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PRINCE FOX AT ROCKINGHAM Weant Star Pointing for 5000 Added Speed Handicap Crack Band Assured for Wednesdays Inau ¬ gural Feature Influx of Horses Con ¬ tinues Arrivals From Texas SALEM N H May 11 Prince Fox the crack sprinter from Texas is at the Rock ingham track pointing for the Speed Handi ¬ cap which will feature the opening day of the spring meeting next Wednesday WednesdayThe The sixyearold bay gelding which won five out of six races in the Lone Star State arrived this morning with twentyfour other horses all owned by W C Weant For fiftyseven hours they plunged north from Texas and when they arrived they were fresh and fit fitThe The early arrival of Prince Fox empha ¬ sizes the importance which horsemen from all parts of the country attach to the 5000 added Speed Handicap They confidently ex ¬ pect that the big bay will continue his Texas triumphs in his first start on the soil of New Hampshire HampshirePrince Prince Fox was one of the twentyfive Weant horses to add a further bulge to the barn walls Among the others were Wise Anne Cappoquin Honey All Tannery Takus Jean Lee Viki Duveen High Finance and Luck In InCruz Cruz Lozano Spanish owner from Texas also shipped a half dozen horses in charge of trainer Eugene E Russell They are Gold ¬ en Fate Chain Heavy Sugar Mynah Mild Manners and a pony ponyThe The influx of horses into the siding at Salem Depot has been a steady one in the past few days Yesterday from Maryland H T Archibald shipped in with twelve horses including Westy Junior and Candy Prince while J W Y Martin appeared with thirteen including the star of his stable Dark Hope HopeToday Today several more carloads are due to arrive and by tomorrow night more than 800 thoroughbreds from all parts of the country will be munching timothy hay and drinking New Hampshire water and breez ¬ ing around on a New Hampshire track trackVisitors Visitors Day will be celebrated Sunday and track officials have made preparations to greet a big crowd crowdSpecial Special police will be on hand and more than 100 guides will be provided in order to show the visitors through the vast plant The track will be open from 6 in the morn ¬ ing until 6 at night and the true horse lovers will arrive early when the horses are working on the track and the trainers are putting them through their final paces before the opening of the meeting
