Evening star., 1909-05-11
LONG PRICE HORSES
Win At P|M[|CO
Downpour of Rain Enables
Outsiders to Get in
Front.

BALTIMORE May 11.-The Pimico
stewards yesterday suspended David Nfcol
for the rest of the season, believing that
he was not sufficiently vigorous in his ef-
fort on Smoker in the second race. Nicol
declared that he was afraid the gelding
would slip, hence had good hold on his
head Scoville was also suspended by
the stewards for cutting across Vienna
in the early part of the first race. He
rode Tipster.
Racing at Pimlico was enjoyed by
large attendance yesterday despite the
uufavorable weather conditions. 1t rain
cd at noon and later in the day. TWO
i,,mnne races were on the card. The
first of them was won by a cast-of from
lanes r. Keene's stable, Wild Refrain,
nv Ben Brush, while the second in the
race was also a cast-off from Mr.. Keene's
stable This was the Commando geldlng
Kuroki which was at 10 to l in the bet
ting and which nearly frightened the
LAYERS out of their boots by ms slrohg
bid at the end. -.
"Daye" Johnson is said to still own
Tampico. the winner of the second of the
steenlechases He looked certainty on
his previous running and easily de1eated
Tourney. which is by Tournament, once
owned by Mr.. keene.
The Gardener Likes Mud.
It is said that one time in his career
Kuroki was valued at $4,000. He looks
like chaser that in time will do much
better things than running second
The most sensational victory was that
of George J. krause' The Gardener. which
was claimed out of selling race last
wear for. 81 80. He was then owned by
n B. Duryea. When this turfman sold
out his stable in the fall Mr. krause
bought Sans Souci for $500. and has al
ready won two races here with her. The
Gardener is a candidate for the Freak
ness stake tomorrow.
Samuel Ross of Washington, the owner
of Tom Melton. which won the Plmlico
Nursery. worth 81 700 to the winner. bred
that gelding in kentueky,, but he was was
the mount on Tom Melton, but thought he
was not we'll treated, as he thought Ross
hampton was the better of the pair. But
J. c. Graves, the manager of Mr.. Ross
stable, assured the jockey that he was
proved it. Tom Melton is by Glenheim.
a son of Hanover The Monk did not
start in the race because OF Il cold.
Juggler. Gowan and Live Wire have
been shipped to Belmont Park to race in
the Metropolitan Handicap.
Small prices were realized at a sale OF
horses held in the paddock yesterday
Messrs. Knapp, Miller, Parsons and
Dwyer will come over from New York
tomorrow to see the race for the Freak
ness stake.
Kentucky Beau. which ran in steeple-
chase here a few days ago. is still the
property of Woodford clay though train
ed by Gwynn Tompkins.
The Summaries.
First race, hve furlongs- BeJninster. 30 tBer-
gem. to l. won; Compton. 1o2 tioldStein,,
I" >. second; Wildfre 81 Upton. 20 10 l. third.
Time 1.o3 35. Hampton Pass. Tipster aud
Vienna also ran.
Second race. one miie-Ncoskalceta loa 1Hinch-
ciire to J. won; Indian Hunter ~ Upton.
TO L. second; sally Preston 102 useidi = to l.
third Time. 1.43 35. Zethus Fl Orc Font
ran.
Third race. four and onc-haf furlouSs- Tom
Meltoh ini tScoville,. to I. won; Little King
ln' tNicol, to ]. second: Beau Chiffon III
lMceahey'. 10 |. third Time, 0.5s - Chill
ton Queen. Dalhousie L,ieetta Scsrus Huss-
hampton. Lille Hoy. Sweet Simplicity and SiisS
Rafaello also
Fourth race. steepechase; two milcs-Wnd
t.frain lso tbupec,. to l. won; kuroki I5.
.Ailrn .s,ann - to l. second: BLACK Bridge. 137
.Sfonef even. third Time. j. 90 Sparker
Fegsarman. Nalhalla and Procfivity also ran
Ffth race, sn uriongs-Pocnmakc. 10I u;ald-
oe,n'' cdnd :" : Mon w"n; Personal lo2 1Dngan,. $
third. Time 10 IS. Xebec. Cheek. NJ. 4.
Greene and Bsibek also ran
rsm,i SINH rae .tsepiechase: about two miles
| Williams. II 10 ), second; Tommy WadGen
i io5 'pnpes,' to J. third. Time, i.36 Harp
seventh rscc. one and three. sixtcp,hs miles
The .'srdener, loo iI,eidl q l. won: Pins and
Nredi.s. iG' 'DItan, Z" .. second Hin Top
fenton. RuAtou and nio Graude also ran.