Evening star., 1920-05-16
P|ML|C0 FEATURES
IHOLLOW VICTORIES
Cleopatra Wins Oaks and
WiIdair Chesapeake Stakes
Without Being Pressed.

BALTIMORE, Md, Nav Is (SpeciaD.
Seldom has historic old Plmlico
played to a greater throng than that
which. lured by the running of the
Oaks. with $4,000 added, and the ap-
pearance in the Chesapeake handicap
of Wildair and Donnaconna. Preak- :
ness candidates. jammed the old hill
top course today. The immense gain
erin saw w r. Goes Cleopatra take
the oaks, the Maryland Jockey Siun :
annual classic for three-year-old HI
lies without an effort. and Harry
PAYNE Whitney's Wildair pick up To
mounds and canter to victory in the
Chesapeake. which was over 'he
preakueSS route. a slow track pre-
vented anything out of the ordinary
in the way of time
Ridden by McAtee Cleopatra won
hv three lengths. with Whitney's Are
1huSa beating Jim Beans kuhldlum
a head for the place. The triumphant
filly laid considerably in behind the
early pace cut out by Panoply untli
reaching the far turn of the journey
of a mile and sixteenth. then as
surned command and finished with her
ears prickins. Arethusa dlspiayed
good effort after apparently being
outpaced in the early stages. Ru-
bjdiun though "a contender through
out never had a chance to get to the
leader.
DOnnacOnna DisappOintS.
The surprise of the Chesapeake was
tho poor showing of George w. Lofts
Donnaconna, which. as undoubtedly
was proved in the Kentucky Derby. is
not partial to a slow track. The Prince
Palatine colt was restrained by Bar
rett in the early stages, failed to re-
Spond when called upon and was a
heaten-off fifth. With Ambrose up,
Wildar went to the front at the break
and merely galloped the entire route
beat Elmendorf by eight lengths.
Hpdage was just up in time to nose
Wood Violet out of the third place.
Wfldair'S performance was, indeed,
impressive and it won him many ad-
ditional admirers for the 100000 strug-
gle to be decided on Tuesday.
Racing into the lead when Decisive
went tumbling at the ninth fence.
Brooks. the crack jumper belonging
handicap steeplechase of two miles
and half. The winner was given
smart handling by R. Hanna. but was
tiring rapidly at the end. Skibbereen
which was second, closed with fine
courage after being hard restrained
had no trouble taking the show
money. Royal Arch, the 3-2 favorite.
trailed the leaders the entire trip.
The Oriole handicap was easy for
John kennedy's Ettahe, which was
ridden by McAtee American Boy
caught Brynhild firing at the head of
the stretch and came away easily at
the finish. G.. w. ]. Bissells Antilles
won the fourth event for two-year
olds, under a hustling ride from Ster-
ling.
The Summaries.
First race. for three-year-olds and upward:
claiming: six furlongs-American Boy. 1G9
20
hid. 1O4 (HeupeIy. $500 $40 second; Pune
tual. 1o4 tCorey,, $3.50 third. Time. 1.19 A.
Dots, Armant. Don Thrush, Torquato ii. Sick
II and Refugee also ran.
Second race Crickmore handicap steeple-
chase: four year r-olds and upward: two miles
and half-Brooks, 150 (Hanna>. S11 30, 500.
si.oo, second: Reliance. 49, iI;ush, s4Iu,
third. Time. sos. Decisive, Eiysan and Royal
Arsl also ran.
4h:7d race the Oriole handicap: for three
year-oIds and upward; claiming; six furlongs--
Ettahe. los (McAtee). s7.6D, s.. 90. 10 won
Charlie Lydecker. 19 tRodriguez,, S210,
s.ao. second: Subahdar. 40 tsneidemany,
$3.50. third. Time. LIS 1-J. Equator, The De-
cision and Lord Rockvale also ran.
Fourth FACE for twoyear-oids: four and a
half furlonss-Antilles. 107 Istirling,. $3.50.
$50. s.. SO, Won: Pluribus, 107 tRodriguez, },
$50. $40, second Saca jawea. l07 mooney
$3.50. third Time. O57 4-5. Dough Girl. Doctor
Charles Wells. Inglecrest and Jean Corey also
ran.
Fifth race. the Pimlico Oaks; for three -year r
old flies; one mile and a asixteenth-Cleopatra ira
III eMcAteel, $3.50, $40. out, won 'Arethu-
sa lib Rodriguez S2.1O out. second; Rubid-
ium, 113 tButwell,. ont, third. Time, "a
'Panopy and His Choice also ran. whitney
entry.
Sixth race. the Chesapeake handicap; for
fhree-yesr-olds and upward: one mile and fur
}ong-Wildair. 10 (Ambrosep. sl0l0, $500.
"a. 40. won: Elmendorf. 11j Mooney S23 90,
$n1o second; BONDAGE. lis tRodrigu.z) So 80.
third Time. LIS -. Donnaconna. Wood yio-
let. Damrosch and Frogtown also ran
Seventh race. for fhree-year r-oids and upward;
one mile and sixteenth-veto. 40 tCorey,.
xS1o, $3.50, $50. won; Lord Herbert. 107
lPonce,. 81. 30 $40. second: Joan Of Are. 110
lMcAieel, $50. third. Time. 1.54 4-5. Indian
Chant &. NJ. Miller. sylvano and Peerless One
also