The Washington times., 1930-03-29
LON
. T0STABE
NEARBY

BOWIE, Nd, March 29.-P. M.
Burch, who has been training the
Dixiana Stud, Admiral Carey T.
Grayson and Archibald Barclay
horses at Benning, moved in
here today for the 11-day spring
meeting of the Southern Mary
land Agricultural Association.
which opens at 1880 p. m. On
Tuesday.
Max Smart, who also wintered
at Benning, brought 13 horses
over today.
soon after Burch and Smart
had put away their strings, j. w.
Skinker Vanned over a trio Of
horses from the historic old race
course near Washington.
TOday's arrivals from Ben.
ming virtually completes the
colony which wintered there
and which has moved in
here within the last week.
The Edward Beale Mclean, H.
Teller Archibald and E. P. Sum-
merfield horses, which have been
going through their PAGES at
Pimlico, are also due here today
to await next Tuesdays opening.
Word was received today that
six carloads Of horses are on
their way from st. Johns Park,
Florida. Just what to do with
them is causing Track Superin-
tendent Pending no end Of worry,
as he has allotted every one Of
the 1,10O available stalls here.
Pending has granted over 1900
stalls, figuring on some last-minute
cancellations to help out. How
ever, it seems that next months
meeting here is the most popular
in the country, and every horse
man told to ship on is carrying
out those instructions.
If 1t is necessary, the host
organization will place some
of the overflow at Marlboro,
Laurel and PimlicO and van
them down there on the days
their owners desire to race
them.
Bob Friend, who Is schooling
horses every morning at Bowie,
viii open another class today. It
will be for 2-year-olds, whose
trainers desire to break them from
the stall gates located at the halt
mile pole. Schooling hours will be
from noon until l p. m. This iS
an excellent idea, as it will enable
the 2-year-olds to learn to run
around curves and thus keep
many of them from running ouC'
which would be the case were tney
schooled from the gates located
at the seven-eighth pole.
Jockey Danny McAuliffe, VINO
was a visitor yesterday at Bowie
states that he will do part OF the
riding for Uncle Billy Garth and
j, p. Doc) Jones, who have
their strings quartered at Pimlco.
McAuliffe's riding engagements
during the spring meeting IN
Maryland will be handled by Roy
c. Happyl Gordon.
John Patrick McGovern, OF this
city, who has just returned from
New Orleans, says there Is little
chance for Charlie Murray to re-
cover. Murray was injured in
an automobile. McGovern'S string
will be handled this spring by
Charlie Rayhor, promising young
horseman Of this city.
Bob Moon looked over Matt
Cremens' string at Bowie.
The former states that Hacky
Hoffman just can't wait until
Bowie usherS in the 1880 East
ern racing season at 1880
p. m. Tuesday at the Prince
Georges county course.
Elmer Trueman has just re.
ceived five horses from Reid
Reilly, well-known breeder of
White Post. Va. The Washing.
tonian Is now training 2S horses
az Bowie. He is being assisted
Dy Tommy Kelly, Jockeys Eddie
Benham and Floyd Smock.
RAJ PARIS Her Grace, a candi.
date for the Kentucky Derby on
May IL, is showing nice speed in
ner tests at Bowie. Trainer True.
man is asking her to step right
along, and she is making the
work watchers sit up and take
notice with her fIeetneSs.
Matt Brady has decided not to
ship directly from Benning to
Plmllco, but will stop off at
Bowie for the 11-day spring meet.
ing OF the Southern Maryland
Agricultural Association, which
opens Tuesday.
Harry Baker, of Baltimore. has
several nice 2-year-olds quartered
at Bowie. They are the property
OF Breckenridge Long, of Wash.
lrIgton. who has a breeding farm
near Laurel.