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PIMLICO CARD IS RIDDLED KOBE RAIN FALLS BUT TRACK CONDITIONS SHOW IMPROVEMENT Winners Include Four Favorites Altamaha Makes MakesDisappointing Disappointing Showing but Cuttyhunk Makes MakesAmends Amends for Wilson Stable Baltimore 3rd October 21 Withdrawals were again numerous at Iiuilico this afternoon the fields in a majority of instances being reduced materially by scratching A drizzling rain set in during the afternoon and while there was a decided improve ¬ ment in track conditions over those of yesterday still It took a horse that fancied heavy going to run well over the track Several of the races furnished stirring finishes and four favorites won the success ¬ ful choices being M Cambon Dufiield Eagle Bird and Practical PracticalOne One of the biggest upsets of the afternoon was fur ¬ nished by the Wilson stable whose Altamaha heavily backed at oddson was beaten off by some ordinary twoyearolds in the first race Altamaha was never prominent at any stage an T was driving hard at the end to beat Ivyton for third money The fol ¬ lowers of the stable recouped their losses when Cuttyhunk in the closing race beat Adams Express a neck The latter was none too well bandied Shilling made entirely too much use of him in keeping pace with Pharaoh Duffield making his first start in a couple of years made a runaway affair of the steeplechase He fenced In a resolute manner and showed good speed at all stages Prac ¬ tical the 1 to 2 favorite of the sixth race had to be hard ridden through the homestretch to stall Off Gay Deceiver DeceiverHerman Herman B Duryea accompanied by Mrs Dnryea was a visitor at Pimlico this afternoon The Dur yeas arrived only recently from Europe Mr Dnr ¬ yea is maintaining stables in France and England and saw a bit of racing in both countries while abroad abroadCapt Capt W F Presgrave purchased of William Garth yesterday a yearling colt by Fatherless Delle Fleur The youngster Is an ejctra good looker and is said trialsF to have shown speed in his trials F W Gerhardy who will act as secretary and associate judge at the Jamestown meeting this fall was at the track this afternoon assigning stable room to the horsemen who contemplate shipping to the Norfolk track next week weekThe The twoyearolds Whist and Via Octavia are on the shelf both having been pulled up lame after a recent workout The former spread a foot and prob ¬ ably will be retired for the season seasonThe The deal between E F Condrau and R F Carman for the contract on jockey Fain has been closed and the boy will in future ride for Mr Condran Jockey CondranJockey Garners suspension for rough riding ex ¬ pires tomorrow but the lad has been warned that a repetition of the offense will result in revocation of his license
