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PIMEIGO HAS AN OFF DAY TRACK IN BAD CONDITION AND RACING RE SULTS ARE RATHER UNSATISFACTORY Steeplechase Marred by Running Out of Two of Its Contestants and Jockey Is Suspended as Result Honey Bee Wins for John Whalen Baltimore Md May 8 Racing at Pinillco this afternoon was not up to the high standard of the previous days of the meeting The program offered by the club was of mediocre calibre while the track was deep and heavy A majority of the winners galloped home witli long leads Three of the fa ¬ vorites finished first two of them being at oddson An owners handicap steeplechase which was meant for a feature was spoiled when Yourell who had the mount on Garterman went outside the course going to the third fence carrying Mhe heavily backed sec ¬ ond choice Algie out with him St Abe was made favorite and a short price was accepted about his chances When Algie was carried out all opposi ¬ tion was removed and St Abe taking an easy lead when ready cantered home with a margin of fifteen lengths separating him from Zellwood The stew ¬ ards evidently were of the opinion that Yourell de ¬ liberately carried Alglc out for they promptly sus ¬ pended him for the rest of the meeting Honey meetingHoney Bee running in the colors of John Whalen made her opposition in the opening dash look cheap There was a well circulated tip on Stockton and he was backed from 8 to 1 to 3 to 1 He showed a flash of speed for a quarter then quit and finished beaten off Honey Bee was the first winner that ever carried Mr Whalens colors The latter han ¬ dled August Belmonts horses lust season but is racing u small string of his own this season He purchased Honey Bee from Albert Simons recentlv Mr Simons has a baud of thirtyfive twoyearolds the property of Harry Payne Whitney and it is his intention to dispose of the entire lot during tho season R I Miller purchased one of them Gros veuor this afternoon afternoonThe The Wilson stable furnished the winner of the second race in Altamaha but its representative hi the following race Penobscot proved a rank disap ¬ pointment Periobscot was made a 2 to 5 favorite and was well backed He was a keen factor to the stretch turn then quit badly and finished last beaten off Theo Cook won the fifth race in a common canter it was a selling affair and Theo Cook was entered to be sold for 300 When offered G P Sherman and E Utterback lioth bid on him and be was sold to Mr Sherman for 000 Theo Cook was to have been turned over to J M Cooper after the race provided there was no runup the latter having agreed with Amos Turney on a price Jockey J Wilson left hurriedly for New York yesterday and it was learned this afternoon that he had sailed for France today The lad signed a con ¬ tract to ride for H B Duryea in France and Eng ¬ land landHarry Harry Rites has arranged to ship his horses to Louisville at the conclusion of the Pimlico meeting meetingJ J McGlnty left for Toronto Monday to school the twoyearolds stabled at Woodbine McGinty has been engaged by James Milton as one of bis assist ¬ ants meetingsThe for the Montreal meetings The going was deep and heavy at Pimlico this morning and few horses were worked Some of the best trials were wereAfterglow Afterglow Half mile In 56 56Little Little Hugh Threeeighths in 39 39Royal Royal Meteor Half mile in 53 53Light Light O M Life Threeeighths in 40 40Daingerfield Daingerfield Threequarters Jn 126 126Claque Claque FIveeighths in 112 112Monsieur Monsieur X Threequarters In 127 127O O Em Threequarters in 123 123Gerard Gerard Half mile in 56 56Miss Miss AViggs Threeeighths in 40
