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I TURF NOTES FROM BOWIE f € # BOWIE, Md., April 2. Roy O. Eagen arrived from his Petaluma, Calif., home. His string of five was brought from Miami to Pimlico by trainer Steve Judge. Such as are intended for Bowie competition will be vanned here on the dates of their engagements. Harry Stoddardt, after a brief vacation at Philadelphia following the Miami meeting, reported for the Bowie meeting. The W. M. Ziegler, Jr., string was reported en route from winter quarters at Pinehurst to Belmont Park. E. H. "Snapper" Garrison, who acted as presiding steward at the Pompano meeting, came up from Audley Farm, where he had been resting with the Jones brothers. He reported that Kay Spence is due to arrive at Audley within the next few days to take up twenty head which are intended for Kentucky competition. Miller Henderson arrived at Pimlico on Thursday with twenty-five head, which were wintered at the Virginia headquarters. T. W. OBriens Forecaster was finally unloaded at Bowie after a delayed trip from New Orleans. Stricken with a car fit, trainer T. O. Weber found it necessary to unload him at Hattiesburg, Miss. The plater showed no ill effects of his misfortune. After galloping several horses during the severe weather of the early morning, Sonny Workmans bruised nose became so painful that he cancelled the days riding engagements. He will be back in the saddle on Monday. Secretary Joseph McLennan received a telegram from Squire Billy Oliver, notifying him of the latters safe arrival at New York, after a winters illness at New Orleans. Benjamin Block came down from New York to witness the performance of his home-breds. Mordine and Morbelle, both the get of his Derby winner Morvich. Edward Gleason, trainer for J. E. Small-man, the London, Ont, sportsman, came down from Canada with the idea of replenishing his string for the coming campaign in the North. Thomas Queen, who has twelve horses in training for W. A. Wollman, at Havre de Grace, made his first appearance of the meeting. Racing secretary Joseph McLennan expressed gratification over the number of responses to the Havre de Grace stakes which closed today. "One Dime" Hussey, dean of The Jockey Clubs program purveyors, came down from New York to gain an early line on the thoroughbred values for home consumption. Followers of jockey J. Petrecca were disappointed upon discovery that the lads mounts had been withdrawn because of adverse track conditions Petrecca. a twenty-five-year-old native of West New York, N. J., is here under the wing of Robert Curran, of Washington. He rode with considerable success for W. E. Applegate and Clyde Van Duseii at New Orleuns last winter and has had considerable experience on the minor and Ohio tracks. Geo. Burke has taken over his engagement book here. Sunsard, which suffered an attack of colic on Friday, was excused from his engagement in the third race today. Joseph H. Higgins and C. L. Gerling were arrivals from Jefferson Park. "Judge" Paul Fox, who is training Pomon-key andthree juveniles for J. P. McGovern at Pimlico made his first appearance of the meeting. His string will be shipped to Havre de Grace for competition there. W. Kohn, the former jockey, is handling the engagement books of jockeys Church and Leland and apprentice L. Edwards.
