Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-27

~ ALTIMORE, Md, April &c.
- The final meet of Mary
lands Spring racing season
- will open Monday when the
sport shifts to Pimlico for IL days
of racing. Tomorrow will be NOV
ing day for horSemen who re-
NAMED at Havre de Grace for the
duration of that meet. There al
ready are close to 500 horses on
hand and before tomorrow night
it is likely that stall room will be
at a premium.
Pimlico's adherence to its policy of
stake q day always serves to attract the
smarteSt horses in training. The high
lights of the Spring meet embrace the
Dixie Handicap, carrying an added
money value of $4,000, and the Freak
ness Stakes, worth $4,000 in added
money. Both of these races will gross
considerably more than these amounts.
Programs at the Baltimore track are
framed to provide races for the higher
class of horses, and many good animals
await its opening in the Spring to make
their first appearance under silks.
There is little opportunity for the
cheaper grade to earn their way here.
Mondays feature will be the Dixie,
the richest race for older horses run
in Maryland in the Spring. Trainers
with eligibles have been pointing their
charges with this race in view. In
terest has conferred about these candi-
dates every time they have appeared
in public in the past few weeks. Many
of the most formidable have been pre-
pared in Maryland racing, the most
notable of these being William T, Toro,
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and Sandy Ford. Inception, a recent
purchase of Regain Mckinney, an anna
teur rider of note, also has been seen
under silks at Havre de Grace and
Bowie.
Mike Hall, the American horse which
made a bid for the Ascot Gold Cup in
England last season, has been shipped
from Kentucky, where he made a sue
cessful return to the races last week.
Another Kentucky contender came along
with him-Montanaro, q clever handi-
cap horse. New York will have repre-
sentation in the field, although the abb
sence of Diavolo and Distraction will
help the cause of locally trained thor
oughbreds.
Preakness on May 9.
The Preakness, the EaSt's counterpart
of the Kentucky Derby, will be run OF
on Friday, May 8. With the race less
than two weeks off, it still is regarded
as wide-open affair. Boojum and
Whichone, champions in their 2-year-
old year, both are expected to pass up
the contest. Flying Heels, winner OF
the Futurity here last Fall, is not ELI
gible. Ned o, a nice 2-year-old last
season, cannot go after the purse, gel
dings being barred However, Gallant
Fox and Desert Light, two most favored
in the impending Derby, may make
their appearance here before shipping
to Kentucky.
The large strata of the racing public
which finds a particular thrill in view
ing steeplechasing will find their wishes
catered to at Pimlico. This sport still
finds place on the programs at the
Hilltop plant, although the other
Maryland tracks, with the exception Of
Laurel and Timonium, have no place
for 1t. Several stakes for jumpers are
down for decision during the two weeks
of sport.
The complete list of Pimlico stakes
follows: Monday, April %, Dixie Handi-
cap; April 20, Pimlico Home Bred;
Wednesday, April 80, Jennings Handi-
cap; Thursday, May l, Billy Barton
Nursery; Saturday, May 8, Green Spring
Valley Steeplechase and Pimlico oaks;
Monday, May S, Rennert Handicap;
Wednesday, May 2, Graded Handicaps;
Thursday, May 8, Spring Juvenile;
Friday, May 8, Preakness; Saturday,
May 10, Pimlico Spring Handicap.