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riMUCO OPENS BRILLIANTLY BALTIMOREANS DISREGARD WEATHER TO PAY HOMAGE TO THE THOROUGHBRED. Asticot. Making Firt Start Since Return from England, Carries August Belmonts Colors to Victory — Pulke. Beats High Private. F.altimoic. M.I.. Vpiil W. N«t oven the lowering rtoajda nt ;• cli]l April afteraoea could lamiirii ike Im illiuu.ry of tin- opening of Ike Pimlico racing season 1 is afternoon. Raltiiiioreans ale proverbial liy fond "f iii - boraea and always earn be counted U|miii i i |i;i. homage l tin- tberueekfred whenever Guy have ike opjKM lunity. Piiu.ico is one of the most pictiircsouc as well aa aae if the oldest race BMBBjaea in Ike country. Hack of tin- grandstand wiic |«uk-l hundreds of automobiles tlnit had brought in.-nv tciiics nf raw Haw. I he real feature of this afternoons racing was the Initial MM victory "f August Be] mom. whose As-lieot. a horse that raced iasi season in Kngland. won 11, c Beeaad race High Privates defeat liy Pulka in the las: race caiie as a shock to many, l ut lliose who s|ietit the winter at Jacksonville were Hot surprised at Pulkas victory, for they had seen this Mark m»ii of Ogden inn a mile and a quartet in 8:93 anil tiny knew tliat he was tit. These persons profited handsomely liy his victory. It is doubtful, however, it Iulka can heat Hie,h Private again under .similar conditions. There were two two-year-old races, i m chief intor-eaa v.as eeaterei in the fifth, in which David Dun lops Master .To! n. In "hegkaj a good reputation from l lie MMa, Braved BB easy winner. John Powers, traimr for 15. Schrcibor. said todav that Jack Atkin shiii|»cd well and that he will lie Keen under eiders at Iiiiilico next week. The report ilia l Jack Atkin was seriously sick after his race in the Caller. Powers said, was erioneous. After a uoik out through the mud on Monday J. 1". Baftletta Live Wire was found to have wreuclieil liimself so badly that it lias liecii necessary to tela Itorarily throw him out if training. Willi. mi J; rill has sold to Ralph Parr, a Baltimore society man. the three-year-old. Cay Rc- eiver. ami the horse will run in Mr. Parrs colors. John Whalen is much pleased with the manner in which tin- Helmont horse. MatflBu. is training. Before he eaaae to P.altimoro it was no sure thing that Priscillian would get liaek to the form he shoved before he was si nt to England. Hut Whalen actteeea now that he will In- as good a horse as lie vas j:i his three -year-old form. Jaincs Milton, the starter, was an arrival fxlav. Hi will leave here shortly for I/ouisvUle. MeObdwjr rairled off the joekev honors i v riding Hie first two winners of the day. He also finished second with Heretic and tliiril with Dixie Knight. Dr. Farley is again aa the rosier of officials at Iiuiliio. lie has lieou engaged by the association as track veterinarian. J. P. Ma.v berry has repurchased for Miss A. M. Marrone the three year old. lrank Purcell. This is Hie colt that was i-lainicd from Mayberry at Jacksonville. James Hewitts stable, recently arrived from Jacksonville, consists of Pulka. Iocomokc. Kthon and Itio Grande. From the same place came Janus IilZsiiiinioiis with Hill Top. Royal Captive. High Range. Firm, Oghwaga. Harvey lord and other lasraea, mosth two-year Id-. D. p. Lym-h has HaaT- niaii. Ten Pac-s. Fair Louise and others. J. W. Pui its, ell |a here with Ilving Footsteps. Kid. CiM.ii. K.. La Salle and others. N. K p..i! breaajkl st. Jeaaaae and B On hare fr.-m Fl"id.i and Mm SIik Ids eaine from the same tdace with James M-alevs foe liaitcns. Jack Denner-I.-ii ami o.a-ideiital. The stable if jumpers owned by Ivan Fox. of Ibila Iciphia. arrived fruM Atlantic City. II is i all— all d tlat at I ratal MM horses arc ipiar tared at Pfaallee traek Bad M it s h hallj J. A. Jon. . i hen with lis string, which includes Hash. I.o--hiol. Ainiiil. Smm. Crossover and Clapper. WiHiiin KhieMn ha* Reidiaoore and Merriman ii traiiiinu here. The halanee of his haraea, which wen liaiidj ..lit hi Join IiMiienls farm at Itarrie. »nt.. BMrkM the arbiter, will be shipped here in ■ lew da. . The] hare -in iii training at Toronto. The veteran. Crein P. Morris abipped Fdmond Adam- and Kara Kniuin i tie from Jamestown. In Silis eitiir- siriii are tin jumpers Crandpa Clover Croft. KiatBT. BkBrk bMMb* and Kufus.
