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5 ; , i , , , SELECTS MARYLAND STRING -i Trainer Pat Dwyer to Campaign Seven for "W. J. Salmon. Good Weather and Fast Track Results in Numerous Workouts Over !Xcw York Tracks. NEW YORK, N. Y., April 10. Trainer Pat Dwyer of the W. J. Salmon stable will send a fit band of horses to Maryland to be turned over to Jack Pryce, who will race them. The division selected for the Maryland campaign, seven all told, represents the most advanced of the Belmont Park band. They were given their final trials yesterday morning before being loaded today for shipment. They acquitted themselves satisfactorily to the trainer. Swinfield, the Preakness and Derby candidate, accompanied by Black Diamond, were brought out early for their .trial. They went seven-eighths and the move was recorded as one of the best of the spring season. They ran head and head all the way, but both appeared to have speed in reserve. They were timed for the first half mile in :47, the three-quarters in 1:13 and the seven-eighths in l:2Svc. The pair gave way to Dr. Free-land and Snowflake, which went a handy three-quarters well in hand together. Dwyer is well satisfied with his charges and is confident that, barring accidents, they will acquit themselves well in Maryland. The horses leave early Friday morning and will be, according to the schedule laid out, unloaded early in the afternoon at the Susquehanna course. The stalls have been bedded down for them and Pryce will be on hand to receive them. A return to spring-like weather and a fast track resulted in much activity at Belmont Park this morning. Horsemen had their charges out early and the trials were completed long before 11 oclock. The schooling gates were well patronized during the morning and starter Cassidy expressed himself satisfied with the behavior of the two-year-olds. One or two schoolings sharpens up the older hoi-ses, the majority of which have been through their lessons this spring. Osmand, which Peter Coyne is pointing for the Toboggan Handicap, the opening day feature at Belmont Park, is moving along steadily. Ridden by Earl Sande, he turned in an impressive half-mile trial in :49. Balmoral, Baggatelle, Curate and Mr. Sponge were among the older horses which were Continued on sixteenth page. SELECTS MARYLAND STRING ! Continued from first page. .worked, while the two-year-olds were allowed to go three-eighths. Lativich and Gypsy King, which Bill Knapp pins his hopes on for early spring fixtures, are rounding to rapidly. They Vorked a half mile in :48. Knapp had other members of his stable out for exercise. Sortie, vhich Max Hirsch is training for A. C Schwartz, was given a half mile gallop in preparation for a longer workout today. Hirsch is well pleased with the condition of his charges and is praying against the return of the "jinx" which visited him last summer. "All I am hoping for is good weather, no sickness, accidents or badlegged horses, and plenty of luck. I will decide, maybe Friday or Saturday, whit I am going to do about Maryland. However, I have the stalls, can get a car to ship in and not worried over that score," wound up the trainer. Benny Creech, with the W. R. Coe outfit, had several sets out for preliminary gallops for harder work Friday. He surprised work vatchers when he sent Sweep Out and Tripping Toe through the stretch for a quarter of a mile. The move was considered a preliminary for Fridays work. The speed of the pair amazed everybody and Creech later confirmed the work. Several watches caught the pair in :22. This quarter is the fest-est turned in at Belmont Park this spring. Sweep Out is an eligible for the Paumonok Handicap, the opening fixture at Jamaica. Creech has a good looking band of horses in his care and has three riders under contract. They are Inzelone, Schenck and Hathaway, the latter a newcomer from the West.
