Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-21
BRIGHT WEATHER BRINGS
JOY 70 HORSE TRAINERS
Stocplcchnsc Entrants for Maryland
Meets Arc Getting in Much
Needed Practice.
Especial to Tho Times-Dispatch. !

BALTIMORE. March Gothic bright
weather or the last two or three weeks
mas enabled the trainers OF stecple =
chase horses. preparing for the great
spring carniva! OF cross-country rae
ing that will be Il signal feature OF
,n nc NAY t:,,,, sc =, o., Of the MARYLAND
striking progress. This coming spring,
as in the past. the Maryland Jockey
tLmo VIII oher at lepst one stecplc-
every prospect that this springs cross
country racing will be worthy OF the
best traditions OF the sport in Mary
land.
Prominent among the Eastern pro-
motors Of chasing whose horses. ia
NOUS and Otherwise. will MI the fields
Widencr. OF Philadelphia; Captain Raj
Parr. Of Baltimore: Mrs. Payne Whit
Hey; OF New York Mr.. and Mrs. L.
1oaep6 8 clI nsyS Nav plain
West Virginia: Major Robert l. Gerry
OF New York: Morton l.. Schwartz.
samuel , Ross. John Lumsden. OF OF
William \. prime and Temple Gwath-
mey. OF W1rrcnton, Va: II. Rozicr Du-
iany, Of Washington; Archibald Bark
lie, OF Phliade!phia; Mrs. Walter NJ.
J"ffords. Of C;lcnriddle. Pa: J. T.. Elan
nasnn. j.. J. Edwin Griftith. of Balti-
more. II. w. Maxwell. Major W. Il.
ddclphia: Henry J. Morris, Timothy
Donohuc. George +. Sherman. William
II. Miller. etc.
Nidcncr Appears Strong.
u seems to be the expert consensus
that Mr.. Widcncr. whose horses win
tered 1T Elkins Park, near Philade!-
PIMA. viii bring 10 Maryland as strong
"a steepic"hasiMs outfit as will be seen
all season. There are some twenty
six jumpers or various ages and Of
VARYING degrees OF educational de
vciVpmcn, In the Widencr establish
mont nj Eikins Park, and they were
kept IN good physical condition
through tho months when tho ground
was Covered with snow and siect by
Maryland last fan of the Chevy Chase
and Manly Memorial stceDlechases.
And with Ducttistc III the band of
Crest Hill, Max Meadows. Doublct
Stoncwood, Skibberean. kwonoshe. the
last named winner OF the Ticket OF
Leave slceplcchasc at Laurel Park. and
two or three green ones. the most
promising of these being Frogtown.
Mrs Whi;ney's fcncers. which win
the mistress OF the Grecntrcc stable az
Red Bank. New Jersey. under tho eve
OF James owens. probably are as Tar
advanced as the Widencr lot. Among
them are the veteran Debadou. the
winner TWO seasons back of the Elk
ridge ~ Pimliro; toi Craig. winner OF
Wymdover. highly promising Agar
old that showed as well last season as
did Roi craig: the aged veteran Syos-
set: the aged veteran Totan. and the
jumpers will be at Pimlico not later
than the first week OF April.
- Captain rarrs j ,nn %rscran am .hat
won :, dozen steeplechases at Havre
de Grace and Pi'ulico last spring. put
in the cold months at William CAIRNS
were out in the open most of the time
and. probably, they are as fit right now
as they were year back. Mr.. Garth
VIII train his Jumpers at pimiieo
track The Virginia horsenan gave
up his training quarters ut Bennlne
last fall. Warlock, winner of last
springs renewal of the $4,000 Green
Spring Valley handicap. race that
Will be renewed again this year as
Pimlicos May steeplcchase feature. Is
the most famous Of the Parr jumpers.
lie has formidable stable companions
in lie Marsouin. Rushouse, Royal
Arch. Man o the Hour and the tour-
ycar-old Esquimau.
The Brook Ia in Good Condition..
of Mr.. Griffith, and tho horse Duet
tiste will have to beat time or two
n, equal weight this year. II he Duet
tis,el Is 10 be considered champion
more County. The Brook is training
at Bowie track under the eye OF Harry
Rites. The BrooS is going soundly
again and he will not require a great
deal OF schooling TO be fitted for the
Impending renewal of the Green Spring
Valley chase. Brooks. winner OF the
Manly Memorial OF 1917. is at Ben
ming track, with four five other
fcnccrs of less celebrity. notably Melo-
drama and Stradivarius. Mr.. and Mrs.
Clark will bring to Pimlico the vet
Grams Hiblcr. Robin Goodfcllow. Ely
sian Toppy Nix. Lie Cyprin. Jim Din
ncy and Mr. Ned. and these fcncers
probably Will he better this spring
than ever before. Mr.. Clark was busy
at rcmount work last year and the
year before. He did not have the
time last winter to devote to the de-
vclopmcnt OF his and his wifes
jumpers he has had this winter.
Mrs. Jcfford's one good chaser. Bah
cock wintcred at Samuel y. Riddles
Md. and, very likely, he Is nearer a