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NEAR FINISH AT PIMLICO. TODAY TERMINATES A REMARKABLY SUCCESSFUL AND WELL-ATTENDED MEETING. Tasley Defeats King Cobalt in a Hard Drive — Three Favorites Help Their Admirers-Departure for Jamestown. Baltimore. Mil.. May 11. — The Clyde stable was much in view at Piinlico this afternoon. It furnished the winners of the tirst two races and one of them. Taslet. beat the 2 to .". favorite, King Cobalt. after ■ long and furious stretch drive. Phil Gotd-stein had the mount apt both these horses nud also rode High Range, winner of the closing race. For the tirst time during tbe meeting tbe program was made up of only six races. Almost half the stables have hit either tor New York or Jamestown, but thittf which have remained have entered liberally for tomorrow. Three favorites managed lo win for the public, the successful choices being Megantic, Sir Wooster ami High Rang.. There were 110 incidents out of tie- ordinary except thatsyonag Goldstein did some good riding. The change in track conditions was in a measure responsible for the defeat of King Cobalt. This horse never did like a cuppy Hack and the 12 pounds that he was asked to shoulder today set lather heavy on him. Apart from this, he was rid den by an inexperienced rider named Wolke autl when the deciding actios came the latter was found wanting. Gwyn Tomnkins shipped his stable of jumpers to Belmont Park this afternoon. Hi- rider. •Butch" Allen, remained oter to ride ou the Hal. He had the mount on Etlgely iu the tilth race. Fashion Plate was exercised between the fourth and fifth races and appeared fit to run for a kings ransom. Reports from New York have it that this colt is very SJSM and has been showing much speed In bis work for the Preakness. lor which hi is carded as a starter tomorrow. Starter Dade xvill spend several days In Ntw York before going to Cauadn. Samuel Ross. Herman Flippen and James Johnston shipped their strings to .Itiniestown today. James Milton, who will do the starting at the Jamestown course, ami Frank Thorp,-, who will acr as iudge at the meeting, left for Norfolk tonight. Milton will have as assistants "big McGintv and Elmer Wilson. Jockey Seoville was tisketl to name his terms for a six mouths contract to ride for 1. h. whenterort on the Canadian circuit. It is understood ihat Seoville wants a retainer of a month. Fauntleroy was jumped on and cut down in his race and pulled up lame. Jockey ¥.. Dugans absence from the saddle this afternoon was due to a case of tonsilitis. Jockey Seoville was set down for the remainder of the meeting for rough ruling in the first race Monday. The stewards also took action on Nicols ride ou Smoker. Nicol was told not to accept anv more mounts at the meeting. He seemingly made no effort on the horse ami gave as an excuse that Smoker was slipping and that he was afraid he would fall.
