The Washington herald., 1918-05-07
OMARKHAYYAM
DOWN IN FRONT
Classy Racer Lands Hand-
cap IN Walkaway At
Pimlico Track.

Baltimore, May Sonar Khayyam,
the great s-year-old champion OF M
made his first appearance OF the sea
son today and had practically Walk
over in a handicap event. the sixth
on the card at Pimlieo. No price was
paid on him in the pari mntuels, MS
hackers taking down only R.O Tor
their two bucks wagered on the I'M
ported thoroughbred. Foreground and
Rhine Maiden trailed along in second
and third place. respectively nghung
II out for the honor Of running sec
ond to the champion
Omar's race of today is regarded
more in the light of a workout and
warming up. preparatory to his
meeting with Cudgel. the great west
ern crack on Wednesday. in the Pim-
lico Handicap. Opinions among the
knowing ones at the track today were
about even up, and one Of the best
races Of many q season Is looked for
when these two high-class babies
meet at the barrier Wednesday after
noon.
Jockey Lang won the $50 liberty
bond offered by the Maryland Jockey
Club to the winner OF the hrst race
this afternoon. He piloted Josefina
Zarate to victory, making every post
a winning one. The conditions called
for boys who had never photed a
winner
Jockey Troise brought home q u
to shot in the second race when he
scored with Blairgowrie. who gave
the others the dust from the time they
left the barrier. Robert Oliver cap
- Nr1 rEyhNrh fha
Towson Steeplechase. and had little
trouble in leading the other horses.
Royce Rolls took the fourth and Mrs.
Kate Leydecker the fifth. both OF
which were favorites and paid small
odds. In the seventh race. Firing
Line. at odds of $3.50, carried of the
CasweH Hotel Stake
FIRST RACE-SiI furionss: Josefina
zante. lo4 Land so. SO. 80. won: June
Bug. % (ApeD $50. sOo second: Bert Will
iams. Il3 CSIaral 40. third. Time l:l435 Con
tender. DCrTiSh. ElmAhdi Presumption. Ideal
Gloriola, MOniker. General and yocabular alSC
raR.
SECOND RACE-Four and one-haH fIrlongs
BlairEOErie. 10 CTrosel 80. $50. 40. won
Green Mint. 10 iBuNtOnl 80. I'D. secgnd
Errry. 1lO CMolssWorthI $50. third. Time q Is
War Club and L:ttle I'd also an.
THIRD RACE-TwO and onefourth miles
80
Fair Mac. ia tBYant) $50, 80, second Otto
F10fto. 40 III. WilliamN 80. third Tim
20. Mansllys= Decris. Sand Hog. Cynosre
Ehrly Light, The GARNET and Aelos also ran,
FOURTH RACE-FOur furlonss: RoyoI
Rolls. II2 tKummerl 46O 40. 80 won Louis
v. lS5 .tfDOminICkj 10. 400. second; KswpiG
O'NeiI, III tO'Bieul 3Se. third Time II3 as
Onier. COrydOn. Felicitatiop. Yaspar. Shade
and PaEsniAi also ran.
FIFTH RACE-FoUr and one-haK furl0ngs
Mir Kate IFydecker. lE (Kummer) 30. 20
I'd. wen: Poultney. ll5 "A. CollinsD 500. $50
scrOnd; LADY yaIcain. lO7. Walls. I'D. third
nsne - Tommy Wear. DR.. Rea, Xalapa
IrOp BAY and Blanca also ran
SIXTH RACE-Nile: Omar Ehayyam, II
DominiCkl -. 20. I'D. won: Foreground
10 TsThn) 32O. 27J second; Rhine Maiden
us tKummer, 3G, third. Tine l:i0 IS Hill
Hampton. orestes Huntress and Lady Dorothy
alSp gan
SEVENTH RACE-NliIs and sixty yards
Firing Line. I0s "a Collins l20. 500 80
won: Prinrr :. lO9 Nv. CillinS 40. 80. sc
ond, HubbUb. % tEnSoEl ? 70. third. Time
LIS IS. Highland LAssie and Comscho aIsI
ran.