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OFF DAY AT PIMLICO TRACK SPECIAL FEATURES LACKING AND RACING IS OF MEDIOCRE CALIBER. S. T. Wilson Reaches Baltimore from Albany with Hopeful View of New York Situation Watcr-valo Lame After His Sterling- Performance. Baltimore. Md., May 10. An ordinary card furnished mediocre sport at Pinilieo this afternoon. Four of the races were selling affairs, contested liy tlie ixxirer class oC horses. None of the cracks were carded and scant interest attachctl to the racing. Ticket of Leave and Itaby Wolf scored as favorites. The closest finish of the afternoon cauie with the running of the third race, which went to the outsider, Springmass. which licat Bounder a scant half length. The Wilson stable sent au entry of two to the post in this race In Cherish and Cutty-hunk. The former was a. prominent contender throughout and linislied third. Cuttyhunk cut hardly any figure In the race and is evidently of little account. It. T. Wilson, who has loon at Albany in the. . interest of racing, was a visitor at IMmlico this afternoon. Like all turfmen ho is hoping for the best and the general opinion is that the outlook is bright. The stewards evidently did not like the looks of Van Dons showing, for at the conclusion of the afternoons sport they issued a ruling which bars further entries from the stable of It. G. Martin, in whoso name Van Den runs. The prosiK-ctus of tiie Lagoon Fair and Racing Association of Utah has been distributed among the horsemen here. Eugene Moync and several other horsemen are talking of shipping there. August Belmonts great three-year-old. Water-vale, pulled up lame after his race of yesterday. Trainer John Whalen reports that the trouble is in the ankle that gave Tom Welsh so much worry when he was handling the colt last season. Watcrvale was in much belter condition this morning that he was after his race and it is hoped that the ailment is not of a serious nature. Spellbound and Emperor William each spread a foot In their last races and they will be on the shelf for a time. Tom Hatfield will turn Emperor William out at one of the farms near here and will let him run out until next fall. W. O. Scullys useful plater, Reybourn, has been added to the list and will bo turned out for the summer. Fitz Herbert was slightly cut in his last start, lie was jumped on in the first sixteenth; but the injury was. only of a slight nature. A. G. Weston will leave for Toronto .on Monday next with a division of the horses that Thomas Clyde and dipt. Wiliam F. Presgravc will race at AVoodbine. Recent work-outs at IMmlico. Weather clear; track fast: Alley Hair mile in 50s. Was well in hand. Dang Five-eighths in 1:08. Coming around after a let-up. Delamour Half mile in 49s. Shows a good way of working and some speed. Dounder Mile in 1:45. Was full of speed, but was eased up at finish. Castania Half mile in 50. Looks well and lias shown a few good, trials. Charivari -Mile in 1:44s. Corinth Three-quarters In 1:10. lias all her speed and Is ready to race. Disenfranchised Half mile in 52. Deduction Half mile in 581. Has not been hurried. Doodle Dandy Half mile in 51. Was under a hard pull. Dragnet Half mile in 40. Holds all his speed. Firestone Half mile In 4Sj. Never better. Footpad Three-quarters in 1:17. Works better than he races. Henotie Half mile in 511. Going along in an easy way. Horace 13. Mile in 1:432. Works and looks better than ever. 1 Ida I. Half mile in 491. Holds all Iior speed. Jimmy Lane Mile in l:4Si. Was going along easily and looks good. Joe Kenyon Seven-eighths in 1:82. Has been resting some time. Now ready. King Commoner Three-quarters in 1:15. Has a gooil burst of speed and is " ready. LAppolIo Half mile in 49. Has been showing speed in all her work. Leah Five-eighths in 1:02. Looks good and Is up to racing form. Mariner Three-quarters in 1:15s. Good work for this maiden. Martin Doyle Seven-eighths in l:80j. At his best. Miss officious Mile in 1:45. Was working nicely first part of work-out. but eased up. Moisant Half mile in 52. At his best. Nightfall Three-quarters in 1:15$. Has been showing a few good trials. Parlor Hoy Three-quarters in 1:1S. Premier Five-eighths in 1:01. Shows improvement. Rostrum Three-quarters in 1:17. Has been taking good work right along. Tactics Half mile in 40. Trap Rock Half mile in 54. Was well iu baud through the work. Watcrvale Mile in 1:481. At his best. Weather clear, track fast. Alice Virginia Half mile in 51, eased up. Ariosto Five-eighths in 1:03. Shows early speed in all work-outs. Aspirin Three-quarters in 1:15. Has not been asked to show much fast work. Manner Mile in l:4i. Den Loyal Three-quarters in l:17?j. Has been going along slowly. Itemlaga-Half mile in 49. Besom Half mile in 49s. Looks good. Bourbon Dean Half mile ill 50. Chester Krum Half mile In -52. Has all his speed. Chilton Chief Half mile in 50s. Coming around nicely. Choptank Mile in 1:45. Cliff Edge Seven-eighths in 1:331. Well In hand, din Carne Five-eighths in 1:01. Shows speed, but quits. Dr. Dnenner Five-eighths in 1:03. Shows some improvement. El Dart Seven-eighths in 1:32. Shows speed in all his work. Excellence Half mile in 50. Has not been asked to show much speed. Fozzan Five-eighths in 1:041. Fort Worth Three-quarters in 1:10. Looks good. Handrunning Threoripiarters in 1:17. Imvood Half mile iu 502. Was going along well when eased up. Irish Gentleman Half mile in 49J. Lake Tali op Half mile in 531. Was working along easily. Lilv Paxton Throe-quarters in 1:1S. Little Pal Half mile In 51. Malitlne -Throe-onarters in 1:1C. Mattio ICernan Five-eighths In 1:03. Mazuma Mile in 1:40. Has not been pressed much for speed. y. , .
