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CASSATT COLORS VICTORIOUS PROMINENT PENNSYLVANIA TURFMAN SCORES DOUBLE AT OLD PIMLICO. Spring Board Carries Famous Red, White and Blue to Victory in the Clabaugh Memorial Cup-Emperor William Breaks Down. Baltimore, Mil., May G. Tlic colors of Capt. E. 15. Cassatt wore conspicuous at linilico this afternoon. The famous rol. while and blue was carried 10 victory iit the Clabaugh Memorial Cup ami again in the sixth race. The Clabaugh is one of the important events or the Pimlico spring meeting and sitlraets much attention from local horsemen, the conditions of the race calling for horses bred in Pennsylvania. Maryland or Virginia. It .is a sort of u breeders futurity, and the Maryland Jockey Club presents the breeder of the winner with a handsome piece of plate. Captain Cassatt started three in the race, two of which were by his own stallion, Aeronaut, and they finished first and second, Spring Board boating his stable companion, lie, by four lengths. Spring Hoard had shown himself to be a likely sort of a colt and in todays race he made his company look cheap by winning in runaway fashion. Layminstcr was the other Cassatt horse to win. Ho beat The Squire a neck. Besides the Clabaugh Memorial Cup the club provided as features the Baltimore Cup, for gentlemen riders, and the Mount Washington Steeplechase. The former vent to El Oro, which won easily under a clever ride by Mr. A. Blute. Ticket of Leave, favorite in the stecplecliaso. felt heavily at the "hoodoo" jump, which is now located directly in front of the grandstand. There have been more accidents at this fence than at any other part of the course. After Danlields victory in the second race he was bid up 00 by a stranger. "Willie Martin protected the horse for his employer and bid him in at ,005. lie then retaliated by claiming Lad of Langden, which finished second, for 1911.sh55. Emperor William, favorite in the seventh race and the medium of heavy support throughout the country, broke down during the running and jockey Dunn was forced to dismount after the finish. There was a hot tip out on Creston in the Baltimore Cup. Tommy Wright was to have ridden him, but his people failed to report to the paddock judge, and the horse was scratched, -much to their chagrin. I Tilde Henry Harrison, a two-year-old in Captain E. 11. Cassatts stable, dropped dead on the track Fchis morning. The youngster was deformed in that he was so swaybacked that it was found necessary to have a special saddle made for him. Steeplechase jockey Jimmy Lynch was the victim of a nasty fall this morning while schooling The Protit, a hunter trained by Gwynn Tompkins. Lynch was taken to the hospital in an unconscious condition and late report had it that lie was i in a semi-coma-t0!-o condition. Starter A. 1!. Dade was notified by George M. llendrie today of his appointment as starter for the meeting to be held at the Windsor track this season. E. C. Smith, racing secretary of the Coney Island Jockey Club, has lecn engaged to act as presiding judge at the meeting to be given at Oklahoma City this year. The meeting will begin June 13 and continue to July -1. The litigation over the ownership of the horses Hoffman and Ten Paces has finally been settled. The court awarded them to Dr. Fred W. Ash. The latter has leased them to Matt Dooley, who will race them in his name and colors during the summer. Albert Simons has sold Van Den to It. G. .Martin. Two new track records were recorded during the afternoon. Funieur reducing the record for four and a half furlongs in the opening dasli and Soloctus setting a new mark for the two-miles steeplechase course. Recent work-outs at Pimlico. Weather- clear; track fast: , Aetna Half mile in -19. Rait Halt mile in 51. Rlackfoot Half mile in -ISA. Has all his speed and is ready. Cherish Three-quarters in 1:17J. Coming around nicely to best form. Darnia Half mile in 511. eased up. Deduction Half mile in 52. A good looking colt. Erella- Half mile in 50. G. M. Miller Half mile in 52. Has all his speed and is at his best. Crcnidu Half mile in 51M-. Coining a round nicely to his good form, llaileck Three-quarters in 1:152. Has plenty of speed. -Hamnion Pass Three-quarters in 1:10. Shows Improvement. Harvey r. -Mile in 1 :40. Was going aloug easily. Havre Half mile in 50. Works better than he races. Hcatherblooin Mile and quarter in 11:22. Was well within herself. . Hoffman Three-quarters in 1:17. Was under a stilt pull. Irish Nora Three-quarters in 1:11. Has a good burst of speed. Jennie Wells Three-quarters in 1:10. Has all her speed. John A. Munro Half mile in 49. Lucille It. Three-quarters in 1:1S. Montgomery Five-eighths in 1:02. Coming to Ills lM-st form. Mr. Golightly Mile in 1:53. Looks well and is ready. Mr. Puck Three-eighths in 37. Has a good turn of speed. Nightfall Three-quarters in 1:20. Under u hard pull. Novelty Half mile in -IS. Has all his speed and is close to racing condition. Em -Three-quarters in 1:191. Has been resting. Priscllliaii Half mile in 40s. At his best. Pyramid Three-quarters iu 1:175. Shows speed, but quits. Restigouehe Five-eighths iu 1:03. Has not been hurried. Rose Queen Five-eighths in 1:02J. Has all her speed. Sir Raymond Half mile in 52. Has been going along" slowly. Stairs Half mile iu 51i. Shows speed in all his Summer Night Soven-eightns m 1:33. Coming to her best form. The Nigger Seven-eighths in 1:31. At his best. Tompkins Three-quarters in 1:171. Shows improvement. Trap Rock -Mile iu 1:4!. Voltaire Three-quarters in 1:10. Walter Scott Half mile in 50. Woodcraft Five-eighths in 1:02. Coming around nicely to his best form.
