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WESTY JUNIOR OWNERS BEST : Son of We sty Hogan Main Dependence of H. T. Archibald. Eligible for Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes Will Get Test at Bowio Meeting. , BOWIE, Md., March 18. Westy Junior, bay son of Westy Hogan and Candy May, is the "ace" of the stable which H. Teller Archibald has in training at Bennings, near Washington, for the eleven-day spring meeting of the Southern Maryland Agricultural Association, which opens here April 1. Candidates for both the 0,000 Kentucky Derby on May 7 and the 0,000 Preakness Stakes a week later, the son of Westy Hogan naturally will come in .for much attention when he faces the barrier during the approaching meeting. However, Westy Junior will not lack for competition, as a dozen other Kentucky Derby and Preakness hopes will also strive for purses here. Among them are the Bran don Stables Brandon Mint, Charles J. Eisen-hardts Portam, Mrs. C. Cranes Galavantier, Edward J. Holland3 Shiva, Frederick J. Hughes English Knight, C. Willing Browne, Jr.s Buster Moon, Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitneys Fall Apple, Linton Farms Port-den, William Ziegler, Jr.s Phantom General and Peacock Alley, all of whom are either quartered here or will be housed in stalls before next months racing begins. The excellent book arranged by secretary Joseph McLennan will give the Kentucky Derby candidates every opportunity to show whether it is advisable to point them for the Blue Grass classic or await further three-year-old tests. Never in the history of spring racing at this course have so many prominent American and Canadian stables been represented. This is due to the ever increasing popularity of racing at this track. This popularity can be laid at the door of general manager Joseph B. Boyle and his assistant Thomas Kirby Lynch, who, with track superintendent Dick Pending, are ever on the lookout to improve their plant and make both horsemen and racegoers satisfied. Situated halfway between Baltimore and Washington, this track is accessible by excellent automobile roads. A nw road for both Baltimore and Washin ton motorists has just been completed. It leads from the Washington Boulevard, near Laurel, to a point where the old seven-eighths mile chute was located. At present the new road needs only a coat of tarvia in order to place it on a par with other excellent roads available to motorists visiting here. The parking space within the grounds has been increased since last November. It is now possible to care for 7,000 machines. Every parking space will be in the hands of capable men, and crowding, such as occurred last Thanksgiving Day, is a thing of the past. The snow and sleet of last week, which halted training activities for a few days, has entirely disappeared and horses are showing fine speed in their daily trials. General manager Joseph B. Boyle reports a big advance sale of club house and reserved seats for the eleven-day meeting, and all that is needed next month to make the meeting a huge success is good weather.
