The Washington times., 1911-05-07
P|ML|CO HAS ITS
GREATEST CROWD
OF SPRING SEASON
More Than Ten Thousand
People See Seven
Good Races.

BALTIMORE, May THE banner at
tendance of the meeting was out at
Pimlico yesterday, and the accommoda'
tions of the old course we're tested Il
their utmost.
Perhaps the star number of the pro-
gram, at least in point of sentiment
was the Clabaugh Memorial. for two
year-oIds bred in Maryland. Virginia
and Pennsylvania.
|, The winner, Spring Board, Is. by Aero
naut. the premier stallion at the Cas-
satt farm. and a young sire of prom
ise. Spring Board won from start tC
finish. with his stable mate, Be, another
Aeronaut, in the place.
The 'Clabaugh was not the only vic.
tory of the day for Captain Cassatt
His good colt, Layminster, another Of
his own breeding, which won last years
Preakness, took the sixth race in handy
fashion after a stirring drive, in which
he displayed rare gameness. Altogether
it was great day for the house oi
Cassatt.
The Mount Washington Steeplechase
was robbed of much of its interest by
the fall of the favorite, Ticket of Leave
winner. Mr.. McMurries' Selectus got
home first in this race, leading all the
way. The Voter gelding had all his
speed with him yesterday and ran and
jumped like wild horse.
The Baltimore Club Cup, which
brought out the gentlemen riders, was
of deep interest to the society element
All the local latest was out except
Tommy Wright, who had been sched'
uled to ride Creston, but whose mount
did not appear in the paddock in time
and was scratched. The Tucker boys
came down from Philadelphia, and
with Mr.. Ortel and MIR. Blute, who had
won their spurs at Jacksonville, upheld
the outlander end.
A crazy tip was uton AnavTi and
this one was made favorite with JonG
a. Munroe. The Baltimore nag, FL Orc
ridden by Mr.. Blute. proved the winner
running over his field at the end.
MIR. Hitchcock showed nice two
year-old in F,umeur. which won the race
for maiden two-year -olds, running the
four and a half furlongs in 81 2-5, and
making a new track record. This one
showed some Wednesday when his sta
BILE mate, Kaiser. was second to Moi
SAINT.
About the same thing happened in the
last race of the day, when Emperor
William, an old bsoken down cripple
which was absolutely last. at % to l, al
Norfolk, in the only race he had run
this year. was made a favorite.
This old fellow did not have a sound
leg to stand on. and any one who saw
him in the paddock and then bet on
him was entitled to a Carnegie medal.
Emperor William was nowhere and
King Avondale. which doped the legiti-
mate favorite, won. 1t is such vagaries
as these that make the bookies' trade
so eagerly sought after.
George w. CWhitey) Langdon was al
the track yesterday. He was very much
interested in Sam Hildreth's Wood Dove
while the filly was being saddled in the
paddock. He bred this one and sold
her to Mr.. Hildreth. He also bred Gu
Bon, which won the opening race Fri.
day. They are both by his good stallion
Cunard.
Lad of I,angden is in fine form now
and will have to be considered at any
race of a fffile or over. Yesterday he
was a bang up second to Danfield and
had the race been a little further would
have beaten this one.
Billy Garth usually has something to
say about the Clabaugh, but this year
the best he could get was third. How
ever, half a loaf is better than no bread