The Washington times., 1910-05-08
PINLICO MEETING
SETS NEW MARK
Declared Most Successful in
History of the Balti-
more Track.


has proved 10 be the finest meeting IN
its history Indeed, in many respects
Il was remarkable
Pursued by rainy weather. and for
nearly the whole Of the meeting with
unfavorabIe racing conditions. the club
met with the II Ost generous patronage
from start TO finish The average Al
tendance was pronebIy the greatest ever
known at PimIicc. and on several days
vas record breaking
Not alone was the attendance large,
but il was Of tae finest. character, an
brought ou- may admirinZ comments
from racegoers Who were ma IIinE their
first visit 20 Piulico. The best people
of Virginia Washington. Maryland. and
Pennsylvania. were everywhere in evi-
Gence. giving a zone and character 10
the sporf seen nowhere else in this
country. and particularly gratifying 20
the friends OF -aCing. which. at this
moment is ENGAGED in q death EraDpie
for existence.
The racing was excellent IN every
particular Six. seven. and even eight
race programs were offered with big
fields IN nearly every event Perhaps
not so many high-class Gorses were
present as at some o-her meeIissesz-. but
the average was good and made close
and Interesting struggles
In the croSs-cOUntry events the meet
ing shone pre-eminent- Never has there
been such a collection Of steerlechasc
horses as were al the old Hin Top track.
and never has there been seen 50 many
desperate and stirring battles through
the field
All the details Of the meeting were
maCaGed in the most satisfactory man
ner, the stewards and Judges were alert
and not an URiy or suspicious CirCum-
stance raised its head
Il was d MEETING TO be proud Of and
It should be particularly gratifying 10
Nsrylauders to know that the noble
sport Of kings" a splendid tradition Of
the Eng lsh people, cherished and uur-
tUred BY The early settlers Of the state.
has come back 10 The house OF its
friends
Yesterdays close. with eight races on
the card, made a glorious w5ndup I'D 10
a brilliant meeting. Tie Preaknesz. Of
course. vas the event Of the afternoon.
and aroused the deepest enthusiasm
Layminsuer- the winner. was Eener-
ally overlooked by the talent. although a
few wise ones. who carefully weighed
his race OF Thursday. were OF the 0r7f1-
ion that his eiEhty-fOur pounds gave
him a IooIzin-
DaIhousie made the pace but at the
last sixteenth pole he faItered and then
the uCntweighted Layu.inster came
along and IN a hard drive landed the big
prize
SaEer. which was OF badly and in
pockets most Of the way, came strong
at the end and got the show monev
With any kind Of good racing luck he
might have Won
Layminster's victory was veil 70
ceived- Men like Captain Cassatr are a.
welcome addition 70 the turf, and the
people were delighted 90 see the old
coIOrs in front
Captain Cassatt was overwhelmed
-~Ttn concentrations. and was kent
busy all the afternoon shaking hands
with his friends Among the first 10
grasp the captains hand was Mr. Clyde
The owner OF DaIlTOusie.
The race vas worth $3.50 to the owner
OF LaynllnsIer. and beside this a 500
cup, the gift OF the jockey club, went
70 the winner
Captain Cassatt had the cuD taken
INTO The clubhouse, and here Il was
MED and re1lled with cha upaEna I'D 70
q late hour IN the even nE- f'Beaut-'
was Kept busy filing glasses for those
VINO called IN to drink the winners
health.
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minister is q. Baltimore boy. He rode
q nice, patient race with his horse. and
when the time came the midget put f1D
2 regular Garrison finish For his ride
Estep received q bonus Of 500
one OF the happIeSL men AT the track
when LayulinsteT pOked his nose In
rom AZ the nlisn was sammy Fisher,
the old-tlme jockey In 1857 Sammy won
The Preazness for A J. Cassatt, father
OF captain CaSSatt, on The Bard. and
yesterday, when the sons horse won. p .
~r-TH
CassatL ColOrS.
he steeDlechase was a very attractive
event. but the winner. Algie, rather O1lr-
Chased his field This is one OF thu
Cl6TeTeSt ChaSeTs IN the country. and
ADhony Allen had him IN fne shane
yeS1erday. Algle has as much foot as
any jumper In the business. and he can
rIn- all DAY.
Scratches reduced the eth race to
four starters. three Of which were from
one stable, not desirable state Of az
fairs The winner, Compton, is the
property Of Al Weston. q very. popular
trainer, and his victory was vel re-
osfved The Monk. the favorite, ran a
bs6race and finished last
c c smrtlzs0n. the Washington turf
PTvdte- II was a light squeeze. how
svsrs and Superstition had The Snlithson
nag straight at the finish Old Sup
has run himself into shape at last. and
abOut the next tine he IS out ne VIII
win
SufthsOn put another winner over in
the last race IN Salv0latfle making a
pretty good day for the Capital City
sports. a hot Up feii BY the wayside
IN this race when Top Note went down
70 defeat John Powers thought the
mare could not lose
Three carloads of horses were shipped
away yesterday afternoon and ten
more viii be shipped this afternoon
Many OF the hOrsemen will take in the
races at the New York tracks but the
bulk Of them are booked for the Cana
dian circuit.
The largest money winner at the meet
ing was the Belmont Stable with S5,0G1. |
Q c SmiIhsOn was second. with 81 -.
Captain CaSS5tt was third, with sA215,
and Red walker was fourth. with
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