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BREAKS A TRACK RECORD BONNIE KELSO BEDTTCES PIMLICO MASK TOE MILE AND AN EIGHTH Takes Principal Feature of Card for H F Carman CarmanWho Who Seems in Fair Way to Duplicate His HisCanadian Canadian Successes at Maryland Track Baltimore Md October 18 R F Carman who scored a long string of victories on the Canadian circuit promises to continue his success at Pimlico The Caruiau stable furnished the winners in two of the races again this afternoon in Sir Alvescot and Bonnie Kelso both of which scored in easy fashion Archibald had the mount on both the Carman horses and each found strong support from the public It was a great day for form followers six of the seven races being won by favorites favoritesBonnie Bonnie Kelsos victory came with the running of tin Pimlico Country Club purse the feature of the program and it marked a brilliant performance oa the imrt of this consistent racer In the early stages of the trip jockey Archibald took Bonnie Kelso back and indulged Hampton Court and Prac ¬ tical with the lead but when released from restraint the Carman horse moved up courageously and taking in easy lead in the stretch drew away in the final furlong to win by a couple of lengths The time for the mile and an eighth 1515 was a new track record for the distance the jirevlous mark being 153 J made by Blue Book October 2ti 1909 1909Zeus Zeus made amends for his failure in the Matron Stakes by beating a shifty lot of youngsters in the fifth race It was S C Hildreths intention to run the colt without blinkers today but his assistant failed to ask permission of tbe stewards in time and Zeus wore the badge of the rogue again this after ¬ noon Zens only won by half a length from Merid ¬ ian but the margin would have been much greater had he not been inclined to loaf after getting to the leaders Meridian pulled up lauie in this race raceThe The Belvedere Steeplechase furnished a stirring contest the winner turning up in Waterway which ame from beliind on the last turn of the field and a Hy disposed of Mejrry Man at the end The latter showed a fine turn of speed for a mile and half He ran in close company with Diehold and the imlr fairly flew at tlie fences Aunt Jule was the only one of the five starters that failed to linlsh the course courseThe The Gardener furnished the surprise of the after ¬ noon by making a runaway affair of the third race and beating the heavily backed Hill Top TopJockev Jockev Bell who had the mount on Lad of Lang don in the third race lost one of his stirrups while rounding the first turn and pulled up This ac ¬ counted for the horses poor performance Forrest Rose a newcomer on the turf who raced a small string on the Canadian circuit last summer is here to secure a stallion to send down to his farm in Virginia
