The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-04-30
.P|ML|C0 WILL Open
!. UP RACES TOMORROW
Fifteen Days Of Fine Sport
Promised Followers at Mary
land Course.

with the close Of Havre de Grace the
ponies now move on 10 old Pimlico,
which opens its gates tomorrow for .
Dftter days meeting. This meeting
wines up the regular spring racing sea-
son for Maryland. after which the half
nile tracks viii engage the public's at
teption for three weeks.
The prospects now are for n great
meeting at the old Hin Top track, per-
hans the finest OF Its history. The un-
usually backward spring prevented the
big stables In the East from getting
their horses ready for the Maryland cir
cult. and Bowie and Havre de Grace
were compelled to rely upon the horses
that had been racing at the winter
tracks for material TO fill out their
programs. Pimlico will be better off
In this respect. and PROGRAMS Of more
class viii be in order.
As usual. Pimiico will be facile prin-
Gems in the matter OF cross-country
events which have always been such
sparkling Feature at the old course
Of stceplechase nags ever brought to-
gether are. now on the grounds. and
they wiil be ready to race from the
word 80.
The social feature. always so distinc-
tive at Itmlico. will be more than usu-
ally brilliant this season. All the boxes
hnvo beer taken and the society ele-
ment will cut a very considerable fig
u-e during the meeting.
The boxholders are the Russian am
bassador. George Bakhmcteff. from
Washington: Capt: Edward b. Cassatt.
Of PHILADELPHIA: Mr.. and Mrs. Jere II.
wheelwright. Mr.: and Mrs. Raj Parr.
Mr.. and Mrs. william Keyser, jr. Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Deford. Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter b. Brooks. Mr.. and Mrs. spald-
ing Lowe Jenkins. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
James. Mr.: and Mrs. Henry A. Parr. ir..
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Brown. Mr..
and Mrs. N. Winslow Williams. Mr.. and
Mrs. f. Austin Jenkins. John Know
r. s. Blddle. of Philadelphia; Capt.
Isaac e. Emerson. DR.. J. Fred Adams,
John T.. Hurst. F. S. Landstreet. OF
New York: 8. l.. Watson. w. 8. q. Will
Jams. and Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Murdoch
Dennis.
After nearly week OF gloomy
weather. Havre de Grace was granted
one OF the biggest turn-outs OF tho
meeting resulted The racing was OF
the get-away-day order. with every
BODY out for the money, a.. s.v ~.
susquehenna Handicap, had out four
starters. but II resulted in a rafting
contest. the three placed horses fnish-
ing noses apart, with the fourth only
a length away. The winner. Slumbcr
III, il horse of much class. but he
had to do his best to beat out Wooden
, Shoes and King Neptune.
The surprise of the race was the ex-
celIent performance OF Wooden Shoes.
which had been rather overlooked by
the wise ones. Wooden Shoes Is un-
usually late in coming to hfnd, hut
Fitzsimmons has brought the geldtnG
around to nearly his best form. md
from now on he will be hard to beat In
any company.
The steeplechase wins an easy thing
| for Handwriting. which won handily
| from his stable mate. Frijolee, with old
Idle Michael plodding along in the third
hole. Both Frljolee and Handwriting
are trained by Max Smart, brit belong
TO different owners. Max Smart owns
f>rijolce, and Captain Rockwell Hand
| running Last Saturday the two horses
were started and Frijoiee won handily
with Handwriting second. Quite n KILL
! ing was made on Frijolee at that time
by those next to the stables plan.
Yesterday Frijolee naturally was made
the favorite. but this time the cut was
| changed. and Handwriting, at long
price. proved the winner. with Fritolee
second. The public is getting pretty
tired OF this monkey business. and there
| Is a strong demand for the Canadian
rule which couples In the betting horses
trained In the same stable. although
differently owned.