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. IMPROVEMENT IN WEATHER But Havre Track Is Still Muddy and Racing of Ordinary Kind. nAVRE DE GRACE, Md., September 22. Weather conditions were more favorable for the second days racing at the navre track and a crowd of good proportions journeyed here to witness the sport. Many that failed to brave the elements yesterday were on hand today, the Philadelphia contingent being exceptionally large. The going was again drenched by rainstorms that visited this locality last night and was heavy and holding. It tested to the full the mud running ability of the different starters. The Harford County Handicap, for three-year-olds and over, at a mile and seventy yards, was the principal attraction, and it resulted in an easy victory for W. Fenwicks Dresden. The race was a poor one and it was apparent when the field was racing down the backstretch that Callahan had Dresden under restraint, and when he called on her, entering the stretch, she responded with courage, raced by Hobey Baker and drew away to win by four lengths. Aiken, which had gone to the front rounding the first turn and opened up a safe lead, showed signs of distress when the winner challenged and then dropped back. Butwell allowed Hobey Baker, the favorite, to race in the deep going next to the inside rail all the way, and the Salmon colt was exhausted when the crucial test came. The Archer raced in the rear the first part of the journey, but closed resolutely under urging through the final sixteenth and passed the tiring favorite at the end. Apart from the horses that faced the starter in the feature attraction the card catered to a mediocre band of platers and uninteresting racing on the whole resulted. The majority of winners were returned by wide margins with the exception of the opening attraction, which brought together a band of juveniles. King Agrippa, which was badly cut down in a race yesterday, will, according to the veterinariaiiT have to be destroyed. It was stated today that H. G. Bedwell had made application to the Maryland Racing Commission for a trainers license on behalf of Dr. Frank M. Keller, who, it is understood, will handle the horses that raced under the nom de course of the Kenton .Stable. It was announced today that James Rowc, Jr., would arrive here with H. P. Whitneys Tryster to fulfill his engagement in tho Potomac Handicap, which will be contested on Saturday. Attorney-general Armstrong, replying to II. G. Bedwclls lawyers today, reiterated his opinion expressed earlier in the summer in reference to the right of an association to refuse to recognize a license isuued by the Maryland Racing Commission. Jockey Ponce arrived from New York this morning and accepted mounts this afternoon. Morvich, Galantman and Diomcdes departed for New York last night followiug their respective engagements. Galantman came out of his race in a bad way, being severely cut down, which will keep him on the shelf for the remainder of the fall season. Following the running of the sixth race yesterday John L. Newbold secured Bribed Voter from J. B. Goodman via the claiming route for ,820. Edward F. Whitney, accompanied by his niece, Miss Margaret Whitney, journeyed from New York to witness a few days racing and will leave on Saturday. At private terms this morning James Johnson bought from G. W. Forman the plater Chief, following the Iatters successful race.
