Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-05-26
Pin,lic0 Races.
A BRILLIANT orkNrNG IA.Y.

BRILLIANT o"kNlNG nay.
Ia: spring meeting al Pimlico. near Raltt-
more, opened yesterday afternoon very fayora-
bly,. All the raceS-tye IN number-were well
conte Sted. The first race was a dash OF three
qualtcrs OF mile cor niaidens OF all ages; ell
trance $40; purse S2Jo; entrance money 10 the
second horse. The starters were Kate Clark
Bounce, Glengar'G, Nellie D. Natalie Utilita
ana Buster. The horses got on well, Kate Clark
leading. WIFI Suster second, Itilita third
Bounce fourth. and Nellie ID. and Glengarin fol-
lowing. Nellie D. finished two lengths ahead OF
lilllta second, who was one length ahead OF
GlengaIir third, ana Buster. Bounce Kate
Clalk ana Natalie following in the order In
which they are named. Time; 1:iSA.
The second race was for the Chesapeake
Stakes, for illlieS three years Old ssh entrance,
p. E., club TO add S5oo. OF which Sluo 10 The sec
ond horse, one mile and quarter. The starters
were queens own, Emily I. the NauNhau nlly,
RoSalie, the War Dance lilly aud Cinderella,
queen OWn got away first, with RosalIe Sec
ond, Cinderella thiTd, the NauXhall lilly fourth,
and Emily +. last Emily Z. nnished five lengt hS
ahead OF Rosalie second, who was enc leugth
ahead OF Queens own third, the NauXhall tllly
fourth. and Cinderella last. Time piss.
The third race was mile and a-quarter dash
for all ages, purse $3.50 Tor the FIRST horse AMI
go Tor Tie seCoLG. The starters were Peter
Iynes Odd-FellCw, Boardman, Speculation,
Glenmore, Baby. Nerter and SCOTIA. In the
start Boardman was first away, with Baby Sec
old and the others punched down the stretch.
GlenmOre finished an easy winner. six lengths
ahead OF SCOTIA second Nerter third, Specula-
ton fourth, Boardman NTH, Baby sixth. Peter
Hynes seventh and odd-Fellow last, Time,
2:l5l.
The fourth race was the Rancocas handicap,
one nile and an eighth. Tor all agess5 entrance,
h. l., club TO add 500. or which SlO0 to the sec
ond horse. The starters were Hattie F., Dawn,
Gabriel, Eunlce, Oriole, Round Dance Check
mate. Nirgillian, Nirgtutus. PasSlag the stand
Hattie L. was In front. with Checkmate second,
Nirginius third, Gabriel fourth, Eunice fifth,
Dawn sixth, Orlole seventh, kirgillian eighth
and Round Dance last. On the upper turn
Checkmate went 10 the front ahG had The lead
at the quarter pole, with Hattie 4. second and
the others running well together. Down the
back stretch Checkmate held the lead and at
the half-mile Nirginius had gone up second
with Hattie L. third oriole fourth. and the
others tIailed out Coming around the lower
turn and into the home stretch Checkmate held
his adv antage and ran TO the finish two lengths
ahead OF NiTginiuS second, Hattie L. third. Wiz
gillian fourth, Gabriel fifth, 0riole sixth Eunice
seventh, Round Dance eighth, and Dawn last.
Time l:59L,.
The last race OF the day was mile heats for all
ages. Purse $500 for the first horse and Sl0e for
the second. The starters were Edwin A., lingo
mar and Gov Hampton. In the first heat Edwin
A. got away first. He dropped a little behind
during the heat, but pressed forward and won
by four lengths ahead OF Gov. Hampton. Time,
EASY. GOV. Hampton won the second heat by
nose In l:41l.. In the third heat IL was hard
pull between GOV. Hampton and Edwin A. The
latter got ahead alter hard work, and won by
three lengths ia l:51l.