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GOOD SPORT AT BALTIMORE WATER VALE EQUALS RECORD FOR THREE-QUARTERS IN WINNING HANDICAP. Performance of Belmont Racer Especially Impressive Because of Poor Luck at tho Start Irish Gentleman Medium of Coup. Baltimore, Md., May 1. Patrons of the Maryland. Jockey Club were treated to high-class sport at Pimlico this afternoon. The secretary succeeded in bring together well balanced fields and in all but the closing race, stirring contests resulted. In three of the finishes, short heads separated the first two. John. Whalen, who is training the division of the stable that August Belmont Is racing here, showed a liigh-class tliree-year-old In Watervale, which beat a shifty lot of sprinters in the Driving Park Handl-caij, the feature race of the program. Watervale, after being all but left at the post, closed a big gup in a stirring stretch drive to beat the Hildreth entry. Shannon, a head. The three-quarters was run in l:12i, which equaled the track record for the distance and the winner was separately timed a second faster by many of tlie dockers. Dimia Ken, makiug bis maiden effort through the field in the two-mile steeplechase, made a show of his company. He fenced in faultless fashion and showed a great turn of speed, although he tired some at tlie end and had to be ridden out to beat The Speaker a length. The dam of Diana Ken is Forget, herself a famous juniper in her day. The California delegation sprung a "good tiling" in the closing dash for maidens, in tlie Corrigan-bred colt, Irish Gentleman, by MeGee The Lady, which won in a canter by half a dozen lengths; That his victory was anticipated was shown by the betting, his odds being forced from 30 to 1 down to S to 1. W. P. Burch is disposing of his horses. He sold Ynca to George Frayley and tlie latter will race her over the half-mile tracks in Canada. Capt. William F. Prosgrave. who has the Clyde horses in splendid condition this spring, reports the loss of Ladv of Mcrclu. Duke of Roanoke and Argo. These horses died at Salisbury last winter, due to having contracted disease which was brought into tho stable through a slilpment of hay. -The Lady of Mcrcia .won the Kings Plate at Blue Bonnets and DtikcTot Roanoke won a cup race at Woodbine last " season. Jockey Eddie Dugan has been restricted by his employer. August Belmont, to the Belmont horses, and the boy will not be permitted to accept outside mounts. Some of tlie horsemen racing here are talking of shipping to Salt Lake City at the close of the Pimlico meeting. Sig Levy is one of many arrivals from the west-John Howard is also here. They will take in the Canadian circuit this summer. John Powers cainc from Gravesond to look over tlie situation. He reports that his horses are rapidly rounding into racing condition. Maltbio, winner of the Empire City Handicap, is in fine fettle, as are also Grasmere and Top Note. The latter, according to Mr. Powers, is sounder now than at any time since he trained her. The good campaigner, Donald Macdonald. lias been turned out for a couple of! months and will not be taken up until midsummer. Recent work-outs at Pimlico. Weather clear; track fast: Cliff Edge Half mile in 473. Dreamer Half mile in 50. Everett Three-quarters in 1:15. G. M. Miller Half mile in 50. Guy Fisher Half mile in 52. Hampton Court Mile in 1:4!!. - 1 Jim Basey Half mile in 50. King James Five-eighths in 1:03. Martin Doyle Mile in 1:42. Pluvious Five-eighths in 1 :04. Priscillian Five-eighths in 1:01J. first halt in 4S. Rose Queen Half mile in 473. Shannon Five-eighths in 1:02. Sir Raymond Three-quarters in 1:17. St. Regis Seven-eighths in 1:27. The Squire- Three-quarters in 1:13; Van Den Half mile in 50. Warbler Three-quarters in 1:17.
