never faltered and was gradually drawing away lrom bis opiHineuts near I lie end. I". Kumnier had the mount on ;eorge Starr, his • third titraig.it saccess of the afternoon, having ridden Assume and Startling to victory in the preceding ran «. A fin.- looking daughter of Sweep — Hanrc.se. In,...1 /. arose, carrying the colors of the Triple • Crown MaWe, proved best of a !-:g hand of maiden i two ycir-olds. whi-h started in the first race. Ie.irose displayed a liigh oi-iler of speed through- -!i;. hut McGraw took im elMioos and rode the I illy out when Xelle Yorke challengeil. Coiiuclin. a half-sister to the great Colin, ac-« tinted for the other tv.o-.v •ar-old race on tie- program. She was out ten to the stretch turn, hut liuishing fast and gamely, passed the winning line a head in advance of Ji rice, which tired racing ; Aunt Dinah into defeat. MAE MURRAY WINS FOR BUXTON. Clarence Ituxtoii furnished the winner of the third I race, in which sixteen horses faced the starter, when his good filly. Mae Murray, racing forward ly from the start, made good in decisive fashion after iiis|to*iuR of the pacemaker in the stretch. .1. liconards four-year-old Assume, which came here from Oaklawn Park. Hot Kprjpjv. in tiptop condition, easily 1m— t a good hand of fast young horses in the fourth race. Considerable interest was ilis|da-.ed in the first appearance of J. K. I.. Rons English -bred colt Fit/.william. He is a grand-looking horse, but was green at the barrier and this race - Iiotild improve him. K. Musautes stir l"p was most fancied in the losjiig race a!id n warded his support -rs !iy a 1 an-. ut victory, holding his opiiouents safe all through a terrific final drive. Among yesterdays arrivals were llr. Hamlet MiKire. of N-w Orleans, who is here on a visit to i:is friend. W. A. Hurttschell. The latter has several |M Ji II nlli in his stable, the property of Dr. Moore, which are said to have shown some flattering trial*. Dr. Moore will remain here for several days Idfore returning smith. Harry Littleficld. who trained Joseph K. Seagrams big build of horses in Canada for several rears, was a visitor at Havre «!•• tirai-e. It was the first time that he witnessed a race run in the state in a long time. Mr. bttttefield will probably handle some horses for one of the prominent American owners tli is year. IJciie l.utz has taken over the mare Lady Ward for Fred Tealian and will train her in the future, l.utz also has Malice and Man of Honor in his stable. lie purchased the last two mention-d of T. Cell-j. Dr. Mel ully came over from New York to look over the horses in the Harry 1ayue Whitney and J. O. Tallinn stables. J..mes Hewitt has tak-n over .-: handsome-looking two-year-old for Daniel Cunningham, ef Hosten. to 1 irate. •■ is :l ""own colt by Setback -I.a Detta. mid has lieen named Dottas It. st. Several bar— j,i,a who have h-.ked the yningster over have Mial* — "••" H.witt on the locks ,.f the colt, and 1 the latter lias lieges that be will develoo into a si coml Cotclus. Roth the latter and Dottas Rest vere bred by C. C. t ampls-U at his place in Oklahoma |#lU Garth, not b. Is- outdone by Willie Shields, gave a big dinner to alu.n; thirtv of his friends on the inc. track at the Maryland House iu Havre in- BUN !:— night.
