The times., 1897-05-23

TO run over from Baltimore at the la Il hour
yesterday, and succeeded in upsetting ex-
9eotatlons in the one mile professional race,
Titus receiving first prize and OIdfieId
secoaJ
l.. l.. Wilson covered himself with glory
and has before him the probability of n
bright racing future. He won his heat in
the one mile open amateur in 24O, and
the final in 2:26 20. He also won the two
iniie amateur handicap from the ten-yard
mark In 4:44 l-5.
III the opening event, one-miIe novice.
Martin Sullivan started out to set the
pace, but was overlauled by O'Conuor in
the second lap. O'Connor ran himself ont,
however, and could do no better than third
In close finish, harrington pushing to
Tie 'front.' and closely followed by Leroy
Lewis, second. Time, 2:27 2-5.
lie second race was one-mile open
amateur, and was run in two beats. In
the first heat Throop took the pole and
made the pace until the third lap, when
pannenliller forged to the front on the
back stretch and finished first in a hot
drive, closely followed by TROOP and
Bilier and Sims, in the order named Time.
2:59 As.
In the second heat, CIum. who has just
returned to Washington from Charlotte.
and flushed with his defeat OF schatle
there, made the pace, with Whitney sec
ond. Lewis dropped out of the race in
the first lap, and when the bunch passed
Tie tape on the second lap Whitney was
leading, with O'Connor second. A squirt
was made coming into the home stretch
In the last lap, and Wilson crossed the
une first, closely followed by DuvalI,
second; ClunI, third. Time, 2:40
The one mile open professional was he
event of the day. Oldfield started in to
ma ke the pace, with Titus second aud Sims
third On tie second lap Titus and Old
field changed places, and in a fast finish
Titus, oldfield, Sims and Mudd finished
in tie order named in 2:13 Is This race
made Madd professional, it being his first
attempt for cash prize.
In the fifth race, two-thirds mile, open,
cap-Willie Sims started from the scratch
and passed two of the handicap men In the
first lap. Wilson had sta RED from the To-
yard mark, and he and Sims were now
pacing each other in notle effort 10 cut
down the distance between them and the
leaders They succeeded in catching the
bunch at the beginningof the fifth lap, and,
amid intense excitement, the race ended
with Wilson first, Sims second and Danne-
miller third. Time, 4:441-5.
OF the fifteen starters in this race eleven
finishedand all were well bunched, showing
good Judgment in handicapping.
Ia the fifth race, two-third mile, open,
professional. Oldfeld 1natle the pace, fol-
lowed by Ball and Sims lon the last half
lap, Rail made spurs and took the lead
but could not hold 1t, and in the finishing
spurt, Church got the better of Sims in
the last 100 feet of the race, finishing
first in SO IA; Sims, second; Titus, third,
and Oldfield, fourth
In the sixth race, final of one mile, open,
amateur, time limit of 2:30 was put on
the race The six riders Immediately
on starting commenced to jockey for posi-
ton, and Wilson and Clum alternately
made the pace, followed by Sims, but 1t
was apparent that the race would not he
finished within the time limit. On thu
back stretch, Throop ran away from ti,,
bunch, but was soon caught and passed
by Wilson and Sims, and the race ended in
that order The time being 2:5O 2-5, The
men were again put on the stretch, nd it
was agreed by the contestants that ThroJp
should make the pace, and be given third
place for SO doing. According to agree
Inent Throop. took the pole, followed by