Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-19
GREAT SPRING
Meeting AT PIMLlC0

BALTIMORE. Md, March 19.-Now
| that the official announcement has been
| made that the Maryland Jockey Club has
been granted dates for it's spring and
fall meetings preparations for the races
at Pimlico next month are actively go
Ing on. The dates chosen are April "a
to May IL inclusive. and as the weather
is usually fine at that season Of the
year excellent sport on the old course
is assured.
Members OF both organizations say
that the relations of the Maryland
Jockey Club and the Jockey Club are.
and have been. amicable. despite the eff
forts of sensation-seekers to create the
contrary impression, and the report of
Charles E. McIane and George C. Nor
| r1son. the committee appointed to go
to New York to confer with the Jockey
Club, of the cordial manner in which
they were welcomed was received with
enthusiasm at a meeting Of the directors
of the Maryland Jockey Club Wednes-
day.
The members of the Jockey Club pres
ent at the meeting in New York were
August Belmont president; James II.
Keene. vice president; Schuyler L. Par
sons, who has just been elected presi-
dent of the Coney Island Jockey Club
in place OF William X. Vanderbilt: An
drew Miller, F. X. Sturgis and II. X.
Knapp.
Assurances were given that the Mary
| land Jockey Club intended to revive
many Of the classic stakes that made
the old organization SO famous under
Gov. Bowie and his contemporaries, and
| as Il starter the Preakness stakes will
be opened to be run at the coming
meeting. The race will be for three
year-olds. with $1,000 added. and the
Jockey Club of New York will present
the winner a handsome piece of plate
valued at $500. In addition to showing
their interest in this substantial man
ner. entries were also promised by in
dividual members Of the Jockey Club
and for the first time in many years the
Belmont and keene colOrs will be seen at
Pimlico, together possibly with those of
Andrew Miller and H. X. Knapp, the
| latter. who. with his brother. recently
| raced under the name of the Oneck sta
BILE. having at one time owned that
game little thoroughbred. Sir Walter.
AS a further evidence of their friend
ly feeling. the Jockey Club selected
| William NJ. Manly to represent it in the
board of stewards for the meeting. and
thus for the first time in many years
| the Maryland Jockey Club, composed
| landers for Marylanders.
The other officials will be practically
the same as in former years, the pres
| ence of that prince of starters, A. b.
Mr.. Belmont has applied for sixteen
stalls for his string, which is now In
the south in charge of John Whalen. and
an opportunity will be afforded Balti-
| moreans to see the famous maroon and
red that was SO CALAMITY carried to vic
| tory by such celebrated horses as King
| fisher. Glenelg, Henry of Navarro. Hast
ings, Beldame and others equally noted
when owned by the late August Bel
| mont and the present bearer Of the
name.
To prove that the Maryland Jockey
Club Is not unmindful of the interests
Of the horsemen. comparative state
ment of the amount of added money
each day for the last six meetings be-
ginning in 1906 Is interesting. During
| this period, in addition to the regular
| race, extra races were put on when the
number of entries received for race
was SO great as to warrant splitting it..
Here are the figures:
Spring. 1906 IL days, So 80 per day. 2extras, $500
Fall 1906 IL days. 81 624 per day: 6extras, s. 400
Spring 1907 Is days 81 I55 per day: 9extras So $40
Fall 1907 10 days 81 769 per day; 9extras, S3 800
Spring 1908 16 days IT'S per day IL extras 81 $50
Fall, 1905 IS days, 81, eO7 per day. Sextras, 3d. 200
| For the coming spring meeting the
average added money will probably be
more than $4,000 a day. which will be
| a handsome sum to distribute among
! the owners, and is an effective reply to
| those who declare that PimlicO Is pur-
| suing a picayune policy.