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1 BOWIE TURF NOTES f s Jockey Louis Morris, veteran rider, was granted a riders license by the Maryland racing commission and expects to begin riding shortly. Ejector, owned by Mrs. M. V. Stewart, was excused from the second race Wednesday for the reason that the colt suffered slight injuries when he became caught in a rope hayrack. Charles J. McLennan, who is tt Havre de Grace, preparing for the opening of the Harford Agricultural and Breeders Association meeting beginning Monday, sent word here that weights for the Harford Handicap, feature for the opening day, would be released Thursday. Walter E. OHara of Narragansett Park is expected here on Friday. He will remain over to witness the performance of New Deal, owned by his wife in the Southern Maryland Handicap on Saturday. A division of the George D. Widener stable coming from Erdenheim Farm, in Pennsylvania, is expected to reach Havre de Grace shortly. C. J. Bild, who acquired the useful sprinter Acautaw via the claiming route on Tuesday at Bowie, has turned the sprinter over to Miss Judy Johnson to train. Vitascope and others of the Bild stable are also in charge of Miss Johnson. Charles Williams, secretaiy of the Maryland Horse Breeders Association, and who conducts a breeding farm in Worthington Valley, near Baltimore, reported the arrival of a foal by Balko French Doll. The youngster is a full brother to Balkanese, which was winner of the fifth race here on Tuesday. Frank G. Mcnke, well known sports writer, whose all sports record book was recently released from the press, was among the large gathering viewing the races from the clubhouse on Wednesday. J. P. Jones, who has a large stable quartered at Pimlico, transferred his string to Havre de Grace to await the opening of the meeting at that point on Monday,
