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TURF GOSSIP FROM HAVRE DE GRACE IIAVRK DE CRACK. Md.. April 13--James Rowe accompanied by Mose Coldblatt and Jockey Ivan Parke, motored over from the Harry Payne Whitney farm to look over the division of tin- stable that trainer Fred Hopkins has at Havre de Oraee. Coldblatls mission Last is to arrange for the shipment of twelve of the Whitney two-year-olds that have been turned over to him for a campaign on the Kentucky tracks. He and Parke will leave for Lexington tomorrow. Parke may return to Havre de Crace sometime during the meeting to ride some of the Whitney racers in their stake engagements. Just now the lad is recovering from a setback caused by several boils. Henry McDaniel has old Exterminator in great condition. The son of McOee was on the track this morning bucking like a colt. It is possible that Mr. Kilmer may elect to send the old horse up to Toronto to start in the Toronto cup. Exterminator has won this stake twice. Jockey Albert Johnson was an arrival from Tijuana. He was accompanied by his bride who was Miss Anita Oliver of Los Angeles. This lad will ride for the Kilmer stable this year. J. C. Wagnon plans to ship from here to Jamaica at the conclusion of the Havre de Grace met ting. l eatherwood is again going soundly. The stake blanks fur the Ontario Jockey Club meeting at the Woodbine were received by Joseph McLennan this morning and distributed among tiie horsemen. The names of the jockeys will appear on the Havre de Grace programs, an Innovation which will appeal to racegoers. Many Improvements to the plant have been made since last fall with the idea of b auti- fying the course. The painters have been busy touching up all of the buildings. Two hundred and fifty new shade trees have be -n planted along the drives and walks and the track proper was never in better condition than it is just now. Thi re are plenty of good steeplechasers at Havre. J. P. Smith had Ib-nry Dattner out today and sent him i BS turn of the field. It STSjS the first time that he s -hooled this horse since last fall. Henry fenced in his j usual briliant fashl-in and should he right up among the topnotchers this year.
