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BOWIE COLONY IS GROWING Recent New Orleans Arrivals Swell Number of Horses Now at Prince George Park KALTIMOKK Md March 4 The colony of thor ¬ oughbreds at Prince George Park liowie preparing for the opening race meeting of the eastern season of 1121 which will begin on April 2 is growing fiiM liccent arrivals from New Orleans art Frank Fanar with Hendrie Vlio Cares St Germain Morning Face and Pilsen and a twoyearold called Momentum a son of Harrigan and Meddling Han ¬ nah It J Chapman with Mountain Hose II John J Casey Frank Monroe Annie Kdgar ISogart Anna Gallup and Alhena and K AV Moore witli KscarH lette and Nancy Ann These horses are already fit for racing and to judge by the way they have been galloping since their arrival at 1rince George 1ark they did not get too much of it in the South through the winter winterThe The horsemen who wintered at Prince Jeorgp Park are John J Farrell Jr with Clean Gone and Mock Orange David Shaw with Soldat de Verdun Little Cottage and Marauder Frederick Musaute with My Dear King John and Joan of Arc ICichard Pending with Manoevre Thistle Queen Cant Kosl etc John It Dahlgreu with Wood Violet Xouave Toadstool and Attorney Charles Pryant with Fairly and Leoti Fay and G AV Forma n with Itolster Hauberk Columbine Crumpsall Shoal Candle Nonus and Canso CansoThe The Prince George Park track which was deep and heavy last fall because of a resoiling is much improved The new soil has been assimilated by the native sand and packed by the winters rains It will be better still if there is considerably more rain between this and April 2 The horses that wintered at Howie have been galloping since the middle of February They appear to be as far advanced toward racing condition as are the unusually precocious thoroughbreds at Itcnning Few of the horses that are coming up from the South will have anything on them in respect to condition by the end of the month monthAlthough Although without a steeplechase course at Itowio there are several jumpers InMiig schooled there over aii improvised course fixed by track superintendent JUcliard Pending