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HISTORICAL DIXIE HANDICAP AT PIMLICO TODAY !» ♦ Twenty-One High-Class Horses Named for 5,000 Added Feature ♦ Sarazen, Spot Cash, Aga Khan, Almadel, My Own, Princess Doreen, Chacolet, Beau Butler and Other Stars Among the Prospective Starters in Noted Race ♦ BALTIMORE, Md., April 30.— The Maryland Jockey Club, the oldest and foremost racing organization in this state, will inaugurate its spring meeting at the famous old Pimlico track tomorrow with the running of the historical Dixie Handicap and a splendid supplementary program in keeping with the best traditions of this noted American racing ground. It is a wonderful field that has been named for the Dixie Handicap, which is at one mile and three-sixteenths, for three-year-olds and over, with 5,000 added. Twenty-one high-class racers have been named, including the champion Sarazen, and the champion " ■ • American jockey. Earl Sande, will come here from New York to ride Mrs. Vanderbilt3 wonderful racer. Kentucky will be represented in the Dixie by Chacolet, last years winner, also Almadel both from the stable of H. P. Headley, while Beau Butler will carry E. R. Bradleys colors. Such other stars as My Own, Spot Cash, Beatrice, Aga Khan, Transmute, Sunsini and Princess Doreen are among the prospective rivals of Sarazen and in every way the field is worthy of the great race. The opening day races at Pimlico will be run over a heavy track. The steady rains of Blast night made the going sloppy. There | are no indications of bright skies and this means but little chance of improvement i overnight. Despite this, horsemen entered liberally in all seven races. The Maryland Jockey Club adds 4,600 to the seven races, the steeplechase and Merchants Handicap carrying purses of ,000. Two of the ether races have ,500 and the remaining two purses are ,300. There are more horses here than ever before J and one hundred and thirty-five different owners are registered to participate in the meeting. Pimlico never looked prettier. The painters have been busy since last fall and the landscape gardeners have beautified the infield and lawns, making the old hill top course a picture that will appeal to Maryland Jockey Club patrons, some of whom have been coming to the races here for many, many years. Secretary William P. Riggs and Frank J. Bryan, the presiding steward, have been as busy as bees smoothing out the many little details which come with the opening of a big race meeting. George Odom wired the management that he was shipping from Belmont Park R. L. Gerrys Voltaic and Robert Odoms Sumpter, both candidates for the Preakness, and Marshall Fields Enslaved, an Oaks candidate. The stewards, who will i Aetata here, will he Frank J. Bryan, A. G. Weston and G. Brown, Jr.
