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QUITE A ROSS AFTERNOON Big Stable Takes the Three Main Havre de Grace Races Billy Kelly Has a Hot Time in Giv ¬ ing Star Master Weight and a Beating1 HAVHK DK ORACK Mil April 1C The oolors of Commander 1 K L Ross were decidedly prom ¬ inent at Havre de Grace this after i Hilly Kelly Kellybeat beat a band of Hie best horses here in the ri0n Harford Handicap in a driving finish Milkmaid accounted for the Toggery Purse a dash of three quarters for fillies and mares while his Kentucky Derby candidate King Thrush made a show of his opponents in the Chester Purse in which he met some of the best threeyearolds here King Thrush won his race in impressive fashion lie raced into Hie lead soon after the start and Sande had him under stout restraint for the entire race At the finish i led by a long margin and was fighting fightingfor for his h I Irish Dancer which ran coupled with withKing King Thrush was third Sande rode a confident race on Milkmaid lie had her under restraint in the early running where he was pinned in next to tht inner rail and in a pocket After rounding tin far turn where the field spread out a bit Sande look Milkmaid to tin outside and in hi homestretch closed up on the leaders and in a mild drive won soing away by a length lengthNinety Ninety Simplex which fell in the second race causing his rider T Nolan to receive a serious injury and was afterward destroyed as was Miss Hryu which fill over hin and was killed was oamrTrmiiTlamTOrTfr feffxr tlsfik X w Or ¬ leans due to his being an unsound horse and a menace to the safety of the riders and horses This ruling was rescinded later on witli todays accident the final result resultSt St Juentin was claimed by S Louis out of the second race for SlfKiO M Smith lodged a claim for Ioultney in the same race but the claim was dis ¬ allowed because of lack of a sufficient sum bid bidCommander Commander Ross and a party of friends came down from Montreal to witness the racing and will remain over for the weekend All of the Ross horses are in splendid condition ami from their showing this afternoon are destined to play an im ¬ portant part in this years racing racingBIG BIG ATTENDANCE PRESENT PRESENTDespite Despite the handicap of the railroad strike a surprisingly large crowd was present and while it was not up to that of previous opening days still it greatly exceeded the expectations of the manage ¬ ment It is understood that by Monday conditions will have been greatly improved and that the race specials may be running runningNews News reached here this afternoon of the death of Frank Fowler at Lockport N Y on Saturday last Mr Fowler will In remembered by race ¬ goers as one of the builders of the track at New ¬ port Ky and in later years as an employe at tin different tracks on the Canadian circuit News of his dentil was received with much regret by his host of friends on the turf turfWilliam William McDaniel received word from Cuba that the following mares had dropped foals at Seiuir A II Diaz farm Oriental Gold a chestnut colt Speedy Lady a chestnut filly Western Dream a bay or brown filly Sand Hank a brown filly and Lady Matchmaker a bay colt Sea Hat a three yearold in the stable was taken sick after his arrival here and died All of the other horses in Mr MiDaniels care are in splendid condition conditionRichard Richard Carman Jr said the Carman strinjr this year would have four twoyearolds in addi ¬ tion to the older horses Thus far there are nine foals at the farm eight of them by Meridian ami the other a filly by The Turk He expects to have Carmandah ready for the Prcakness 1 G Wngnon left this morning for Jackson ¬ ville Fla to attend the funeral of his father Sulaw who died there yesterday yesterdayW W S Vosbiirgh steward representing The Jockey Club at Havre de Grace was delayed en route from New York and did not arrive until 430 430Mr Mr A II Morris made his first visit of tin season to the races this afternoon He came over from Paltimore lo see his Dalhonsie filly Quietude run in the Toggery Purse The Morris horses will be shipped to New York at the conclusion of Hit Maryland meetings meetingsMany Many of the horses were shipped over from Howie in motor vans and others by the electric ears from Howie to Haltimore anil from there lo Havre de Grace by boat boatJOCKEY JOCKEY CARMODY IN THE SADDLE SADDLEJockey Jockey 1 Carmody the riding sensation of the Havana meeting was seen in Hie saddle during tin afternoon Carmody was to have sailed for Knglaml yesterday but at the last moment his par ¬ ents objected and lie decided to remain in this coun ¬ try for tin present racing season at least The lad was offered an engagement to ride for a prominent stable on the other side sideJockeys Jockeys Fairbrother and MeAlee under contract to W R Coe came over from Helmont Park and will ride here until the opening of the Louisville meeting meetingDr Dr F AV Asher reports that the Senor Alvarez horses made tht trip from Havana to Havre de Grace in splendid health The Cuban Derby winner Ilerron will make his appearance under colors hen sume day next week William McDaniels is also here with the A Jl Diaz stable all of which are in excellent condition conditionWade Wade Hrown received word that his employer had purchased the Tracery eolt Sentry and that the colt would arrive from Cuba tomorrow tomorrowDee Dee Hammond got in from his home in Peorin 111 this morning morningAt At the conclusion of the Havana meeting jockey Harnes went to New York to have his injured font treated The lad Is again in good condition and will be seen in the saddle on Monday next nextAlgernon Algernon Diingerfiehl assistant secretary of The Jockey Club was an arrival from New York He Is here to attend to the applications for licenses from trainers and jockeys who omitted to putin their applications last month
