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SHANDON FARM SILKS "FIRST Morstep Returns to Winning Form in Havres Wednesday Feature. Only Best Mudlarks Able to Negotiate Stiff Footing: Fatsey Begone Takes Fourth Race. HAVRE DE GRACE, Md., April 19 Unsuccessful during the winter months in Florida, Shandon Farms three-year-old filly, Morstep, returned to winning form after four defeats in the South when she upset calculations to account for the Griffwood Purse. It was an allowance race, fifth on the card and was the best offering at Havre de Grace today. Opposed by eight others of her age, the score marked the first success of the Chicago-owned stable in Maryland this spring and it came in easy fashion when the daughter of Misstep led from the gate to triumph by two and one-half lengths. Reaching the finish with a daylight margin, Morstep was home before Ace Call of the A. C. C. Stable, which enjoyed most support in the wagering. Third fell to Belair Studs Challenge when he came through on the inside in the final stages to beat H. P. Head-leys Hants and five others. For the mid-week sport at the Harford County track, racing was held over a treacherous racing strip left in that condition from rains since late Saturday. Only the best mudders were able to negotiate the racing strip with a degree of safety, with the result many upsets took place before a gathering of good size. POST DELAY. In the race accounted for by Morstep, there was some delay at the gate when Hants, Modern Youth and Merry Gesture were fractious and six and one-half minutes were lost before all left the stalls in good order. Morstep, third at the start, quickly moved to the front and, revelling in the footing, never surrendered her lead. She went along before Ace Call in kind fashion and, under the energetic R. Eccard, had almost three lengths to spare as she reached the finish in 1:16. Ace Call, in saving the place, was one length before Challenge, while Hants, never worst than fourth in the running, held a wide margin over Skyflier and the others .Hants and Challenge were the only Derby candidates among the nine three-year-olds. Twelve mediocre sprinters met in the opening race of the day, a dash of six furlongs, and it gave Apprehend, from the H. G. Bed-well barn, his first score this season when he registered in a drive. Favored with the talent, the seven-year-old gelding found the footing to his liking and came from seventh position in the early running to score in a driving finish. He led the way across the line to Sylvia G., a rank outsider, while Hi-blaze, racing coupled with Tuleyries Lin, was lapped on the pair after he led the way until the last sixteenth. RUMBA GUS AGAIN. Rumba Gus, victor in the Kindergarten Stakes at Bowie was an easy winner for the talent and Gustav Ring in the decision of the second race that was a four and one-half furlongs dash. Ruling at 6 to 5, the speedy son of Saxon led every stride of the intermediate journey and was a six-length winner when he landed over the line. Going to the front early in the contest that brought out nine starters Ruma Gus raced smoothly through the treacherous footing and had little contention after disposing of Stagefright in the first quarter mile. At the close he was galloping while Flaming High and Air Stream waged a stirring argument for the place with the verdict going to the former by a short head. An upset marked the running of the third race, fashioned for three-year-olds under claiming conditions, when Grand Pageant, from the D. J. Sullivan stable, and Ivy X., from the H. Howard barn, led the heavily supported favorite, Mystery Miss, to the end of six furlongs. PYLE WINNER. J. Y. Pyle furnished the winner of the fourth race, another test of six furlongs, when his colors were carried to victory by Patsey Begone, six-year-old mare which campaigned successfully in Florida during the winter months. With the apprentice allowance waived and jockey L. Fallon handling the mare in expert fashion, she was in the lead virtually throughout the race to gain her success by a daylight margin. In this Sunnyshore finished second for H. W. Jackson, with the better fancied Light Chatter a driving third. During the early running Patsey Begone raced close up with Culdee and was kept out off the rail7 where the footing was heaviest. On the turn Culdee called it a day and it took little from the J. Y. Pyle mare to go into the command and have things practically her own way in the stretch run. Sunnyshore came from fifth place in the field of six for his share of the purse, while Light Chatter barely beat Royal Business for third after being rushed off her feet by V. Polk. E. R. Pikes six-year-old horse, Kenty, in one of his best efforts this season in eleven starts, made a show of strong opposition to account for the Belair Handicap for grade "C" performers. The son of Teddy decisively defeated his opponents when he splashed through the deep and holding racing strip to be six lengths in advance of A. C. C. Stables Gerald at the close of the number that was run in 1:50. Third went to Piccolo from the W. E. Boeing stable, which ruled in the speculation and Shambles, the only other starter, was badly beaten.
