Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-14
.HORsEMEN LOOKING To
OPENING OF SPRING MEETS
Management OF Bowie, Md, Track
Busy Arranging Stable Room for
the Inaugural April 1.
GARTH SHIPS HIS STRING
Firginian Will Work Out Thirty
Seven Thoroughbreds at Benniny.
Many Star Performers, Including
Jumpers, in the Lot.

BALTIMORE. MD. February 49,
with the granting OF the spring dates
April TO April Il. inclusive. to
Bowie By the Jockey Club, Manager
oHara has caused to be distributed
among the horsemen all over tho coun-
try condition books OF the spring cam
paign In the East. The Inaugural ham
dicap VIII be seven-eighths OF mile
out OF the chute. and will be the
fourth race for tnree-year- olds and up.
II viii attract the best horses in train
ing IN this section OF the country.
Letters from thoroughbred owners
continue To arrive daily requesting
siabling room. Nearly all the stabling
room has been taken at Bowie. and
mos" unable TO secure accommodations
tr PAT up a. the old Benning track az
Washington. special race train will
%. run daily from Bennin9 10 Bowie.
300 From Ne., Orleans.
secretary Joe McIcnnan writes from
Ne" Orleans that between $50 and 500
norses which have been running there
VIII be seen under coiors at Bowie
the New Orleans meeting closes Tues
DAY next Tho majority OF the New
orleans horsemen will ship TO Bowie
Immediately after the meeting
Manager OiIara instructed Tom
Strhhen. the Bowie track superinten
dent. to put tho harrow on the track
Wednesday. The course Is IN fine con-
clifton. and could be used by horsemen
TO saiiop their thoroughbreds now.
Strahan.w!!l continue TO work uuon III,
track. and when rhe horses arrIy.
they VIII not be compelled 10 SUSPEND
training
Gnrr1son Arranses for stnbIiux.
EDWARD IL. Snapper" Garrison. who
VIII train the Marrone stable. ar
FiTed At Bowie Thursday morning 10
WI! send TO the post He has en-.
k"sch rtabling room for ton The best
Thoroughbred he has Ia his stahI. -
thaT!eston!hn. which wUn the Iarch-
nont stakes and finished th!rd 10 Luke
-HcLuhe. The winner %! the belmont
stakes at Belmont Park. Charles
roman was ono Of The best three year
olds last season. and Is expected IA
De winning !our-yeaJ-o!d II. VII
he entered In the principal events.
me M"rrone stable recently pur.
s snTx,: ,IM,a,ries,3nian from j. ". Nee.
VII campaign at Bowie arc Gallon,
!taiworth, Sir Denrah. Votes. iiyria. f;i
"S ~ r an" ar! several youugslefs,
,ne Jpb WIN bunch of horses liz
has Ia his collection :. tyo-vcar.,id
Ivy ,H H rms youngater Is .aid to
ing 1850 pounds.
hnothei morse which VIII attract AT
ttht,oh AZ HOwio VIII be Carbide, owned
by br j S. Tyr-c, tn. Wasijnr,r.
'urfman. Carbide II by CcIt and 90,
stVcf"l stake raccH In Canada I,,,
summer. He Is expected to T.. an. 80
! me nest three year olds TO he ac.n M
/ Ger coIors this year ~
NcHiiy zoo thoTouKhbrrda ar, In
ttIa'i.!hH M Bcnning, and thuy win ,rv
10, me purses at Bowie. Among N.
! uuWrSenirh having thoroughbrnds nj
pthhiEps arc Amos Turncy T. T. c,r
ineh, Mike DAILY. w ~ Garter. W I,
! 'uIch. samuel Rors. Captain Woikc
ana Lieu Rockwell
6nrth's String OF ThirtJ-seyen SHINE.
HAki;OTTESVltLE. VA, Febrnmrv
! IL william iaSth, tho welI-knnv.i,
! virginia tuTfman. shipped this week bv
! express TO Washington his string O.,
| tutr'y'seHen racers-one OF IN, mos,
| promising lots that has over gone on,
from his "Ingleside" farm, Tho nncc,ni
leit here In charge Of Garth and IT.
son, Lewis. and about twenty-five men
and boy helpers ''''
The shipment this year was m,a.
some two weeks earlier than last vc,
cue 10 the contipued wet weather ~ 4,
frequent rains had rendered Tho vro,,nd
It, me "lngleside" farm in rather ,",,r
hnnpe, ana II was doomed advisphI. I,
proceeu at once to the Benning trnci,
,,.hhno petter conditions prevail md
4 here. o "o'o IMAM
The entire string will be given .
'horoush working at Benning In prem