The Washington herald., 1913-03-16
MARLBORO TRACK
Being IMPROVED
Jim Milton Will Again Do the
Starting at Maryland
Course.
STAR RIDERS AT MEET
Special Trains Will Be Run Every
Day, and the Park Will
Be PatroIed.
STAR RIDERS AT MEET

Il Workmen are busily engaged at
Marlboro putting the track into condi-
tion for the ten-day meet which starts
April .. Many improvements have
= been made on the grounds, new stalls
) erected. and the track leyeled off so
as 10 make il one of the best half
milC courses in the country.
The steeplechase course which is
conceded to he the best and safest of
! its kind in This section OF the country.
has bee" put in excellent shape. and
! many timber-toppers are now going
over the JumTs each morning.
AlrcaGy more than fifty horses have
arrived. and many applications have
, been made for stable room from horse
men now at Charleston and JuareZ.
RenninC will send 2 string of horses
which have been wntering al the ia
nous old rack, and by the end of the
coming week every available stall viii
! have been occupied.
| The same officials who have pre-
sided in the past will be seen this
year. including Honest Jim" Milton.
who will do the starting. Mr.. Milton
IS too well known 10 he introduced.
and his good work always is source
Of favorable comment from the race
going public.
The management has made arrange
ments with the railroads to run spe-
Cial trains. and this year there will be
several more trains a day than here
tofore.
! Dr. Hill. president OF the associa-
tion. stated that il was the intention
! of the management to make mile
| track out of the course. and as IL is
centrally located. no doubt Marlboro
will be rated as one of the best courses
in the country after this addition has
/ been made.
/ Arrangements have been completed
whereby T. y. Gray's band will play
each day. This band always gives sat
isfaction and this year several additional
pieces will he added
star jockeys Ride.
Several Of the best jockeys in the
country already are here and will remain
until the opening day. Among those who
will ride here are TroNler. ButweIl.
Goose, Mondon, Benschoten, Burns. and
Ford.
The MANAGEMENT also has completed
arrangements for first-class cafe this
year, a separate building having been
erected for this purpose.
The Chesapeake Beach road will run
three special trains day, the time of
leaving of which will be published later.
With the best horses now in training
this should be Marlboro's best season
since racing was inaugurated there.
Capt. c. Z. Duhain. the well known
Pinkerton agent. will have charge of the
grounds, thus assuring the public that
no "unde sirables" will be at the course.
The captain knows practically every
racegoer in the country and none es-
cape his watchful eyes.
John Rice, who is well and favorably
known here, will have charge of the
ring" Mr. Rice is known to be one of
the best bookmakers in the country. and
the public will get a run for their money
when Rice has anything to do with the
ring.
The ring will be an open one, and more
than fourteen bookmakers have asked
for space TO cut in.
Billy Armbruster. admitted to be the
best layer of oGds in the country, will
Re official price maker. Armbruster
knows the game and a liberal slate can
be expected from him.