New-York tribune., 1918-08-25
Many Horses
Already Reach
Havre deCrace
Two Hundred Out of Thou
sand Expected on Hand
for Races

HAVRE DE GRACE. Nd, Aug. "a
Some two hundred of the thousand or
more thoroughbreds for which stalls
have been bespoken for the coming au-
tumn race meeting of the Hartford Agri-
cultural and Breeders Association,
which viii begin here on September 10
and continue until October /, have al
ready assembled at Havre de Grace
track Others are arriving by the train
load TWO or three times week from
overcrowded Saratoga and from the
New York tracks.
The most prominent of the horsemen
who have already put in appearances
with their runners are Alfred Hennen
Morris. of New York; Robert Walden.
of Middleburg, Md; c. E. Clement, of
the Green Spring Valley: Abner Clop-
ton, Edward Mcbride and G. K. Bryson.
The Bryson, Clement, Clopton and Nc
Bride stables were shipped 10 Havre de
Grace Immediately after the finish OF
the Yonkers meeting.
Robert Waldens and Hennen Nor
ris's runners spent fortnight ct Mid
dleburg before they were transferred
here. Mr. Walden gave his runners.
the best Of which are the three-year-
old Quietude and the two-year-olds
Ticklish and Translate. vacation on
blue grass at Bowling Brook Farm. and
they are all the better for the expert
ence.
tlittergold and Sky Pilot. of the Bry-
son establishments; Mary Maud Charlie
Leydecker and one or two others of
the Clement-McBride outfit; Sylvano
and Cobalt. Of the Clopton string. and
eight or ten others that raced hard
about New York through the spring and
summer, have freshened notably since
their arrival.
Bedwell Due Soon
II. G. Bedwell, with the major part
of the stable Of Commander J. X L.
Ross, OF Montreal and Maryland, will
arrive here some time during the first
week Of September if transportation
conditions permit. as Will also William
Jennings with the Calumet stable.
Richard T. Carman with his own and
the Thorne stable. Albert Slmons with
part Of the stable OF Harry Payne
Whitney. John +. Schorr with the sta
bic Of Edward Beale Mclean. of Wash
ington; Louis Feustel with the stable
Of Samuel D. Riddle, of PHILADELPHIA;
Michael Daily with the stables Of Mr..
and Mrs. Walter NJ. Jefords. Of Phila-
delphla Frank Farrar with the stables
of T. T. Iollcoifer and William Smith.
John Shields with the stable of J. s.
Tyree, of Washing Andrew God
frey Blakeley with the stable Of " p
Orr, George NJ 0dom with the Brigh-
ton stable, James Ftzsimmons with the
Quincy stable and William Garth with
the stable Of Captain Raj Parr, Y. S. A,
Of Baltimore.
Commander Ross will divide his big
stable, which was reinforced at Sara
toga the other day by the three year
old B0niface and the two-year-old SIR
Barton. the last named a half brother
of Sir Martin. the American two year
old champion Of 190S. between New
York and Maryland. lie exuects 20
race Cudgel. the four-year- old cham
rion; Billy Kelly. the year-oid star
OF the Saratoga meeting. here with the
imported fiers Foreground. Canso,
Wigstone. Hillhampton, Bonnie Dance
and Fitzwilliam. Also, he expects TO
bring the clever Western Jockey Sande.
who mas been doing his riding at Sara
toga. 10 Havre de Grace.
Wllfred Niau. also of Montreal, sends
word shat he Will race Westy Hogan.
last falls Bowie Cup winner. aud
Omar khayyam Hourless's great rival
among the three year-olds Of 1917. at
belmont Park through the first week
Of the Westchester Associations fall
meeting, and then ship them to Havre
de Grace for the Hartford County As-
soc;ation's opening Westy Hogan won
the Fox Hills Handicap at Havre de
Grace last September
Omar Khayyam trained here for his
successful race against Hourless in the
Lawrence Realization. and then came
back from Belmont Park ard won the
Havre de Grace Handicap.