Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-22
BUSY DAYS AT THE
OLD P|MuCO TRACK
Veitch's Jumpers Arrive and
HiIdreth's String Is Due
Next Monday.

BALTIORE, April 22-Horses from
the New York tracks began to arrive at
Pimlico yesterday for the spring meeting,
which begins a week from today. The
first Of the metropolitan contingent will
be the horses trained by the former
cross-country jockey, Silas Veitch. who
has developed and ridden some of the
most famous steeplechasers in this coun-
try. Veitch this season will handle the
jumpers of F. Ambrose Clark. e. L.
Smith and H. w. Sage. Harry Page and
H. X. Vingut. besides several of his own,
including the veteran Grandpa, now close
to ten years old. He will also train a
horse belonging to Mrs. Payne Whitney.
This one, Web Carter, a son of the Irish
sire MentOne. now in Virginia. won a
year. In the Veitch string that reached
Pimlico yesterday are Hylda, conqueror
last year Of the crack mare The Welkin
Gold Plate, Magnolia, Waterspeed. Baron
Dieskau and Bishop. Bishop is a four
of John E. Madden. He showed one fine
performance at Empire City. but ran dis
appointingly after that at Saratoga. In
racecourse parlance. he is morning
these these morning slories" generally forget
their faint-heartedness and prove good
chasers. Baron Dieskau is a Sanford
bred horse, of good size and just the
right build for jumper. Veitch thinks
he Is conner in the steeplechase division.
Old Grandpa, winner of many a race
over the jumps. Is still spry. despite his
weight Of years, and must not be passed
up yet as hasbeen.
An important change in the weight
scheme for steeplechases has been an
nounced by the National Steep!echase and
Hunt Association. whereby four-year-ods,
which have had all the best of the
weights heretofore. will be required to
take up four pounds additional, while SIX
year-olds will drop four pounds in the
scale, and five-year-olds two pounds. The
new scale Of weights, which will go into
effect at the PimlicO meeting. is: Four
year-olds. 149 pounds: tive-year-o,ds, 1o'
pounds and six-year-olds. 1862 pounds.
Yesterday was to have been schooling day
for the Jumpers, but the recent rain
made the turf soft and slippery, and the
timber-topperS will have to postpone their
the outer course in first-class condition,
and. though the heavy showers have
made the going muddy, it will not take
long to dry out. The best work done has
been six furlongs in 1.16 and halves In
90 Trainers so far have not asked the
final question Of their charges. and will
not until next week. The horses at PIN
lico, however. are In fine condition ana
ready TO be set down at any time. They
will be trained to the hour when the races
begin.
Dave Ieary, the agent for s. c. Hill
dreth, was at the track Thursday to ar
range for bedding down stalls for the big
Hildreth shipment due here Monday. All
Of the cracks of this stable will come TO
Pimlico. which means that the greatest
racing stable in America will take part
in the coming session. FitZ Herbert. than
which. II is believed by his owner, no
greater horse ever lived, is said to be in
fine condition; SO are King James. or
Jimmy" as he is called, and Novelty.
last years Futurity winner. and other
real clinkers
With Hildreth will come Tom Heaiey
and the horses of r. r. Wilson. jr., in
Guiding Naushon and Olambala.
There will also be shipment from
Washington, including the horses of Sam
uel Ross, among which are three candi-
dates for the Clabaugh memorial. These
are two-year-olds. bred by Mr.. Ross. Two
are by his gallant old breadwinner Ora
ziallo. a favorite in the Benning days.
One, a chestnut called Leesburg Boy. is
reported to have covered a half mile over
the Benning course in 81 seconds, which
surely will make him formidable In any
company if he runs to his work.