The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-03-30
I'd Richmond Play to Tie; 22--Horses Ready at Bowie
Horses Entered Thursday
Have Final Workouts
Bowie Plant in Tip-top Shape
for Opening Of Spring
Races.
SAME OFFICIALS TO ACT

Bowie Md, March 2a-This morning
workouts put the finishing touch to the
horses entered for the races on Thurs
day. the opening day of the meeting at
Prince George Park, near Bowie. Every
thing Is complete and visitors will be
given a pleasant surprise when they view
. the plant. which has been greatly i'm
proved under the watchful eye of Gen
! cral Manager O'IIara.
Practically the same efficient officials
who were in charge last fall will be on
duty this. spring, as follows:
StarterZA. Il. Dade.
Stcwards-E. g. smith. representing the
Jockey club: e. c. Hall and William z.
Sturgeon.
JudGes-Joscph \. Murphy and II. An
dcrSom.
Clerk Of the scales-Joseph McLennan.
Paddock iudce-G. Ernest Hall.
Patrol Judge Sclby Burch.
Timer-William enninSs.
HandiCapper-E. G. Smith.
Racing seCretary-Joseph McLonnan.
General manager-James r O'Hara
The Bowie racing meeting. coming a
month or more ahead of the &C rlieSt meet
ing in Kentucky. offers Eastern horse
men with promising candidates for the
FiN.'''' IN aANuShs anu iStt'Hit anu
the Kentucky oaks. a race for 3-year-old
nlii"s that will pay the winner in the
neighhorhoOd OF S,."1. the opportunity to
ready their horses up under CoOTS be-
fore shipping over the Alleghenies and
several have planned TO avail themselves
OF il.
The Derby candidates OF the stables Of
:. ". Morris. l.. ]. Walden. Mrs Il. ".
Walden. Joseph +. Davis. Raj Parr. W.
Il. COO. and Capt. +. r. Cassatt. and.
possibly also those of James Butler, will
all race at Prince George Park. some
time between the 1st and 18th OF April.
and their appearance at Maryland's new
est and most picturesque track will in
vest the meeing with new and significant
interest. The derbics to be run in Ken
lucky in May and juno. be Il understood.
ar" the most valua BILE races that will be
decided on this side OF the Atlantic all
season. They have attracted more en-
tries from stables accustomed from time
out or mind TO patroniznS III" tracks of
the Atlantic scaboard exclusively than
AIRY OF the past ever drew. There will
ne a general equine migration over the
Eastern watershed toward the middle
and end Of this month.
The horses OF the Davis-Aforris stable
going out for the Kentucky and I.atonia
d"rIles and the Kentucky Oaks Consti-
tute a Maryland outfit. They are trained
h, Robert Walden, Of Middieburg and
have done most of their racing IN the
TCrXapn state. Mr.. Walden has select
cd Bowl" track as the best place for put
ting a flnishinG touch on the condition
oi his ambitious 3-ycar-olds because the
I'm" cushion there will enable him to
send them right along without risk to
thor Undcrpinnin=
The Davis Derby candidate to he shown
at Bowie is White Metal a gray colt by
CyC.ades. out OF Miss Ten Brock. This
colts sire is the only son of the brilliant
Cvlnne Csire of the British Derby win
ners Cicero. Lemberg and Minoru In the
United States. and he showed something
worth while last fail. In his races az
Laurel and PimliCo he demonstrated that
he was capable of carrying his speed over
a distance of ground under weight. and
Mr. Walden is authority for the Informs
ton that he has wintered handsomely
White Metals owner. Joseph Z. DAVIS.
is 2 millionaire coal operator of West
Nir- MA. n resident o. New York and
master Of tn" Meadowbrook hounds. on
Long Island. He has a couple OF :-year-
Odds IN the stable Of James Fitzsimmons
that will I've raced at Bowie White Metal
IS in the kentucky Derby only
Tho Walden derby candidates TO he
shown at Prince Georges Park are UncI~
Rrln. son I Bryu Mawr and Aunt
Belle p half brother of oxford and
Eusila. California bred daughter OF
Purvea- n. and Scvens. and full sister
Of DR.. Lego.
Mr.. Walden has trained half a dozen
sons and daughters of Sryn Mawr and he
declares without reservation that Uncle
Rrvn Is easily the smartest that he has
seen. Uncle Rryn is a colt OF good size
and robust development. big horsc on
short legs. He manages weight clevcrly
and has the smooth. free action of dis
lance runner