The evening times., 1895-10-04
FAST RACING AT PIMLICO
Interest and Crowds Increase as the
Meeting Progresses.
Annie La wson and Island Girl Were
Altogether Too Speedy for the
Washington Horse, CIaymore.
Especial to The Times.J

Baltimore, Oct. 4.-The splendid work
done at Pimlico yesterday by Raven and
Miss woodford in the 2:12 pacing race, and
Island Girl in the 2:29 trot, created
great deal of interest, and there is every
promise that the greatest crowd of the
meeting will be out THIS afternoon.
Both horses in the 2:12 pace beat the
track record, Miss Woodford reeling off
the first mile in 2:G9 "a and Raven the
next in 2:1O, 2:1O IA and 2:1O14.
The 2:29 trot also proved Very inter
esting and fas race, in which the Washing
ton stallion Claymore, jr., owned by Mr..
Gheen, was entered. The company he was
in was to o fast for him. Annie Lawson TAX
ing the first heat in 2:21 IA, and Islam!
Girl the next three in 2:1S IA, 2:21 IA
and Eel ga. Claymore finished fifth in
all four heats.
To-day the 2:22 PAGERS and the 2:37
trotters come together. In the first race
there are seventeen entries, including the
bay stallion E. II. L., owned by Mr.. Wells,
of Georgetown. In the second race there
are ten entries. The meeting closes to-
morrow.
For weeks past it has been suspicioncd by
well-posted harness horse men that Ed
Geers, the famous driver OF Robert j.,
mad something up his sleeve with the
pacing horse, Star Pointer, and 1t ap-
pears this suspicion was well founded Yes
:erday Star Pointer started in the 2:lS
race at Terrc Haute against such fast
ones as Frank Agan, Coieridge and
half dozen others. The odds against Point
er in the betting were enticng, and Geers
sent him to the front at flag fali in each
heat, annd he was never headed, going un-
der the wire in 2:O4 IL, 2:O4 81 and
2:O6 IL. The race shows Star Pointer
to be about as fast as Patcben, Gentry, or
Robert j., taking these horses ON this
seasons work.
Before the week is out more than 100
horses will be shipped from the tracks in
New York to the meeting at Macon, Ga.
Among those who will ship are w. +.
Burch, William Jennings, Frank Weir, and
the Boards.
A. ]. Cassatt is preparing to return to
the turf next year. He now has big lot
of youngsters in training, and with the
lot he expects to again begin operations.
A writer on turf topics in long list Of
trotters and PAGERS gives the winnings for
the year in the grand circuit as Robert j.,
S3,75O; Joe Patchen, $4,000; John X.
Gentry, 81 $50; Azota. So, 500; Benzetta,
$500, and Klamath S4, oO IL tueSe
figures are true where could all OF the
rich purses advertised by the circuit meet
ings have gone to.
Yo Tambien Is booked to start at La
tonia next week after being amss for
months. The great mare gives promise of
being about as good as ever.
Mike Dwyer is now after the California
horse Rey del Carreras. 1t is said that he
has offered for him what Mr.. Croker was
reported to have offered, $50, 900. Croker
and wyer bidding against each other ought
to make things lively.
Riley Grammar, the boy plunger, having
run against another losing streak, Is going
to divide his money between the horses and
the fighters. He has made three bets
amounting to $4,000 that Fitzsimmons
will wip Corbett II the battle comes off.
II things come his way he will win
$50, 900 on the battle.
Among some of the best two-year-olds
who have come to the front this season in
the West are Ramario, owned by Hops
Landeman; Aobalaska, OF Ed. Corrigan's
stable; Hot Springs Stables Ben Ederss
Carroll Eeids' Sherlock; Mottlla, Kate
LIE Grand, Myrtle Harkness, The Dragon,
and First Mate.