view raw text
PIMLICO AND ITS GLORIOUS TRADITIONS TRADITIONSPlmlico Plmlico contributes the following to the Balti uiuril Sun SunAlthough Although racing lias been going on for ti month or more Iu this section of the country the real sea ¬ son does not begin in the estimation of a large number of patrons until the Maryland Jockey Club throws open the gates of Plmlico on Friday next for meetingHere its annual spring meeting Here the dyedinthewool regular who takes in every track from Juarez to Jamestown and counts that day lost not spent In the absorbing pastime of picking a winner is found in close juxtaposition to prominent members of the diplomatic corps from Washington business and professional men famed society beauties and thrt interesting cosmopolitan crowd that takes keen delight in witnessing a close contest between wellmatched thoroughbreds thoroughbredsAnd And nowhere is the true sporting spirit so much in evidence as at the historical Hill Top track where such distinguished equine giants as Preak ness Tom Ochiltree Hanover Tom Rowling Van dallte Duke of Magenta Harry Rassett and Crick more are enrolled on the grandstand Hall of Fume These are names to conjure with among horse lovers of tlie old guard and many oldtimers still cling to the lielief that Colonel McDaniels Lexingtonbred Harry IJassett was the king pin of them all allRe Re this as it may Pimlico has echoed the hoof beats of nearly every notable American race horse that has made its appearance for over forty years and its record for clean honorable sport has no superior in turf annals annalsThe The coining meeting promises to be fully up to the staudard of its predecessors and gains cspeciil interest from the fact that it marks the passing of tho bookmaker from Baltimore county countyThe The parimutucl system which the Maryland Jockey Club is the first racing organization in the east to adopt has proved popular with the public wherever tried and much of the criticism to which the sport has been subjected will be disarmed by its use As it is impossible to manipulate the ma ¬ chines there Is no inducement for owners jockeys or bettors to attempt any underhand work and there can be no collusion between them themIn In addition to the spacious building where the machines will l e operated the most striking Im ¬ provement noticeable is lie repainting of the grand ¬ stand Which has also been strengthened by an elab ¬ orate arrangement of beams and supports The grass and shrubbery has lieeii trimmed aiid put in beautiful condition while the steeplechase course looks like a wellkept lawn lawnAmong Among the stables now at the track that of August Rclnuint comes for a large share of atten ¬ tion There are twentythree In the lot Louis Feustel has in his charge mostly the get of the expatriated Rock Sand that wa sold to a syndicate of French ¬ men for 150 HX Tho twoyearolds in the string are in magnificent condition Ila Penny Stom heiige Flitlergold Nicety Single Ray Sandbar and Defendum are entered for the Pimlico Nursery The stables reliance for the Preakness Stakes Is Rock View a winner last fall and a colt of unusual promise promiseThere There are over 100 junipers on hand for the steeplechases one of which as has been the custom of this Maryland Jockey Club will be given each day Gwynn Tompkius the Warren ton Va sports man has thirteen iu his barn most of them cross ¬ country x rforincrs while little Mike Daly also has a goodly string stringTicket Ticket of Leave that Ixnved a tendon last sum ¬ mer and has not been seen on a course for nearly a year is going well and Rilly Garth thinks Ral Parrs lepper will asratii stand training while his stable companion The Welkin is also taking her work regularly The muchImproved Shannon River will probably carry the black and white stripes red sash iu the inang4iril steeplechase on the first day of tho meeting meetingTlie Tlie popular colors of Mr McMurtrie of Phila ¬ delphia will not be seen this spring owing to a death in the owners family and his trainer An ¬ thony Allen is conducting a public stable at Pim ¬ lico Among the jumpers in his charge are L Na ¬ varre and Mabo that are expected to give a good account of themselves at this and succeeding meet ¬ ings
