Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-10
Special Dispateh to Tns Star.

Special Dispateh to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md, November o.
Marylanders. have, had their, first
glimpse of War Pennant, Jim Gaff-
neys proud son, for which Comman-
der J. K. l. Ross, with characteristic
1iberaIty,- peeled handsome sum
from his bankroll. Their initial i'm
preston of this glossy, brown chunk
of fleetness will be lasting. 1t has left
in the minds of turf followers of this
section the 1918 two-year-old cham
pionship under a great cloud. Neither
Eternal nor Billy Kelly can be handed
the palm, they will declare, and there
is now no chance to settle the dispute.
Eternal is In retirement and Billy
Kelly is now, of course, a stable mate
of the latest Ross speed marvel A
match to determine the kingpin Is i'm
possible.
A regular Pimlico crowd, a throng
that damned the stands, clubhouse
veranda and lawns, saw War Pennant,
with Johnny Lotus guiding him, win
in the smartest fashion the Walden
stakes of $1,000 added and the juve-
nile blue ribbon event Of the Mary
land season. Some of the cleverest of
this years youngsters took War Pen
nant's dust and he was not half try
ing at any part of the journey. LOTUS,
as keen pilot as the turf can offer.
rated War Pennant at the headk6f the
parade from the: time they left the
barrier for the mile trip until the end
and he always held his company safe.
BY a length, leased up, War Pennant
took the purse from a stablemate,
Malkmaid, a fast hlly. by Peep O. Day.
which worked her way up through
- ole
ming. It was only by q. half length
that Mnkmaid took the second money
from r. T. Wilson, jr's ThundsEstorm.
W hich flashed a. very neat perform
ance. The latter was carried wtdeAen-
tering the stretch Just At . time-when
Cirrus, sam Hildreth:s $4,000 bsauty.
camel home a badly beaten fifth This
youngster was heavily, backed by
many of tbs Wise ohe&. to take the
measure OF the Ross stag.
The Summaries.
First race. maiden two-year-olds; sig fuilongs
-CandlelgEt, ITO (Lnnsford), $11.70. $40.
-CandlelIght, llO (Lunsford|, x11.7O,. 80
$50. secpnd; Veto. 1lO tsrxnikerl. SIS W.
third Time LA LIS. Clean Gone. Niyfiante.
Tom Fool, Poilu, Uncle John, Mothes-inIAw,
Donnalight. Romeo, Ragnaroks, w. Ward and
Second race, Pimlico Breeding purse; colts
and horses: three-year-olds anu upward; one
mile-Vslais, 113 uyke). $3.50. $40. $3.50,
won; Prunes. 1O2 (Walls), $3.50. s. 50, second;
Grey Eagle, ITO (kObinson). $50. third
Time, 1.4l. Lion. Trial ~ Jury. Greek Legend.
Don Jose and Captain Ray also ran.
Third race. Green Spring Valley handicap
steeplecbase; four-year-olds and upward: two
miles and a quarter-Trumpator. l45 Roxery.
$3.50. $50. $3.50. won; Traditioner. 1Ss
tCrawford), $4.O. $3.50. second; Aelos. 134
lFitzEeraldj, $3.50, third. Time. AIS 3-5.
Eencer, Robert Oliver, Smithfeld. Antiseptic,
W. +. knebelkamp, Tudor King, Kingstovn
Pier and Bittersweet also ran.
Fourth race, the Walden; two-yeaf-oldS: one
nile-'War Pennant LIZ Qoftusl. $40.
$3.50, $40, won; 'Milkmaid, IL (Sande),
$3.50. $40, second; Thunderstorm. lit I'm
sor). $40, third. Time. 1.40 -. war Mar
vel, Translate, Cirrus, Mormon and Be Frank
Fifth race. southern handicap: Ghfseyeaf-
olds and upward; mile and a sixteenth-Corn
Tassel, 116 (EnsOr), $500. $40. $3.50, won;
StromboH. LIS LVke). $3.50, $40, second;
Star Master. la tknappl. $S.1O. third. Time.
LAG. Aurum. l. Efrant, Matinee Idol, Red -Sox
and Exterminator also ran.
sixth race, three-year-olds and upward; mile
and a sixteenth-vaIspar. los (Sande), $221O,
$50, $4-1O. won: Bolster. 100 (AcIltyre),
$4.lO. $500, second; Lazy Lou. Ills (Lyke),
$40, third. Time, Las rs. Sunnyland, Safra-
nor. Happy Valley, HondO, Broom Peddler and
Flame also ran.
Seventh race. ceiling; handicap; thfee-year-
olds and upward; mile and furlons-Game
Cock. lO9 (Walls). $50, $40. $A6O, won;
Thornbloom, ITO (Sande), $40, SEQ, second;
Flittergold. 10 fMcTAggart). $40, third.
$50, second; Veto. ITO (Stalker). So. 80,
ran