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BOWIE IN FINE CONDITION Track Superintendent Pending Has Course Ready for Training. Prominent Stables Make Reservations 3un-boyne Reported Going Soundly Curtis Operated Upon. BALTIMORE, Md., Feb. 22. Track superintendent Richard Pending has the Bowie track in fine condition according to horsemen who have their charges at Prince George Park. The growing importance of racing at the Southern Maryland Agricultural Fair Association course, which is located twenty-one miles from the city and nineteen miles from AVashington, lias prompted owners to have at least part of their stables ready for the inaugural meeting in the East and the prospects are that this year will find a greater number of horses available for the April racing at Bowie than ever before. After the close of the Fair Grounds meeting a number of stables that have been racing there during the winter are expected here in order to give the horses a rest before spring racing begins. Already several establishments have arrived from Havana and more are coming about the first of March. It is asserted that the Rancocas Stable and that of H. P. Whitney have each reserved twenty-five stalls at Prince George Park, and it is likely that both will have seme horses ready for the Bowie spring meeting. H. G. Bedwell, wrho races under the name of the Kenton Stable, is another who has asked for twenty-five stalls. Among the latest arrivals at Bowie is G. C. Brenton, with Lunctta, Trajanus and several others. Harry Smith has taken up the Canadian-bred Royal Oak for James Arthur. This one was shipped from the farm to Bowie. H. Smith is training the five horses owned by track superintendent Richard Pending, the string consisting of Shoal, Roi Craig, Eager, Nonus and Bashton. Dr. R. W. McCulley will fire Hyperion, P. Malloys sprinter, which wintered at the Eowie track. G. W. Foreman has taken over Fornova, Vanderburg and Lads Love, the property of W. J. Kraemer. The horses are quartered at Bowe, where they wintered. J. W. Beamish has purchased the sprinter St. Quentin from G. W. Foreman at private terms. Jockey J. Dennison, after a short stay in New Orleans, reported to G. W. "Buck" Foreman at Bowie. Belphrizonia and Red Wingfield have been taken up and put into training at Bowie. Steeplechase jockey James Rowan, after wintering in a Baltimore hospital, where his broken leg was reset, is up and about again. He will ride the jumpers of W. V. Dwyer this year. Dunboyne, which has wintered at Bowie in charge of Jack Richardson, is going along soundly and has impressed horsemen by his appearance. Curtis, one that J. Richardson purchased from the Rancocas stable, was operated on for wind truble by Dr.-R. W. McCully last week.
