The Washington herald., 1918-11-01
PIMLICO WILL
START TODAY
Old Hilltop Track to Stage
Many Features During
Week.

ffimlico. Nov. 1.-The econd re-
newal OF a 1900 race Of the EIkridge
steeplechase. the only special of value
for s-year-old fencers that will be
run in the United States this fall
VII bring to the post as smart a lot
OF Juvenile jumpers as will have been
seen under silks in half a dozen years.
The Elkridge will be run on Saturday
at the old Hilltop course in Balti-
more.
It will be the only stake feature of
the Maryland Jockey Clubs card for
: the first two days of the eleven DAYS
meeting that will begin at the pictur-
esque and popular Pimilco course to-
morrow. meeting that will be
marked by the renewal OF the SlO.OOO
Manly Memorial Steeplechase at two
miles and a half: the $1,000 Bowie
Cup. a race of one mile and a half
for 3-year-Olds and over; the 5000
FfmlieO Autumn Handicap. a gallop
Of one mile and a quarter. for 3-year-
olds, and the $500 Walden. a gallop
OF one mile for 2-year-olds.
The s2.5OO Pimlico Breeders Remount
three-years-Old and up has been added
this, year to the Maryland Jockey
Clubs card at the request Of officers
Of the Remount Department of the
national military establishment. The
second division of the United Hunts
double event steeplechase. a gallop OF
three miles for jumpers three years
old and over. make up the rest of the
stakes.
Between $4,000 and sIl5.OOO will be
distributed among horsemen in the
course of the eleven days session at
Pfmlico, a daily average Of a little
more than $4,000. There will be no
race of smaller value in added money
than S1.GOQ.
On the recent form Of the thirty
three well-bred, -year-O'ds that We're
named for the Elkridge when it closed
sone four or five weeks back. the
smartest are Timothy DOnOhue's Ely
sian. a French bred son of Macdonald
and Paradise I'd. which won at Laurel
Park on Tuesday; Joseph F. FIanna-
gan's Whist which defeated Elysian
Sn two-wile chase at AqueduCt;
sSsmuel WiIlet's Mohab. which fin
iAhed third in the chase at Ac1educt
tb which Elysian succumbed to the
fpeod e. "'Hist. and J. A Murphy's
Water Toast. :
II look " much as though Dono-
hue. the man who developed Mar
tisn. Pebetn and The Brook. has a
c-ning ss-cOuntry star in Elysian,
The son of Macdonald is splendid
tvDR. = bod free Jumper and a horse
OF high speed. The performance he
showed at Laurel Park on Tuesday
was far and away better than his
race at AqueduCt. Whist. a son Of
Flint Rock and White Thorn. an own
brother Of the recent two-time win
ner Thornbloom. and q half brother
OF Hawthorn and Thornhin. is another
capital fenceT. Water Toast made an
excellent impression at Laurel Park.
ne led Elysian down to the last
ssnee and put him to drive to win.
wafer Toast fenced a bit reckIessIv
ont ne kept his feet and this effort
OF tuesday should improve him.
however these seasoned horses NAV
not have things their own wav ON
saturday Mrs. Payne Whitney has a
most promising eligible in Dobadou
an own brother of -Leochares and
Bromo, which has schooIed cIeverIv
at PimlicO three or four times in the
course Of the last fortnight. ] +
Grifith, who will probably send the
Manly Memorial favorite to the most
in The Brock. has a good mare in
Katie Canal. The Nassau stable has
a smart fencer in Decisive, which
was very nearly a first-rate 2-year-
Old last season. William p. Burch
thinks highly OF MOhican and Cartain
Raj Parr has three excellent Elk
ridge candidates in ROYAL Arch
Cherry Stone and BughOuse.
The prospective candidates OF the
stables Of Samuel Ross. Of Washing
'"n W. \ Prime and Edward VI.
Weld-Bonnie Cause. Bronze Eagle
and Belle o the Sea-are not to be
despised. Belle o the Sea has a jum-
per's pedigree. Her sire Sea Horse
I'd. was frst-rate fencer and he
got great jumper in Weldship. Her
dam. BellO, was very nearly, II not
quite. trSt-Class in the field only a
few seasons back
Cross-Country racing has always
been popular in these parts and the
Maryland Jockey Club will offer a
.steeplechase every day this fall as
it ms in the past. And there ere
plenty Of jumpers Of class in Mary
Isrd ." -7ake this ambitious program
a success.
The nat races. stakes and overnight
events alike. will attract the best
runners in the land. There are up
wards OF 900 runners of various ages
qGartered at Pimlico. the Driving
PARK. Laurel Park and in private sta
bles about PimlicO track and all of
them are ready for the colors.