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H ilsfi 1I9HHHH HBand v JHBkPPwII TOM YOUNG-Lincoln Fields track superintendent, has his crew hard at work getting the Crete plant ready for the May 18 opening. Maryland News and Notes PIMLICO, Baltimore, Md., May 8. Horsemen are attributing the fast time made in the races at Pimlico this spring to the protection given the track along the inner rail until three weeks before the meeting opened. A strip several yards wide along the inside was well covered with straw all winter, and until after the twenty-two-inch snowfall late in March had melted away. This protection kept the inside from becoming deep and therefore the track cushion has been kept uniform, and horses on the inside have not been at a disadvantage. M. M. "Mickey" Harrison believes that in Hubert "Dick" Trent he has the makings of a topnotch rider. Trent, who hails from Corsicana, Texas, has ridden five two-year-olds since embarking on a riding career and won with three of them. He was second once and unplaced once. Trent has been in the employ of William C. Stroube for five years and received his early saddle education at his employers Texas ranch. Beverley Broun, chairman of the West Virginia State Racing Commission, and president of the National Association of State Racing Commissioners, was here today, and is remaining for the Preakness Stakes. He came from his home in Charleston and goes from here to Charles Town for the opening of the West Virginia season there on Monday. Joe Stevens, who directed the work of the Stevens Catering Company at Churchill Downs on Kentucky Derby Day, returned from Louisville and will remain here until the close of the meeting. En route to Baltimore, Stevens stopped off at Lexington for his first visit to the Blue Grass capital. Louis Lee Haggin, II., president of Keene-land Race Course, Inc., is expected from Kentucky to witness Menex carry his colors in Fridays renewal of the Pimlico Nursery Stakes. Hal Price Headley, who will be represented by Tellmenow, will come from New York tomorrow to remain until the close of the meeting. Thomas Piatt, breeder of Alsab and the only nominator not to be represented by his own horse in tomorrows renewal of the Preakness Stakes, arrived from Lexington. Alsab was purchased by Mrs. Albert Sabath out of the Piatt consignment to the Saratoga auctions. W. C. Stroube and J. L. Collins, owners of Liberty Pan and Teentee in the Nursery Stakes and other horses trained by M. M. •Harrison, have been here several days with their wives. They came here from Louisville. They reside in Corsicana, Texas. A. G. "Lex" Wilson returned from Kentucky and took over the training of the T. D. Buhl horses. Wilson shipped Sweep Swinger from Churchill Downs to Detroit. Le Chat and the other horses Wilson has here will be sent to the Motor city next week. With the close here, a number of jockeys will leave for Belmont Park and Suffolk Downs, while as many more will go to Charles Town. Some of the riders going to Boston and New York will be in colors at Delaware Park. Willie Doyle, who rode Effendi to his victory in the 1909 Preakness stakes, is serving as a patrol judge at Pimlico and D. Hoffman, who was successful with E. F. Whitneys Rhine Maiden in the 1915 renewal, is a daily visitor. Third Degree, whose next appearance under colors will be in the Toboggan Handicap at Belmont Park Monday, and Swing and Sway were shipped to that point. They made the trip in the same car with the Greentree Stable jumpers. George Krehbiel, racing editor of the Detroit News, arrived from the Motor City today. He owns several horses, among them Golden Man, a promising two-year-old, currently racing at Churchill Downs. Lloyd Knapp, formerly known to Maryland enthusiasts, has rejoined the Alfred i G. Vanderbilt stable, coming from California, and as soon as he considers himself to be fit he will take out a jockey license. Word was received here from Laurel announcing the marriage of Woods Dicker-son and Mrs. Phelps. He formerly was track superintendent at the race course and the bride was a clerk in the office. L. G. "Buster" Bedwell, who resigned as trainer of his fathers horses, has several offers for his services and expects to accept one of them before the close of the meeting. Maj. Louis A. Beard, executive director