Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-27

HAVRE DE GRACE
TO OPEN SEPT II
Ten Stakes Are Arranged
for Fall Meeting Which
Ends Sept. 20
NOTED HORSES ENTERED

HAvRE D- GRACE. Nd. Aug. 81
The Hartford Agricultural and Breeders AS
ISOLATION will inaugurate the Maryland au-
tumn racing season for 1917 on September
II at Havre de Grace within an hours ride
of Philadelphia
The meeting will be Of seventeen days
duration, winding UP on September 20, when
the great eastern racing stables and their
army of followers will make their way fur.
ther south to Laurel. 1t will be marked
by the running of ten stakes of sufficient
value to bring to Maryland the most rep
resentative of American and Canadian
horsemen and the swiftest racers In spite
of the competition of Belmont Park ana
Aqueduct.
The coming meeting, indeed, promises
to excel in attractivenesS any that has been
held at Havre de Grace in the past New
York's competition will help rather than
hurt the Havre de Grace meeting. There
will be no racing in Canada this coming
fall, and if there were none about New
York Havre de Grace would be called
upon TO take care of more horses than
could possibly be accommodated at one
track. Moreover, the fields. in overnight
events and stakes alike, would be too big
and unwieldy for successful handling or
true racing
Ten Rich Stakes
The dates selected for the running Of the
ten stakes have been arranged as follows
September II, Old Bay Handicap, three
year-olds and over, one mile and seventy
yards September 13, Trenton selling stakes,
two-year-olds, five furlongs and half;
September Is, Royal Blue Handicap. three
year-ods one mile and seventy yards Sep
tember IS, Princeton selling stakes three
year-ods and over. six furlongs Septem-
bnr 90 Enctpru SbOrp Hu pDp tUO-ypar-
olds five furlongs and half: September
90, Chesterbrool Handicap, three -year-olds
and over, one mile and a sixteenth Septem-
Der 25, Cecil selling stakes, three-year-olds
and over, one mile and seventy yards Sep
tember 20, Fox Hills Handicap. three-year-
olds and over, six furlongs; September 27.
Erdenheim Handicap, two-year-olds five
furlongs and a half; September 90, Havre
de Grace Handicap, three-year-olds and
over, one mile and furlong.
-Four hundred nominations were made for
these stakes when they closed earlier in the
month the Old Bay Handicap having at
tracted thirty-five. the Trenton forty-nine,
the Royal Blue thirty-fve, the Princeton
forty-nine, the Eastern Shore forty-two, the
Chesterbrook thirty-six. the Cecil fifty, the
Fox Hills thirty-Une. the Erdenhem forty
five and the Havre de Grace twenty-nine.
Prominent Racing Men
Prominent among the nominators were
James Carrigan, who has bought out the
interest in the Wickliffe stable of his part
ner Price Mckinney. of Cleveland Harry
Payne Whitney, proprietor of the Brookdale
stud; Richard T. Wilson. president of the
Saratoga Association; Wilfrid Viau, of
Montreal, owner of the champion three-year-
old Omar Khayyam; Willis Sharpe Kimer
owner of Sunbriar. winner of the Saratoga
Special; Clifford a. Cochran, of New York;
Richard f. Carman and Richard F. Carman,
Jr., proprietors Of the new Carmandale
Stock Farm, which Is in Montgomery
County, Md, just outside Washington; j. S.
| Tyree. of Washington; former Congress-
man George w. Loft, owner of the brilliant
two-year-old winner Papp; J. X. l.. Ross
of Montreal; Samuel d. Biddle. one of the
leading sportsmen of Pennsylvania Thomas
Clyde. one of the most prominent figures in
Maryland racing; William NJ. Jeffords. of
Philadelphia; George Smith. proprietor Of
| the Brighton Stables. and his brother,
Theodore Smith Archibald Barklie, of Phil
| adelphia Grant Hugh Browne, Emil Hara.
! Oscar Lewisohn, G. A. Muller Schuyler l..
| Parsons, president of the Coney Island
| Jockey Club: II. X. Knapp and Andrew Mil
ler stewards of the Jockey Club; Captain
| w. J. Press, of Toronto; Joseph Barrone,
]. +. Claver, William L. Oliver, w. r.
| Mzell, James f. Johnson proprietor of the
| Quincy Stables; T. o.. Bedwell. w. j. Starr
and Henry Watterson, proprietor of the
| Wirasol Stable.
Among the three-year-olds that have
been winning distinction, East and West
that will be seen under colors In the course
of the meeting are Omar Khayyam, win
ner of the Kentucky and Brooklyn Derbys
| the Prospect Handicap and the Kenner and
| Travers stakes his stable companion, the
100000 Westy Hogan Rickety, winner OF
the Empire City Derby; Campfire, the To
boggan Handicap winner and his light
| OF n t1naf afnC Strai ipl,tf tforrx ri ~
Corntassel; King Herod. who performed
brilliantly at Havre de Grace in the spring
Manstor Toi, Hyannis. Warsaw. Waukeag
Torchbearer, Cadillac, Priscilla Mullens
Ed Roche, Royal Quest Barry Shannon
Mano<in. Fairy Wand, Queen of the Water
Iron Cross, Marie Miller, Meteorite ant
Achilles
Many Distance Runners
Some of the first-rate distance runner.
Of mature age named for the races owe
routes are Borrow, King Neptune, Holi
day Clemats, Bromo, Roamer. st. Isadore
Wooden Shoes Gex, Runes Flittergold
Fenmouse, Daddy's Choice. ]. j. LilIis
Judge Wingfeld. Nylon, Tom McTaggart
Fountain Fay, Paddy Whack, Chiclei
Dick Williams and Uncle Bryn.
The Eastern Shore and Erdenheim Handi
caps, two of the best of tho two-year-ol,
races have attracted among others thes
highly capable youngsters Sunbrial
. smoky Lamp, Papp, Solomon, Rosi
2 OGrady, Sungold, Ruth Law, Tippit
Witchet. Matinee Idol. Kashmir, Cum Sal
Currency, Bughouse. Happy Go Luck,
Compadre. Sweep Up, Ultima Thule, Hig
Pass, Royal Ensign, Onico, High Cos
@ Queen Margot, Whippoorwill, Subabda,
n Rahu June Bug, El Plaudit, Bully Bo
7 and Drillmaster. Many Of these are stak
r winners already. All of them are younp
= sters of class and high promise
= The horses, generally, that will race q
o Havre de Grace and at the other Marylan
e tracks VIII be campaigners seasoned by
u summers racing about New York an
through Kentucky and Canada Brinpin
+, any other kind to autumn racing woul
. hardly be worth while.
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