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PIMLICO MEETING COMES TO Rio Grande Takes the Amateur Cup Little Lighter Under Investigation Horses Sold Baltimore Md May 0 Dion Kerr the Washing ¬ ton amateur rider this afternoon at Pimllco showed by his performance on Rio Grande In the Amateur Cup race that lie had not forgotten or lost his skill In the saddle He was up on his own horse Rio Grande which he purchased from W F Mathews I some days ago In his last start Mr Kerr rode an Illjudged race on Rio Grande but this after ¬ noon the most skillful professional could not have ridden more perfectly He kept behind the pace ¬ makers PandeOro and Fancy Bird to the stretch and picking the best going easily disposed of Pan deOro The Amateur Cup race which was the feature of the card at Pimllco had only three entries but all went to the post postThe The sun shone this afternoon for the first time this week and although there was a cold wind blow Ing the day was fine for racing Probably the larg ¬ est crowd of the meeting was in attendance So ¬ ciety was out in force and many persons came over from Washington including several members of congress congressThe The track was heavier than It has been at any time since the meeting began It was cuppy and holding as time made shows After the cup race the feature of the program was the Chesapeake Steeplechase and C C Smithsons Bound Brook making his first appearance In nearly a year was a strong tip and was heavily backed He ran a good race for his first time out but was plainly short and Moongold won while Grandpa ridden by Mr Kerr placeTo headed out Bound Brook for second place To dissolve a partnership several twoyearolds owned by W Shields and P J Drury were sohl In the paddock this afternoon The result of the sale follows followsM M T Greene to V W Powers 2100 Gerald to W Shields 3000 Miss Ralph to J W Snydor 00 Blember to W Mabone 150 Others sold were Little Woods to J S Hoy 60 Thomas Hoyi to J Hinds 100 Princess Navarre to T Albau 45 Belle of Phoenix to G Sherman 100 Racinette to M Jordan 100 Jennie Wells to M Hogan 60 Dance Ecossoln to M Hogan 60 Joe Shields to W Ortell 100 Bergoo to E Hall 600 Edward Everett to M Neer 100 100Starter Starter Dades assistants will leafe for Toronto on Monday A gate will be erected at Woodbine and an opportunity given the Canadian owners to school their twoyearolds to the barrier A H Bradley will ship the horses he has been racing for Mrs R Bradley back to the farm at atvGfc vGfc rles City Virginia Euiinola will be turned flyer to Wi Keat ¬ ing who will race her on shares through the Can ¬ adian1 clrcult s A D Stwte 4 hfe o toft ft i o toT toAi W
