Evening star., 1909-05-09
ANOTHER CUP FOR
Willy DICK WATKINS
Lad of Langdon Wins Mer.
chants Handicap at Odds
of 20 to |.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


BALTIMORE. Md. May S.-Nearly
10000 persons went to the Pimlico race
track today and saw some interesting
sport A feature of the card was the
Merchants handicap. at six furlongs.
with fourteen starters. This event pro-
vided the biggest kind of an upset, for
r. +. Watkins Lad of Langdon, a 2D-to-1
shot. after a brilliant stretch run, came
home in triumph a length in front of
6skin. backed from 100 TO 40. 1t was a
hard drive for the place. Siskin beating
Gowan, 4 to 1. by three-quarters of a
length August Belmont's Half Sow
ereign, 5 to /, with top weight. had early
speed but tired In the last quarter
Statesman, 7-to-2 favorite. never could
get out of the ruck. The time was LA
3-5.
Waterway, to 5. made all the running
in the Chesapeake steeplechase, at about
TWO miles and won in a gallOp. Touch
wood second in favor, was always the
contender and had no trouble in taking
the place from DR.. Keith. 10 to /. Sun
he hadn't stumbled at the last jump. The
time was 425.
Mr.. T. Wright, riding his gelding Rio
Grande, 11-to-2O favorite carried off the
men riders at a mile. Rio Grande held
the others safe at all stages and breezed
home with plenty to spare in /. 49, Mr..
f. Tucker got Aster dor. to =. into the
place with a wide margin over Perse-
verence, Il TO l. with Mr. Nicholas in the
saddle.
Reybourn, a 12-to-1 shot, made a clean
sweep in the first race for two-year- olds.
four and a half furlonss. and won easily.
A bad start gave him an advantage.
,,..l, Ill l,nlv, nfrrn n x
ran into the place with five lengths over
Busy 3 10 ). The time was O.J6.
Momentum, 6 to 1, came fast in the last
furlong and won the second race at six
George w lie Bolt. to l. Mcintyre
set too fast a pace with the latter. which
tired in the run home, yet beat Simple
Honors, 3 to ], three lengths for the
place. Tim Pippin was run off his feet.
while Intervene lacked his usual speed.
The time was la 1-0.
Queen of the Hills. } to l. romped home
with the sixth race. at mile and sixty
yards, with Gus Helm. ; to l. In the
place. and George G. Hall. to l. third.
The time was LAC 80.
Court Lady. 4 to L. breezed to the wire
in the last race at the same distance.
with Great Jubilee, 3 to l, second. and
High Range, IL to l. third. RosmirO and
Black Sheep, the choices, ran each other
into the ground.
The Summaries.
First race, selling. four and one half furlOngs--
Reybourn, 1O7 tHartyl IL to i, to l, to 2.
first; Compton 112 tGodstein,. to 5. 3 70 :.
l to 3. second: Busy ITO tAcIntyrel to 5 3
to s. l to g. third. Time, 056. Kith and Kin.
Belle Mawr Dave Nicholson. Redminster Estcn-
ing Billie Burke, Gerando and Johnny Wise also
ran.
Second race. selling: six furlongs-Momentum.
IL. tReid), 8 to 1. to s. TO TO- first; George
W. Lebot. 100 tMcIntyrel. TO /, 10 ). tn
g. second. Simple Honours, III tGoldstein) 7
10 9. q to g. 3 to ,. third. Time. La 4-5. In
tervene and Tim Pippin also
Third Nce. Merchants handicap: one mile and
sixty yards-Lad of I.angdon. 1O3 (Grand,. -
TO 1. 10 TO 1, to l. first Siskin. 81 tReidl. 90
TO !. so 10 l. Is to l. second Gowan los fSco-
vlle,, TO 1. to l. even. third Time. l. a :i5.
Half Sovereign Gretna Green Live Wire CUES
tion Marx. Statesman. The Wrestler, Superst,-
tion. Ross Fenton. Arondack, Taboo, mad Dele
Strome also ran.
Fourth race. the Chesapeake steeplecba |:
selling: about two miles-Waterway. 153 tWil-
liamsI to ). to 5, 1 to 3. won; Toucbwood
I49 (Dupee). 5 to .. even. TO 5. second DIR.
Keith, Isl tSafeD, 10 to /. 10 l, to l..
third Time 4.o5. Bound Brook Rye Boy, Ra
ella. Harpisi II. Impertinence, Sunglow, The
Dane and Pirate also ran.
Fifth race. amateur cup: one mile-Rio Grande.
I44 (Mr. Wright. II 10 20 and out, first Aster
Dor. ~. fMr L. Tucker. TO = and out. see.
ond: Perseverance. ia AIR. g. Nicholas. 10 TO
I. , TO / and ont. third. Time. 1.43. Pride of
Ivanhoe also ran.
Sixth race seIl'ay; one mile and sixty yards
Queen of the Hills, Ill tDuganl, ) to 2. even.