Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-08
SHORT HORSES WIN
HiQh-CIaSS Horses at PimIiCO'S
Opening Make Poor Betting.
PROHIBITIVE ODDS prevail
Priscillian, Restigouche and Owanux
Run Away Easily With Fea-
ture Events.

| Special Dispatch to The Star.
| BALTIMORE. Md, October 7-Wintry
blasts, cold and damp, with penetrat-
ing atmosphere, interminged with show
ers, could not keep away those lovers of
| racing sport who had been longing for
| the fall meeting of the Maryland Jockey
Club. 1t was estimated that 1000 per-
sons were scattered around the famous
hilltop course when the familiar sound
or the bugle was heard calling to the
post the starters in the initial five-and-
a-half-furlong dash, and the annual four
| teen-day meeting was under way. For
racing, however, the conditions could not
nave been better, after the downfall of
Friday night and this morning The
specializing contingent had expected that
the ponies would be hampered by a mud
dy track, and were amazed when Pris-
Gillian, the representative son of a great
sire, reeled off five and a half furlongs
In LOG 40, which was only two-fifths of
second behind the record for that dis
tance created by Adams Express, the
sensation of the racing at Louisville, and
VINO Is to be shipped here next week with
the rest OF the stable. PTiScillian. how
ever. is an exceptionally fast Splinter,
ana MS effort would have been a crucial
| test for any horse in training to eclipse
True to the prediction OF those VINO
make a study of the performances of the
racing steeds, class told in a majority of
the contests, three of the winners being
at such prohibitive odds that the smaller
oetters had to pass them up. There was
real upset for players, who had a rather
prontabie afternoon. Samuel c. Hildreth
august Belmont and E. T. Wilson, jr.,
owners of three of the largest stables at
hniy oil
victory: Priscillian, who has been I'M
beatable in his starts in this country
since Mr.. Belmont had him brought back
from England. had up the scarlet maroon
sleeves and black cap of the chairman of
the Jockey Club. The big, aged chestnut
geidlng seemed to have SO much on those
pitted against him that he pencilers dis
played to on him and at such figures
Priscillian was virtually unplayed except
by the big betters.
Restigouche, who had the Hildreth COL
ors, was at an even more prohbitive
price than Priscillian, for in many of the
rubbed off the board entirely while
number of chalkers laid l to 10.
IOoay card was featured by three
events, the Inaugural steeplechase, over
the tWo-mile course; the Baltimore Club
cup. for gentleman riders, and the Hotel
Herman purse.
V1lhalla was victor in a spectacular
hnlsh In the steeplechase that marks
Top Thistledale, the veteran of MANY
keen struggles over timber, ran one of his
up-top races, and it was revelation
to see the game old fellow by knight
OF the Thistle jump. Thistledale fenced
perfectly, and seemed to have the race
won until the last fence. where Vilhalla
carried him so fast that he made a
shaky landing, and was unable to re-
| Vilhalla cleared the bar cleanly. and
with the crowd in the grandstand shout
ing wildly. Vilhalla passed the end of
; the journey with an advantage of a
nan length over Thistledale. at whose
heels, length and half back, was
Jimmy Lane. with Waterway still a
length in the rear. Waterway was
warmly tipped, but after showing a
the struggle in the last quarter.
The Baltimore Club cup was won by
the popular favorite, Apache, the prop
erty of c. r. Fleishman of New York.
and ridden by Mr.. Tucker of Philadel
phia. and besides $500 in added money,
the Maryland Jockey Club presents a
piece of plate to the rider of the winner.
The local racing folks had kindly feel
but 15s pounds anchored him. 1t was
Apache's race all the way. Rose F.
shot to the front at the start, but round
ing the first turn Mr.. Tucker sent the
favorite to front and he only galloped
the rest of the route winning under
pull by half dozen lengths. There was
a nip and tuck battle between Ursa Major
and Rose F. in the last sixteenth for the
place.
There were but five starters in the
Hotel Herman purse. which was at mile
and sixteenth this being the event in
which r. T. Wilson, jr., scored with
Owanux: The Wilson entry. which was
always held favorite to l to H. passed the
| black pole two lengths in front.
Summaries.
First race. Eve and half furlongs-PriscilIan
Cooke. 100 C. Burns, Is to /, to and il
to 20, second; shackleton, 115 McCahey!. Is to
s 4ns to Ben third Judge r'T %ttf and
Brandy finished named.
ss ss e ito Es fns half to e. snd
Cherry NJ 9s4 70 to
Henotie Daingerheld. surfeit, Flamma. York
;a R sp 6sse a sn
smiling L il and Out. won; BIIIy yanas s
| second; Chickasnw. lilo NuraD. 40 to !. 4 to 1
HnS r. e. aaa crpsn Matoet
as named
Fourth race Inaugural sespleshsse two 70
and even, Won Thstl ha 1ta 1871, MuGas9: ITO to
ms aos wste 'S 'n Dick g shaw n and
finished ssS a. ass FELL Sin
| Fifth race. Baltimore Club cup; one and one
eighth mies-Apache;, 14s Ga; Tucker. to 8
! l. 8 to 8 and out. second; Ursa Major, 1873
| IT. Wright, to 5. TO and out, third.
| Time l.57 As. =Adjurer also ran.
| Sixth race mile and three observation-disclosures.
| 1Os tMcCahey). 2 to and out. won; Castania.
| 9s (Killingsworthl, 20 to j. to / and to B,
! second; Roebuck 90 (Shuttinger). q to !. to
| and out third Time, 2o1 AS. Dandy Dixon
| and Sir Evelyn finished named.
| Seventh race six furlongs-Pharaoh. 1OS (Du-
| gam, 13 to 5. to 10 and out. won: Silly
| Night los (Burns), to g. to and out,
| second: Chiffon Queen, 10 (Alex), to /, to
| 5 and 3 to 5, third. Time. LA 1-5. Moncrief
| and Dixon finished named.