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PIMLICO MEETING BEGINS SOCIETY FOLK OF BALTIMORE AND WASHINGTON THRONG OLD MARYLAND COURSE. Opening Day Card Lacking in Quality, but Furnisher Interesting Sport — Track Is Good in Spite of Previous Days Rain. Baltimore. Md.. Slay 6.— Historical old Pimlico came into its own today with the opening of the spring season id racing of the Maryland Jockey Club. While the program lacked quality, it furnished interesting contests and the large crowd in attendance really enjoyed the sport. Surprises ill tended the running of several races that went to outsiders. Despite the rains of yesterday. Hie track was in good condition ; nd fair time was maiie. Society was out in force, all of the boxes betas filled by the representatives of prominent families from Washington. .New York and Baltimore. Senile really good-looking I wo year olds went to tho ix.st in the Ira! and fifth races. The winner of tin- opener turned up in Ladv Botha, a tillv that allied HI. T. Oxaarda cetera. Lady Botha showed a good performance, but il is more than likely thai son f those that finished behind her will tieat her as tin- season advance*. Lady Botha was an outsider in the betting. Uoyal Blue won tin tit r li race from Disillusion, a half sister to Dishabille. 1rltshire just managed to get up in the closing strides to beat Chuckles in the second race, while Tactics upset calculations by beating Aldebaran in the third. Hugh McCarren. .1. Phillips and Charles Key nobis made up a carload of thirty horses that shipped from Havre de Grace to Montreal. They will be raced at Helorimier Iark and other lialf-niile tracks in Canada. Hr. .1. S. Tyree. Washington sportsman, lias what he considers a leal tind in the jockey line in Willie McKenzie. ,1| SJ pound Scoleh boy from St. I.oiiis that has been galloping his horses. The doctor has a rive-year contrail on Hie youngster and promises to uivo li i in every opport amity. .1. I.. Holland, who claimed Jesse Jr.. from J. W. Iledrick. Jr.. at Havre de Grace, has sod him back to Mr. Iledrick. David Daalop is coming back to racing this year mid. in addition to a siring of flat runners, lie will ™ have some steeplechasers in the tield. Charley Koerner. while schooling Cynosure through the Held t Ills afternoon, fell and sustained a broken leg. Sackcloth was claimed by Mrs. A. M. N. Singer from A. Miller for 75 after the sixth race today.
