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HORRON BEATS GOOD ONES THREEYEAROLD IN AMOS TTIRNEYS STABLE SHOWING HIGHCLASS FORM AT PIMLICO Son of McGee Wins Belvedere Handicap from Cock Cocko o the Walk and Priscillian Society Folk Out Outin in Force to Sec Gentlemen Riders Baltimore Md May 12 Amos Turneys McGee colt IlVnron showed his heels to a band of highclass sprinters at Pimlico this afternoon when he won the Belvedere Handicap tbe feature race of tbe program provided by the Maryland Jockey Club Ilorrou was ridden by C Turner came from behind ami boat Cock o tlie Walk a bead in a driving tiuisb There wen some shifty horses behind Horron among them Priscillian the pride of the Itelmout stable a horse lliat was beaten only once in lull and 1012 Pris fillian was unfortunate in that Butwell dropped him into a pocket in the early part of the nice and whenever he made a move he was blocked blockedThe The KIk Hidge Steeplechase for hunters over the two miles and a half course attracted the society folk to Pimlico this afternoon and the clubhouse balconies and boxes wort tilled with enthusiastic devotees of cross country sport The race furnished a good contest Chanticleer II and Golden raced like a team to the fourteenth fence where the former went down Two Saints then made a bold effort and for a furlong showed in advance of Golden only to hi passed in the last sixteenth Golden drew away at the finish to win by a couple of lingths Tommy Wright had a nasty looking fall when Chanticleer II went down but fortunately escaped with a few bruises bruisesLohengrin Lohengrin showed a smart performance in the third a dash of one mile for maidens He led from the start and running well in hand all the way galloped home an easy winner over Judge Walser WalserJotkey Jotkey A Matthews was suspended for two days by tbe stewards for rough riding in the lirst race raceThe The condition nooks for the lirst two days of the Fbotri Park meeting were distributed among tlie horsemen tills afternoon Many of the minor stables racing here will remain for this meeting before shipping to Canada J II McCarren It I Miller and K McBride are among the owners who have so dwldod dwldodKd Kd Vivell formerly connected with Chambers AValker but now an extensive pineapple planter on onthe the Island of Porto KIco was a visitor at Pimlico Pimlicotills tills afternoon He will remain until the close of the meeting when he will leave for Montreal MontrealGeorge George Miller lias been engaged to do the starting at Klrctrio Park ParkJames James Kowe was a visitor at Pimlico yesterday lie lias arranged to ship the division of the Harry Payne Whitney stable that will be raced on tbe metropolitan tracks from the Brookdale Farm to Hi Inionl Park on Thursday next nextThe The Iledwell stable was increased this morning by the arrival of several horses that were left over at lluvre do Grace to bu freshened freshenedA A carload of horses went from Pimlico to Belmont Park on Saturday The consignment included W P Austins Mindlnette Walter Scott Ueal Star iinil Thrifty also a couple of twoyearolds owned by It T Wilson WilsonW W Hggleston has purchased New Star from J L llryan and will make an effort to develop him into a steeplechaser He will be shipped tolielmont Park from here hereG G Fred Al ors the wellknown gentleman rider frame over from New York to ride Joseph 1C Davis Golden in the KIk Hidge Steeplechase this afternoon He will also have the mounts on O Hear Hiination and Sir Giles when those horses start during the meeting to be given at Itenning during the latter part of the month monthThe The Idol winner of tlie second race was bid up ijStim over his filtered price of 100 by Albert Simons und was bought in for Kal Parr
