The Washington herald., 1909-05-04
RIO GRANDE WINNER
Ten-to-one Shot Furnishes a
Surprise at PimlicO.
BrEEPLEcHAsE TO BEN COLE
With Seven Horses Scratched from
the First Race, Sou Is Made the
FavOrite, but Is Last All the Way.
Live Wire, Driven Hard, Out
Games Pins and Needles.

baltimore, May 2-Fine weather and a
good card attracted a large crowd 20 the
PimlicO track to-day. A feature was
the Potomac Steeplechase at about two
miles. which was easy for Ben Cole, who
won BY ten lengols. breezing- Black
Bridge got the place with plenty to spare.
Live Wire had 70 be driven hard 10
outgame Pins and Needles, whom he
beat by the short margin Of a head
Superstition was shut OF at the last
sixteenth, pole. when he seemed TO have
q chance. and finished third.
With seven horses scratched from the
first race. Sou was made a s-tO-10 favor
fte, but she was last all the way. MeXo-
ana. II to 10, on the other hand. made
al the running and Won n q gallop by
three lengths. Lucetta had no trouble IN
beating Little King fer the place.
Leads All the Way.
Charlie Eastman led al the way IN the
second race. winning on the bit by FIVE
lengths from Momentum.
Rio Grande. q 1O-tO-1 shot, furnished &
surprise when he rolled home an easy
winner OF the third race. Bobbie Kean.
who ran second. could not handle the
weight. King OF Bashan got third money.
ZacateCas won the fifth race. He made
the pace and came home three parts Of
q length in front OF Compton
Merry Gift, 15-tO-1 shot. won the last
race az six fUriOngs. with Simple Hon
ours a badly beaten second Ragman.
o-to-5 favorite. was short OF work
The Summaries.
FIRST RACE-Four ard one-hslf furl0ugs. Mex
oa11- lG (CreeFyl. = 20 %. ~oa; Luce.ts l9a
tGrandi IS 70 l. second; Little King. l1 Lang.
- TO l. third Tine. B-5 S0s also rzn
SECOND RACE-Six furiouss- Caariis. Eastman.
IA lDeTCTiChl. 70 8 uou, Momentum. ia fiiuC1-
c1tei- % J. second; Ge0rEe y. Lebcit. iT up
toni % ! third- En2e. I-3 - Sarner Night,
ArzlE. BOtanist. and Golden Legend also raI.
THIRD RACE-One nile Rio Grande. II fLie-
bert. lo 70 l. Won; B0bbie heaE. Ils fDuEanl u
u Z. second King o. Bashan, l1s fCroTleyi. : 70
l. rhfTd- Tine. Iz02 - CEmpaiEuer. Whip Top.
3 joseph. Harding, Seet5us, Orphan Lad. LOIS
CaTaBagh, a1d sally Cohen also rzn.
FOURTH RACE-Ste-plechsse: about two niles
Ben Cole 81 tNlI!zmsl. % 3 wou: Black BridEs.
~ fS-c1e. 90 3 second STarser. ls2 lynch.
Z TO l. third. Tine. 4-5l Is. THO. Rye Boz. Pon-
tctcC. IulpsTtinence. and Waysids also ran-
FIFTH RACE-Four fur.o1ss- Zacatcczs. IL
tCrceTy}, 7 &c J. won; Compton. IL iGo5s,eir'. .
% / secord- Jeszca. ZOE ttrsndi- q , thr7i-
Tine. o-ss 5-5 Lothario. Love Watches. Lille Hoy
GloTPcr. Katherine Van OTmzess- Daisy C.. and
MvsterT also ran
sixth RACE-One mile ard forty Yards Live
Wire, III Walker. % = Won; Pms and Needles
le D-gznl . 70 : second- Superstiriou Us
fDeverchI. . 70 l. third. Tine. i-i3. ATo1dacs.
Question Marx. Ross Feutcn. Melodesn. ard The
Crauiu also ran-
SEVENTH RACE-Six fu-Ionzs Merry Gift rs
DfcCaheyI 3 % L Won, Simple Honogr IA
HAYNES. 70 2 second. Hiacko. u Aiurphyi. SC
O. l. third Tine "a Is Rose BeaGmo-t Esotertc
Ragman. LADY Gsy Spsuker. GAY kinz. Ruble. and
Hcnry Croszraddin also ran.