The Washington times., 1936-03-12
TURF GOSSIP
BY PADDO OCK

Joseph B. Boyle, general man.
ager of Bowie, announced today
that he has completed arrange
ments with the Pennsylvania Rail-
road for permanent train service
to Bowie from Washington and
points South.
Definite schedules Of the race
trains will be announced within
day or two and all arrangements
will be complete for the service
when Bowie swings open its gates
on Wednesday, April l.
Hirsch Jacobs Of New York,
Americas leading winning trainer
for the past three years, has noti-
fled General Manager Joseph B.
Boyle that he will campaign 20
horses during the 10-days' sport,
which ushers in the 1885 Eastern
racing season April at Bowie.
Jacobs is now cunning for
purses in Florida. However, he
doesn't intend to burn his charges
out, and recently shipped IA
horses here to be freshened up
for Maryland's initial spring SeS-
sion.
The rotund Jacobs made Amer
ica's turf world sit up and take
notice in 1888 when he Saddled
116 winners to earn $76,965. Some
folks said he was a flash in the
pan, but they changed their tunes
when in 1884 he Saddled 127
winners to earn $113,055. To
prove that his 1888 and 1884
records were no flukes, Jacobs
again topped Americas list Of
winning trainers in 1884 with ia
winners. His charges won $685.
155 in purses last year.
George Alexander Of Canada,
who topped Americas list in 1882.
and who is giving Jacobs battle
for purses at present in Florida.
will also be at Bowie this spring:
therefore a warm battle for the
leading winning trainer honors
can be looked for.
James v. Irish Jimmy" Stew
art, formerly of Kentucky but
now occupying Romny Royal
Farm at Elkton, Md, has 16
horses in training at Pimlico,
which he will ship to Bowie next
month. Stewart also has a divi.
sion of his stable in Florida in
care of Nathan Swart. The lat
ter division will be shipped direct
to Havre de Grace and rest up
for the session beginning there
April 13, as they have been hard
at it all winter.
Elmer Trueman, of Washing.
ton, and Ben Chapman, Of Laurel,
who wintered their strings at
Bowie, haven't missed a single
days outdoor exercise all winter.
That is remarkable considering
the numerous heavy snowfallS.
therefore their charges may
spring a few surprises on the
horses that are coming to Bowie
from the winter sessions in Cali
fornia, New Orleans, Florida,
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Hymie Newsletter is another Of
Pimlico's winter colony who Is
making ready to race at Bowie.
CampbelI's staff is busy at pres
ent tabulating nominations for
the four stakes to be run next
month at Bowie, nominations for
which close Monday midnight. BY
getting their nominations in
promptly. horsemen will enable
Race Secretary Campbell to get
his weights for the four stakes
oft on time.
Pari-Mutuel Manager Mortimer
M. Mahony writes from Florida
that he has already selected his
Bowie crew Mahony will offer
the daily double" on each days
first and third races. The
double" which was introduced to 4
Marylanders last spring at the
suggestion Of General Manager
Joseph B. Boyle, Of the Southern
Maryland Agricultural AsSocia-
ton, is one of the most popular
methods Of wagering ever to be (
inaugurated in this State.
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