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GENTLE RAIN AT PIMLICO. PROVES HELPFUL TO THE GOING AND FAVORITES RACE FAST AND PLEASINGLY. Dullcarc Sets a New Track Record at Four and a Half Furlongs — Jockey Dugan Guides Two Winners — Now York Horses Leaving. Baltimore. Mil.. May 7.— The last six 11.es at Plmlieo this afternoon were run off dm Ing inter mittent showers, but the little rain that fell helped rather than hurt the going. The public fand well, four of the races being wan bv well backed favor ites. In the opening dash August Belmonts Hastings colt. Dullcare. established a new track record for four and a half furlongs by running the distance in 541. Use t»aee in this race was fast through out. the first half mile, run in 1st. also being a track record for that distance bv two real -sarin. Jockey Dugan showed a return to form bv riding two wiincrs sad two placed horses. Of the seven carded in the Cricknioro Memorial Steeplechase, the feature race of the program, oniv three went to the |Mist. hut tine race furnished a good contests, the finish resolving itself into a du--l between Algie and lien Cole, in which the termer was first 1 ie by a neck, Kan, tlie heavily backed favorite, proved a decisive disappointment. Some of the Important stables are making prepara tions to ship to Belmont Park. Tie Moutpelier Stable got aw iv this morning ami the Belmont string will leave tomorrow. Others that will return to New York are P. P. Gardner. G. M. Mom. w. Lakeland. B. II. hteC. Potter. II. K. Watkins. G. J. Kntns. Chcsea Stalde. J. Iitzsitninoiis. J. W. Colt. C. II. Smith and 1. J. Balney. W. P.. Walsh has telegraphed to his man at La tenia to ship Clevis. Dr. Armstrong and the two two year-olds he has there to Toronto. William Garth has disposed of the tWO two yea olds. Gentle hd Calean. at private sale to i James McLaughlin. Jr. They will In- shipped to folk and raced at the Jamestown Jockey Clubs meeting. The sprinter. Superstition, lias been turned over to Woods Garth, who will train him for In owner. Charles Price, a well known Washing newspaper man. Herman ilipiien reports that his heat two lumper* Prince ami Woodsldc are down with ever. The sick ucss of these two horses has necessitated a chat in PlipiK-ns plana, lb- will leave the two horse* il Piinlico and ship :he remainder ■ uis uiupera down to Norfolk. The tamper. Guardian II.. broke down in yestei days stccplorhase and will be retired from the tin I Jockey A. Lang, who tell off of Vaudeville during the running of the fltth race, escaped with a shaking i:p.
