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PIMLICO TRACK MUDDY FOR, THE OPENING. Twenty-Four Hours of Rain at Baltimore and No Sign of ,a, Let-Up. Baltimore, Md., October .".1. What promises, to he one ot the best meetings, in the history of racing nt the Pirallco course will begin tomorrow. The attendance on the opening day, "may be light on account of the weather. It has rained heavily for the last, twenty-four hours and there is no sign of a let-up. The track is, deep in mud and as It does not dry out quickly, there will be little chance for .fast going for a couple of days to come. . The best of the jockey talent now here are Johnny Hennessy and Noohe, Who are with Willie Shields; C. Koerner, in charge of Ai Weston, the promising apprentice Englander, who will do the riding for Billy Garth, and Joe Johnson for Tom Mannlx. Other riders are Bilac, Chandler McCabe, Clare and Augsberger. The. steeplechase division, always strong In this section, is just as formidable as ever. ; It Includes such devotees of the sport as Dfoh; Kerr, Joseph Newman, trainer for jBarry Page;, Pat Meany, C. H. Hurkamp and others. Billy .Garth will strengthen the sport with, additions from his barn. Dupee, Perry, Davidson,. Bowser, Saffell, Dononue, G. Wilson, Roberts, Walcott, Rogari, Houlihan and others will do the bulk of the riding through the field. Prominent among the owners "of the- flat horses are; 3". S. Hoy, Al Weston. Billy Garth, T. B. Mnnnix, Fre.d Lltflofiold, It. ..7 .Walden, Buck For-mnh, g. X. Ilolman, G. J. Engelking, T. F. Coles, U. j. DeArman, M. Murphy, T. B. Doswell, Fraiik McCabe and Willie Shields, it is the first time that Shields and McCabe have brought tlielr own horses here in some years.
