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CLABAUGH MEMORIAL STAKES TO CUNNING Morris Filly Defeats Al Busch in a Drive Sugar Pine Wins and Is in Demand Baltimore Md May 1 Society turned out in force at Pimllco this afternoon among the attrac ¬ tions being the Clabaugh Memorial Cup one of the annual fixtures of the Maryland Jockey Clubs spring meeting A field of the best twoyearolds in training here went to the post and a rousing good contest resulted the Barbarity Stables filly Cunning winning by a half length from the favor ite Al Bnseh after a driving finish finishAlfred Alfred Hennen Morris came all the way from New Orleans to see his filly run and had the sat ¬ isfaction of seeing the famous Barbarity colors carried to a gallant victory The race was a very fast one Conflict setting a terrific pace In the early stages and when she had Al Busch tired Cunning came with a great burst of speed and won drawing out outFollowing Following is the tabulated record of the Clabaugh Memorial Cup CupYear Year Winner Wt Jockev Val Time lOJi Woodlin 107 DIggins 525 57J 107 Blllie Ilibbs 111 I Johnson 1070 101 1108 mining 1 12 C Koerner 975 55 Four favorites and a wellhacked second choice won Jockey McCahey rode two winuers one of which was on the long shot Helen Hills which captured the opening race raceIn In till sixth race Sugar Pine nearly equalled the track record for a mile and sixty yards by running the distance in 140 Sugar Pine was much the best and was only cantering at the finish where he had a four lengths lead Had there been something in the race to force him along he would have hung up a new track record Several horsemen tried to buy him after the race J W Colt made an offer of 000 which was refused At the Benning meet Ing George Miller tried to sell Sugar Pine for fl500 but could find lurlniyer lurlniyerBotanist Botanist added another to his string of victories here when he won the fifth race hi a canter It was his third start at the meeting and his third straight win winColonel Colonel Robert Neville came over from Virginia fo see Ballacalla run In the steeplechase The horse ran well to the last jump where he fell He was leading when he went down and had he stood up might have won wonMrs Mrs C U Waldeii and Mrs R J Walden were among the visitors at Pimlico this afternoon Two of the Walden horses started in the Clabaugh Mem ¬ orial of which Conflict finished third
