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DOUBLE FOR DAVIES STABLE PLATE GLASS MAKES GOOD FOB HIS NEW OWNER AT FIEST ASKING Beats Good Opposition in Muddy Going at Pimlico Tint Sight Scores for Torontonian at Good Odds Brawny Carries Schorr Colors to Victory Baltimore Md May 7 Racing at Pimlico today was under decidedly disagreeable conditions A steady rain fell all afternoon and the track was sea of mud and slush Considering tlie downpour of tins past two days the footing xyas in remarkably good condition and the change in the going cnt little figure with form calculations the afternoons results showing four of the seven favorites first fit the litilsli Scratches were numerous hut this was to he expected and enough were left in to make interesting contests Uohert Davies of Toronto took two of the purses one with Plate Glass and another with the twoyearold First Sight Plate Glass beat a band of good mud runners in his race the third 011 the card a handicap at six furlongs in which he was asked to carry 12G pounds It was the horses first race in Mr Davies colors and a rumor that he was not partial to the going was responsible for his people obtaining liberal odds Smart stable supjMjrt however sent Plate Glass to the post a welll acked favorite at 2 to 1 In the oarly running Cherry Seed and Spellbound fur ¬ nished strong opposition keeping pace with Plate Glass to the stretch turn where Bob II moved up with a challenge In the final furlong Plate Glass easily oppositionFirst disposed of his opposition First Sight looked best on performances of those named in the fifth race hut one of those occasional vild tips was circulated on the Whitney entry an l llie Da vies connections again secured liberal odds about their entry First Sight going to the post at 7 to 1 There was never anything to the race Imt First Sight In the run to the far turn Amhurst was a keen factor with First Sight running well in hand In rounding the turn for home the Davies lt drew into an easy lead which he retained with jout special effort to the end where he led Mou J Jocacy ocacy lengthsBrawny by a couple of lengths Brawny the Hamburg colt that John W Schorr recently purchased from Harry Payne Whitney inudc Ills maiden effort this afternoon and showed himself a youngster of promise Brawny displayed laen si eed leaving the barrier on his toes and rac ¬ ing Uock View to defeat in the first quarter In the stretch drive Brawny drew away into a long lead and at the finish was only cantering The colts victory was witnessed by his owner and fam ¬ ily who arrived from their home in Memphis Term last night It is Mr Schorrs intention to remain here until Tuesday nest when he will motor to To lonto lontoThe The Glenmore Steeplechase one of the annual fixtures of Pimlicos spring meetings and the after ¬ noons feature proved easy for J W Fyre Tin conditions called for a journey at two miles and a quarter Supplement which carried H S Pagos Colors ran a good race to the thirteenth jump where he fell J W Fyre was ridden by a professions tiMlay Bowser being substituted in place of Mr T Wright who rode the horse In his previous start startWillie Willie Martin who is building up his stable prep ¬ aratory to shipping to Canada purchased Mediator this afternoon from J Howard Lewis LewisS S Sottile one of the stockholders in the Palmetto Park track at Charleston and an enthusiastic race ¬ goer was a visitor at Pimlico this afternoon He iviir remain for a few days before returning to outh Carolina CarolinaC C T Patterson has arranged to leave for Wood Mno with the Davies horses on Sunday Several cither owners will ship to Toronto during the carlv part of the coming week weekThe The funeral of Edward Cavanaugh vell known to racegoers on the western circuit who died on Sunday was held this morning The Interment was in StI Pelers cemetery Tlie deceased was con ¬ nected with a form book publication some few years President W M Mnnly of the Maryland Jockey Club Isshortly to depart on a European trip with withThe The track at Pimlico this morning was decidedly miiddv and slow time was made in the trials Among tin horses out were wereetonrFiveeighths etonrFiveeighths in 100 100Aldebaran Aldebaran Mile In 154 154Altamaua Altamaua Threeeighths in 38 38Aiualll Aiualll Mllo In 158 158Argonaut Argonaut Half mile in S3 S3Bwiiicoup Bwiiicoup Seveneighths in 131 131Burning Burning Daylight Threequarters In 118 118Choeoriia Choeoriia Half mile in 11 11Edith Edith C Half mile in 55 Elma Threequarters in 120 Flvlng Yankee Seveneighths in 133 133Oiirry Oiirry Half mile in 51 51Inspector Inspector Lestrade Half mile in 51 51Jam Jam s Dockery Half mile In 55 55Kind Kind Sir Seveneighths in 131 131Knilits Knilits Differ Threequarters In 122 122libertv libertv Hall Fiveeighths in 1O7 1O7Master Master Edwin Half mile hi 52 52O O U Buster Seveneighths in 13G 13GOiambalaMile OiambalaMile in 158 158upnex upnex Mic in 154 154Silver Silver Knight Threeqnarlers in 120 120Siskin Siskin Threequarters in 121 121Textile Textile Fiveeighths In 109 109Tom Tom Melton Threequarters in 123 123Turbine Turbine Fiveeighths in 100
