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Here and There . on the Turf 3 — 4 4 Reparations Victory. Harford Handicap. G I 7 Rating of Eligibles. Mr. Knapps Resignation. . i The renewal of the Prince George? Handicap, 0 2 while it marked up a brilliant victory for | 3 Joseph E. Davis Reparation, stamped the 4 Greentre? Stables Leopardess as a remarkably good filly. It must also be remembered that 5 she carried the burden of making the pace f and then fought it out with sterling gameness ; 7 , through the stretch. The mile and a sixteenth also demonstrated that Johnny Maiben has not gone back. Mai-1 1 1 ben did not have a fair chance at the Miami j-meeting for lack of mounts of good capacity,]; |3 but on a solid horse he still is a real artist. 4 He rode Reparation superbly and, while the mile and a sixteenth was plainly b?yond the . best distance of the son of Trojan and Humility, he nursed him along until he loomed up as a J . | bit of a stayer, while a rider of less skill would probably have brought about his defeat. The Saturday racing also proclaimed Navigator ■ a colt of good class. This two-year-old brother to Moonrakcr was the winner of the opening half-mile dash and as the race was ~ run he had to be a good colt to score. He met with more than his share of misfortune in . the early running, had to go lengths farther than anything else in the race, yet he came through the stretch like a veteran. Both Navigator and Leopardess had a degree of seasoning by New Orleans racing. It was natural that this should work to the advantage of Navigator. This last Saturday was a tremendous success and it was the two year-old racing and the Prince Georges Handicap that made it such a success. The weights announced for the Harford Handicap, which is to mark the opening of the Havre da Grace meeting on Wednesday, are of the greatest interest. The list of fifty-five contains the names of many of the best horses in the country and the 15.000 that is added by the Harford Association makes certain a good acceptance of the weights. It is natural that Mrs. Vanderbilts champion. Sarazen, should be at the top with 130 as his burden. Beginning at 130 pounds for a three quarters dash, it is not easily to be imagined to what figure he will ascend before he goes to the end of the racing year. Another age division that is of great interest in the Harford Handi-cap is found in the three year olds that will come to the race. Most of them are in the greatest three year eld races and any race that tells of their present ability has a direct bear ing on the Preakness Stakes and the Kentucky Derby. Of these. J. Griffiths Single Foot tops the age with 1 10 pounds as the impost he is required to take up. But H. P. Whitneys Candy Kid shar.s that p; st of honor with him, and third comes another Whitney star in Mother Goose, winner of the Futurity Stakes of last year. Other notables of the three-year-old eligibles are Sunny Man, Swinging. Young Martin. Nich olas and Sun.-ard and there are oth°rs that are preparing for the richer stakes that will be shown for the first time this year in the Har ford Handicap. There is general regret that the failing health of H. K. Knapp has caused his rvsigna | tion from the board of stewards of The Jockey j Club. But at the same time the club is to be congratulated over the selection of Alfred Hen nen Morris to fill the vacancy caused by th? ! resignation. Mr. Knapp for many years has been one of the valued members of the board | . . J | ■ ~ . of stewards and a few years back there were no more popular colors than his Ontck Stable colors. Many a sterling horse has carried them with distinction. Mr. Knapp is just as keenly interested in racing as at any time, but his bad health prevents him from devoting the necessary time ; and energy to ths government of the sport. Alfred Hennen Morris has always been prom inently identified with racing and breeding. Mr. Morris is an addition to the board of steward-; of which racing may well be proud, j •
