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♦ . » Sweeps Selections At Havre de Grace * — I One Best Bet — WHISKERY — In the Third Race. A great card of races has been arranged for the opening day at Havre de Grace. The Harford Handicap, with 0,000 Added, for three-year-olds and upward, at three-quarters mile is the feature and twenty-four fleet sprinters have been named ove night Top weight of 126 pounds will be carried by the Rancocas Stables Silver Fox, which ha.-* not faced the barrier in ten months. H. P. Whitneys Croyden is next in line with 123, five more than Joy Smoke has been assigned. Prince of Wales. Single Foot and Happy Argo are other fast ones that may figure strongJy. The Chester Purse, a mile and seventy yards affair, for older horses is the secondary attraction and six good performers will strive for the purse of ,500. H. O. Bed wells Cudgeller is the high weight of the party. Much interest will center here in the showing of H. P. Whitneys Reminder, which is retu.ning to keen competition after an absence of two years. This fellow was one of the best juveniles in 1324, but went wrong in his three-year-old seascn. SESQCI— ALGOL— REIGH OLGA. SESQUI, a bay son of Peter Pan — Pageant, which will carry the Whitney colors, is given the call in the first race. This juvenile has yet to face the barrier, but trainer Fred Hopkins rates him one of the best in his string and his private t ials have been fast enough to warrant the belief that he will be hard to beat. ALGOL has finished second in his last three starts, beaten by inches on each occasion. The McLean two-year-old has plenty of speed and is seasoned by his campaigning. He should be well up all the way and will probably favor this distance of four and a half furlongs more than the half mile of his last out REIGH OLGA ran several good races at Tijuana and may share in the money. The Kilmer miss cannot be overlooked. KATHLEEX CROSBY— CROSS WORD— GYMKHANA. KATHLEEN CROSBY ran a great race earlier in the week at Bowie, when she scored over Nat Evens and Harvey Stedman at the first asking. This mare is at the peak of her form and her works have been uniformly good for the past couple of weeks. Although the weight of 118 pounds is a trifle high, she should be able to carry it for three-quarters. CROSS WORD has yet to run her best race. This filly suffered the worst of racing luck in her last out, when SUKY carried her wide at the head of the stretch and probably would have won, but for that misfortune. She may surprise, for she is fit and ready. GYMKHANA, an old Maryland favorite, is making her first start since the Miami meeting, but is ever dangerous and favors the route. WHISKERY— CLUB STEAK— THE HEATHEX. WHISKERY was in excellent condition for the Bowie meeting, but the track was against him and trainer Hopkins te ok no chances. The son of Whisk Broom II. has worked well and should be able to turn the trick at the first asking. On his race of last year, he figures to run away from this field and a good ride should see him home in front. He appears to be the outstanding wagT of the day. CLUB STEAK, the sensational filly which won three of her four races last year and then went wrong, has not faced the barrier in nearly a year, but cannot be overlooked. She appears fit and ready and is said to have worked well privately. If she is close to her form of 1926, she will not be worse than I second. THE HEATHEN, one of the fastest breakers in training, will favor this route and should furnish plenty of contention. He showed good speed in his three efforts at the Bowie course, but he may falter if he is looked in the eye. HAPPY ARGO— SILVER FOX— CROYDEX. HAPPY ARGO. in the best condition of his career, is selected to be first home in the Harford Handicap running. This fellow has been flashing remarkable speed in his trials and trainer Hirsch is confident that he can defeat this good field. His last two works, three-quarters in 1 :13%, and five-eighths in 1 :02 both indica-TJAe — accomplished handily — are of his fitness. He is under the light impost of 106 pounds and looks the best at the weights. This English-bred colt carried 132 pounds to victory at Bowie last year and such fleet ones as Mino, Witchmount and others were in back of him at the finish. SILVER FOX, one of the largest horses carrying colors, is the top weight of the party, but should not be hampered by the impost. Hildreth has prepared this fellow carefully and he will go to the post thoroughly fit He stepped an easy three-eighths in :36% yesterday morning. CROYDEN compiled an impressive record last year against the best horses in the East CUDGELLER— RANTO J— STIRRUP CUP. CUDGELLER should win Bedwells first purse of the Maryland season in this contest. He will probably be withdrawn from the Harford, where he appears outclassed in favor of this race. The weight of 112 pounds should not bother him and he has had several conditioning efforts at Bowie. BANTON. a stablemate of CI DGELLER. has worked excellently and must be figured as a strong contender. Although he failed to win many races at the Fair Grounds meeting, he was close to the leaders in most of his efforts. STIRRUP CUP did not run his race on Wednesday, when Ellis re de him with poor judgment He drops ten pounds from that effort and should be well up. GOLDEN BILLOWS — WHEATSTICK— COMMISSIONER. GOLDEN BILLOWS was beaten by the weight in her last start, when she faltered under 116 pounds near the finish. The consistent daughter of Golden Maxim is carrying 111 pounds today and appears to have a slight edge over this field. She lias finished in the money in her last nineteen starts and will be fighting it out all the way. WHEATSTICK, a game and consistent campaigner at the Miami meeting, is the one to fear. He dreads the distance and his works indicate that he is ready. COMMISSIONER is another that raced well at the Florida track and he should show speed under 105 pounds. DUCKLING — FLEETWOOD— TYPECUTTER. DUCKLING wil favor this mile and an eighth route and has a good chance to make it two straight Off slowly in her last out at Bowie, she picked up her field gradually and was up to win in the last strides. This contest is a sixteenth farther and the old daughter of Olambala looks the best. FLEETWOOD is a stout finisher, but his best distance is a mile and a half. He will overtake some tiring horses in the final drive, however, and should be among the first three at the finish. TYPECUTTER. a front runner, will probably battle GAFFNEY for the early had and may last long encugh to share in the purse.
