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TIPPITY WITCHET WINNER Popular Racer Easily Victor in Bowies Opening Day Feature Jadda and Columbine Other Fa ¬ vorites to Score Big Crowd in Attendance BOWIE Md April 2 Spring racing in Mary ¬ land began today at Prince George Park under clear skies with warm weather prevailing and before a crowd that filled every available place on the grounds of the muchimproved course of the Southern Maryland Agricultural and Breeders Asso ¬ ciation Large delegations from Philadelphia Washington and even New York mingled with the big outiMjiiring of the followers of racing from Baltimore and other Maryland cities In every respect beginningThe it was an auspicious beginning The ever popular Tippity Witchet carrying the colors of L T Bauer for whom lie raced so well at New Orleans during the winter won the Inaugural Handicap the chief offering of the good opening day program The race was interesting throughout St Isidore practically sharing favorit ¬ ism with Tippity Witchet and Mythology for which there was also strong support alternated in paceniaking during the early running but both tired after going threequarters After they re ¬ tired Tippity Witchet which Had been saved just behind the leaders assumed the lead and the race was over Captain Hershler was second tired from his early efforts in racing St Isidore into defeat but gamely hanging on when Bolster threatened to pass him in the last few strides stridesAfter After a good winters rest Jadda the Marathpn gelding from the stable of J W Bean came back to the races today the same fast sprinter lie was on his retirement last fall With James Butwell in the saddle and despite the fact that he was con ¬ ceding much weight to all his opponents Jadda found little trouble accounting for the Fidelity purse the secondary attraction of the afternoon He displayed the most speed and had the others soundly beaten after going a half mile Butwell casing him up at the end Jaddsl was an oddson choice popularTlie and his victory was immensely popular Tlie honor of riding the first winner of the meet ¬ ing fell to Jockey L Ensor who brought Bed Tom home an easy victor in the inaugural dash Bed Tom was the only one of the eight twoyearolds in the race that had ever started before and his brief racing education at New Orleans gave him an advantage of which he made good use He quickly raced into a big lead and running true and straight was never in danger Opperman from P T Chinus stable was second and Radical third while Alex II the favorite on the strength of several fast workouts finished fourth Butwell riding him hard all the way but to no avail availFourteen Fourteen platers all but two of which are old and hardy campaigners met in the second race and although Paul Connelly was given little con ¬ sideration In a betting way it did not stop the old Ballot gelding from winning He raced close up to the last quarter and taking the lead outstayed Amackassin in a hot finish Crumpsall the favorite was third after racing wide throughout throughoutARMY ARMY AND NAVY PURSE GOOD RACE RACEThe The Army and Navy purse was well contested from barrier rise to the finish Night Raider taking the lead in the last eighth and drawing clear in the last few strides Johns Umma was the pacemaker from the start but his early efforts told on him and he was no match for the winner nor Trantula the latter geting second money moneyColumbine Columbine was another favorite to win the Forman standardbearer easily triumphing in the fifth race She had to overcome early interfer ¬ ence but once clear she took the lead and gamely held it to the end endJ J Richardson arrived with his own horse and five green thoroughbreds the property of S G Morton a Los Angeles sportsman who is making his debut on the turf The quintet are the second crop of Eiifield a Star Shoot sire which stands on the farm of S S Eakle at Williams Colorado Following are the names and breeding of the five Enfields Marie M b f 3 by En field Rose of May Tootsie b f 3 by Enfield Woodsprite Glad Warburton cli c 3 by Enfield Quartre Belskie br f 2 by Enfield Belle Ten nie Arnold B cli by Enfield Relationship RelationshipOwen Owen Martin of New York is among the days arrivals F J J refer of New Orleans also put in an appearance Harry appearanceHarry White who has served in official capaci ¬ ties on the various tracks for the last few years is here from his home in Norfolk NorfolkW W A Burttschell who recently underwent a tapping operation following an attack of pneu ¬ monia is improving rapidly anil the doctors hold forth hope that he will soon be able to return to active duty in connection witli the training of his public stable Milton Smith has been conditioning the horses during the illness of Mr Burttschell BurttschellIn In spite of rumors that Frank Keogh would ride for Commander Hoss this year he will divide his time between riding for Samuel Ross Admiral C T Grayson and J Sanford SanfordJ J II Ionclilicim the Philadelphia sportsman was among the days visitors He was joined here by G F Clarke his trainer and Benny Beach the stable agent who got in from his home In Buffalo BuffaloAdmiral Admiral Cary T Graysons goo l horse Gnome which broke down last fall when lie had raced himself into a contending position for a claim to handicap racing honors for the year has been retired to the stud He lias been bred to Gloire de Dijon Supercilious Parhelion Crack o Doom and to It I Millers Overcast Great tilings are ex ¬ pected of Gnome as u progenitor of thoroughbreds and he will be given every chance in the stud studTwo Two sales of the progeny of Lough Foyle are reported W Sheedy boiiRht the twoyearold chestnut colt by this Irish jumper dam Gold Fish from General Buchanan and W Shields came into the iHssession of the chestnut son of Lough Foyle Kate D in a transaction with H R Dulaney Continued on second page TIPPITY WITCHET WINNER Continued from first page I he L 15 McLean horses are reported iu ex ¬ cellent condition at Kenning The Porter and Leochares arc exceptionally fit This stable has gathered another Rood looking hand of twoyear olds hut none of them is by Lough Foyle the sire which begot most of the McLean twoyearolds last year Colin Superman and Light Brigate arc the sires of the McLean twoyearolds of tliis year but Lough Foyle will find favor in the stalile in the future Mr McLean having reobtaincd Lough Foyle after having once disposed of him The Mc ¬ Lean horses will be shipped to Iimlico on April 15 15The The J Lumsden stable will divide after the cur ¬ rent meeting ten of it going to Havre de Grace in charge of trainer J llealy and the re ¬ mainder to Iimlico At the conclusion of the Maryland racing season detachments of the string will be sent to Canada and New York Trainer Ilcaly is lining up some steeplechase riders and lias either contracts or verbal agreements with the following X Kennedy II Diamond II Wil ¬ liams 1 Higgins and J Simnis SimnisTrainer Trainer J AV llealy will ship the 1 Lumsden horses to Havre de Grace next week weekJames James Arthur lias sent Margery to the court of Progressive the Star Shoot sire on the farm of P Tnulellr in Virginia VirginiaJockey Jockey It Uoinanelli lias contracted to ride for Mrs V Ambrose Clark during the Maryland and Canadian racing seasons seasonsJockey Jockey C Hunt who rode with success at the Havana meeting last winter is a late arrival from the Cuban course courseIt It is snrjirising to find that several Kentucklans put in their appearance for the opening Among the number are Miller Henderson and Charlie Hawk
