The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-09-11
Starter James Milton Will
Send the Thoroughbreds
Away on Inaugural of
Autumn Racing in Mary
land Today.
By GEORGE p. MORRIS.

Autumn racing will be ushered in
today for period of sixty-seven days
at the various Maryland courses. The
inaugural takes place today at the
pretty course on the Susquehanna
River-Havre De Grace, where a sew
enteen-day meeting will be staged.
The card Is an attractive one offered
by the management, and includes
seven races, among them being the
Old Bay Handicap, with 81, 800 added
to the winner. This race has
classy field and should result in a
good contest
The track is in grand shape. and
Secretary Rehberger reports that every
available stall has been engaged, and
many horsemen have been compelled
to seek accommodations outside OF
the track.
As usual the Pennsylvania Railroad
will run a special train direct to the
course, leaving Union Station at 1910
p. M, and arriving at the track in
plenty of time for the first race I'm
mediately after the last race this train
will be in readiness and will run di-
rect back to the Capital. making but
one stop-Baltimore.
The fact that racing Is being con-
Quoted in New York, thus conflicting
with the dates at the Hartford Coun-
ty course will work no hardships on
the management in filling the fields
as there is an abundance of material
at the track.
The stables of the Canadian horse
men, John Lumsden. of Toronto; J.
X. L. Ross, of Montreal; Capt. Will
lam ]. Press, of Ottawa, and Wilfrid
- l.,
None of these horses have raced
since the Saratoga meeting. Most of
them have rested since the Canadian
government. for military reasons. shut
off racing on the LIST OF August. Con-
sequently all are fresh.
Iron Cross II, an imported son of
Galloping Simon, is the most distin-
guished member of the stable of
Capt. Press, If not of the entire Cana
dian invasion. He won the Hamilton
Derby a couple of months ago and
went to Saratoga to tackle the cracks
of the metropolitan stables. But he
fell lame in work soon after his ar
rival at the upstate New York track
and did not start. However. he is
GOing well again and will fill his en-
gagements at Havre de Grace, the
ilAooN lAlipbA AdAll VI WHICH Is IN inc
Havre de Grace Handicap. The Gal
Looping Simon colt also is in the Old
Bay Handicap. the prospective feature
race Of the opening day of the meet
ing, but he will hardly be ready to
start so soon as that.
p. f. Carman also has a large part
of his stable at the course, likewise
Wizard Bedwell will be on the
ground. Bedwell is training the horses
Of Samuel Ross. the Washington
sportsman. Ross's stable include the
crack 3-year-old Utimatum and
Crank.
James Milton, considered TO be the
best all-round starter in this country
will do the starting. Miltcn's work
is too well known to the general pub
lie to need any comment
Capt. c. +. Duhaine, chief of the
Pinkerton detectives will be I'm charge
of the policing at the course. He will
be assisted by a corps of men from
the New York office. including Eddie
Shevlin, a very popular and excellent
official
DIR. ]. S. Tyree has ten horses. all
of which are 2-year-olds with the
exception Of King Neptune and Celtic.
Bernie Larrick, who has made such
a success out of Tyree's stable.
Capt. Duhaine. is probably the best
posted man in the country on the
methods of pickpockets and thieves.
and this class of people always give
him a wide berth. Capt. Duhaine
does not believe in handling these
gentlemen with ease. and as he
weighs in the neighborhood of 80
pounds and has a real good under
standing" he generally gives them
the boot"
Secretary RehberSer said today that
the management fully expected that a
crowd Of at least 10000 people will be
present today.
The grandstand has been put in its
new coat ana everything is nov
awaiting the sound of the bugle for
what race-goers say will be the
greatest season of racing ever seen in
Maryland.