The Washington times., 1912-04-27
RACING SEASON AT
PIMI ICO STARTED
Sport of Kings Under Way In East With Big Entry List
Fit Horses, and Plenty of Real
Enthusiasm.
Enthusiasm.

BALTIMORE, Md. April T.-Real
racing in the East begins this afternoon,
when Pimlico throws open its gates for
its sixteen days spring meeting. Con-
ditions are most favorable for a big
success granted only a reasonable meas
ure of fair weather.
At one time 1t was thought that there
might be a dearth OF horses, but the
opposite has proved to be the case.
Never in the history of the club has
there been such a rush for stable ac-
commodauons. and at least 600 horses
are quartered in or around the track.
Most of these horses are At and ready
to race. and big fields should fill the
programs from the very start.
AS a rule the racing timber Is of ex-
cellent quality. To be sure there are
no such stars as Fitz Herbert and
Zeus and the others of the Hildreth
string which in meetings past carried
things with high hand, but their alb
sence is perhaps better for the sport
as a whole, as 1t leaves the races bet
ter balanced and gives the medium-cla
horses a chance.
Lack of Class.
There will be no lack of class, how
ever at the meeting. The best in
training is here representing such own
ers as August Belmont r. r. Wilson,
Thomas Clyde. Harry Payne Whitney,
Thomas Hitchcock, William Garth.
Gwynn Tompkins. Robert Walden.
Amos Turney. Robert Davies, and a
whole lot of lesser lights.
The two-year-olds this season stand
out prominently in marked contrast to
the youngsters of last year who were
generally a bad lot. Nearly every one
of the big stables has a two-year-old
more or less under cover of which
great things are expected. The battle
Tor supremacy in the baby events is
likely to prove one of the most inter
esting features of the meeting.
The jumping program, always a star
number at Pimlico. will be quite up to
the standard of the past. All the best
cross-country performers in training are
here BILLY" Garth Is supposed to hold
the winning hand with his big string OF
jumpers headed by Ticket Of Leave and
The Welkin.
Track Is Slow.
The track was fast up to yesterday
but the rain of last night will take
some of its edge off.
The first race of the afternoon. a
ty shiftv sprinters. fvabel looks very
good here. This one. trained b. john
Powers, 10 a very speedy trick. and has
been winning at Charleston, this winter
to Plnlico Ivabel has been going along
nicely. and is seasoned and fit to the
hour.
II anybody beats the Ogden fillv II
may be Black Prince, which has beer
specifically "prepped," and has beer
burning the track up in his work
Heau Chiffon. which was on the
ailing list last year, has come bach
to something of his old form, and mus
not be overlooked.
The second race brings out a bis
field OF maiden two ycar-olds. all ol
whom save one are making their mrs
appearance al the barrier. Ryan. Whit
ney, Wilson. and Belmont. have entries
here, and these stables are not likely
10 waste time on worthless timber.
Colonel PARIS Little Hugh. one ot
the get of that good horse. Glorifier
and trained by "Billy" Garth. Nigh
win here. Everything in the Gartt
stable is At and ready, and his colt!
are sure to race we'll at the start.
August Belmont has a gTandly breC
one entered here in Sandvale, by Rocl
Sand out Of that great mare Lady Vic