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OFF-DAY CARD IN "MARYLAND" Bootless Breaks Bradley Losing Streak by Winning Feature. Good Ride by Westrope Factor In Victory of Ft. McHenry Purse Choice-Weather Warm. HAVRE DE GRACE, Md., April 19. Bootless, sturdy four-year-old son of Black Toney and Mary Eloise, a product of Idle Hour Stock Farm, broke the long losing streak of E. R. Bradley when he administered defeat to five other shifty middle distance performers which met in the Ft. McHenry Purse for older stayers, which was the principal offering on an off-day program at Havre de Grace today. Established favorite and expertly ridden by Jack Westrope, the gelding came from behind to take down major honors in a mild drive to beat Mrs. R. H. Heighes Brown Twig by two lengths, with T. H. Somervllles Treford third before Her Reigh, Genie Palatine, and Black Boo, the only others which could be recruited for the test that was fifth on the program. SHED TOPCOATS. Ideal weather conditions, causing many to shed topcoats, was on tap as the second full week of racing began at the Harford County track, and some good entertainment was served, despite the fact that all of the better class horses remained under shelter. In the Ft McHenry only a half minute was lost before starter J. F. Milton caught the starters lined up to his fancy, and Her Reigh was first out of the stalls to go into the turn with Genie Palatine in chase, and Treford holding third place. Bootless, last of the party leaving the gate, was in fifth place as the back stretch was reached, and he was just showing the way to Black Boo, which appeared decidedly at a disadvantage with this sort of company. Her Reigh was unable to get free of Genie Palatine and this forced him to provide a rather stiff pace to shake off the Denemark filly. AVOID PACE. Treford, Brown Twig and Bootless were avoiding the pace and as they challenged going to the final turn both of the. leaders fell prey, permitting Treford to show the way for a brief space. Bootless, moving up on the outside, soon caught the T. H. Somer-ville gelding and going past smoothly in mid-stretch was under a mild reserve through the final eighth. Juveniles as usual opened the sport for the afternoon and brought a surprise with the decision of the contest In which eleven youngsters were under silks, when Stage Beauty, a first-time starter from the C. T. Grayson barn and coupled with Happy Chase, sped to a front-running victory. Ridden by C. Griggs to dominate all the running, the daughter of Strolling Player and Modification reached the close of the four and a half furlongs sprint one length In advance of Mrs. D. A. Buckleys Heraldic, while the better fancied Low Cuts was third for E. K. Bryson when he took the measure of Micro. Home-bred sprinters of cheap grade met for honors in the second race and it provided H. Kerrs veteran. Bally Bay, with his first score in over a year when he took the lead at the start for a front running and unexpected triumph. This race was at six furlongs and it saw outsiders also dividing second and third when Wandrel landed in second position and Trostar captured the short end of the spoils from the, disappointing favorite, Acautaw. SEVEN FILLIES COMPETE. Seven three-year-old fillies were engaged for the Prospect, a test of six furlongs under allowance conditions that was the second best offering on the card and it produced a thrilling contest in which Lady Maryland, from the locally-owned Mrs. R. H. Heighe stable, scored a surprise victory. Leading from start to finish the daughter of Sir Greysteel, under a hustling ride by Peters, never better than a head in front at any stage of the journey, reached the line to score at the immediate expense of K. E. Hitts Care For in the slow time of 1:14. Third went to My Elsie with Aero well in advance of the two others that finished when Graceful Flight was left at the gate. Jockey Maurice Peters was seen aboard his second winner when he drove Jay Mc-Namaras veteran seven-year-old mare, Flying Dere, to a sensational victory in the mile and seventy yards race for ordinary platers that was fourth. In this ten were under colors and the finish "was so close that the camera had to be used. Icy Wind earned second place honors, suffering defeat In the last strides after setting the pace from tha gate, while third fell to Felwyn, when she finished a head away from the fighting pair and just a length and one-half in advance of Goldspray, which led the others.
