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PIMLICO OPENING BEILLIANT FAMOUS OLD COURSE AT BALTIMORE SCENE OF NOTABLE GATHERING Men Prominent in Affairs of the Nation Among Throng Thomas Fortune Ryans Colors Vic ¬ torious in Juvenile Race Baltimore Md April 27 Pimlico came into its oldtime ylory again this afternoon It was really the opening of the eastern racing season and a bril ¬ liant gathering assembled to witness the sport In the grandstand and boxes were people prominent in ovcry walk of life Society was well represented in tho clubhouse Among the throng were Capt E JJ Cassatt It T Wilson August Belmout Thomas Hitchcock Jr Algernon Daiugerfield Samuel Itoss W I Frazer of Toronto Captain Sowenby attache of the English embassy at Washington Thomas Fortune Uyaii G W Stiinsou Ital Parr J E Davis Frederick Johnson Capt W F Presgrave Thomas Clyde W S Diffenderffcr W P Rlggs W M Mauley Congressman OIlie James Congress ¬ man William Hughes of New Jersey postmaster of thiw house of representatives Siunott clerk of the house Triihble and many other men prominent in national affairs affairsSuperintendent Superintendent Brennaii had the course in splen ¬ did condition and despite showers that fell last night and this morning the track was fast Weath ¬ er conditions were against the si ort as the skies did not clear until after the running of the fifth race raceThe The program was made up of seven races the features of which were the Inaugural Steeplechase over the twomile course and the Country Club Purse a dash of one mile and forty yards Two twoyearold races were also carded and were won liv juveniles that were making their first appear ¬ ance In public The first of the twoyearold races went to Thomas Fortune Ryans Silver Moon while William Garth furnished the winner of the other in Ital Parrs Lace a filly by Fatherless Network Lace was the dockers tip for the race and some wore enthusiastic enough to predict that she would make a show of Robert Davies good colt Liberty Hall Lace made good by winning but her victory was In a measure due to good racing luck Liberty Hail Yriet with much interference during the run ¬ ning being pinned against the inner fence through the homestretch The colt was coming strong and with a clear passage he probably would have beaten Lace LaceSilver Silver Moon won her race like a1 really good filly She had an outside post position and was forced to work her way around to get to the front She showed a keen turn of speed and the further they went the bigger the gap she opened Her vic ¬ tory was clean cut and at the end she had a threc KlitfthK advantage Silver Moon ran her half in onefifth of a second faster than Lace She is the first of the get of Ellisdale a son of Watercress to o to the post and was bred by her owner Thomas Fortune Kyaii at his farm in Virginia She is an eligible for the Clabaugh Memorial one of the big events of the meeting for twoyearolds Trainer Carter rates her as a much better filly than Wonda whv was last season which means that she comes pretty near being a firstclass racer racerHigh High Hat with a record of three straight vic ¬ tories at Jamestown was made favorite in the Inaugural Steeplechase and he made good by lead Ing from start to finish The race was a selling iffair and when offered he was bid from 000 to ifuO bv Larry Carey agent for the Beverwyck stablo and was sold to the latter latterThe The colors of R T Wilson were seen In front ivhen Senex won the seventh race He was ridden liv Jockey Willie Hopkins who was reinstated t y i he Jockey Club only yesterday and who wdl ride this season for Mr Wilson WilsonWilliam William P Frazor secretary of the Ontario Jockey tlub came down from Toronto to be present at the nt niii The stakes to l e run during the coining nrinn meeting at Woodbine will close on Monday There are a number of valuable events to which tin 4ntrance fee is small and Joseph McLennan thn iiiVs representative here reports that horsemen ire entering liberally Mr Frazer will probably iomaiii over until Monday before returning to Caii HI The stakes for the Blue Bonnets meeting will il ili i rlosc on Monday and Mr McLennan is likewise inoklii after the interests of the Montreal Club ClubT T S Tvree reports that his promising threeyear olds Yorkxhlre Boy and Astrologer have broken iiwn also that his promising twoyearold filly La iiirora by McGee Radiance has gone wrong The latter was an eligible for the Epsom Oaks and was wasL1 L1 K1IiwanieMcBSridea today sold Detect to A C Bel ¬ low and the colt will beKhlpped to Canada to race n flip halfmile courses coursesTnines Tnines Fitzsimmons is negotiating for the services f jockey Whatley a lad that showed promise in the vnilile at Jamestown JamestownTcckcy Tcckcy C White a boy that rode on the half milf tracks in Canada last season will do the rid in for the Belmont stable this season Thirtyfive layers were in line at Pimlico this thisaf af Among the trials at Pimlico this morning were thi folJowing folJowingVbsconder Vbsconder Fiveeighths in 104 104Vfton Vfton Fiveeighths in 1OG 1OGldebaran ldebaran Seveneighths In 132 132AiYitnaua AiYitnaua Threequarters in 110 and seven seveneihtliR eihtliR in 131 pulled up RwTna Turnbo Fiveeighths in 104 rilary Half mile in 51 iiJtaiii Swanson Threequarters in 119 iNstanla Seveneighths in 129 rierry Weed Half mile in 51 01 ftonlan Mile In 145 rorinth Half mile in 48 Vioiible Five Threequarters in 110 Kht Sight Half mile in 51 wiHn Yankee Seveneighths in 131 MiturTty Seveneighths in 132 G rneau Threequarters in 115 Ytiiir Commoner TlmequartiTs in 119 IT iichbnr Fiveeighths in ltti Viicqion Threequarters in 115 Fiveeighths in 103 x oss Rock Mv Wllow Mile in 145 VtVRiver Seveneighths In 132 J Im Tlireoquartiis In 122 riiimbala ifile in 145 Onmanry Fiveeighths in 104 104o o nu rot Throequartcrs in 110 and seven seveno o ghths in 131 pulled up upi Threequarters in 115 and 1 i iL niiin seven tebtte In Jai pulled W IMIVI Fiveeighths in 104 Fiveeighths In 108 euartors in 118 JP Snulre Threequarters In 121 oktTFiveelghths in 102 Tl Writ eo Tack Threequarters In 117 Tim PlPPIn alt mlle n 4S an1 tljrcequarters tljrcequartersrrjlSjinrt rrjlSjinrt Thrceouarters In 115 115Tom Tom HollandFIvecighths in 103 103Turbine Turbine Fiveeighths In 104 104wltMvale wltMvale Threequarters in 110 and seven clchths In 131 pulled up West st polnt polntFIreeighths In 104
