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YOUNG JUMPERS IN ACTION THOMAS HITCHCOCK SHOWS UP A PROMISING THREE-YEAR-OLD STEEPLECHASER. Pan-Amcruan Scores Impressive Victory in First Rate oi Season tor Jumpers of That Age — Rolling- Stone Is Easy Victor in Selling Handicap. Baltimore-. Mtl.. May 14.— The Maryland Jockey club today featured tlic Qkridge Steeplechase, for three -yeai "Id--. and it brought out a large follow ins of ruin I Willi j enthusiasts to Pimlieo this altci ■in.iiii. The nee lurnisbed a good contest ami only out- of the eight tartan failed to finish the • curse. Incidentally it furnished Thomas Hitchcock an opportunity of showing up what promises io lee ■ kU .lass Yhascr in Pau-Aiucrh-un, a colt by Yankee that lie obtained last fall from 11. K. Knapp. In todays effort Pan-American loafed along ill the early stages, lint when liis rider went Io the whip he moved up resolutely and. disposing of his uppmdtfou at the last fence, drew away into an eaa lend. Coiie. tor. beataa tour lengths, was aeeaaML. Me femed well an. I showed n great flight ol speed for a mile, hut was tiring at the end. Apart fic-ui tin- iiti rplrihsnr. interest centered in the running f a xelling handicap that proved lather easy tor Railing Stone. Ill,. Juarez coining i in attempted to put over what they supposed was a good thing" in II. is race in Belle of Bryn Mawr. M.laggait "as gives the mount and the tilly showed a Hash of speed lor half a mile, hut thru retired. After several dhmppoial uients. August Belmonts Deftnduni made good this afttiaoaa when be can tercel h iue with a long lead in the opener, a dash ot one mile fur maidens. Mofcneiuin simply played with his opponents and won under wraps. August Belmont, chairman at tie- Jockey Club. was a visitor at 1iiulico this afternoon and he had I he pleasure of seeing his three-year-old foal W alp perform creditably in the Klkrielgo Steeplechase, besides seeing Dcfenduin win. Parker Whim -y announced this afternoon thai he will offer hi- horses in training for sale in I he Pnnlim paddock next Thursday. He has in i In- lot four two year ilds and two three-year-olds. They are all the yet of Von Trouip and are well engaged in New xork stakes. Jockey Callahan will go to New York to ride ai l Belmont Bark Terminal. Saturday. Other jockeys have also lieeu encaged for the one-day meeting. A special will leave Baltimore, on Thursday next, for Toronto which will carry a largo d«l«K« tiou of race followers to the opening of the Canadian racing season at Woodbine. B. T. WiNon has sold his steeplechaser, Owauux. to . B. Ihischiiiaiin. the terms not being made public. This mornings work-outs included tie- following : Billy Collin Half mile in .".1. Brave Cnnanle-r Five eighths in 1:04%. Brookrield -Half mile in 58%. Brynliinah -Three -quarter* in 1:18. Buzz Around- Half mile in 81%. Carbide — Three eighths in o!». Cava Broom — Five-eighths in 1 :0." "... Br. Larrlck — Three-eighths in :;». Fair Mouna -Half mile in 51 "•-,. Fathom Hall mile in IB. flying Fairy — Mile and an "ighlh in 1:38%. Key Mar Five-eighths in 1 :Ki. Lillian O. Half mile in 32. Ruuvviiv Three-quarters in 1:18%. Hcorptl -Hall mile in ." ::. Spearhead Mile and an eighth in 1:38%. Water W.-lh-s Three-quarters in 1:18. iicu — Five eighths In 1 :»" .
