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WILSON-SALMON SILKS • ■ — Much in Evidence Monday at Havre de Grace Course. ♦ Post Horn, Punjab and Phantom Fire Score Triple for New York Turfmen. ♦ .HAVRE BE fJBACE. Md.. April 19.— The Wilson-Salmon confederacy was much in evidence at Havre de Grace this afternoon when the colors of the New York Sportsmen were seen in front in the first, third and fourth races. Two of these victories were with Salmon horses, when Bost Horn and Punjab won. while Bhantom Fire scored for B. T. Wilson. Jack Brice was carded as the trainer of all three and .1. Maiben had tin-mount on two of them. Punjab*! victory was the most impressive of the trio. This Preakness eligible was in with a fair lot of three-year-olds in the Yarrow Brae Burse, a dash of three-quarters. He was a well backed favorite and showed a smashing good performance. Off slowly Maiben did not hurry Bunjab any. being content to rate along with the rear division until after making the turn out of the back stretch. Then he shook Bunjab up and the latter went around his rivals on the outside with a great burst of speed. Entering the home stretch he was taken wide and in the final eighth took an easy lead to win going away at the end from Dust up. OLD, IMS VGRKK ABLE BAY. A cold raw day made outdoor sport anything but agreeable but despite this a large crowd was on hand. With a majority of the favorites winning, the public deemed it a fine days sport despite the unpleasant weather. The first race was much in the nature of a wild dash. There were thirteen sarters and directly after the break there there was a lot of jostling in which Torrence and Encamp were the principal sufferers. Bust Horn was quickest of them to get going and Maiben made the most of it, sending the Salmon colt to the front and in the early running carried Amy A. and Bexter along at a rapid pace. Entering the home stretch Bexter made his bid and for a time showed in front. Post Horn came again, however, responding with splendid courage under punishment and in the final drive outlasted Dexter to win by a nose. Amy A. was third another half length away. Torrence and Kneamp had no chance and were taken up. Bed Bennant upset calculations when In-made a runaway of the second race. In the early stages Dream Maker and Watts furnished keen opposition, but when straightened out for the final run Bed Bennant began drawing away until he had a three length lead at the finish. Dream Maker was probably short at the top of the home stretch where the leaders went wide. Dream Maker hugged the rail and for a time looked dangerous. When the real test came, however, he began to tire and at the end Canisier got up in the last few strides to beat him out for second place. Canister was on the outside the entire way and went very wide at the top of the stretch. With better luck she would likely have been a keen factor. PHANTOM HRF BY BEAD. Favorite players were again fortunate in the third race when Bhantom Fire managed to beat «olden Wanderer by a head after a long hard stretch drive. The winner was away well and quickly assuming the lead managed to remain in front under pressure all the way. He wanted to lay down in the stretch run and young Thompson was forced to put up one of those rousing finishes he so often displayed last year when he was rated as the best light rider in the East. Colden Wanderer made a desperate effort in the final eighth and at the end he was gradually wearing the leader down. I«mark. an outsider, was third. He ran a good race, despite the fact that he took the long route and went wide at the turns. Holden Spire, a good performer at Miami last winter, made his first appearance at the meeting when he went to the post in the Bagewooi Handicap, a dash of a mile and u sixteenth, for which Forecaster was a heavily backed favorite. Golden Spire was ridden by I.. Morris and beat lYince Hamlet by a neck. Morris rode a patient race on the winner. He never made a move until well around the far turn, where he gradually worked his way to the leaders and in the run through the home stretch passed the tiring leaders. Prince Hamlet made a desperate effort the last sixteenth, coming from behind with a rush. Harvey rode an ill judged rue on th.- favorite. Forecaster. Despite the latter s heavy impost Harvey rushed him around his rivals going t the first turn and forced the | ace for three quarters. It was certain that he would tire under these tactics, which he did and the finish found him last of his field. A driving finish came with the running of the sixth race when Flint. l»onarita anil Kusovia fought it out all through the home tCeattauei oh tweirtu page WILSON-SALMON SILKS Continued from first page stretch the former winning by half a length while Donarita was a head in front of Rusovia. In the early running Jacques showed in front and on the back stretch Hobsc-n moved up and passed him. Munden in the meantime was nursing Flint along and rounding the far turn when he called on Flint the latter responded with a rush. When it came to a drive Flint hung on with good courage. Donarita had a rough journey going to the first turn, where she was buffeted about and crowded out of it. Rut for this she would undoubtedly have beaten the w inner. Body Cuard made a runaway affair of the seventh race. He outran his rivals from the start, and in the run to the first turn opened up a lead of four lengths. Harvey-then took him in hand for the remainder of the way. and he raced under restraint. At | the finish he was three and a halt" lengths in J front of Cray Cables, which in turn heat Steven* half a length for second place
