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APPEALING GRANT OF BOWIE LICENSE AntiRacing Interests Efforts to Stop Spring Meet ¬ ing Will Fail Says Expert Legal Advice BALTIMORE Md March 27 That the action of J H Ralston leader of the antiracing interests of Prince George County in appealing the grant of the license to the Bowie track by the Circuit Court will meet with failure is the opinion of many of the most respected legal minds of the state Mr Ralstons contention that the judges of the Circuit Court used ministerial rather than judicial powers in their action and that a favorable decision for the antiracing element would affect the proposed meetings at Havre de Grace Pimlico and Laurel is doubted doubtedThe The State Court of Appeals where the nrgument will be heard during the next fortnight ha J already recognized the racing commissions of the two coun ¬ ties wherein Havre de Grace and Pimlico operate by judicial rulings Laurel operates under a special charter without the dictation of the Circuit Courtof its county and cannot be affected by any adverse decision that could possibly affect the Bowie situa ¬ tion tionMr Mr Ralston who has suffered defeat at the polls in St George County on several occasions charged in Ids motion before the Court of Appeals that the racing interests were influencing the politicians to their favor favorThe The unprecedented open weather finds the north ¬ ern delegations who have wintered at Maryland and New York confident of their ability to annex most of the purses at the Bowie meeting Daily arrivals declare their intention of participating in the opening days program The book of the first six days of racing has been published by secretary McLennan and has met with much favor ¬ able comment commentAfter After telegraphic instructions stalls have been prepared for the Dr C L Richards string of five headed by Romeo Sosius and three twoyearolds en route from New Orleans Accompanying them is John Dundees War Mask which will be turned over to James Johnston for the spring anil summer campaign Edward Hodgson proceeded to Havre de Grace to prepare for the reception of the W C Clancy string which includes his Pickwick Paddy Dear and a few of the southern division of the James MacManus stable and Assume which John Leonard has consigned to Clancys care for the Maryland todayThat circuit Both consignments are djiie today That therei will be no dearth of cifftable Tiding material is indicated by the presence of jockeys McTaggart Butwell Sneidman Parrington Domi uick F Itobinsou O Preece Jr and Stapleton StapletonThe The H P Whitney string in care of Albert Simons will be shipped from Benning to Bowie on Friday It includes several youngsters which have impressed the dockers by their high speed and superior barrier education
