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HAVRE DE GRACE RACING Billy Kelly and Other Stars in Opening Day Feature Large Crowd Sees Conclusion of ofBowies Bowies Most Successful Spring Meeting IIALTIMOItK Mel April 15 Tlio scone of Mary ¬ land racing will shift tomorrow from Howie to the picturesque course of the Harfonl Agricultural nnil Breeders Association at Havre ilc Jmce when the annual spring meeting of tliirteen days will be in ¬ augurated tinder the most auspicious conditions The attendance at Howie has been phenomenal this spring breaking all records for that track and seemingly foreshadowing what most of the com ¬ petent judges have been predicting for some time that this year will be a banner one as far as the turf is concerned Certain it seems that Havre de Grace with a better class of horses ready to race than appeared at Howie in fact quite a few of the star racers of the country are scheduled to make their first start of the year there and with better transportation than was available last year on ac ¬ count of war conditions Will enjoy a goodly measure of prosperityRacing tills promised prosperity Racing secretary Fred Rehberger lias prepared an attractive program for opening day with the Harford Handicap as the principal feature The best field of horses that lias appeared before the public this year is carded to start in this race twenty highclass thoroughbreds being eligible with such stars as Hilly Kelly Motor Coy Jack Hare Or Pickwick 1en Rose Dr Johnson Crimper High Cost and others among the prospective start ¬ ers Tlio other races have filled well with a number of the more prominent eastern stables that have not us yet raced this year having representa ¬ tives in several of them Altogether the initial pro ¬ gram llpltjs tottluJllPu promise of a splendid days sport and the prospects are that unless bad weather intrudes the Harford County track will be taxed to its capacity to accommodate the large crowd of racing devotees that will come from Washington Philadelphia and surrounding cities not to say any ¬ thing about the local followers followersThe The last day of the wonderfully successful Howie meeting saw another banner crowd present at Prince George Park Amalette accounted for the Prince George Consolation Handicap the main at ¬ traction of the day under a good ride on the part of jockey Obert The Englishbred filly led all the way and held the favorite Hauberk safe at the end endDISaUAXIFICATION DISaUAXIFICATION IN FIFTH EACH EACHA A disqualification marred the days sport Fairly after finishing first in the fiftli race was dis ¬ qualified for slightly interfering with Cadillac Many disagreed witli the stewards and their action was followed by a demonstration on the part of the excited backers of Fairly a number of which had to be ejected from the grounds Jockey groundsJockey T Rice piloted the winners of the first two races Tranby and llefugee botli winning easily Obert also rode two winners winnersOnico Onico ran a fast race to score in the third coming witiiin u fiftli of a second of equaling the track record for the distance distanceJockey Jockey Hutwell was kicked by Laura Miller while astride Korfhagt going to the post in tiie opening race He fulfilled his days engagements however howeverManager Manager OHara was jubilant over the success of the meeting that closed today todayWilliam William Luwler departed for St Louis after notification of death of his employer Henry Kid Berker the wellknown betting commissioner commissionerWilliam William Hirnie and W H Mitchell were arrivals from Hot Springs SpringsCaptain Captain Dulmine of the Pinkerton agency frustrat ¬ ed another effort to cash forged mutuel tickets The offender who was intoxicated was warned and ejected front the grounds groundsA A Philadelphia lias lately been communicating with horsemen pleading financial relief for Tommy Davics this rider who the writer says lies ill in a Philadelphia hospital Jockey Daries is in perfect physical health and will be seen in the colors of his employer Capt Ral Parr at Havre de Grace GraceW W Walker claimed Sturdee after his defeat in the second race for 1015 1015J J Troy claimed Toadstool after his victory on Monday for 1100 X Freeman claimed Indian Chant on Monday for 1155 1155Tranby Tranby which had been on th schooling list for the greater part of the meeting showed the good efforts of starter Tribes teaching by winning for the second time in two days
