The Washington herald., 1912-04-30
SPORTS.
FAYORITES COUNT :
AT PIMLIGO MEET
-Four First Choices Gallop Home in
Front-sam Rank Takes
q Opening Race.

PimIico Race Track, Nd, April Sin
spite OF the cold drizzle OF rain which
fell throughout the day, large crowe
gathered at PimIieo to-day to witness the
second days sport Of the spring meet
ing Of the Maryland Jockey Club.
The betting contingent had slightly the
better of the argument with the layers,
four favorites galloping home IN front
Two upsets occurred. the biggest being II
the second event at four furiongs, In
which Mama johnson crossed the line IN
front with 20 to / marked up against her.
Sam Rank Of the stable Of Sam Ross
and quoted at to l. captured the open
ing event.
The card was featured by the Balfi-
more steeplechase in which there were
fourteen starters. Trudo, the hot favor
ite, had an easy time annexing the
event.
King Pin, 20 to 1 shot, raced to the
lead soon after the start and stayed in
front until the last jump on the far turn
of he@held had been reached. where the
leader took a fan. Trudo had fallen In
behind the pacemaker from the start.
and apparently had the race won when
King Pin went down. Lampblack finished
a good second, while Reltuf, long shot.
easily got the third money.
Sand Hill was the hottest favorite OF
the day, making good in the sixth race,
after a hard tussle with Rey, the sec
ond choice in the betting.
Jenny Geddes, the favorite in the third
race, at to 5. easily raced home In
front Of her field. Caliph was tipped
around the ring as a good thing. shs
had'many players, but was never con-
tender.
Ivabel outran the first three furlongs
fRf he aN ~, FyTrl
Driving Park Selling Handicap. finished
with splendid courage and captured the
money. The winner, at 5 to 2. was cut
on trying to come through on the in
side, and was forced to go completely
around the field to get to the front. The
summaries:
FIRST RACE-NIaidsns; thresyeAr-olds and up
ward; selling; purss. 800; SiI furiOnCA Sam Rank.
LIZ (MerEgxartl. to l, won; Stslmore. la2 Mar
tinl, to 5. second: Napier lo3 DIcCahey1, 10 to
l, third Time, la5 Is lack Burdette. HndA
Queen. Yesper. Irene GwmsL orphanJ. FlOtsam.
E1icutante. ELcelenoe. and Uissenter also ran
SECOND RACE-Twoyear-olds; selling; purse.
500; four furionD. Mamma johnson. % Fergu-
sonl. to l. won; Latent, ZOE CMarttnl. 10 l. sec
Ind; Loan SHARK. lis (McTAEEZrt). TO l. third
Beth Stanley Stockton, First Sight. CspG. Elliott.
and Fred Ley Levy also nan
THIRD RACE-Stahord; purse; threeyearolds;
purse. 500; one mile. Jenny Geddea. los NC
Cahsyl. to S won: JeGnDetts B.. Us tAmbEosel.
to /. second; Light o Ny Life. no lIcTAEgzrtl.
to l. third Time. a IS Blue Thistle Lady
McGee. Brusseau. HimAtion. and Caliph also ran-
FOURTH RACE-Balttmore Steeplechass: maid
ems; fouryear-olds and upward; purse. 500; two
miles. Trudo. iE LAllenl. to 10. won: Lamp
black. lD CBo~serl. 10 l. second; Relluf. lfI
tJacksoul, % to l. third Time, s:il IS ZeefEood.
Malaga. Vakeel Nell's Sister. kynt, His ReTer-
ence, Aggression. AuctioneeT. and Idle Michael also
ran. kiunslon and virSinia Crespe- fell Kingpin
lost rider
FIFTH RACE-The DTiEiDg Park Selling Handi-
cap; threeyesT-olds and upward sx furlongs: purse
40. IEAbel, 10 Uurneri, to 2 won; Lady Irna,
ks Martini. 70 2 second: Black Chid. . tFaiF-
brother. to 5. third Tine. l:5 Little Pal.
Mr.. Golightly, and Billy vandeTeeT also
SIXTH RACE-Three-y year-olds and upward; sell
ing; purse, $50: one mile and sixty yards sand
Hill, lis GMcCahsyl. 10 s. won: Rey, Is lFergu-
sonl. to l. second; SUPERVISE. liz tSchuttinger).
10 l. third. Time. la. Ny Fellow. Norbitt.
and AppassiOnafa also ran
SEVENTH RACE-MAidens; threeyear-olds and
upward; selling; purse. 500; six fUrlongs. Patton,
i5 CMcTagzartl, II to 5. won; Mud Sill. iN CTur-
nerl. 5 to second; Miss Moments, O5 LAmbrosel.
10 to /, third. Tine. LIS Ia DenOness. Red
Jacket, War HON. Tick Tack. bort NJ Lutx.
Dixon. and Mery Chiffon also ran-