of the Greentree and John Hay Whitney racing and breeding interests will arrive from Lexington tomorrow. The John L. Sullivan horses will be raced; at Delaware Park, It was said this morning. Ben A. Jones stated that Careless, a well-made son of Ladysman and Heedless Gal, will make his racing debut at Belmont Park. The colt is eligible to the Pimlico Nursery Stakes, but Jones does not believe he is ready for such an effort. He is eligible to the Juvenile Stakes at the Westchester course. B. F. Whitaker, owner of Requested, and Mrs. Whitaker, are going to New York for the opening of the Belmont Park meeting. Their trainer, J. H. McCoole, plans to ship Requested to that Long Island course on Sunday. Others of the Whitaker stable have been there since early spring. William duPonts Fairymanah has rejoined his stablemates at the Foxcatcher Farm. Within a few days trainer R. E. Handlen will move the duPont horses to Delaware Park, where Fairymanah and others have stakes engagements during the meeting opening on May 29. Jack Healey is sending a division of the Christiana Stable to Belmont Park and the others will be sent to Delaware Park to await the opening of that meeting. The Belmont division will be transferred to the Stanton track several days before the opening on Thursday, May 28. B. F. Whitaker, Texas sportsman and owner of Requested, arrived and will remain at Pimlico for the running of the Preakness, in which his horse is expected to show to much greater advantage than in last week-ends renewal of the Kentucky Derby. The stewards fined jockey E. DeCamil-lis 5 for failing to fill his engagement on Saxon Princess in the second race Thursday, and T. Kelly, his agent, was fined 0 for neglect of duty for not notifying the trainer of said horse. Tommy Malley has been engaged to ride Crispin Oglebays Ocean Blue in the Toboggan Handicap at Belmont Park on opening day. Malley directed Ocean Blue to his Jenaings victory and Belair studs Vagrancy in her triumph in the Pimlico Oaks. Harry Parr was right proud when Luna Bright foaled a colt by Challenger TT 1-~«-week. Luna Bright is a full sister to Bright Luna, so the foal is a brother in blooa to Victory Morn. Johnny Leyland finally has given up riding and has taken out a training license. The veteran reinsman is finding it increasingly difficult to make weight. Charles A. Bohn and Peter Markey, owners of the Bomar Stable, arrived from Detroit for an indefinite visit. The Bomar horses are trained by Robert E. Potts. Due to the scarcity of exercise boys, trainers Johnny Loftus, A. J. "Whitey" Abel, Mickey Harrison and Pat Brady are galloping horses. Under a suspension for the remainder of the meeting, jockey Kenneth McCombs left for Boston, where he will accept mounts on opening day at Suffolk Downs. Harry Neusteter will invade New York for the early part of the Belmont Park meeting and from there he will take his horses to Delaware Park. Sidney Boniface, trainer for E. G. Hackney, was inducted into the army and was given a ten-day furlough to wind up his business. Porter Roberts has taken his physical examination and is ready for induction into the army. While awaiting .his call, Roberts will free lane at Belmont Park. Lee McCoy is sending Alfred G. Vanderbilts Impound to Sagamore Farm and no attempt will be made to return him to racing. All of the better horses in the large E. K. Bryson stable, trained by Joe Serio, Jr., have been well engaged in the many stakes to be run at Delaware Park. Guy Mangan, who is making the engagements for apprentice Eddie Campbell, will take the boy to Detroit. Don Ameche, star of screen and radio, arrived from California and is the guest of Ben Jones. H. G. Wilson is shipping three horses to Detroit in the same car with the T. D. Buhl thoroughbreds. Jockey J. Harrell was restored to good standing by the Maryland Racing Commission and he resumed riding today. Jockey Eddie Arcaro is going to Jamaica to accept mounts and will return here for Fridays racing. William Zakoor shipped the four horses he is training for A. J. Halliwell to Detroit. Ebonito, the property of R. B. Hall, Is the first nerved horse to be found at Pimlico. L. G. "Buster" Bedwell resigned as trainer of the horses owned by his father, H. G. Bedwell. E. H. Gaines will ship the horses he le training to Detroit on Monday.
