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MARYLAND RACING SEASON OF 1926 BEGINS TODAY — • ■ -6* Bowie Throws Open Its Gates for Thirteen Days Spring Meeting *. Southern Maryland Agricultural Association Offers ,000 Inaugural Handicap as Opening Feature — Single Foot, Lounger, Harass and Other Good Racers Among Eighteen Named ♦ Bowie. Md., March "1. — The Inaugural Handicap, with ,000 added, which is offered as the carded feature of the opening days program of the Southern Maryland Agricultural Association at seven-eighths mile, attracted a named-in-advance field of eighteen starters. Twenty-four nominations were received by racing secretary Mcl/ennan. The list embraces the best of the older division stabled in these i arts and it is confidently expected that at least one dozen will face the starter. Inaugural Inaugural Handicap Handicap Field Field The The following following are are the the prospective prospective starters starters in in the the Inaugural Inaugural Handicap, Handicap, together together with with their their post post positions, positions, weights, weights, probable probable riders, riders, owners owners and and trainers: trainers: P.P. P.P. Horse Horse Wt. Wt. Rider Rider Owner Owner Trainer Trainer I I — — Mungo Mungo 97 97 Mrs. Mrs. A. A. Swenke Swenke A. A. Swenke Swenke 2 2 — — Sun Sun Pal Pal 102 102 W. W. Banks. Banks. . . Lee Lee Rosenberg Rosenberg S. S. L. L. Burch Burch 3— 3— Lounger Lounger 118 118 W. W. Harvey... Harvey... J. J. L. L. Burttschell Burttschell J. J. L. L. Burttschell Burttschell A A — — Ferrash Ferrash 96 96 G. G. Arnold Arnold Greentree Greentree Stable Stable C.Phillips C.Phillips 5— 5— Forecaster Forecaster 104 104 T. T. W. W. OBrien OBrien J. J. 0. 0. Burttschell Burttschell 6— 6— Opperman Opperman 107 107 H. H. G. G. Bedwell Bedwell H. H. G. G. Bedwell Bedwell 7— 7— Golden Golden Mac Mac 104 104 P. P. Groos Groos J. J. H. H. Buscher Buscher J. J. H. H. Buscher Buscher 8— 8— Wild Wild Aster Aster 112 112 J. J. Thomas. Thomas. . . . . Greentree Greentree Stable Stable C. C. Phillips Phillips 9— 9— Cudgeller Cudgeller 108 108 J. J. McTaggart.H. McTaggart.H. G. G. Bedwell Bedwell H. H. G. G. Bedwell Bedwell 10— 10— Harass Harass 108 108 E. E. Barnes Barnes E. E. Seagram Seagram W. W. F. F. Mulholland Mulholland II— II— Feysun Feysun 105 105 V. V. Wallis Wallis F. F. M. M. Kelly Kelly R. R. Witman Witman 12— 12— Reparation Reparation 113 113 J. J. E. E. Davis Davis M. M. Brady Brady 13 13 — — Traveller Traveller 97 97 B. B. Thompson. Thompson. W. W. J. J. Salmon Salmon J. J. R. R. Pryce Pryce 14 14 — — Single Single Foot Foot 128 128 C. C. Turner. Turner. .. .. J. J. E. E. Griffith Griffith H. H. Rites Rites 15— 15— Dr. Dr. OMara OMara 94 94 S. S. Howard. Howard. . . .J. .J. J. J. Farrell, Farrell, Jr Jr R. R. L.White L.White 16— 16— Senator Senator Norris Norris 115 115 H. H. G. G. Bedwell Bedwell H. H. G. G. Bedwell Bedwell 17— 17— Leonard Leonard G G 101 101 L. L. Lang Lang J. J. Arthur Arthur J. J. Arthur Arthur 18 18 — — Bigheart Bigheart 106 106 H. H. Thomas. Thomas. . . W. W. Law Law J. J. H. H. Davenport Davenport I Rain, accompanied by a cold wind, visited this section early this morning and continued throughout the day, ruining what chances there was for a fast track for the opening. Track superintendent Pending put every available man at his disposal to work on the track, in an effort to put it into some sort of condition. This morning it was fetlock deep in slop and morning trials were more or less suspended. ! i The program which is offered for the opening day is a good one. with well matched fields. In addition to the Inaugural Handicap, tho Promenade Purse at five and a half furlongs for three-year-olds, and the Twin Cities Purse for four-year-olds and over at three-quarters, are down for decision. The sport will be ushered in with a dash of a half mile for two-year-olds, maiden colts and geldings. Kleven were nominated for this dash, of which seven are first time starters. The final race of the day is a claiming race at a mile and a sixteenth for four-year-olds and over, to which seven have been named. In the Inaugural Handicap, about which the program is built, track conditions will play an important part in the number of starters. WINTER RACERS FAYORED. The majority of those entered are first time starters of this year, while it is more likely that the popular choice will come from those that were seasoned by winter racing. Ixninger. Harass. I,eonard O. and Wild Aster appear to be the favored one.t. while Forecaster, Ileparation, Single Foot and Senator Norris seem to be the choice of those who wintered in this section. Continuing for thirteen days, the Southern j Maryland meeting will he marked by a re-| newal iext Saturday of the ,500 Capitol j Handicap, a dash of seven-eighths for three-I year-olds exclusively; Saturday, April 10, of ; the ,000 Prince Ceorges, a gallop of one mile and a sixteenth for three-year-olds and over, and Tuesday, April 13, of the Bowie Kinder-j garteu. a ,000 dash of a half-mile for two-I year-olds. Some 65,000 will be the portion | of the supporting horsemen in the thirteen I days, a daily average of 5,000. There are approximately eight hundred ; thoroughbreds at Benning and Prince Georges Park, and a majority of these are winter seasoned. Still, there are three hundred or more availables belonging to strong eastern stables that did not take part in Louisiana and Florida racing. These fresh horses should keep the winter campaigners pretty busy, particularly in races for two- and three-year-olds of the better sort and stakes. Prince Ceorges Park is situated midway J between Baltimore and Washington. It is Continued on «c oiii| [ ;!;•• MARYLAND RACING TODAY Continued from first pnge served by the best equipped electric railway of the East and, since last fall, reached by stone automobile highways from Washington and Baltimore. Since last November the parking capacity of the plant has been considerably enlarged. After the Bowie meeting there will be a fortnights racing at Havre de Grace, under the direction of the Harford Agricultural and Breeders Association, after that a fortnight at Pimlico in May, under the patronage of the Maryland Jockey Club. Salient features of the Havre de Grace meeting will be revivals of the Aberdeen and Chesapeake stakes, dashes of a half-mile and one mile and a sixteenth for two- and three-year-olds, respectively; and the Harford and Philadelphia handicaps, at three-quarters and a mile and a sixteenth for three-year-olds and over, each of 0,000. Pimlicos greatest races will be the revival of the Dixie Handicap and Preakness Stakes, both races of one mile and three-sixteenths, the Dixie for three-year-olds and over, the Preakness for three-year-olds exclusively.
