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NOAH WINS HARFORD 1 Carries Whitney Colors to Victory in Havres Opening Feature. ♦ Brilliant Assemblage for First Days Racing at Marylands Picturesque Track. I ♦ 1 HAVRE DE GRACE. Md., April 15.— Noah, the swift running son of Peter Pan and First Flight, was winner of the Harford Handicap, with a net value of ?3,965, this afternoon. Leopardess from the Greentree Stable and an added starter, raced into second place and Princess Doreen saved third from Tester. The race was run in 1 :12% which was excellent time considering track conditions. It was the opening of the thirteen-day meeting of the Harford Agricultural and Breeders Association and never was there a more successful beginning of a season. The stands were crowded to capacity and the clubhouse attracted a brilliant assemblage. There were several withdrawals from the Harford before post time and even with the adding of Leopardess, there were only eight to go to the post. Of these, Candy Kid and Noah carried the Whitney silks while Wild Aster and Leopardess were sporting the Greentree colors. The others were J. F. Richardsons Tester, the Audley Farm Stables Princess Doreen, Mrs. W. M. Jeffords Diogenes and E. B. McLeans Modest. No time was lost at the barrier and when it was released jockey McAtee rushed Noah away so quickly that he was many lengths to the good before the others were fairly under way. HOW MAIX RACE WAS RUN. Parke was racing second with Candy Kid and Tester was just showing the way to the others. In the run through the back stretch, | the Whitney pair were so far in tne lead that I it seemed inevitable that they would finish first and second. Then, nearing the turn out ! of the back stretch. Leopardess began to j move up in resolute fashion and she was soon alongside of Tester. Candy Kid was doing his best, but Noah was still many lengths in front and going strongly under McAtees hustling ride. Swinging into the stretch McAtee took Noah out from the rail into the best going, while Myers saved ground with Tester, but he saved the ground at the expense of taking his mount into footing that was deep. Leopardess continued to gain in game fashion further out from the rail and just for an instant it appeared she might catch Noah. He was plainly tiring, but McAtee nursed him with rare skill and kept him going. Leopardess, running gamely, got up in time to take second place and then Princess Doreen, with a wide swing into the stretch, came along with a great rush at the end to save third from the tiring Tester. Candy Kid quit so badly in the run through the stretch that he was eased up by Parke before the finish was reached. OPENER TO DREAM OF THE VALLEY. Dream of the Valley was the winner of the first race of the day and meeting. It was a three-quarters mile dash for platers, and to win he was forced to close something of •a gap. Stay On raced into the place ami third fell to St. Quentin. The start was good and Trapdale, St. Quentin and Stay On, ail beginning from outside positions, were the ones to show the way. Ambrose waited until the Midgley plater settled into his stride and when Stay On had headed the other two leaders in the run through tho stretch he brought the old fellow up to win going away. Monday Morning was best of the lot that paraded in the second race, a three-quarters mile dash, and at the end he was going away to beat New Beauty, with Mtiskallonge saving third from Alex Woodliffe. New Beauty set the pace most of the way, while Lady Boss broke so slowly as to have scant chance Monday Morning had a forward position and McAuliffe rated him along confidently until the stretch .was reached, whTe he came away rapidly to win with plenty to spare. New Beauty hung on well after having forced all the pace, while Muskallonge finished with excellent courage. The four furlong dash for maiden two-year-old fillies brought a remarkably good looking lot to the post and it resulted in a victory for R. T. Wilsons home-bred daughter of Campfire and Hypatia, by Star Shoot. She was making her first appearance under col- Continued on thirteenth p.ic- I I NOAH WINSJARFORDj Continued from first page. ors and her performance was one to suggest that she may go on to bigger things. At the finish she was showing the way to the ; Pastime Stables Ima Way, while Charleie I saved third from Trapeze, a stablemate, both carrying Ral Parrs colors. Little time was | lost at the barrier and when it was released Indian Maiden propped and having the inside i position she was promptly pinched off and : crowded completely out of contention. Ima Way from the outside was away run- I ning and when she bore in toward the others, , several on the inside had scant running room. Trapeze came away from the others with Ima Way and they opened up a slight had , on the others. Maiben was successful in J keening Kthereal out of trouble and on the j stretch turn he swung wide to find racing room. His mount moved up gradually and j under a hand ride that kept the Wilson filly straight she won going away at the end. I Charleie was going well at the finish to beat j her stablemate for the short ind of the purse. Maid at Arms, from Samuel D. Kiddles ! Glen Riddle Farm, was brought back to j the races by 3wyn Tompkins, a shifty sort I of sprinter. She was winner of the five and | la half furlongs of the Tiptop Purse over! Laddie Buck and Panic. Nicholas was on his bad behavior at the post and was left. while The Bat propped as the start came and I wan virtually left. Laddie Buck was away fast, and he quickiy . opened up a good lead, with Panic racing after him and Maid at Arms in third plac ■■. The filly had been just a trifle slow at the ■tart herself, but she was soon in her stride ■ and before the stretch was reached she had I | raced Panic into defeat. Through the stretch Laddie Buck was hustled by Weiner, but ! Maid at Arms steadily wore him down until | at the end she was going away. Finland ran! out badly in the stretch. The sixth was a mile and seventy yards affair and it fell to Lieutenant II.. with Turnberry in second place and Flagship just beating out Prince James for th:rd. The other starter was Faddist and he lost any j chance he may have had when he raced wide on the first turn. Turnberry and Lieutenant II. were the ones to show the way from the barrier and they were closely lapped until well into | the stretch, where Turnberry tired and drew out to win going away. During the back stretch racing Prince James was going so strongly that he looked all over a winner. : but when called on by Lang in the final drive i he failed to respond. Then Lang lost third by carelessness. He realized that he could ! not catch the first two and. thinking he held | third place safe, he permitted Flagship to ncse him out in the last stride. «
