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PREAKNESS TO WATERVALE AUGUST BELMONTS GOOD RACER REDUCES ANOTHER PIMLICO TRACK RECORD. Rung Mile and an Eighth in 1:51 in Winning Stake Contest — Host Successful Meeting in History of Old Baltimore Course Brought to a Close. ■ BsHI snare, M 1.. May 17. — The spring season of K ra« ing at Pimlico came to a close with the running of todays nrogML Tin- Tf tllH was a brilliant One k ami was especially free from ntujf rtlonihlf f «-:i t iif»- . L|l crowds were enter than ever before ami the f • la-s of hones i IH.mil was superior to any ever before mm at this famous old racing ground. , Todays feature was the renewal of the Preakness Handicap. In winning It, August r.tdmonfs bril- li:i iit racer, Watcrvale. showed iterating speed and •earn by ■ length over Sam Hildreths Zeus. Water vale hroke from the extreme outside pnttlon at the post, hut hlt the harrier like a shot out of a ,""■ lie is an extremely rapid beginner and in the run around the first turn assumed a lead of three lengths Porn had him well in hand and rated him along under slight restraint until straightened out in the homestretch. Zeus made a bold hid in the run through the homestretch, hut was unequal to the task aski-d of him. The mile and an eighth was run in 1:51, which was a new track record for the distance. The fractional time was VI,. 2.".jj. 35s, 47?. 1:00. 1:12s. 1:24L 1:.;7S. 1:51. Mr. Belmont was present to see his colt run today and was much impressed with Watervales victory. Great credit is due John Whalen for the superb condition of this horse. Last year Tom Welsh was unable to do much with Watcrvale on account of a suspicious ankie. but Whalen appears to have overcome the difficulty. Waterrale is undoubtedly entitled to take rank with the great horses that have carried the famous scar- I let. maroon sleeves and black cap. The Belmont thoroughbreds left for Toronto tonight in the Nur- -» Studs private car. Captain K. B. Cassatt has "Aliased the mare Hill Top from U. Angarola and 1L DM been shipped to the Cassatt farm in ienn- Mhmrn uia ami mated with Aeronaut. 1 lie Preakness has been run three times at Pim-lico. Its brief history is as follows: Year. Winner. Wt. Jockev. Val. Time. l.io.i Effendi llti W. Doyle ,225 1:391 BtlO Lavminstor ... S4 Estop 3,300 L:40j 1911 Watervnle 112 E. Dugan ... 2.700 1:51 Distance one mile prior to 1911. Many new track records were established at Pinilico during the present meeting. Sam I.ouis announced today that Fort Worth would be added to the list of geldings, that Monty 1 ox _ and Goloonda would he fired and Malitiucs knee Vbi littered. and P.- moaB, Racquet and All Bed will he turned out it P. S. p. Baudolphs farm at I.akewood. X. .1.. for the summer. Plate Class and four two-year-olds will be shipped to Toronto and campaigned on the Canadian circuit. .loekev Oral will accompany Capt. K. B. Cassatts stable to Louisville. He will do the lightweight riding on the Kentucky tracks. I Col. W. I- I.anahan purchased The Welkin for . hi0 this morning and turned her over to S. C. Hildreth to take to Canada to race in steeplechase events. M. Henderson will ride both The Welkin and Dinna Ken for Mr. Hildreth in Canada. Recent workouts at Pimlico. Weather clear; tiaem last : Algit — Mile in 1:49. Alice Virginia — Three-quarters in l:18i. Bail — Half mile in .".0. Has been going along slowly for some time. Big Stick — Five-eighths in 1:05, eased up. Bigot — Mile in 1:50. Has not been pressed to show niiieli ~peed. Brightsidi — Half mile in ."1?.. Buckthorn— Sevin eighths in 1:33. Chilton Queen — Half mile in M. 1nder a hard null. Chilton Ttanei — Half mile in 52g. Communist — Hall mile in 50. Coney K. — Three-quarters in 1:19. FditliC. — Three quarters in 1:1V Feather Duster— Five eighths in 1:06. books Boat. Fezzan — Three-quarters in 1:171. Fond Heart -Five-eighths in 1 :08. Caliuda Three-quarters in 1 :2D. Harvey F.— Mile in 1:40. High Hat — Mile and a quarter in 2:2o. Irish Nora — Seven eight lis in 1 :.!4. Mariner — Three-quarters in 1:17s. Michael Angel. — Half mile in SB. At his best. Mutineer — Seven-eighths in 1:35. Oakhursl — Half mile in W. Has all his speed and is ready. Parlor Boy — Seven-eighths in 1:331. Stairs — Half mile in Mf. Stanley Fay— Mile in 1:47. Well in hand. _ The Dargle — Three-quarters in 1:19. ■ Thirty Forty— Half mile in .11.
