The Washington herald., 1920-04-19
Riddles Man o'War to Race
In Chesapeake Stakes Saturday
By HIGHWAY.

: lIavrs de Grace. Nd. April lS---.
While the Classic Handicap with an
aLded value OF $500 which was
gon -haadily here yesterday By Cap.
tain l.al PARIS Blazes was an in
terestiaS tryout for five Kentucky
Derby possibilities. the real tryout
for tsree-year-olds of the season
Of 1929 will be held here next Satur-
day by the Hartford Agricultural
Lad Breeders Association when the
IS 300 Chesapeake Stakes is run.
samuel ID. Riddles great Fair
tlay COLI. 3Ian o War. one which is
certain to be favorite in the Freak
ness. is expected TO so to the post
in the Chesapeake snext Saturday
f3- She first sime in Maryland.
Rest Have Entered.
A condition affair of one mile and
seventy yards; the Chesapeake has
attracted practically every first
rate three-year-old N training in
the Eas: both for the Preakness
and the Derby. 1t is believed that
eight TO ten % these promising
colts and fillies will go to the post.
Other horses which will probably
start are Raj PARIS Paul Jones ana
Elazes. A. II. Di2z's Blue wrack.
Richard F. Carnians Carmandale.
Commander J. X. l.. Ross's Con-
staney and group of such second
aisht colts and fillies as Haston In.
Tine Trout. FairWay. Feodor. Hobey
Baker and Ny Laddie.
Eleven days, or nearly two full
weeks. remain for the meeting here,
during which time a number OF
high-class feature races will be run
CT.
Givc Stewards Control.
There is talk that the steward
representing the Jockey Club here
should be empowered with some
discretion in the matter of plates,
as IL is the consensus of opinion
among horsemen that it was the
smooth plates which caused the
spill in the second race the opening
day and caused Jockey Nolan to be
seriously injured.
II is pointed out that the absence
Of toes cuts no figure on a track as
sandy as that at Bowie. but it is
different on a clay track like Havre
dc Grace when it rains.
Jockey Nolan is not expected to
be seen in the saddle again until
fall. IL then. He had a miraculous
With the running of 4 race spe-
cial daily from Washington a good
ly number of turf lovers from the
National Capital are expected.
Ross Entries Weighted
Commander ]. X. L. Ross has both
Sir Barton and Billy Kelly entered
in the Belair Handicap tomorrow
and he is almost certain to account
~ hi1
are carrying heavy imposts, how
ever. 1SS and 1872 pounds apiece and
there is possibility that the
lightly-weighted Ticklish may up
Set things. Royce Rools and War
Mask are two others who are due
for a good effort.
Two baby races lead off a well
balanced card tomorrow. the first
with special weights assigned and
the second e selling affair. Horses
Whicn have never started before are
slated to face the barrier in both
.: the Juvenile races.
Good Riders mt .Graw.,
While every phase of racing is on
> higher level here than at Bowie
his fact is particularly noticeable
n the riding division. There are
nearly n dozen first-rate riders on
the ground here who did not make
their appearance in the saddle at
Bowie. Prominent among them are
Jockeys Shuttinger. Carmody. the
Havana sensation; Earle Sande and
:. Hummer.
Commander j. h. L. Ross good
colt Donegan. well thought of In
he first race yesterday. was cut
iow1 during the running of the
went. coming out of the race with
me of his hind tendons almost cut
n two.
Practically all OF the horses which
-aced at Bowie. and arc to be start
ID. here. have arrived.