The Washington herald., 1916-03-30

Despite the adverse weather conditions
of the past two days, the horses at
Prince Georges Park, near Bowie, Nd,
where the twelve-day meeting of the
southern Maryland Agricultural Associa-
ton opens on Saturday, are being tight
ened up for the opening. The rain Of
Monday and yesterday changed the
track conditions from lightning fast to
a muddy one, which. while meeting with
the disapproval Of many Of the owners,
was like an oasis in the desert to others.
There are at Bowie a number OF
horses who run their best races In the
mud, and It has been quite a while since
their owners could get good WORKOUT
in this kind OF going under their belts.
Yesterday, however, was the day. ana
despite the downpour. and between
showers, the mudlarks were worked out.
The Bowie track, owing to the quality of
the soil, drys very rapidly and, with
the weather man a little more generous
for a couple OF days, the course will
again be at its best
The final CONSIGNMENT Of horses reach
ed the track today from Havana, Cuba,
where they were campaigned at Oriental
Park during the winter. In the shipment
were sixty-four horses belonging to va
rious owners. while fully as many more
comprising the last shipment from New
Orleans also reached the track today.
1t was learned with much regret that
the suspension Of Jockey Tommy Par
rington has been continued by the Jockey
Club until April S, which will keep the
boy on the ground until the Bowie meet
ing is well under way. This action was
taken by the Jockey GLIB at their meet
ing on Monday. harrington was sus-
pended at the meeting at Oriental Park
for some infraCtion of the rules and it
was generally believed that the ban would
-
ing. While it is no doubt proper for the
Jockey Club to recognize the ruling OF
the Havana association, hOrsemen who
have assembled here for the opening of
the season declared today that they
thought II was taking the matter a lit
tie too far to punish the boy further
harrington is under contract to Eddie
Mcbride, the Arlington tUrfman, and
rode some splendid races here last fall
before going to Cuba. His services dur
ing the first week of the racing season
will be greatly missed, as there seems
TO be a scarcity OF good riders in the
East at the present time.
The most recent arrivals from the
South and West are George p. Sher-
man. W. G. WagnOn, John O'Brien
Michael J. DAILY, George Phillips. Kelly
Phillips. John Phillips, Z. Judge. Ed
ward Cunningham. Robert STEELE,
Kimball Patterson. Edward Nash
George Alexander, Edward Whalen.
Harry Shannon. W. 4. Carter Patrick
civil. A G Parretto. Clyde Freeman,
". p. Austin. jr., Judge Bershens and
Louis Becker.
Cunningham. who viii handle the
string of James AacMauus. the man
who brought out Rocky OBrien
few seasons back. has a pretty strong
outfit. Among his campaigners are
the veterans Presumption, Menlo
Park, Chestertou and O'SulIivan and
the three year-Olds Currugh ALLEN,
OratOrium. Precision and Fastuet Mr..
MaCManUs, who has been here all
week watching the gaIloping of his
horses, is we'll pleased with their con-
dition They made the trip from
New Orleans without mlshap or the
development Of car sickness and all
have done spIerdidIy since their ar
rival at Bowie The same may truth
fully be said of practically every
stable at the new Maryland track
There has been no sickness there since
last fan.
MaCManUs is not certain that he will
have anything for the Inaugural Handi-
cap. ChestertOn and Presumption are
rather shifty over short distances when
they are right. but the company will Be
a bit swift for their kind. The other
members Of the establishment are better
distance runners than sprtnters And