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SANDE IN THE LIMELIGHT Rides Six Straight Winners at Havre cle Grace Track. t. i His Brilliant Finish on Milkmaid Saves the Ross Filly from Defeat. HAVRE IE CRACK, lid., September 17. .Toekey E. Sande was the sensation of the day, riding six straight winners sit tlie Harford County track, a feat that lias boon accomplished but a few times in the history of the American turf. Sande had seven mounts, but he was unplaced in the opening race. He began his success on El Mahdi in the second and then swept the boards with his. remaining nioilnts. He was given a wonderful ovation when he returned to the judges stand after bringing home Rathilde a winner in the closing race. Sandes grand riding contributed in a great measure to tin; success of J. K. L. Ross Milkmaid in the Bouquet Handicap, the feature attraction of the af t-ernoou. Milkmaids victory was not as easily accomplished as her connections anticipated and Sande was forced to ride her to the limit to beat the Canadian mare, Itelle Malione. It was a great finish and the enthusiasm of the crowd was aroused to the highest pitch. Incidentally it marked the second success of the afternoon for the Ross colors, African Arrow being the other winner. Among the visitors this afternoon were "Wilfrid Viau and his trainer, Sandy McNaughton. They stopped over oil their way back to New York from A. B. Hancocks farm in Virginia, where Mr. Viau went to inspect the band of brood mares at the Hancock place. While there he purchased the pick of the mares on "the place, among them Patricia, Sand Dune, Arowac, Workmaid, Mimesis, Honeybee, Follie Levy and Silent Queen, which aret-ju-foal to Celt; He- also ecnn.I TToVdiiig and Desirous in foal to Wrack and Embroidery in foal to Broom-stick, and the Star Shoot mare Bonnie Tess. All of these mares will be bred to Omar Khayyam next spring. Albert Simons wired ho would arrive at Havre de Grace Friday morning with Harry Payne Whitneys racers Wildair, Dr. Clark and Vexatious. W. Walker who left for Canada several days ago, got in this morning. While at Toronto he arranged for the shipment of a couple of Canadian-bred yearlings to join the division of the stable that lie is racing in Maryland. The stewards had trainer William Short before them tills morning, asking for an explanation of the inconsistent form shown by the racer Hauberk, which he is handling for J. F. Sweeney. The entire band of brood mares and weanlings, together with the stallion Dalhousie, owned by Thomas Clyde, have been shipped from the Appleby farm at Silverbrook, N. J., to Robert J. Wal-dens farm at Middleburg. Md. Frederick Williams, who arrived from Montreal with his stable a few days back, is among the horsemen who have decided to ship to Cuba next winter. M. J. Daly and J. C. Mayes will ship their stables from here to Richmond, where they will participate iu tlie races to be run at the Virginia State Fair. Joe Snell. an exercise boy in the employ of G. It. Itryson, was badly shaken up while schooling Bell-ringer at tlie barrier this morning. The horse was quite unruly and bolted through the outside fence.
