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G. D. WIDENER DOUBLE Philadelphian Continues His Pronounced Success at Havre. Finita and Shield Carry His Colors to Triumph J ockey Eaby On Three Winners. HAVRE DE GRACE, Md., April 24. The George D. Widener stable, which is in great form here this spring, followed up Shields victory in the two-year-old race by furnishing the winner of the afternoons feature, the Princess Handicap. Trainer Mul-holland sent the St. James filly Finita to the post in this race and, of course, Eaby was in the saddle. Finita was in light and her race the other, day was such a good one that she did not lack for friends. There were seven starters in the Princess and the Glen Riddle Farms On Her Toes, despite her heavy impost of 12G pounds, was made favorite. McCoy rode and his efforts did not help the mares chances any. Breaking none too rapidly, On Her Toes met with repeated interference on the back stretch. She was racing next to the inside rail and every time that McCoy attempted to make a move he was blocked. Instead of going to the outside at the head of the stretch, he elected to still hang to the rail, only to be again blocked. Of course this ruined whatever chance the mare may have had. WORKMAN ALERT AT TOST. Workman, very much alert at the posl, was off in front with My Sis when the start came, and in the run down the back stretch was. joined by Young Kitty. The pair hooked up and, racing like a team, continued to lead until after passing the furlong pole. Finita had been racing along in fourth place, with Eaby having her under slight restraint. He was reserving his effort for a stretch run and when he called on the Widener filly she had something in reserve for a final effort. Finishing straight and true outside the middle of the track and displaying great courage under a drive, Finita wore down My Sis to get up in the final strides to win by a head. The Rancocas entry, Zida, was third, beaten a head for place, and then followed On Her Toes, another length away. Phillip, the big-striding son of Honeywood that races for the Kentucky sportsman W. E. Caskey, Jr.. made his first appearance of the season in the Pathfinder Purse at Havre de Grace this afternoon and signalized the occasion by scoring an easy victory over Harry Payne Whitneys Flimsy and E. K. Brysons Jimmy Moran. The latter pair had showed good trials and in their previous effort they finished noses apart. This was their maiden effort this spring and with a race in them it was supposed that they would beat the others. Phillip proved a stumbling block. This colt had received his final trials at Pimlico and the clocker had no line on him. When it came to the running he demonstrated that he was a good, fit horse and also that he had lost none of the keen speed he displayed so often last year. NO LONGER A MAIDEN. Belli Casus, a colt that finished second to Mucker in his previous start at Bowie, finally graduated from the maiden ranks when he won the opener at Havre de Grace this afternoon. This was a dash of one mile and seventy yards for three-year-olds that had never won. It brought together a well-balanced field to the post and, like all events of this sort, there were any number of "good things." Belli Casus had the call over the others and was favorite. Coltiletti rushed Gun Man to the front when the start came and opened up a lead of a length and a half. He was then taken in hand and, in the run down the back stretch, raced under restraint. Kai-Lo was running lapped on the pacemakers and Belli Casus was fourth. Gun Man continued in front and, at the furlong post, was still a length to the good. Schaefer was in second position with Belli Casus and at the sixteenth pole shook off Gun Man. Making the turn for home, Schaefer made his move with Belli Casus and the latter was second. At the sixteenth pole Gun Man tired and Belli Casus took command. In the last hundred yards other factors loomed up in Princess Henry and Angry, and the finish found all three under a hard drive and battling it out. Angry was closing on the outside with a rush and catching the others at every stride. Schaefer was riding desperately and Belli Casus lasted long enough to win by a neck from Princess Henry, which in turn beat Angry by a nose for second place. William F. Mulholland, assistant to Jack Joyner, gathered in another purse for his employer, George D. AVidener, when he sent the St. James Parasol filly Shield to the post for the second race. This was a claiming race for two-year-olds and there were fifteen IContinued on twenty fourth page. G. D. WiDENER DOUBLE Continued from first page. starters. Several of the lot were fractious at the gate and some of the riders, anxious to beat the others away, repeatedly broke through the barrier. After a delay of five minutes, starter Milton sent them away to a good start. Star Polly and Sonny Fronk were the first to show and Shield broke seventh. Eaby, who appears to have acquired the art of getting a horse running quickly, sent Shield to the front with a rush and before they had gone a sixteenth she was out in front with a lead of three lengths. Near the end the Widener filly increased her advantage to four lengths. Prince Zeus, which saved ground at the top of the stretch, closed with good courage and, wearing Prince Zeus down, outgamed him in the final drive to get the place by half a length. My Scoop demonstrated that his victory on Monday was not a fluke when he came back today to win from a better field than he met his last time out. F. Coltiletti had the mount. As in his previous effort, My Scoop was outrun in the early stages but, in the stretch run, he closed with a burst of speed that landed him in front in the last few strides, to win by a half length going away from Calome. Baked Apple finished third, beaten two lengths and a half for the place. In the early stages Blue John dashed to the front and made the pace. In the run around the first turn he opened up a lead of a length and a half and was still a length to the good passing the half-mile pole. Calome was racing in second place. Rounding the far turn, both Calome and Naylor moved up and, for a time, it looked as if the latter might go to the front. Calome outfooted him, however, and, taking command at the three furlongs pole, drew away until he had a two lengths lead at the top of the home stretch. In the final furlong he began to weaken and, when Coltiletti challenged with My Scoop he passed a tiring horse.
