Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-05-24
Sport at PinlicO.
FOUR EXCITING RACES YESTERDAY,

FUN EACI1ING RACES YESTERDAY.
Tie first race at the Pimlico (Md.) race course
yesterday was selling race for all ages, one
aid three-quarter miles; purse 800. The
horses got OF wen. with IKE Bonham leading,
and Guy Snowden, Frank, Preston and Cover
nor Hampton following in the order In which
Trey are bamed- There was no change In the
Preston stopped and refused to run further.
Down the home stretch the run was fine but
G,verDor Hampton went to the front and fin
Rouge second, Frank third, Albert fourth. and
Ike Bonham, Guy. Burgoo and Snowden follow
ing. Time, 3:O94.
The annual Homebred stakes was the second
event. lt was for foals OF 1876, bred and owned
at the time OF running by the nominator; $50
entrance, half forfeit Club added $500. of which
sl0e to second horse; one mile; Eunice was the
with Rochester TWO lengths behind, and Grena.
dler leading, With Eun1ce second and CLYDE
Hampton third. At the quarter Eunice had
led Clyde Hampton 1--WE lengths: There WAS no
further change until after the half-miIe was
passed, when E4nice made splendid burst and
der and took the frst place. She passed I the
th1ee-quafters pole and down the hornestretch.
RRn ochesggr an easy winner i've lengths ahead Of
OF Clyde Hampton, third, and Grenadier last
and five lengths behind. Time, 1:454.
The third race was q free handicap for all
half miles. Club added 500, second horse
received stakes to the amount of 500 Viceroy
nad tne can IN the pools. Bennett was first
the three-quarters pole Bennett had opened a
gap oi InIee lengths ahead OF Startle, who was
SIX lengths ahead OF Viceroy. There was but
ne upper turn Startle recovered a length, as
dlo also Nlceroy, before reaching the Quarter
pole ln the lower turn Vlceroy made dash
first place, closely followed by Viceroy. and
Bennett fell to the rear. Down the finish the
running was fine but Startle was winner by one
and a half lengths ahead OF Yiceroy who was 80
feet ahead OF Bennett Time 2:42L
The fourth race was two-mile heats for all
ages, ma1denS allowed; If years, pounds: II
years. pounds; II years and upward, IL
pounds Purse, 500 for the first horse and $500
Ior the second. Kenney was the favorite before
The start, selling for $l6O to $40 for the field.
the horses got on well together with Adalr In
fowhatan fourth and Kenny last. On the
upper turn PoWhatan went up third, Kenny
Ioofth' and Lillian fell back last, ana they
passed Tie quarter pole with Adair leading Dick
sasScef nVe lengths. There was no change of
position on the backstretch, and at the half
niue AGAR was SIX lengths ahead OF Dick Sass
Ger second, WHO was TWO lengths ahead OF Pow
hatan, and the positions OF the Others un-
changed. On the lower turn the struggle began
Ia earnest. Kenny went forward and ran head
aho-head with Dick SaSScer to the three-Quar-
terS pole, with Powhatan close up aud Adaic
and Lillian following. The run was then made
Ior he 1nsh, which Kenny reached first, four
Inild, Powhatan fourth and Lillian last.
Time, 3:424.
For the second heat Kenny cont nued the
Iav0rite In the pools. Dick Sasscer again led
Oh, with Kenny second, Adair third, Powhatan
fourth and Lillian last. On the upper turn Pow
hatan went to the second place and Kenny fell
back to the third and Adair went back fourth
Lillian retaining her place last In that order
they passed the quarter pole, but In the back
stretch Adair went forward to the second place
and they passed the half mile Dick Sasscer two
lengths ahead Of Adair second, who was a neck
ahead OF Powhatan, with Lillian several lengths
behind. On the lower turn the only change
was that Kenny cut out his work and went no
second, as they ran down the stretch and passed
the stand, completing the first mile, Dick Sas-
seer leading Adair one length, who led Kenny
a neck, with Kenny at his shoulder, Powhatan
fourth and Lillian last. AS they swept arouad
the turn Kenny gained q half length on the
leader and passed the quarter pole closely press
through the backstretch was fine and at the
half mile pole Kenny and Dick Sasscer ran
mead d-head, but on the lower turn Kenny
MADE dash and opened a gap of two lengths
at the three quarters pole. Down the home
stretch to the finish the race between Kenny
and Dick SasScer was well contested but the
mrs named won the heat and the race, leading
DICK Sasscer one length, with Adair two lengths
behind and Powhatan and Lillian diStanced.
Time, S:4SA.