The Washington herald., 1918-04-08
Horses that Trained at New
Orleans Have Something
on Others.
Bx HIGHWAY.

Opening today Of the second week OF
the twelve-day Bowie meeting nnds
the Eastern racing season In full
swing. bidding fair to be quite up 70
the standards of any previous year.
The attendance Is sarger than ever be-
fore and amply testihes TO the grow
ing popularity Of the sport OF kings
in this neck Of the woods.
With a mile Liberty Bond race AZ
its feature for 3-year-olds and up
ward. an excellent card OF cheap
events is Offered those who visit the
Maryland track this afternoon.
As the wise ones had predicted the
I2-year-old events have been the star
plumbers and a rather classy bunch OF
youngsters, better than the average at
spring meetings. has been seen in &C
ton. Probably the pick OF the market
is Fannie Mehan, Jack Thornby's Hell
met-Grail fiIly, which ran away with
the opening event Friday. This one is
a mighty good locker and has a taking
way of going. She is entered In all the
stakes through the New York circuit
and should make good whenever she
starts.
Mr.. Clyde's Mahony, which won on
the opening day, is another fine look
ing youngster and has all the ear
marks Of the colt that will go on.
Lewis Garth's Agnes Cook, the win
ner Of Wednesdays baby race. is a
rather good filly with a high turn OF
speed Altogether the youngsters at
Bowie are a very creditable lot.
1t is noticeable that all the 2-year-
old winners so far at Bowie had the
advantage Of a training at New Or
leans and have something in the way
Of condition on the youngsters trained
in this latitude.
The older horses performing at
Bowie are q rather moderate lot.
as might naturally be expected.
The cold weather in this section
kept trainers back in their work
and they will not for the most part
be ready until Havre de Grace and
Pimlico. The winter track horses
have held the center of the stage
so far and VIII probably continue
to do SO until the end of the meet
ing.
Secretary Joe McLennan has is
sued an excellent program book for
the remaining six days of the meet
ing and the racing should steadily
improve. Mr.. McLennan is a stick
Ter for distance races, which always
pleases the public, and half Of each
days card is devoted to events at
a mile or over. The horsemen are
not So keen for these long distance
races, but they certainly crafty a
public demand.
Next week the ponies move on to
Havre de Grace, and with the addi-
tion of the New York contingent,
which has been readied up for the
Maryland circuit, good racing may
be expected. Selections from the
best stables in training will enter
at Havre he Grace and with a good
stake list the public may look for
classy events.
Maj. Raj Parr. U. S. A, who Is
now in Baltimore, will race the
stable which he owns in partner
ship with J. S. Cosden at the Hart
ford County track. The horses
that will go to Havre de Grace
from Benning to race there through
the last fortnight OF April under
the Parr silks are Crimpter, The
Belgian. Man o. the Hour. DR.. Muck,
Bravado. Nebraska, Royal Arch.
Planey and Coral, fiat runners, and
Ballybay. Shannon River, Robert
Oliver. Royal Spinner, Mausolus,
Warlock and Captain Parr. jumpers.
The horses are going splendidIy
at Benning and they will be ready
to do their best when the races be-
gin at Havre de Grace.