The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-10-24


with six races. all with good fields Of
more than ordinary merit. The first
race. for two-year-olds. has eleven en-
tries. OF these, German Silver. on his
New York form, looks to have a shade.
1t is pretty hard picking from the rest
of the bunch. but BILLY" Garth's Ma
jestic might do for the place.
The second race, at mile ana
sixteenth, should go to Superstition,
which IS In excellent form just now.
old Juggler will be. there or there
abouts, and might do for the place
horse.
In the OrioIe Handicap, at six fur
longs, Jack Atlkin ought to win right
over, even though he has to carry 13S
very fast at Pimlico and, with only
100 pounds up, should make them all
run.
In the Junior Steeplechase Oakhurst
and RuXton lock best.
For the mile and forty yards Bethle-
hem looks to have a good chance.
Xebec Is in pretty fair shape now. and
might get the place.
The last race. for matdens. is very
open. Garth's Inspection looks about as
good as anything. Sandy Etiil. one of
Sanford's castoffs, may get the place
The Pimlico management has no rea-
son to be dissatisfied with its opening
Baltimore people are very sensitive to
the weather, and the threatening clouds
of the morning doubtless kept many
away, but for all that a big crowd
was in attendance, and the boxes and
the grandstand were filled. The usuaI
orc # lar At raHr
or shine, was out in rull force, ana
the lawn and betting ring were crowd
ed. Plenty Of visitors can't over from
Washington, and PhiladelPnians and
New Workers were also much in evi-
dence.
The president of the Jockey Club.
August Belmont, graced the occasion,
and acted as one OF the stewards. Mr.
Belmont was much pleased with the
afternoons sport. and expressed him
conducted in Maryland.
The card of six races was run of
without a hitch, and with the excep-
ton of the steeplechase, where all but
two fell, made excellent racing
IN the first event, at six furlongs.
Jack Atkin scared every body out ex-
cept Charlie Eastman and Indomitable.
The boolxies offered / to L against the
Schrieber Splinter, but If ever there was
a l to 100 shot, Jack Akin was one.
The speedy Splinter, with l20 up, just
gallOped In front from end TO end, and
came home in I12 is, equaling the
track record With any opposition he
should have smashed the record TO
smithereens.
For the Hotel Herman Purse Smith
sons High Private looked a pipe" and
so he proved. winning as he pleased in
the stretch after following the pace set
by Gretna Green. Jimmy Mclaughlin
ATOndack came along at the end ana
grabbed of the place money Herr
Smithson and his Washington friends
were down for tie limit and the Capital
City sports were IN high feather after
the race
The two-year-oId event had lots Of
starters and ooked very open. It was
won IN the end, however, rather handIly
by Intrinsic, from the stable of the
is the property of w. 3. Jennings. is
a pretty useful twO-year-oId and will
win again at this meeting Louise
Welles, which is suffering with sore
knees Just now, ran a great race con-
sidering her condition and got the place.
The Inaugural Steeplechase proved
something Of a farce A big field of
ten started. but all but two fell down
or lost their jockeys. Stellaland which
fenced well all the way. got the bacon,
with "Courty" Smiths Jim McCiiIl in the
place. CloveTcTOft was TemOunted and
rode in for third money. The talent
got a body blow in this race, the know
ing money ali going on Vilhalla and
Pretty Micheal Dion Kerr rode
Almansor. and got a nasty fail, which
stunned him for some time
The Baltimore Club Cup for gentlemen
riders, cnthUseG the society element.
Racing Bell. one Of Stewart Offender
fer's cracks, ridden by George Nicholas,
set a hot pace in this race to che
stretch. where Bob" Taylor, on Jolly.
came along, and. giving the header the
merry IA, Ia. came nome as he pleased.
r. Tucker on EscutcheOn. came fast
at the end and got the place
The sixth race looked rather open and
the talent was badly puzzled to locate
The winner. Ta6ahiTa, Cunning. Neither
most and HiackO were all played The
race resulted rather unsatisfactory and