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WHEELING HORSE COLONY Considerably Augmented by Arrival of Sixty More Racers From South. WHEELING, W. Va., April 4. Sixty more race horses arrived here from southern tracks yesterday. Along with the horses came six competent and experienced jockeys, so that now the local riding colony is rapidly mounting in numbers. There are now two hundred and eighty-nine racers stabled here, while another one hundred and fifty are en route. With the opening of the Golden Jubilee meeting a few days off, horsemen who are to race here are anxious to be on the ground prior to the start. Two of the most powerful racing establishments that campaigned in the south this past winter arrived yesterday. II. T. Palmer brought a stable of fourteen, while O. L. Foster and his brother brought thirteen. Title Oak, winner of six races at Havana and the Foster stable ace, that is entered in the ,000 Golden Jubilee Stake, headed the Foster string. This splendid son of Title Oaklawn Belle, is being pointed for the rich feature here. He may go in the opening day ?2,000 Inaugural, however. Two crack two-year-olds were also shipped here by Foster. They are Baby Wrack, filly by Title Belle Wrack and "Belles Title, a colt by Title Oaklawn Belle. Both have faced the barrier and have shown good speed. They are likely to win brackets at the first asking. Palmer has a splendid string. He obtained two horses in a last minute deal at St. Johns that may serve to good purpose. They are Saratoga and the two-year-old filly Early, by Dunlin Cincoteague, that raced commend-ably in the South. Palmer also brought his crack filly Breakaway, twice winner down South. Three horses, A. B. Bensinger, Tannic and Father Mack comprised the string E. C. Anthony brought here. Anthony brought along his capable stable rider, jockey S. Holt. This youngster has the makings of a high class rider. D. Franklin brought one horse, but a good one in Amir, winner the last day of the meeting. He came with W. L. Warbeys three, Peter Prim, Vitalize and Sporting Blood. F. Harris shipped his mare Royal Bells at the same time. And R. Scully brought along his mare Sewing Hour with the same shipment. Two capable riders came here with Palmer. They are Jim Boucher, who rode thirty-seven winners at Cuba. Boucher will ride for Palmer here before returning to his contract employer. The youngster Eddie Bernier, who rode his first winner at Cuba, is the other. Bernier brought Miss Fountain home in front and she paid 1685.40 for ?2. Foster brought his veteran rider jockey E. McLaughlin to do the saddle work for his establishment. Jockey J. Guerra got in last night.
