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c E li o of o of j c C r o s o of r tl ., v v j a f i t j s , j j CLOTEN TAKES THE BALTIMORE CUP. Backed Heavily, He Wins Plmlico Feature Buckman Defeated in Steeplechase. Baltimore, Md., October 20. A large attendance, big. fields and splendid racing -marked the -opening the fall .meeting at- Plmlico today. A full card seven races, each of which was full of interest, held the crowd until sundown. Speculation was lively, and the thirty-four bookmakers had all they could attend to in .handling the money offered them. The . features of the program were the Baltimore Club Cup for gentlemen riders, the Ho.el. Kcrnan purse and the steeplechase. Society folks were out in full force, attracted by tbe cup race and the steeplechase, which always appeal to the people this section. Cloten seemed to stand, out in the gentlemen riders race, and from an. opening of 0 to . 5 was backed to 1 to 2. He won the race handily, coining away Jn the stretch after Notre Knip liad set a warm pace. Cloten was ridden by Mr. T. Wright, who is a great favorite here. . The Hotel Kernnn purse went to 11. . Waldens good horse, Lotus Eater, which is just now in great shape. Cave Adsnni had a slight call iu the betting, but failed to finish in" the money. I.ally and Suffice, two outsiders, came second, and third respectively. The steeplechase furnished a cracking good contest and the big crowd had a chance to work oil some of its surplus enthusiasm. Ituekman was the favorite here, tint, -.after showing in the front rank for most of the way. faded at the finish as if short. Ilion Kerrs old bread-winner. Follow On, nicely ridden by Archibald, proved the winner, coming from away hack and running over the others in the stretch. Steeplechase jockey Gee was thrown while schooling a jumper " after the races tonight and seriously injured.
