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STATESMAN MEETS DEFEAT CRACK COLT BEATEN BY POOR RIDING. BUT 0,000 IS REFUSED FOR HIM. Pleasant Weather Attracts a Bis Crowd to Pimlico — Dugan Rides Three Winners — First Disqualification of the Meeting. | Baltimore. Aid.. April Ml — Statesman, the Kinlev Mack Unt car-old that has been hailed as a champion by both horsemen and race-men alike, met bia first defeat of the season in the Kenncrt Handicap, the feature race f tile card offered at Pitnlicn thin afternoon. Statesman was asked to give away all tl.e wav lroni eight to twoiitv-fniir pounds, and the task proved too Teal for him. While defeated, he was by no mean- disgraced and with a better rider than 1ptnii in the saddle, the result might liave been different. Besides betas nujeaed about, tin- eolt was jumped ou just as they were making the first turn and alter the race a slight eat on the right hind hack showed where some horse hail struck him. The race proved a sensational one from start to finish. the early pace hi III, fast and as the Held passed the winning; mark, the tirst three horses were Bears apart. Dug.in- linis.li on the winner. lander, was the best that lie has made in many a day. Tin- attendance was again law. the pleasant weather bringing oat a large crowd, Four favorites won and Dugan rode three winners, which nit ant hafa lines at the layers" Ihixos after the race-. aetiri Deverich rode his tirst winner at the nice! ins when he captured the second race with Takahira and he followed it up by winning the closing race Willi El Oro. The latter, which is a full brother to El Dorado, showed a ha turn of rased ami won with ridiculous ease. Before the races today K. E. Gardner turned down an offer of 0,000 for Statesman. Richard Miller, trainer far Phil Dwyer. made the offer. It i- -:!;■! thai he was negotiating for Charles Dwyer. who is anxious to secure the colt. The first disnualifiontion of the meeting came with the running of the third race, in which Witch iirg Hour was set back for fouling in the stretch. She latiaed over to the inside and crowded Moinen tiiin against tlw fence. F.ie change in placing gave third money to Cunning. Jockey Kightiuiro. wlio bad the mount on Witching Hour, was sus pended for three days by the stewards. Ja s Mclaughlin ami Amos Turner will ship their stables froni here direct to Toronto at the close of the meeting, and will campaign their stables on the Canadian tracks until the opening of the Sara iota meeting. tteorgc oiiom. who returned from New York this morning, said that it is doubtful if Niinbu- toes ; . the l st again during the present meeting. He knocked the horse out working him in the mud here in his anxiety to ret him ready. Odom wil semi two of Ids horses, Ronnie Kelso and Con-tel-latioii. to Norfolk with James McLaughlin. Jr.
