The Washington herald., 1917-05-03
HYANNIS RUNS FIRST
in GOVANS HANDICAP
Beats Classy Field to Wire in Feature
Race at Pimlico Track.


Pimlico Race Track, Md, May 2-Be-
Iore a large crowd, nearly as great as
tnat which attended the opening, out
sideTs and tavorites split up the card at
the Pimiico track yesterday. The warm
weather and dry track was a good COM
nination to the thoroughbreds and fast
time was made in each race.
The big surprises were In the Patapsco
Steeplechase and the fourth race, the
latter event being for 2-year-olds at four
iurlongs. Meshack won the cross coun-
Try event In a hard gallop after Early
Light and New Haven, the early pace
makers, took croppers' in the last half
mlIe Orlando, of Havana, after being
seemingly hopelessly beaten the first
quarter OF mile, came with a rush and
nipped first money from Sweet Marg-
uerite, the pacemaking favorite, by a
neck. He was bid up from $500, his en-
tered selling price, to 81, 800 and bought
by Albert Simons
The Govans Handicap. at six furlongs,
brought out thes best field of sprinters
Of the day. Hyannis, lucky to squeeze
through an opening next to the rail, beat
out the heavily weighted He VIII in a
driving finish by a length. Kewessa
raced like hobby horse and was beaten
on. The latter's performance today Is
In contrast to his last effort when he
stepped the same distance-six furlongs-
In ILL As. Today the race was three
seconds slower and Kewessa's race to-
day can be thrown out. 1t is either a
case OF Kewessa being an in-and-outer
or blame it on the track conditions.
FIRST RACE-Four furionEs; 2year-olds. Una
tilla, l6s tAmhrose). $40. s.. $40. won; Pori
gpurSnne. l06 (CanpbelJ, $50 S46o second; TlckO-
lette. lo6 tRyanl. S3so. third. Time o5O Is. Grey
ERglc, Kate Glenn, lit for Tat, Martial Music,
Onward and Royal Arch also ran. Grey Eagle.
Held horse.
SECOND RACE-PaiarsoD Selling steeplechase; /;
tyear-olds and upward; two miles. MsshAch, is
BUSH. $3.50 NL5J. 81. won: Stllcco is Johns
toni. $50 500. second; Bamboo lI2 tSteTensDnl,
!l2lo. third: Time. O:So Is. HAndrunning Early
human, Bally Bay. High flyer and CAPT. MatlOck
slsO ran,
THIRD RACE-Msiden 3yearolds SIX furlonES
Com TSssell uo u. McTsEgAFtl. Sl. $50. $50
won; Riverside III SutWelD, S35 N24o secund
Blackboard, ITO CsynpbelD. A.2o. third. Time.
ll525 Vstula ILL., Robin Goodfellow, Jade
Sorcerer II. MelodramA, Wild Thyme. Blnden.
Buddy, JimTs Bright and Early. Bar Of Phoenix.
kildare, Daybrelk and The Belgian ii also
NiStula ILL., RlkSn GoodfeIlow, Sorcerer II. Buddy
BriEh: and Early and Bar of Phoenix. field horses
longs. oriaudo Cf Havana, ia CBalD. $780, SO. 90
$3.50. wen, Sweet Marguerite. Ill (RobinsOnl, s.,
S0. second; I1Ancy. ia IT. McTsggarU. go
third Time. 90. Austral. Ben Gum Little
SIFeGper. WetOna Mamont, Mr.. Dooley, Shfty,
safhe. Lord Herbert, Sunrose and Bill Livingston
alJo ran. Austral. wetona Msrmunt, Shifty and
Lord Herbert, held horses
FIFTH RACE-Seling; 4yGar-olds and upward ;
six furlongS. Surprising. us (ButwelD, $50. 81
S.0. won; stsllarina, 10 ParTingtOn), $40. Sf0
second; Mariana. llO (AmbrOsel. $40 third. Time.
las It. Presumption, Sam Silk. Shrapnel, ROscas
LIoicngIin. Eddy Henry and FlrmOSe also ran
SIXTH RACE-HandicIr: sellipg, 3yeLr-oIds and
upward; ore mile. gem, llS CRobnson), S.S0. $50
$40. won; Fairy Legend, lB H. McTauartl s..
- second; PieErot. los (Bal). $50. third Time
la MonnnGy. Bonnie Tess. Orean Prince Pre-
else. Billy Culbertson and Transit also
SEVENTH GACE-GoEan's Handicap; 3year-oIds
ard upward; six furlOnGs. Hyannis % "a. Col
lins), $3.50 $llTO $50 won: He VIII. Il u. Nc
TNsgartl. $50. SD, sccJnd; Damrosch, Ill CRicr),
$3.50. third. Time. lIIL5. Kewassa, Tea Caddy,
Mary Powell, Hauberk and J. J. Ellis also