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WALDEN COLORS IN FRONT BELLE OF JESSAMINE AND CONSISTENT WIN FOR THE POPULAR MARYLAND STABLE. J. W. Colt Also Comes in for Two Races — Jockey Goldstein Injured — Washingtons Favorite Track To Be Closed. Baltimore. Md.. April 27. — Large fields went to the posl irr a majority of the races at Pimlico this afternoon. The program was a good one. It had as features the Stafford Purse and F.Ik Ridge Steeplechase, which called for hunters over the two-mile course. The attendance was again large and speculation exceedingly- brisk. As a matter of fact. mere money is changing hands at Pimlico this spring than in years. All of the big bettors an- here from New York and their presence alone makes the ring a busy one. The Walden colors was very much in sight, the winners in tlie second and third races coming from this stable. Belle of Jessamine captured the second race, while Consistent proved a winner in the third. Both horses were forced to stand long, hard drives. Phil IJoUlslein had the mount on both of them. He also rode the five-year old maiden. Transition, in the fifth race and had a narrow escape from Ix-ing killed when the latter fell just after passing the half-mile post. Transition is a horse yvith a great turn of sliced, but he is a bleeder. After they had gone about a furlong in todays race. Transition broke a blood vessel and when he fell. Goldstein was under him When picked up tin- lad was unconscious aud on examination it was found that he had sill fered a broken rib. He quickly I .covered consciousness and was taken to the University of Mar] land Hosoiral. J. W. CVdts colors were also triumphant and. like Walden. he furnished town of the afternoons winners in Prince Hamilton ami Sal Volatile. News reached here today that S. S. Howlanl. acting for August Belmont, has ordered Tour Sii.i ban. superintendent of the Benniirg track, lo notlft horsemen that the track will lie closed after June 1. Instructions have also lieen given to Strahan to arrange lo sssmaac of all of the track atensils and the work mules. ITIishss will purchase a couple of plaiers during the nresent meeting and will race them over the Canadian courses. Tlvomas Hitchcock yvas a visitor at Pimlico this afternoon. Mr. Hitchcock only recently arrived from France, where be is racine- - il.li in charge e.i Fred Burlew. Mr. Hit eh cock "expressed himself as being pleased with conditions in France, although he has been disappointed over the showing of Brian. He reports that all of the Amerii-ans who shipped junipers to France have won. The Saportas stable has captured a couple of races, while J. E. Wiileners colors have also lu-en seen iu front irr Soma of the s-teeplecha -os
