The Washington herald., 1907-10-22
ENTRIES AT PIMLICO
Dulcian Has TOpweight in
Autumn SteeplechaSe.
MANY HORSES ON THE LIST
Coed Fields VIII Face Starter on
Opening Day of Fail Meeting at
the baltimore Track-StabIes Are
Filling Rapldly-WashingtO Con-
tingent to Arrive Tomorrow.

/ Special to The Washington Herald
Baltimore, Md. Oct. 2l.-Weights for
the Pimlico Autumn Steeplechase, one
Of the several stake fixtures TO he run
/ at the coming autumn meeting OF the
/ Maryland Jockey Club. which begins a;
/ the PimIico course next Saturday, were
announced yesterday by Racing Secre-
tar John Boden. There were twenty
/ three entries for this race, among which
are some of the best jumpers now in
| training.
/ c. J. Murray's Dulcian Is given the
/ post of honor as top weight at 1JC
pounds, while Flying Virginian has only
one pound less. The Columbia Stables
/ GrazialIO. one-time favorite with Balti-
more and Washington racegoers and a
good horse on the fiat until he developed
an erratic disposition. is next to the bot
| tom. with, 1874 pounds Graziall0 has
taken kindly to the jumping game, and
although he has started in only one race,
he showed that he may make a good
| steeplecRaser
The weights for the Pimlico are as
follows: Dulcian. loo; Flying Yirginian.
l55; Bob Murphy, $50; John Dillon. l53:
Lights Out. 10; Dunbeath. AS: DR. Keith.
/ l46; Connover, 145; Dell Leath. li4 Kun
shaw, l48; Nutwell. 18: The Chef. lB.
Navajo ll2; Guardian, lH; Prince Of Pill
/ sen. 40; Alamansor. 13S: Lester /. Hay
man, 12S; BenlaIa, l3S; Cardigan. 1S7.
Bersi. l56; Humorist, 1856; Graziallo l3l;
[ NOtTe Kip. 132
Many Horses at Track.
The stables at Pimllco are filling rap
idly. Theodore Coles. the Virginia train
/ er, got in yesterday with the horses be-
longing TO c. G. Smithson. Lee Evans.
and other owners. In the former lot
are such good ones as FL Dorado. Neos-
Baleeta. Benlala. and Lizzie Flat Many
other staNles are scheduled to arrive In
"a day or two James Boden will come
on from Canada with twenty-five horses.
/ among which are the racers Of NJ /.
H8yman. l.. a Hirsch. and Henry
Mason. Mr.. Hayman is sending Botanlst
an-other good ones, while in the string
CT Mr.. Hirsch is the several-times win
ner, Lee Harrison II, while in the Mason
lot are Ormonde's Right. Niblick. Lady
Powell, and Black Mask, all winners this
year several times.
II is the general opinion among horse
men AZ the Pimlico track that il will
take good horse to win al the coming
meeting, for never was the track so fast
as it is now Supt Brennan has it in
perfect shape. Saturday \. D. PARIS
two-year-old Giles worked FIVE furlongs
in less than minute. and the most ordi-
nary sort of a thoroughbred can travel
a half mile in IS l-2. a few days ago B.
Schrber's two-year-old Chief Desmond
covered a half in l71-2 This one will be
hard TO beat in any race he starts in.
and Il looks as If he is meant for d race
! on the opening day.
On Wednesday a carload Of horses will
come over from Washington. among
which viii be the horses of Gen. W. r.
/ Townes. r. II. Hanna, Thomas Dycer.
and Howard Williams Tomorrow Woods
Garth is due To- arrive from Beuniug.
/ There are eighteen in his string. includ-
/ ing Lady Isabel Ben Cole. winner of
the Dinner Stakes at Benuing last spring.
GrazialIo, Tray of Spades, and a number
of maiden two-year-olds
The steeplechaSes at PimliCo viii be a
/ big feature Of the sport. There are more
jumpers az the track now than there are
fat runners. and this means that the
fields in the Chases viii be large, in
suring stirring contests.