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RAIN CAUSES WITHDRAWALS HOESES PAETIAL TO SOFT GOING GET AN ¬ OTHER CHANCE AT EIMLICO Bob E Wins Chief Feature of Program with Ease Motel Shows Harked Ability as a Jumper in inBaco Baco for Hunters and Gentleman Eiders Baltimore Mil May 13 There were many with ¬ drawals at Pimlico this afternoon due to a change iu track conditions Uain which fell Sunday night ruined all chances of a fast track and while the going was not deep It was slow The feature race the Jockey Club Handicap Buffered more than any other race in the matter of withdrawals the field being reduced to four starters All of the best horses were scratched Olambala Watervale Guy Fisher and Blackford being among the absentees An interesting contest resulted however ail but Knight of Uncas showing In front at some stage of the journey The winner turned up in Bob R which came from behind in the last quarter and won easily by a couple ot lengths The threeyearold Aldebaran which finished second was conceding eleven pounds to the winner winnerThe The Arlington Steeplechase for bona fide hunters ridden by gentlemen riders resulted in an easy vic ¬ tory for Mr McMnrtries Motel The latter showed himself to be something of a chaser lie fenced in a bold and resolute manner and his rider had him under stout restraint for the entire trip Motel had a twentyfive lengths lead at the end and was fighting for his head headIt It was a good day for form students five first choices being in the lead as the winning mark was crossed The surprises were furnished by Old Coin and Napier which won the first and third races The latters victory was a good deal in the nature of a fluke Flying Yankee favorite In this race was decidedly best and lost only becauso he was poorly handled Hopkins was certainly un ¬ fortunate with this favorite He was in a inixup throughout the last quarter and it was really a shame that the horse was beaten He finished fifth in a race lengthsAlbert that he should have won by a couple of lengths Albert Simons disposed of another of the Whit ¬ ney twoyearolds He sold the Hamburg colt Barne gat to It K Watkins this morning and has a deal on for a couple of others which may be consummated tomorrow tomorrowThe The hores Billy Vanderveer Comack and others owned by T Oilman have been turned over trt A C Bellew to handle handleJohn John Wbalen and Jack Goldsborough have arranged to leave witii their horses for Toronto tomorrow The latter returned this morning from New York where he went to arrange with Thomas Monahan as to where he should race Textile and Paton during the summer The Quiucy Stable left for Canada this morning and Hugh Penny and John W Burtt schell will leave for Woodbine tomorrow Mr Penny will ship the Anstin horses over from Beu ning reserving half the car for John W Burtt scheli who will load at Pimlico Mr Penny will leave Third Rail Thrifty and Eagle Bird hi Wash ¬ ington Eagle Bird has run her last race on this continent She is destined for Bombay India where she will be shipped during the latter part of July B Adams an American jockey in that country is her purchaser Gwyn Tompkns had the misfortune to lose the good jumper His Reverence tills afternoon After being worked between the running of the second and third races the horse was taken with an attack of heart Disease He was taken into the paddock and after staggering around for several minutes finally dropped expiredTipsand and expired Tipsand an eligible for the Preakness Handicap to be run on Wednesday was worked a mile between races this afternoon In 145 145The The officials for the coming meeting to be given at Electric Park have been announced They are Carter C Hall presiding steward J II Anderson presiding judge C B Fitzgerald associate judge II Conklin clerk of the scales George T Miller starter II White paddock judge William Murray timer J Fanell Jr racing secretary R Biggs and G Daicour patrol judges and A N Elrod general manager The managerThe Pimlico track was muddy this morning and what horses that were given trials were worked around the dogs Some of the moves were wereAirey Airey Mile in 133 133Brosseau Brosseau Mile in 152 and worked out one and oneeighth miles in 200 200Captain Captain Swanson Threequarters In 122 122El El Bart Mile in 140 140Garth Garth Mile in 152 152Guy Guy Fisher Threequarters in 123 Harlem 121Henotic Lass Threequarters in 121 Henotic Threeeighths in 37 Moss Rock Mile in 151 O Em Threequarters In 124 O U Buster Mile in 152 Remarkable 37Sennx Threeeighths in 37 Sennx Seveneighths In 140 j Shelby Seveneighths in 143 i iTom Tom Melton Threequarters in 122 1
