The sun., 1919-04-13
THOROUGHBREDS ON
WAY TO THE RACES
Champions, Near Champions
and Platers to Compete at
Havre de Grace.
BIG ENTRY FOR PIMLICO
Old Rosebud, Roamer ana
Omar Khayyam to Battle
for Title.
BIG ENTRY FOR PIMLIC0

will not be as distinct as II coming
from the Long Island or Saratoga
tracks, but It will be heard nevertheless.
and distinctly enough to quicken the
pulses of all lovers of the thoroughbred.
At the Havre de Grace track near
Baltimore the bugler will gather to-
gether fields OF horses which have not
been seen under silks since last au-
tumn The meeting practically opens
the Eastern season.
The session now on at Bowie Is the
cocktail before tho dinner and tends 10
whet the appetite OF the racegoers for
the better things to come at Havre de
Grace. Pimlico and the metropolitan
tracks. A few prominent horsemen take
advantage OF the cocktail but a vast
majority wait for the dinner itself. Some
even wait until It Is we'll under way
at Pimlco before they participate.
To be prepared for the feast all the
trainers at the local tracks have been
printing their charges for months. with
the result that almost every stable has
horses Mt to race at q days notice. Last
week dozen strings went to Maryland
and twice that many will cntrain with
in the next few days.
hOrbeb ou
Among the trainers who shipped last
week were James Boden with Penrose.
Gex. Senator Crow and nine others be-
longing TO the Triple Crown Stable
Thomas Healey with nine two-year-oids
owned by Richard T. Wilson. Jr. James
Murphy with eleven. the property OF the
Casco Stable. which is owned by
Charles stoneham. president of the
Giants baseball club; Frank Wier. IN
charge of a dozen owned by himself and
c. a. Applegate Jerry Carroll. with five
owned by W. r. Coe. Howard Marshall
and James ~ Leiper, Jr. James Fltz-
simmons with twenty-one belonging u
half dozen prominent sportsmen; Dick
Miller and George Odom.
Among those in the Weir string II ire
former champion Old Rosebud This
famous old champion is looking better
than ever before in his brilliant career
During the winter he took on at least
fifty pounds, and over the Gravesend
track last month ne breezed several
quarters In such commanding style as to
warrant the belief that he will stand
up and be able to give battle to Andrew
NEllers champion Roamer. Omar Khay-
yam and other aspirants for the 1919
crown.
Twice Old Rosebud broke down so
badly that II was expected he would
never don another saddle. In the
Nithers four years ago his Off fore
les bowed badly and he was thrown out
of training and sent to life OF ease
and luxury. But a long rest mended
him. and two years ago he came back
and annexed the championship. With
that coveted honor tucked away he
bowed again. This time 1t was the
near foreleg that went wrong. Last
sDrinp he showed M effartu Fr0r, hIu
Injuries and In training promised 10
come back stronger than ever. hut be-
fore he could be sent to the starter the
old bows began to bother him and ne
was retired for third time. RompinE
around the infield at Gravesend he i'm
proved during the year and when "tak-
en- up last month went along about
his business as II he were the sound
est horse in the country.
Roamcr Doing Well.
Roamer Is still at Gravesend and I'M
der the capable handling Of Jack Colds
borough is coming around In fine shape
lie wintered exceptionally well, He has
grown much bigger during the last six
months and the bad temper which caused
Kim 70 be retired last autump has dis
appeared. and instead of fghting to re-
main AT the barrier he fights TO GET run.
ming He has not had any fast trials.
for Mr. Goldsborough Is going along
slowly with him. preparing for the PIN
leo meeting.
and. like Old Rosebud and Roalner.
thrived during tho winter. He Is in
charge of Sandy McNaughton and has
done everything his trainer has asked
him to do. McNaughton predicts he will
show the form that earned him the three
year old crown in 1917. He. too, IL
being prepared for tho Pinlicco meeting.
At the Havre de Grace meeting the
public will first sec under silks the star
three year-olds belonging to Commander
J. *. L. Ross, Harry Payne Whitney.
y. 4. Clarke and Sam Hildreth They
include Billy Kelly, War Pennant, War
Marvel, Sir Barton, Blue Laddie. Nindex,
Dunboyne, Purchase, Cirrus and Lord
Brighton.
Al this meeting the steepiochasars
also will have their first innings Of the
year, az will host OF untried highly
bred juveniles
A list OF all the horsemen whose colors
viii be seen in the different events num-
Der more than a thousand. Some of the
prominent are Samuel Riddle. Walter M
Jeffords. George i. Widener, Joseph e
Wtdener, George W. Loft, Harry PAYNE
Whitney, Mrs. Payne Whitney, Richard
I. Wilson, samuel 1tildrcth, Bcntbu
Ross. Cornelius Garrison. =, S Z. Ran
iulph, Commander Ross, W. j.. Apple
gate Henry A. Porter, James G. Leipcr.
Jr.. and Howard Marshall
Mr.. Lciper and Mr. Marshall are new
Corners on the turf Mr.. Leiper In a
wealthy Philadelphian. Among his lot
IL a four-year-old half sister TO Dun
boyne. last years Futurlty winner. She
has never raced, having been on Mr.
Lcipers Philadelphia farm.
Mr.. Marshail's home is in this citv
He has oulv two Juveniles now. but IL
is his intention to build up a prominent
stable. Sea Queen, a chestnut dauehtcr
% Sea King. has shown a good flight
OF speed IN her trials, and Jerry Car
roll, her trainer, believes she will win
some races. She Is by no means n stake
horse She IL a little thing and will do
well IL she earns her way via the selling
route. His other youugster is q colt bv
Pitand. When Mr. Marshall bought
him he believed he had a Wonder, but
he showed nothing in trials and has
been thrown out Of training.
GYM For WOUNDED SOLDIERS,
A gymnasium for convalescent sol.
diers in the latest feature OF the Knights
Of Columbus war relief work. This has
been installed by X. Of C. Secretary y
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