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HEA7Y TRACK AT PIMLICO C flAIN INTERFERES WITH BALTIMORE RACEGOERS, BUT NOT MATERIALLY. tr it it hi in Brown Tony Repeats Bedouin an Easy "Winner r;i can Homelanders Steeplechase Poco- jjj do moke a Surprise. Jlj t: k s: Baltimore. Md.. Octolier 2S. The racing at PIm- j do lieo today -was in a measure spoiled by bad weather! A drizzling rain fell all afternoon, and this kept Hi many of the local people at home. The track was ; deep and heavy, and horses that cannot run freely in 1: that sort of going had no chance- whatever. The w we card offered was. in its original state, a good one, " hut scratches were numerous and robbed it of much of its interest. a The Elk Ridge Hunt Steeplechase, which called e for hunters, and the Gentlemens Driving Park purse were the feature races. Both Rices were reduced by is is withdrawals to three-horse affairs. . Only two favorites won. the successful choices s being Ilomelander and Gramsnr. The 121k Kidge . Hunt Steeplechase proved a one-sided affair. Home- j lander made a runaway of the race, showing great of superiority over the other two and winning as his t rider pleased, with Master Tommy Wright in the saddle, .lav OBrien, the New York amateur and a former partner of CVmrtland Smith, had the mount on My Jnice. He rode a had nice. in. the opinion of a the stewards, and at the tinish lost second place through carelessness. The stewards called .Mr. OBrien into the stand after the race and asked him t not to ride again- at the meeting. 1 Poeomokes victory in the Driving Park Club purse v came only after a stirring contest in which The c Friar colt displayed great courage. Pocomoke sue- t opssfullv stalled off challenges from Bossfenton and 1 from Whip Top and, finishing straight ami true out- 1 staved the latter and heat her out a head. Poco- moke was the outsider of the trio and hardly con- 1 sidered as a contender, except by his owner, Mr. : Thomas Clyde, and his trainer. Captain W. F. Pres- l grave, both of whom had coutidence in the young- i ster. . , Jockey Crowlev was set down for the remainder i of the meeting by starter Dade for misconduct at the post. , F. W. Gerhsrdy. secretary of the Havana Jockey Club, will be here tomorrow to make arrangements iek the shipment of liorses to Cuba for the meeting t to be given at the Almendares track during the i coming winter. Among the horsemen who have : asked for stall room at the Havana course is the i well-known Virginian owner and breeder. David Dun- I lop. . ? Jockey Gullett arrived this morning from Hamil- i ton. lie made the trip especially to ride Tollgatb- f erei which was thought to be a "good thing" by his people in the third race, but Sun Fire upset 1 calculations. Sun Fire is owned by James Bennet. i who, in the old Guttenberg days, owned the fast sprinter Eclipse. Gullett left tonight for Latonia. James 15. Brady and Oxford Belle are both sick with the skin disease which was so prevalent on the 1 Canadian circuit last summer. Captain W. F. Presgrave has sold the three-year- : old Valcour to J. W. Colt, who will make a hunter i fJockcy J. J. Walsh was taken sick in the jock- j evs room after the running of the ilfth race and i was unable to fullill his engagement to ride Counter- : iitand. Delaby was substituted. J. A. Bronder, owner of the Prospect Stable, readied Pinilico from New York this morning. Mr. Br wider is contemplating shipping his stable to tuba in the event of the New Orleans meeting being de- Clj.eS.Fiynn. owner of the useful filly. Goes Fast, arrived from Hamilton this morning. Goes Fast ; has been suffering from skin disease, but has rounded I to again. . , There will be two steeplechases tomorrow, something of a noveltv. The original race Idled so well I lhat the officials felt warranted in splitting it.
