Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-17

taken on all the activities
which usually accompany
the race meetings. Horses are being
sent along at their best PAGES, others
are being schooled from the barrier and
out of the stall gates and vans and
trains are bringing new arrivals each
DAY.
There are $50 horses CHARTERED at
Pimlico, some Of which will be moved
to the Prince Georges County track,
while others will be vanned down for
particular races. This also applies TO
the many stables which wintered at
Benning. Many of the stables which
raced at Miami have shipped to Bowie,
the late arrivals including the horses
OF w. E. Caskcy, jr.: r. r. Wilson, w.
J. Salmon and c. P. Winfrey. j. Q
keene will ship from Hialeah Park
The Seagram Stable horses, which
raced in Florida. are at Pimlico. The
Canadian division Of this outfit will
be brought from Waterloo, Ontario, BY
w. j. Donohue.
Capt. P. M. Walker of Boyce, Va.
who has been absent from Maryland
tracks for is years, is at Bowie with
eight 2-year-olds which he bred at his
farm. j. p. Jones of Charlottesville
shipped 40 head to Pimlico yesterday.
Trueman Signs Martinez.
Elmer Trucman, the Washington
trainer. has signed Emil "Crawfish"
Martinez, New Orleans boy who ca
ride at n pounds, to pilot his horse.
this season. Trueman has "a horses
at Bowie under his care
The Willis Sharpe Kilmer string of
80 horses has arrived at Pimlico under
the care of Andy Blakely.
rI,A fol
Sonny" Workman, who recently re-
newed his contract with H. P. whitney,
is on his way home from Miami, ac-
companied by his mother.
M. E. Irwin OF Washington, who owns
the good Splinter. Fleeing Fire, has
signed Harry Taylor as trainer for his
outfit.
DR.. j. Fred Adams of Gainesville, has
shipped six horses to Pimlico. S. W.
Labrot. owner of the Holly Beach farm
near Annapolis, has moved 10 horses
principally 2-year -olos, into quarters al
Pimlco.
The condition book for the meeting
has been issued and contains for the II
days of the meeting, from April Q to
April Is. race a day for the babies"
or 2-year- olds; at 5l2 furlongs, 10 at
6 furlongs, at Z furlongs, rs at mile
and sixteenth, S at mile and fur
long and / at mile and a quarter
The Inaugural handicap, at 6 fur
longs. for 3-year- olds and upward, is
the feature of the opening day. This
race has $4,000 added value to the
winner
The Capitol handicap, for 3-year-olds
at Z furlongs, is the feature listed for
April 6. This event carries $4,000 In
added money. The Old Dominion
I,o, I'D for q IL e
at mile and sixteenth is carded for
the same day.
The Bowie kindergarten stakes, with
$4,000 added, is set down for decision
April IL. This for 2-year olds at fur
longs. and will afford the Maryland
race fans their first flash Of the bud
ding youngsters whose owners believe
they have pretention of class.
Closing Day Feature,
THE Prince Georges handicap. the
only other $4,000 added race listed for
the Spring session, will be run on the
closing day-April 13. This is a mile
and sixteenth for 3-year-olds and
upward. This viii bring together the
best of the handicap division.
The condition book bears eloquent
testimony to the efforts being made by
the association to give the public con-
siderable number of events over a dis
lance of ground and as few baby
races as possible The affairs for q
year-olds have been limited to one a
day. as usual. with five for maidens,
and six for which winners are eligible.
There are II events exclusively for 81
year-olds and races for maiden s.
year-olds. Three events are listed for
maiden 3-year-olds and upward and Is
races for Swear -olds and upward
There are 81 events for 4-year-olds and
upward indicating the tendency to
give the aged horses the greater oppor-
tunity to earn their oats, principally
because there are more of them.
Special attention is directed in the
condition book to recent ruling of
the MARYLAND Racing Commission,
which reads:
IF a jockey wilfuliy strikes another
horse or jockey, or rides wilfully or
carelessly so as to injure another
horse, which is In no way at fault. or
SO as to cause another horse to do so.
his horse shall be disqualified and every
horse in the same race belonging wholly
or partly to the same owner. or trained
bv the same trainer. may likewise be