The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-10-22
Better Horses and Jockeys
and Larger Crowds for
Meeting Tomorrow.
NOTED PERFORMERS
WILL BE STARTED
Entry Lists Show Some of Season s
Largest Misunderstanding
ton as Figure.

BALTIMORE, Oct. 22-It only needs
fair weather to make the opening day
OF the fan meeting at Pimlico to-
morrow, the biggest day the old hilltop
track has known in more than a quar-
ter Of a century.
Better horses, better Jockeys, and a
bigger attendance than IN years are the
outlook for making the meeting the
most successful the new organization
has experienced. Baltimore now Is as
firmly established as a racing center as
any Of the tracks about New York
Many of the greatest thoroughbreds of
the year. and nearly all OF the top
notchers now in training East and West
VIII be gathered at Pimuco to partici-
pate IN the sport, while from New York
will come the best jockeys and a large
force OF patrons of the turf.
For more than a week horses have
been arriving at the course. Jack At
kin, conceded TO be the champion sprint
er OF the country, has arrived IN good
shape With him came Philander, EN-
peror William, and others belonging to
the St. Louis thurman, Barney Schneider.
s. ]. Hildreth is expected to bring his
two great racers, Fitz Herbert and
King James. not TO speak OF Fayette,
formerly In the stable OF John Z. Mad
den, WoOdcTaft, LivOnia, and others.
Richard 7. Wilson VIII not send all of
his horses 10 PimHco, but viii ship
Olambala. a three-year-old, for which
he paid $4,000 last summer, to run in
the Boyle Stakes and the Hall. Olam-
bala will have 70 meet Fitz Herbert and
King James in these events.
Washington Entries.
Washington horsemen viii be well rep
resented IN the races at Pimlico this
fan. c. c. SmIthson has, perhaps, the
strongest stable of any of the Wash
ingtonians. In the Smithson lot, which
are trained by Theo Coles. the veteran
Virginia trainer. is High Private, a
three-year-old which Mr. Smithson
bought out Of selling race for $4,000
a Few weeks ago High Private al
Iea9y mas Won himself out. and as he
arrived az Pimlico in great shape, he
should be big factor in all the over
nlghU handfcapS and condition races
Unfortunately, High Private is not elig-
IDLE for any of the stakes JuEgIer who
ran third In the Metropolitan. has come
back to the form he showed here last
spring, and VIII be hard to beat IA the
distance events.
Samuel Ross has his twO-year-oIds
Rosshampton and Tom Melton, ready TO
race under the direction OF W p Burch
and DR.. J. 5. Tyree, the druggist turf
man. Is Wen represented by Cheek, /
HaHkWing, and Indian Hunter. A i
Price has useful horse in Superstition, !
holder Of the mile and a half record at
Pimlico and one Of the popular racers
of the Baltimore track with these
owners TO represent Washington. the
National Capital viii have more than
ordinary interest in the meeting
Many horses viii arrive at the course
today and tomorrow. From New YORK /
tomorrow VIII come James Mclaughlin
with Arondack. FauntlerOy, and others.
while from Windsor there will be Amos
Iurney, II. Flippen, G.. b. Hall z
Brennan, William Walker. Hugh Penny.
J BurttschelI, James Mclaughlin. ir
Robert Boyle, and others