The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-23
OFF AT OLD PIMLICO
Annual Fall Meeting Starts
at Baltimore To-day.
PREDICT A RECORD BREAKER
ThorOuEhbreds from Many Sections
Ready for the Fray-Cracks from
ChsSatt stables Arrive - Choirmas-
ter OF Chesterb-oOk and Medallion
Carry Famous CoIorS.

Baltimore. Nd. Oct. 22-When one OF
Superintendent Brennan's men placed in
position the last flag on the grand stand
at Pimlico this morning it was an indi-
cation that everything is In readiness for
the opening day tomorrow OF the fall
meeting OF the Maryland Jockey Club.
For the past week Brennan's assistants
have been getting things ready, and
when the crowds enter the course to-
morrow they will find that their comfort
has been we'll looked after. Should the
weather man prescribe sunny skies and
a crisp October breeze for the next
twenty-four hours, there will be a rec
ord-breaking crowd in attendance, for
Maryland folk in all parts Of the State
have been looking forward to he fan
meeting like a schoolboy looks to the
day when vacation begins.
Never was the track In better condition
for an opening day. For the past week
horses have gone a mile in $40 and
three-quarters In 1:1A
At this time Of the year when a day
out Of doors makes the blood circulate
faster II Is a pleasure to watch the
races through the field. The sweeping
field Of dark green at Pimlico. under
Brennsn's care, presents It's usual attrac-
tive appearance. Jumps have been
strengthened and the course made safer
All OF the cross-coUntry riders are
now here, ard many of them will ride
tomorrow wren they 20 over the jumps
in the steeplechase event. Among the
stables ready for the flag 70 fall are
those OF Colt Neville, Garth, Higginson,
Smithson, Schorr. Wright. CORTLAND
Smith. and others
With such preparations the meeting
will be. as the officials claim. one Of the
best ever attempted by the association.
For the first time in score OF years
the famous red. white. and blue colors
OF the Cassatt Stable VIII be seen at
Pimlico. They win be carried by the
clever gelding, Chormaster Of Chester
brook, and Medallion. a three-year-old.
Ii has been twenty years since the
famous thoroughbreds OF the late Presi-
dent Cassatt, Of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road, raced in this section Of the country.
At that time the Cassatt colors were
carried to victory in many a classic
race.
Choirmaster Of ChesterbroolI, that won
several races during the past summer at
a long price. is a great horse in heavy
going. At the Saratoga meeting in Au-
gust he won from a field Of good ones
with 20 TO 1 quoted against him. and
again later at Sheepshead with Is 20 /
on the layers states. With Medallion
and Choirmaster, Capt. Cassatt will
undoubtedly win at Pimlico.
Glass, one OF the best Jockeys OF the
year. who has been riding with marked
success on Metropolitan tracks. has writ
ten friends here that he intends to ride
during the coming meeting az PimHco
At the outset OF the racing season Glass
--as practically unknown. His methods
are much the same as those Of Marvel
GUS Miller. He understands the art Of
getting away from the post. as was
shown in the handicap race for mares,
distance mile and a sixteenth, at ia
maica, Wednesday. when he beat the
barrier with Kings Daughter and won
all the way.
Never before has there been such a
good lot Of steeplechase riders at the
hilltop track. Practically all Of the
best riders in America will be seen in
the events over the timber
a number Of racers owned by J. W.
Colt the Genesee horseman. and trained
by Mike DAILY. arrived from Jamaica.
They were Salvolatile, Pretty Michael.
King Solomon, Peep In, and Oakhurst.
Though Salvolatiie and Thistledale were
reported as having been sold by Colt 10
w. Hogan, Colt did not dispose OF the
two horses, but bought them in Thistle
dale who Will be seen IN the Jumping
races, viii arrive from New York to-
morrow Tim Donohue. the wel-known
steeplechase jockey, was with Colts
stable and will do the riding for the
Genesee horseman during the meeting.
Among the other cross-country riders to
arrive were Nat Ray, J. S. Wilson, and
J. r. Sullivan. who viii ride for the
stable of j. Z. Davis. Of New \ ork.
Judge Bryan and Z. c. Smith. who will
act as the clerk OF the scales, arriv ID
late In the afternoon.