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CALGARY BREAKS A RECORD ROBERT DAVIES GOOD TWOYEAROLD BUNS FOUR AND A HALF FURLONGS IN 54 Reduces Pimlico Track Mark by TwoFifths of a aSecond Second in Raco in Which He Makes MakesShow Show of His Opposition Baltimore Md May 3 Calgary the Ogden Star of the West colt that Robert Davies Is thinking of shipping to England to fill his Epsom Derby en ¬ gagement showed a splendid performance at Pim llco this afternoon when he cantered homo with a live lengths lead in the second race a dash of four mill a half furlongs At no part of the raca was Calgary fully extended but despite this he created new track record for the distance Calgary car ¬ ried 115 pounds led from start to Unisli and was well hi hand at the end The fractional time was 3 iTts 54 On his showing this afternoon Cal ¬ gary Is easily the best youngster that has been shown this spring with the possible exception of Hawthorn 1rainer Charlie Patterson considers this youngster a better colt than Ornament was at the same sige which means that he probably is a flrst class race horse horseSurprises Surprises came frequently during the afternoon Two favorites won both being at prohibitive odds Calgary was a 1 to 5 shot while Textile was held at 3 to 5 5The The card was a good one There were seven races programed with the Kenncrt Handicap and the Potomac Steeplechases as features The result of the former racc was a big surprise the winner turning up in Mediator a touryea rohl that J Howard Lewis leased from J E Widencr a fen days ago Mediator showed a fine turn of speed Icil from the start and after a long and hard stretch lrlve beat Dr Duenner a neck Although Mediator had shpwn sensational speed in his work his chances were not taken seriously by either the layers or IMiblic and he went to the post with odds of 50 to 1 iliioteil against him Iriscillian was an oddscu favorite for the race He was ridden by C White an unfashionable rider and failed to finish among Hie placed horses All of the big plungers wagered mi the Belmont horse He was looked upon as in ¬ vincible In this sort of company but was frc qiHntly in diffcultiesidiiring the running of the race Slrst at the seveneighths post and again on the 5 3cfc stretch where he was repeatedly interfered with The Polomac Steeplechase was a splendid contest several of the nine starters looking to have some sort of a chance at some period of the race The winner finally turned up in L Navarre which came from behind and outlasted the wellbacked favorite The Prophet by a length and a half Idle Michail ifter showing good speed and fencing well fell at the fast jump Firestone was pulled up the second time around and was found to be hopelessly broken down An examination showed that he had ruptured all the tendons of his oft foreleg and also that tha scsomoid bone had spread spreadTextile Textile made a runaway affair of the fifth race After his recent good showing it appeared a foregone inclusion that he would win provided he left the harrier with anything like an equal start and this proved to be the case as Textile held the others safe at all stages He pulled up in much better condition than in his previous start and it looks as if he should be a frequent winner so long as Jack Uoldsborough keeps liim in his present form formThe The Bcverwyck Stable secunil another horse this afternoon by the selling race process After West Point won the seventh race he was bid up 200 over his entered price of 40 and W T Anderson refused to protect him The latter officred the Inirse at private sale during the morning for 500 and conld not lind a buyer buyerFormer Former jockey Joe Notter is now at Brookdale assisting James Kmve in the training of the big string of twoyearolds that the latter Is handling for Harry Payne Whitney WhitneyTlio Tlio hows will lie called to the post at 245 for the first race tomorrow The change in mst time is on account of the card being made up of eight races racesA A G Weston has purchased from Thomas Clyde tlo threeyea rold maiden Dahlia DahliaJ J Simon Heahy will ship the horses in Capt E 15 Cassatts stable from Pimlico to Churchill Downs on Irldav next nextSome Some of the trials at Pimlico this morning were wereetoii etoii Threequarters in 117 117Agnier Agnier Half mile in 4 4Hoss Hoss Threeeighths In 30 30Caliph Caliph Mile in 145 145Catiila Catiila Half mile In 48 48Church Church Bell Threoelghths in 33 33Dr Dr Neet Fiveeighths in 101 101Everett Everett Half mile in 55 55George George S Davis Throequarters in 117 117Jacnuelina Jacnuelina Threequarters in 118 118Knights Knights Differ Threequarters in 118 118I I ottlo K Half mile in 52 52Mninn Mninn Johnson Threeeighths in 36 36Mv Mv Fellow Mile in 145 145Pa Pa Ion Threequarters in 119 119ItiitiarUnWc ItiitiarUnWc Threequarters in 118 118Snrx Snrx Mile in 145 145siiolbv siiolbv Throequarters in 118 118Star Star Gift Seveneighths in 131 131Turkey Turkey In ho Straw Half mile In 50 50Whisper Whisper Belle Half mile in 52
