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GEEAT DOINGS AT HISTORIC OLD PIMLICO PIMLICOSociety Society Folks from Baltimore Washington and andPhiladelphia Philadelphia Present in Force ForceBaltimore Baltimore Md May 2 Today was society day at Pimllco The conditions of two of the races called for gentlemen riders and another was a steeplechase for hunters over the two and a half mile course The winner of the latter was also ridden by a geptleman jockey Mr CoinHand Smith who came over from New York to ride his entry Pete Dailey Society turned out in force a large delegation coming over from Washington and another from Philadelphia to witness the sport It was the banner meetingThe day of the Maryland Jockey Club meeting The program was an excellent one and the ma ¬ jority of the races furnished keen contests The finishes in two of the races were close enough to leave the winner In doubt until the official placing was displayed Autumn Maid and Montbert both winning their races by noses in the last stride The strideThe Carrollton Cup at seven furlongs with gen ¬ tlemen riders in the saddle proved an easy victory for Monte Carlo which made a runaway affair of the race winning easily by a length and a half from Beggarman Rio Grande which finished third could not have lost with an intelligent ride He TVOH pulled up at the start and trailed along in the re r until the race was practically over when he Closed speedThe up with a great burst of speed The Glenmore Steeplechase proved little better tiiaa an exercise gallop for Pete Dailey He took the lead after his stable companion My Grace had unseated his rider at the fifth jump and for the remainder of the trip simply cantered along in front frontThe The Maryland Hoot Cop was Journey of foul miles on the fiat anil the winner turned up in Landslide which beat Firefly out a length and a half Firefly would liave won had Mr Kcrr used better judgment in rating his mount mountThe The opening race which called for twoyearolds furnished a rattling good finish in which Autumn Maid just succeeded in getting up In the last few strides and outgamed Arondack ArondackIn In the fifth race Montbert just managed to last long enough to beat out Cooney K The latter swerved at a vital point in the stretch run and this beat him himIn In the second race the stewards took the view that Orfano had fouled Cartwheel in the last few strides and set him back The ruling was very far fetched and when the numbers were changed there were very few horsemen on the ground who really knew where tho foul had taken place Orfana and Cartwheel fought it out all of the last furlong and the latter was staggering at the finish and repeatedly bumped Orfano OrfanoDersingham Dersingham which started In the first race car ¬ ried Mr F Wilsons colors he having purchased the colt from the Chelsea Stable last night nightDr Dr J S Tyree of Washington has purchased the twoyearold Indian Hunter from Mrs R W Wai den The price was 1500 1500J J W Pangle is gathering together a stable to race on the northern circuit He returned from New York today and announced that ho had pur ¬ chased of Frank Weir the threeyeardld Tim OToole and two twoiearolda by Woblsthorpe one n halfbrother to Cohort and another a halfbrother to Choate ChoateJockey Jockey Tucker was suspended for three days by the stewards for rough riding In the first and second races racesThe The following is a result of a sale Tield In the paddock before the races this afternoon Arlington R I Miller 100 Com Thomas R J Wai den 350 Shackle W E Pierce 105 Jennie Wells M Hogan 50 Golden Sea C Dnughton 40r Marston II J McCarthy 90 Relna Swift E Utterback 125 Gertrude Lee E Utterback 75 Busy Boy T White 75 Tlllle Toddlngton C Daughton 55 Wilton tackaye T F Coloe IfflOO
