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DISCOMFORT DAUNTS NO BALTIMOREAN. Piralico Racing: Draws tho Usual Largo and Inter-cstcd Attendance Despite Wintry Weather, Baltimore. Md., November 4. A cold biting wind that blew up within an hour before the first race, made conditions at Pinilico this afternoon anything hut comfortable. A good urogram of seven races had been provided anil the sport was highly interesting, but a strong head wind that blew down the backstretch made fast time impossible. This. too. had something to do with the poor form of the favorites, only one of the seven getting to the wire in front. George W. Lebolt. tho public choice in the last, winning easily. The features of the afternoon, according to the program, were the Crickmore Memorial Steeplechase, for three-year-old jumpers, and the United ,-Hunts Purse. Six were carded in the former, but only five went to the post. The favorite waff William Garths Student King, with Samuel Boss Ben Cole a strong second choice. Both ran creditable races but neither could finish in the van. the winner turning up in .T. W. Colts Reginald, a trim-looking Star Ruby gelding. On the occasion of his last start Reginald apparently could not raise a good gallop, but he won off alone today. The United Hunts Purse resulted in a victory for the outsider. Mazuma. which went to the front at the start and made every post a winning one. He opened up so big a gap in the early running that the others could never get near him. From a time standpoint tho best race of the afternoon was the second, in which Superstition, a Washington horse, won easily by four lengths, running the mile in 1:41. Ontario, the favorite, was outrun from the start. The crowd this afternoon was a large one, but there was gloom among the racing fraternity because of the defeat of Chanler. on whom many f the regular race-goers had placed large wagers. Herman B. Duryea, owner of some of the greatest horses America has ever known, including the Suburban Handicap winner, Irish Lad. was a visitor at the track this afternoon, air. Duryea was accompanied by his wife. Jockey Notter. the premier rider of New York, will arrive at Pimlico today and will ride during the rest of the meeting. ninchcliffes victory on Superstition was his third. The boy is an apprentice in the employ of Captain Fred Presgravc and lacks only experience to make him a high-class rider. Mazuma, winner of the sixth race, is trained by the former jockey. Rathman. Colonel Robert Neville showed a very promising jumper in The Welkin, which finished third in the fiteeplechase. Tho Welkin is by his imported sire. Contract, and today was the first time lie has started through the field. S. J. Davis, the young boy that rode Sally Cohen in the first race, is a son of U. Davis, editor of the Montreal Standard. He is under contract to S. J. Smyth. Jockey H. Alex has been restored to good standing bv the stewards and was allowed to ride this afternoon. Alex got into trouble at the recent Dufferin . Park meeting at Toronto. m General W. T. Townes, who gave tho meeting of J the Washington norse Show and Racing Association at Washington this fall, arrived and will remain throughout tho meeting. Steeplechase jockey S. niggins received word from G. Saportas to leave for Saratoga at once, ne will-sign a contract to go to France with the stable, which leaves some time next week from New York. P. S. Roberts, the former owner of the horse Rough Rider, arrived today and will get together a stable that he will ship to Santa Anita. F. W. GcrhanlX. secretary of the Cuban Racing Association, arrived here this morning. He is here in the interest of the Cuban track, taking applications for Rtabling room and arranging for the shipment of the horses, which will be sent to Cuba via Tampa.
