Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-31
GOOD HORSES THERE
Billy Garth Enters His Thor
oughbreds at Marlboro.
TYREE TO BE REPRESENTED
Sherman's Theodore Cook Has Re-
covered From Injury and Is
Ready to Race.
TYREE TO BE REPRESENTED

BALTIMORE. Md. May 31.-Lewis
Garth, under trainer of the stable OF Will
liam Garth Of Virginia. the biggest racing
establishment on the American continent
just now, is here to pick the bunch OF
horses that will represent his father al
Marlboro. When the elder Garth went to
Canada he left twenty-odd runners of va
rious ages at Pimlico under the charge OF
Theodore Coles, who has kept them in
racing condition. Young Garth said yes
terday he did not know what horses he
would pick for Marlboro. but the string
for the southern Maryland track will
muster eight or ten head and will race
under the management of Coles. The
horses which do not go to Marlboro will
be taken by him to Hamilton toward the
end of next week The Hamilton meet
ing will begin the day the Marlboro meet
ing closes.
There will be two or three three-year'
olds in the Garth string for Marlboro
with a matured runner or so. good over
distance of ground, and couple OF
leppers Garth likes the steeplechase
course at Marlboro, which is one OF the
best in the east. Ed Hanna, superintend-
ent of the track, who was In the city yes
terday. says the cross-country course Is
in tiptop condition and that ii will take
a capable fencer to negotiate it success
fully.
Besides the stables of W. p Burch,
Samuel Ross, C.. c. Smithson and Thomas
ROdrock.. which are preparing for MARI
boro at Benning, DIR. ]. 8. Tyree will be
represented at the Prince Georges county
track. The best of Tyree's horses OF ma
ture age are the three-year-olds York
shire Boy and Astrologer. both winners
ut q OF four
tWo-year-olds. AstrolOger and Yorkshire
Boy have been freshened up by William
Oliver after a hard campaign at Charles
ton and they are galloping satisfactorily.
They will be held for races of mile and
more. both having shown likeness Tor
distance running. The two-year-olds are
mostly untried youngsters. the severity
of the winter having prevented Dr. Tyree
from getting them ready for the earlier
meetings at Norfolk and Pimlico. Oliver
was not with DR.. Tyree last winter.
Oliver has five youngsters OF his own
to race at Marlboro, the smartest In SO
far as work goes being son OF James
r. Keene's priced inbred stallion Hippo
drome. and Doc Tracy, a compactly ouiit
colt by Ben Strome. out or Epioemic,
which Oliver believes will hold his own
with good ones in muddy going. Doc
Tracy started at Pimlico on Tuesday in
the four-furlong race won by Hughey
McCarren's clever Hapsburg filly Ethel
burg I'd. His performance vas not wholly
DISAPPOINTING 10 OllNeT, ditHOu8u tHC Soit
did not finish in the money. Doc Tracy
was green and did not get away from the
post with his company.
George Sherman. who has the clever
Baltimore jockey, Roy Estep. under con-
tract, will have Theodore Cook. sprint
er by Ben Brush he took from Amos Tur-
ner, after selling race at Pimlico. ready
for the Marlboro races. Because of his
great turn OF speed and his agility in
making quick turns, Sherman bought