view raw text
MUTUELS GROW IN FAYOR INCREASING POPULARITY OF NEW SYSTEM REFLECTED IN PIMLICO PATRONAGE Halter Men Active and Several Selling Race Winners Are Bid Up Captain Swanson SwansonWins Wins Handicap Baltimore Md May 0 That the parlniutnels arc growing in popularity at Pimlico was evidenced this afternoon by the lurgu attendance The crowd showed a big increase over any that turned out during the present week and speculation was keen Well balanced fields were carded for all six of the races and interesting contests resulted The Arling ¬ ton Selling Handicap a dash of one mile was pro ¬ vided as a feature The race furnished a good con ¬ test with Captain Swanson first home a length in advance of Klwah which beat 13 Oro a similar dis ¬ tance for second place placeIn In the steeplechase Flying Yankee made his maiden effort and although he failed to place lie showed a promising performance lie is a rapid going fencer and Wolke appeared afraid to let him run at top speed He reiieatodly took the horse up with Hie result when the linal test came Flying Yankee faltered It is a safe prediction that this jumper can beat those that finished in front of him this afternoon afternoonFor For the first time during the meeting the halter men were active After Wooden Shoes won the opening dash he was boosted to 2000 by J John ¬ son owner of the Quincy Stable who secured him at that figure When Magazine won the second race Albert Simons bid up the old sprinter from 400 to 800 and bought him Captain P M Walker retaliated by claiming the threeyearold Ambrose out of the race for 20 Ambrose ran in Mis Payne Whitneys colors and was trained by Simons After Captain Swanson won the fifth race Simons was again on hand and bid up the winner from 500 to 1005 at which figure he was retained Simons also boosted Parduer from 800 to 1035 and II G Bedwcll figureJos retained the colt at the latter figure Jos McLennan assistant racing secretary on the vftrious Canadian tracks reports that applications for stall roonr at Toronto and Montreal are fully up to the demand tif last season This is surprising considering that Canada will have opposition from tlie metroi olitan tracks this spring N MacFarlane who has several steeplechasers at Pimlico in charge of former jockey Trneman was an arrfyaj frdm Montreal this morning He reports ni great number of Kings Platers in training at Blue Bonnets springThe this spring The rcpttrt that the jumper Jingo had died proves unfounded William Hogan who arrived from Bel inont Park says that the horse is training well and doing finely Jingo was purchased from Dr Crom well by J F Flanagan for a stilt figure last fall fallNews News of tiie death of Tom Wilson u steeplechase jockey in tlie employ of A Henry Higginson reached here todar Wilson died at South Lincoln Mass a few weeks ajro ajroWilliam William Cahlll disposed of the stallion Argonaut this morning to Jerry Bird of Harrisburg Pa who will use tho horse to mate with cold blooded mares maresBarney Barney Schrcil cr was in arrival from Sheeps liead Buy this morning He reports that he has about closed a deal for the sale of the twelve horses he had at the bay bayWilliam William C Daly was also a visitor at Pimlico today J Tallmtt has released jockey Mondoii and the latter has left for Toronto Can Mondon will probably ride for the DymenL stable this Season SeasonStarter Starter Dadc lifted the suspension against J Wil ¬ son so that the lK y could ride Cutaway la the Clabaugbj Memorial at Pimlico tomorrow
