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H P WHITNEY COLORS ARE PROMINENT Pigeon Wing and Afternoon a RoyallyBred Two YearOld Carry Them to Victory at Havre HAVRE DE GRACE Md April IS With slightly improved track conditions and clear weather the card presented today vlule lacking in a nominal feature was prolific of good racing and served to introduce two formidable Iimlico Oaks candidates in II P Whitneys Pigeon AVing and Stickling which finished first and second respectively in the second race lioth were shipped from Mr Whit ¬ neys Rrookdale Farm in New Jersey in prime racing condition and they showed it in their races today Pigeon Wing disnlayed an abundance of speed and led throughout while Stickling was easily best of the others Another success was scored by the Whitney stable when Afternoon a daughter of Prince Palatine Matinee the hitter a sister to Whisk Uroom II holder of the American mile and a quarter record of 200 won the halfmile dash for twoyenrolds that opened the days proceedings Afternoon after beginning slowly closed in on her opponents with i wonderful display of speed and overtaking the pacemaker in the last sixteenth outgamed him at the end It was a sparkling effort and her victory proved decidedly popular popularThe The track was heavy near the inside rail but its highlybuilt turns and banking left the middle of the track in fair condition holding out the promise of n good if not fast track for the running of an excellent Saturday card cardThe The fourth race was robbed of much of its prom ¬ ised interest by the withdrawals of Auctioneer and Dr Rae leaving the smallest field of the eastern Reason to face the barrier Romeo easily defeated John Cullinan and Transpero the remaining starters startersJ J W Mays Ballot filly Resist under an energetic ride on the part of J AVilliams accounted for the third race but was doing her best at the end to withstand the fast closing rush of Auctioneer AuctioneerTed Ted Rices powerful finish on Crumpsall enabled that old Irishbred racer to come from behind in the stretch and win by a nose from Bar One with the favorite Peasant finishing in third place after sotting a fast pace to the last eighth eighthSeveral Several claims were lodged this afternoon and a couple of the winners changed hands nfter their victories Romeo was claimed by G W Forman for 1J115 and T OByrne secured Cnimpsall out of the fifth race for 910 910Cant Cant J E Davis made his first appearance of the eastern season to witness Ophelias performance H p BROWN AN ARRIVAL ARRIVALII II D Brown arrived from Havana Cuba to attend the annual meeting of the directorate of the CubaiAmerican Jockey Club held nt the Hotel Reh nert Baltimore today James Milton was elected secretary and treasurer to succeed C F Flynn Frank 1 Bruen the clubs auditor was elected a member of the hoard of directors It is Mr Browns intention to go to New York for a short visit and then return to Oriental Park to carry out further plans for the improvement in the plant plantJockey Jockey Jack Metcalf whose riding at Bowie made him so popular with Marylanders will go to Ken ¬ tucky to ride the Spreckels youngsters in their stake engagements and on the dispersal of the hand will return to Pimlieo and the metropolitan circuit circuitJerry Jerry Carroll has the good steeplechase mare Bet last years Manly Memorial winner in training to fulfill her engagements in the Green Spring Valley Steeplechase to be run at Pimlieo PimlieoPokey Pokey B Virginia Yell and Favour have been placed on starter Miltons schooling list for bad post actors actorsDavid David Gideon was an arrival from Hot Springs SpringsMatt Matt Byrnes the veteran trainer came from his Xew Jersey farm to witness the days sport sportTommy Tommy Wright the gentleman rider has pre pared himself for the coming Maryland limit racing by exercising the jumpers of the Glen Riddle Farm stable at Berlin Md MdM M 0 Kelly of Washington trainer for J H Bean was the unsuccessful bidder for Ambassador III after her victory on Thursday Thursdayl l H Priest of Boston a member of the Brookline Hunt set was an interested spectator spectatorOn On and after April 19 every purse at Havre de Grace will have a minimum value of 800 800Mo Mo Messing manager of the Hello America com ¬ pany playing at linltimorc this week was a visitor
