Evening star., 1909-04-24
OPENING OF THE
SPRING MEETING
Seven Races on the PimIico
Card Today.

BALTIMORE, Md, April 24-Wlat will
undoubtedly be one of the greatest meet
ings in the history OF racing in Mary
land will open this afternoon on the Pim-
lico track, 1t being the spring meeting
of the Maryland Jockey Club. There Will
be seven races, including the inaugural
steeplechase. offered with the Bal
timore Club for gentleman riders at
five and half furlongs. and the Coun-
try Club purse, at a mile and forty yards.
The inaugural day races will be run over
heavy track, for the rain of yesterday
put the course in a very soggy condi-
ton. The players will have hard time
in picking the winners, though the mud
runners will be in demand. The steeple-
chase has seven entries, Economy and
Pontotoc being the real factors. In the
Baltimore Club cup, Botan:st ana As,e"
Dor will likely fight it out for top honor,
while in the Country Club purse States
man. Juggler, Montbert and Berkeley
look like the contenders.
Jockey Eddie Dugan, the peer of all
American jockeys, arrived from New
York yesterday morning. and was Wis
itor at the track. Notwithstanding the
reports that lie would be denied license
by the Jockey Club, the ruling power in
the east, Dugan quoted saying
that he will be seen in the saddle today
in the first race aStride of August Bel
mont'S fast filly Sou, that will. no doubt,
be a strong contender in th- first. if not
the winner. Dugan is under contract To
Mr.. Belmont for the meeting and will do
his riding whenever he do weight.
Beal Secures Deverich.
Jockey n Deverich. who was the s.n-
sation of the recent winter meetings on
the coast, arrived from Los Angeles yes
terday with his contract employer. Georg.
Neal, who. shortly after his arrival lea sed
the boy for the meeting TO y. Is Beal,
who is training public stable at the
track Deverich is a lightweight. who
can ride at 30 pounds. and no doubt,
will get plenty of riding TO do at the
meeting. HOrsemen who have seen him
ride on the coast say that he is ahe com
ing star of the jockey division. He is an
excellent post rider and A very strong
boy for his weight and inches. Jockey
Jimmy Mcintyre also arrived from the
coast in company with Deverich and Will
be seen in the saddle al, the meeting, il
granted a license by the Jockey Club.
Algernon Daingerfield, assistant secre-
tary of the Jockey Club. arrived from
New York yesterday and at the
track receiving applications for trainers
and Jockeys licenses: also registering col
ors for the horsemen who have been rae
ing In the west Of late. He will remain
here until the close OF the meeting.
Other arrivals from New York were w.
T. McGivney, Harry Hall, Silas Veitch
and Jockey Yorke who is under contract
to w. c. Father BID Daily. Fred ".
Gerhardy arrived from the south i'm the
interests of the stakes to be run at The
spring meetings of the Ontario, Hamilton,
Highland and Montreal Jockey Clubs Mr.
Gerhardy will remain here until the
.Ix.cn nn1 = .S1y
Canadian soil. where he will preside dur
ing the coming summer as racing Secre-
tary and clerk Of the scales. Mr. Ger
hardy acted as secretary of The CUBAN
Racing Association at Aimendares Park,
Havana, during the past winter. He is
well liked among the many horsemen.
Jockey Scoville Arrives.
Jockey Richard Scoville put in his ap-
pearance at the track yesterday. coming
from southern California where he has
been riding during the past season for
the stable of Jack keenc. Scoville. how
ever, will be unable 10 ride here as the
Jockey Club refused him license.
Fully thousand visitors were on hand
early yesterday morning at the track. de-
spite the heavy rains, to see the thor
oughbreds get their final preps in \
mud for this afternoons races. The -
ing was very heavy. but late i'll the a L
ernoon, Supt. John Brennan fiott III and
narrowed in hope that it would help the
track dry out IA bat before the hour Set
for the opening dash today.
Y. M. C. A. Bowlers.
The Warriors won three straight from
the Scouts in the second night of the
spring league. Whitford captain of the
winning team. averaged 1O1. and Willard
of the same team had high game, 1s,s.
The score:
WARRIORS. SCOUTS
Whitfom. % 9S i0I q. Bliss. 81 50 80
willard. ~ a4 los Osborne. IS So 81
ioder.. - ST M Ii. Bliss. 81 81 30
Totals. 270 27s 311l Totals. 241 250 80