The Washington times., 1909-02-21
PIMLICO MEETING
PROMISES MUCH
Maryland Jockey Club Will
Increase Purses During the
Sixteen Days of Racing.

BALTIMORE. Feb. 21.-Horsemen ara
anXiously awaiting the announcement
Of dates for 1909 by the JOcky Club, the
official racing arbiter in the East The
Maryland Jockey Club has applied for
the period between April q and May
y and, as these dates are practically
the same as last year, it is taken for
granted the PimlicO spring meeting will
occur at that time
The situation in New York is up in
the air, but racing gossip is 10 the eff
rect that racing viii begin about the
md0le or May and Will be limited to
about four days in each week The
amount Of added money in overnight
events viii be cut down on all New
York tracks and the value OF the stakes
considerably CuTtailed, but thai there
VIII be any sort of racing will oe vel
come news to horse lovers, who would
greatly miss the afternoons Of heaithful
enjoyment in the open air
The Maryland Jockey Club. in pursu-
ance OF its conservative policy, win prob
ably not offer any stakes for is spring
meeting in addition TO the CiabauEh
Memorial and Pimlico Nursery, both for
tWo-year-oids, and which closed last
each. Instead the purses Will be in
creased IN value, as experience has
proved that more and better horses
are attracted when entries do not have
The Clabaugh Memorial Cup will re
suit in rivalry between Maryland and
Virginia, 10 which States entries were
limited, and, II reports do not prove er-
TOneouS, some surprises are in store for
those who think Maryland is backward
in developing Thorough breds- The add
ed money in both stakes is $1,000, and
the breeder of the winner Of the Cla-
baugh Memorial Is awarded a hand
some silver cup valued at 500. no mat
ter whether he happens TO own the
colt at the time OF the race or not
Among the stables that Will probably
be represented are those of Thomas
Clyde, of the Eastern Shore; Robert
! Walden, Of Carroll county. BILLY"
Garth and David Dunlop. of Virginia,
with others, all of whom are taking
keen interest in the race.
The late =. \. CIabaugh, after whom
the race IS named, was one OF the
stanCh supporters OF the old Maryland
Jockey Club. and his tasteful COlors,
ruby, light blue sleeves and cap, were
carried by such hieI-class horses as
Viator. CIOOnbrOOk, Odeu, and Piccoio,
the latter owned in partnership with
Governor Bowie, and very useful colt.
The CiabauSh farm adJolned that of
the late r. w. Walden. near Middle
burg. Carroll county. and Is now Occu-
pied by MI Walden son-in-laW, Fred
erick Littleheld
The bright weather Of the pa Il few
weeks has resulted in a boom IT. train
ing operations, and should nothing I'M
fOreseen occur the thOroughbreds viii
be In an unusually forward condition
when the racing season opens. About
fifty horses are at the tracks near Bal
timJre and over $50 are now al Ben
ring. most Of which Will take part in
the PimlicO meeting.
At Washington the stables OF John T.
Madden and J. w. Colt contain the jal &
est number of racers, the former haFl =
several promising two-year-oloS IN Is
string. and the latter going In for the
ilGmDe~s ThistledaIe. the glgant C
steepIechsser, is doing well, and Erea
thiugs are expected OF him cross COuT
try the coming sea son. Several gree .
Jumpers that nave been schOoled at M
Colts home in the Gcnesee valley WI i
be shipped 70 BenuinE shortly 10 take
up active training under Mike DAILY S
vatchfuI care. and tle green and white
hoops. green sleeves and cap VIII play
prominent part iu steeplechases
throughout the circuit