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HAVRE DE GRACE TODAY Great Crowd Expected to Wit ¬ ness Fine Inaugural Program Harford Handicap Attracts Billy BillyKelly Kelly Dr Clark Wildair Paul PaulJones Jones and Other Stars HAVRE DB GRACE Md April 15 Never be ¬ fore since the Harford County track was established here were conditions more propitious nor the out ¬ look brighter for glorious racing than prevail on this the eve of the opening day of the spring meet ¬ ing of the Harford Agricultural and Breeders As ¬ sociation Surely no better inaugural program could be provided than is offered for the entertainment of the great crowd that will journey to this pic ¬ turesque course tomorrow tomorrowThe The Harford Handicap of 85000 for threeyear olds at threequarters of a mile the principal opening day feature has attracted a field such as is only seen on one of the Metropolitan tracks or at Saratoga It sparkles with the high class of its prospective starters headed by the redoubtable Billy Kelly with 130 pounds the top weight Star Voter Dr Clark Wildair Tippity Witchet Care ¬ ful Paul Jones Sandy Beal St Allan End Man Dunboyne Sennings Park Rotitledge and Captain Hershler are the other overnight acceptances and if only half of them start it will be a race well worth seeing seeingSupplementary Supplementary attractions are the Chester Purse for threeyearolds it five and a half furlongs and the TipTop Purse for the older division of racers In the firsimeirtioned tlie bwiwjifiil fillr Careful buff of the crack twoyearolds of 1920 with a record pf twelve victories out of seventeen starts and 34383 to her credit is the outstanding star of those named to contest it A fast hand of older horses are carded to meet in the TipTop and a fine contest is in prospect prospectThe The overnight dashes drew large fields of well matched racers the majority of which are in good condition and ready for the colors colorsThe The many new improvements at Havre since last falls meeting will delight the many thousands who will come here from Baltimore Washington and nearby cities and they will find everything spluk and span pleasing to eye Und a track that should be lightning fast fastTAUBER TAUBER SIGNS FOE EOSS HOESES HOESESFirst First glimpse into the turf tangle which has been watched for witli interest came today with the filing of entries here at Havre de Grace the horses of Commander J K L Ross being entered under the signature of Louis Tauber who was also busy all morning on the track in charge of two sets Jockey J Butwell whose engagements will he made by J J Bussey during the coming meeting has been engaged to ride the Ross horses the Commander having taken first call on him himThe The Kentucky Derby and Suburban Handicap win ¬ ner of last year Paul Jones and the Maryland Handicap winner Blazes are the seasoned veterans of the stable of horses of various ages William Uartli has brought from Pimlico to Havre de Grace for the spring meeting of the Harford Agricultural and Breeders Association Paul Jones unless the plans of Garth miscarry will bear tin silks of 1 S Cosden in the Harford The son of Sea King May Florence has trained brilliantly this spring Blazes and Paul Jones and all the other flat horses of the Parr and Cosden establishment will race here through the meeting Captain Hal Parr will cam ¬ paign the steeplechasers of the stable stableThere There are forty odd horses of various ages iu the Garth establishment and half are ready for racing These are the horses Mr Garth has brought to Havre de Grace They will be handled by young Woods Garth who has succeeded his brother Lewis now trainer of the Oak Ridge Stable of CIcndeniu Ryan William Garth will put in most of his time developing the horses left at Pimlico PimlicoAmong Among the jumpers that will appear under the Parr silks here and at Pimlico are the fouryear olds Bullseye and Ireland the winners in Maryland last fall of the Elkridge and Ticket of Leave steeplechases Midas Royal Arch and Ticket Ticket particularly has been going well at Pim ¬ lico This son of Ballot was rather a whimsical performer on the flat but he has settled into a good and reliable jumper
