The sun., 1919-11-02
BILLY KELLY WINS
STAKE AT PIMLICO
Beats Select Field, Including
Luculitte, in the Serial
Handicap.
BONIFACE Is A WINNER
Take Arlington Handicap and
Makes 1t a Double for Com
mander Ross.

BALTIMORE, Md, Nov. 1.-Historic
Pimlico opened its fall meeting to-day.
Despite threatening weather, which later
turned to rain, a record breaking crowd
was present. Among the visitors were
many notable men and women in imam
cial and social walks OF life. A goodly
sprinkling of official Washington came
over from the capital and Els result the
clubhouse was taxed to ats capacity.
At the conclusion of the sport many
dinner parties were given by visiting
horsemen from all sections Of the coun-
try.
1t was a banner day for Commander
J. X. l.. Ross thoroughbreds. Billy
Kelly and Consistency finished first and
second respectively in the race for the
Serial Handicap No. 1 at six furlongs,
and Boniface easily captured the Ar
lington Handicap for threeyear-olds and
upward at a mile and sixteenth.
1t was also pleasant weather and fair
game for Trainer Max Hlrsch. who won
the first race for George w. Loft OF New
York with Donnacona and captured the
second race for Samuel Lewis Of Man
haitian with Dottie Vandiver.
Bot the weather was In full accord
with Sam c. Hildreth's luck. The noted
btdElca thic1 otai sAaS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, Lord Brighton and
Dominique-and Dominique was his only
winner.
Lord Brighton was beaten on his
merits, but lingering doubt prevailed
among all degrees of turfmen about
Lucullite's defeat. He failed to land
inside the money and finished fourth.
The fact that Vice-Chairman was be-
hind the so-called champion Handicap
Horse" was more Of blot on his record
than a recommendation for Vice-Chair-
man.
Lucullite Favorite.
BY the time the serial weight for age
race was called. the rain had completely
spoiled the track. Transforming 1t from
fast to slow. or the original seven en-
trants Ormonda and Fairy Wand were
scratched. This left Lucullite. the Ross
Pair, Billy Kelly, Consistency. Flags and
vice-Chairman to strive for the $4,000
stake. Special weights ruled. These
weights were rather severe on the two
year-old Consistency and the three-year-
old Billy Kelly on the old basis of
poundage, for they carried 10S and 127
pounds respectively. Lucullite. a four
year-old and an excellent weight car
rier, had only 100 pounds. as did Flags.
vice-Chairman, two-year-old colt. car
ried Ill pounds.
Although 1t was Lucullite's first start
since he was so severely kicked by Fairy
Wind during a race at the Laurel track.
his prestige was 80 great that the visit
ing turfmen pinned their faith on him.
His victories OF the summer months
were enumerated and his form" was
so brilliant that most racegoers said:
TT is no contest for Lucullite at the
weights. The question is not will he
win. but the margin of daylight he will
beat his opponents"
Because OF this optimistic feeling OF
his admirers It was not a matter of sur
prisa that he closed a topheavy favorite
over Billy Kelly and ConstanoS. despite
the fact that they carried a big wager
of their owner.
There is no more popular horse in
Maryland than Billy Kelly. He holds
the same place in the affections of the
local racegoers as Roamer does with the
New York fans. Consequently there
was a sort of sectional sentiment re-
garding tho result. Billy Kelly was the
banner bearer of the Southern turf fol-
lowers. Lucullite was the hope of the
New York delegation. When the homely
angular gelding known as Billy Kelly
p6ked his nose home in front the crowd
| cheered for several minutes. Mer
| Jumped up and down and slapped each
other on the backs and yelled: IT told
| you ole Billy would put a crack In
| that Took-in-the-Light.'"
Weak Ride by Fator.
Lucullite was beaten and soundly
| beaten. But did he run his race? Such
| was the question the New York turfmer
| asked each other after the race. The
| general impression was that he did not
Blame for his defeat was placed on the
sholders of his Jockey, Fator. That
young rider from the broad plains Of
Texas put up one Of his badly judged
rides-the kind that caused racegoert
on the Long Island tracks this summer
| to criticise him severely.
During the first half mile of the race
Fator found more pockets" than those
| In the lining of a prestidigitator's coat
| At least four times he was in close quar-,
| tiers and in trouble. He did little else
| but pull up. Lucullite The big brown
horse never had a chance to fully extend
himself or to show his best speed. With
Fator plling him UP every few fee
| Lucullite was completely worn out by
the time the stretch was reached and hi
refused 10 do his best in the stretch.
Dame Fortune was more kind TO Billy
Kelly. He had LOTUS up, and that I'm,
| jockey put up one of his gilt edged
rides. Consistency, with Sande up, acted
as the pacemaker at a fast clip, will
Billy Kelly taking care of Lucullite anC
Flags helping along for full measure
] Consistency contrived to lead by opeI
daylight until we'll down the stretch
LOTUS then turned Billy Kelly loose ant
after a splendid sprint just nipped hi
stablemate out on the post by O nose
Flags was three lengths away and nearl.
clear of Lucullite. Vice Chairman wa
a consistent last throughout
| Commander Rosgs Boniface rlbbe,
the mud of defeat good and plenty owe
| the Hildreth horses in the last race O
the day. a handicap at mile ana q six
| teenth. Cudgel was named to go IN thi
| event, but as he Is fair weather and fas
! track horse ne was withdrawn. Lor,
Brighton had won at Laurel over a SLOW
track and the visitors from New Yorl
thought they could recoup their losses.
Lord Brighton Beaten.
But Lord Brighton was not in his bes
running mood. This, combined with tn,
fact that he was conceding fifteen pound
by the scale to Boniface, a noted mud
der" and a recent winner on a heav,
track, brought about his defeat. TIL
shades Of twilight were rapidly falllnj
when the horses started, but there wa
sufficient light to see Lord Brighton TAX
the lead for half the journey. Boniface
at his saddle girth, forced the son of Bal
lot to race faster than he wished an,
this brought on a At of the sulks. III
quit without a struggle before tn
stretch was reached and stopped so badl,
that ROntfape heat him ea aiI,, md To IT,