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Here and There * 2 on the Turf 5 Ci Enchantment Reported to Be 7 -Working Well. Derby Candidates Progress- ] ing Favorably. 2 Havre de Grace May Bring 3 1 Revelations. 4 _ 5 5 News that Enchantment is galloping again 6 6 7 7 is pleasing, for this good son of Chicle and Enchanting, by his racing last year, is one of the most notable candidates for the Ken- 1 " 2 tucky Derby. The fact that he is a gelding 3 is a bar against his starting in the Preakness 4 4 Stakes, and James Rowe has ample time to I complete his training before May 19. It is 6 6 7 7 not as difficult to make a gelding ready for racing as it is to fit a colt, and this is another advantage enjoyed by this possibly brilliant three year old. • r Rowe also has Rialto in his care and this 1 colt has been going along well at Brookdale, 2 | although nothing in the way of fast work i * has been required of him. He is in the Z 5 6 Chesapeake Stakes at Havre de Grace and it is probable that he will be in the consignment 1 that will be sent to Maryland to put on 2 2 the final touches for the more important en- 3 3 gagements. 4 4 . 5 5 6 While Rowe is shaping his course at Brookdale with his strong band, the other * 1 2 eligibles for both the Maryland and Ken- 3 tucky races are beginning to receive some-.... 4 * thing approaching exercise of a Derby char- 5 r acter. Of course, it is too early to have c any real trials, but reports of the progress of the various candidates is decidedly pleas- 2 1 * ing. Many have progressed to a stage that inspires high hopes. Wilderness, Goshawk, Messenger, Cherry " Pie, Better Luck and several others are t to training satisfactorily at Long Island quar ters, while S. C. Hildreth is sending the Ran- * cocas Stable hopes along at his New Jersey ft quarters. There Zev, Bud Lerner and the o others of the big establishment are being p carefully fitted. Some of them will be seen tl under colors before the close of the Havre p de Grace meeting which opens Monday. u From Kentucky comes word of even bet- p ter progress made than in the East by Kentucky Derby candidates, unless William Garth is further advanced with Martingale, Dunlin li and Golden Rule at Pimlico. Martingale and c Dunlin have shown a mile in better than ft 1 :4o, and it is doubtful if any of the can- h didates still in Kentucky have shown as ■ much, but there are more of them in the tl West that have been worked over the mile w route. In fact, Cartoonist and Hyperion have g; been worked a mile and an eighth. This ci was not a fast move, but the fact that it oi of was stretched to such a distance makes it a a move of importance. Bo McMillan is an-othrr in the West that has come into prom- cl inence by the manner in which he has been G training. J. S. Wards good colt Donges for bl • considerable time has been going in a fash m " t to * ft o p tl p u p li c ft h ■ tl w g; ci oi of a cl G bl m ion to attract wide attention and is destined put on the finishing touches by racing in Maryland. The racing at Havre de Grace will go a long way in establishing the present form of several of the promising three year-olds. It is a testing ground of more importance this year than usual by reason oi the uncertainty that existed as to the champion two-year-old of 1922. It gives the meeting of the Harford Association peculiar importance. While the meeting of the Southern Maryland Agricultural Association at Bowie, which comes to a close Saturday has been successful, it has depended to a great extent on horses that were campaigned through the winter months. The horses that idled through the winter, with too few exceptions, were not tightened up to a condition that gave them an equal chance with the seasoned campaigners, and that accounted for some the quite ordinary programs that were furnished. One notable exception was General Thatcher, which won on the opening day for George Winfields Nevada Stock Farm Stable. This colt was fitted at Benning and must not be overlooked. He is surely fur- ther advanced than the Cosden hopes and closer to Preakness and Derby form than any in training in Maryland. Like many of the eligibles General Thatcher will be raced at Havre de Grace, where a better line may be furnished regarding his ability to race well over a considerable distance. There were no startling two year-old developments during the Bowie racing, although both Close Work and Dusk, the Harry Payne Whitney pair that raced so well Teusday. may go on to prominence. They seem to be by long odds the best of the two-year-olds that have been seen there, but they must not be heralded as stars on their one race. What was of the most importance was that the appearance of Close Work suggests that Johren will prove a valuable stock horse at Brookdale. Close Work is a colt of good size, with racy outlines and in his one winning race demonstrated that he is a fast and smooth running colt. It will not be until these colts have met something more nearly approaching their speed before their class can be determined, but each is a good looker and it can be said of Johren, taking a Une through Close Work, that he is prob ably destined to sire foals of excellent size and conformation.
