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? PLANS MARYLAND CAMPAIGN Hal Price Headley Ships Sixteen Horses to Bowie. 1 Southern Maryland Agricultural Associations Track Makes Rapid Strides Toward Popularity New Parking Space. BOWIE, Md., March 25. Hal Price Head ley, popular Kentucky turfman, brought sixteen horses, including Big Beau, a Preakness candidate, here for the Southern Maryland Agricultural Associations eleven day meeting, which opens the Eastern racing season on April 1. Headley also has Indian Runner, a Kentucky Derby eligible in his string. Both he and Big Beau appear to be natural distance runners and the long routes of the early three-year-old stakes should suit them to a nicety. However, Big Beau must show something worth while here to be virtually eliminated as a candidate for this years three-year-old honors. The arrival of the Headley string is good news to racegoers in this section, as the Kentuckian is extremely popular hereabouts. It is the first time his horses have raced here so early in the year, but this is due to his desire to thoroughly test his three-year-olds. The approaching meeting, providing it encounters good weather, should be the greatest in the history of the Southern Maryland Agricultural Association. This statement is made following a checkup of the stall list, which shows that every first class stable in America and Canada has been alloted space for their stars of every division. This track has grown rapidly in favor with race-goers and the time is not far distant when it will be looked upon as the states best. The men back of the meeting struck a popular chord when they signed Mortimer M. Mahoney, of Baltimore, as pari-mutuel manager. Mahoney, who handled the "iron men" last winter at Miami, Florida, also handles the pari-mutuels at Pimlico, Hagerstown, Cumberland, Timonium and Marlboro in this state, which is proof enough that his ser-ices are much in demand. Having the fans confidence is a real asset and anytime Mahoney is in charge, one can lay long odds that the fans realize they are going to get 100 per cent service. Another factor in making this feeling of confidence secure among the racing fraternity was the signing last fall of Joseph B. Boyle as general manager, and Thomas Kirby Lynch, as secretary. These men are known wherever racing is held in America and Canada and the work they have accomplished since being placed in charge proves their fitness. Situated halfway between Baltimore and Washington, this course can be reached by several excellent automobile roads. A new road has been built from the Washington Boulevard into the track. In addition, parking space is now available for 7,000 cars and this will very likely be the chief mode of travel next month. However, for those not possessing cars, the inter-city electric line run right to the foot of the grandstand.
