The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-11
PAPP TOO SPEEDY
Il FOR OLD ROSEBUD
Loft Entry Makes Strong Fin
fish in Sprint at Pimlico
Track. -..
JUMP FOR WARLOCK
Capt. PARIS Chaser Comes Up
Strong to Beat
Brooks. . d,
sescsaI DsspsteA 10 THs spN..


BALTIMORE. May 1o.r-Papp. George
W. Lofts big chestnut son of Peter
Ounce. who won the Futurity In 1917.
defsated q big field OF high class handf-
cap horses In, the Equity Handicap, the
feature event at the Pimlico race track
this afternoon. He passed the Judges
q length in front OF; Frank Weiras- faA
NOUS old champion, Old Rosebud. T.
2. Thorne's. imported bay geldtng
EBrranf was third n....J >, H., = ..' =
BY his victory Papp> showed he has
como back to his great, two-year-old
form and that he Ii one ,of the greatest
mud runners In the country. The Equity
was at six furlongs, and to battle for the
$4,000 purse the best mudders-in training
ih~Marysend went forth to doabattle.' % 8
Cats Up at the Ro.t.. -.
A when he, was a two-year-old, Papp
was rs fractions as bronco at the
post. -Four timea he. dashed through the
webbing. Jockey Kelsay was alert on
him when the barrier went up and sent
him away flying and kept him in CONF
mand throughout, Old Rosebud ran an
excellent race, but he was not equal to
the task OF catching Mr. Loft's, colt,
which Max Hirsh had primed for. the
event Old Rosebud and bErrant chal-
lenged IN the homestretch, hut Keissy
was not compelled to use his whip In
order to land Papp the victor. q
The Beividere Handicap, for three year
olds and upward at one mile and SIX
teenth, was won by w. r Goes imported
colt Over There. wilfred viau's Camou4
heur finished second and Clean Gone
was third. over There. followed Camou-
neur TO the last turn. where he dis
played q great burst Of speed and went.
to the front. but II wasn't until; the
nnal f,rlong that Mr.. Goes colt was
able TO gain o considerable lead. When
he did get n length In front. Camouf1eur
displayed rare good courage and made
another desperate effort few yards
from the finish. When the Judges were
reached. Over There was doing his best,
less than a length In front Of Mr., viau's
colt. ,, .,-. ,z d.. ,-
warlock's Third Victory. .. :.
warlock. the noted son OF Bryn Mawr
and Ruth Parrish. scored his third con.
secutive victory In the Green Valley
steeplechase at two mile1. J. e. Davis's
Brooks finished second and the Dosoris
Stables Trumpator was third. In this
race J. e. widener's Duettiste, Gen. ].
A. Buchanan's w. r. Knebelkamp and
J. n Daviss Melodrama fell. Jockeys
-Bycrs. Smoote and ~Shayne, who rode
them. were thrown heavily. but none OF
them were seriously injured, %
James FYtssimmons. tho noted trainer.
sad6led two winners. In the second race
his Commi CT defeated q big field OF
platers In sallop and In the sixth his
two-year-old colt Anniversary galloped
home ahead of a small field Of juveniles.
Commi' CT Is the chestnut son Of
Astronomer which James Auditore pre-
scented to THE Suns Tobacco Fund last
SUMMER and which, when auctioned at
Durland's, brought $6s5. In the mud
to-day, he ran like a champion. He
met with Interference repeatedly during
the FIRST half mile, but at that point he
got clear sailing and with Jockey Rice
sitting still in the saddle. romped homo
an easy victor.
Among those Anniversary left far be-
hind were Harry Payne Whitney's
Amaze and Major Robert Gerry's Shoa,,
Despite q heavy rain one Of the
largest crowds Of the season turned
out to see the contests. It was cold
and damp. but the contests were spirited
and the crowd enthusiastic. The track
was fetlock deep in mud and only
powerful horses were able to show any
trace Of their true form. 30