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BIG CROWD AT PIMLICO PROGRAM REPLETE WITH FEATURES ATTRACTS TREMENDOUS ATTENDANCE. IIil Mi.;i|iiei idol Has an Easy Time Winning the Pimlico Kaiaarj — Close Finish in tlic Crick- moro Memorial Steeplechase. Baltimore. Mil . May lb. — Todays program :it Im .i.o was inuh.ii.lv the beal ever ottered l y the Al.ii l:in. i Jockey Club. li teemed with feature* and an immense gathering turned out to witness the sport. Besides tin- Pimlico Nursery, there were oflercd us attractions the Crickmore Aii-iiioi-i.il Stee plecliasc. the Stafford Handicap and the Severn I ! -MulM-n p. i.i-w i- Garth saddled the winner, id b two principal races, the Pimlico Nursery and the i i: k iin 1 1- Memorial Steeplechase. Bal Parrs mi-in-. inn i--.ll. The Masqucrader, proved an easy , in mi in the former, while- Rhomb beat Top Hal in the steepleeh after one of the moat interesting sti iggles ever Hitiw-...! through the held nl iui famous i Id racini; ground. There were six starters in the Crickmore and the field raced ia « close bunch tor two miles f the kmrncy. rite Kkilful ride that Kermath - ire Bhotul was responsible lor Hie ISartfa burses victory. An gu*l r.iiiii nts represeatatiTe, Top Bat, was proh ahlv tiic ins! borne .n Hi" race, but he was handi-• appi-.l li., having Si-hv.ci./.i r in the saddle. Not thai Schweitner is ;in incompetent rider, hut he lacks iin- experience of Kermath and some of the others. Top Hat mel with repeated interference during the running of In- raee and, with :i tree course, be w«aild undoubtedly have reversed the outcome, ii Bear, one ot the stars of the pimping division, broke down badly ami it is doubtful if be r.-.iii facet the Beg this season. fin- Masqucrader, as in his previous, races, simplj played with bis ..i-ii isiiion and won with ridiculous ease after staking all of his own pace. There were i . straight or show mutuels sold oa the Pimlico Nursery. The Masqnerader outclassed his company ainl the straight | ling would not bare paid any thing. The same thing applied to Ui- show pooling. It was the Intention ol the management to ha The Masqucrader and sell the horses Individually. imi a rule oi the Jockey Club made II eompnlsary to -o.,ii| - nil horses- running in the same Interest. The rimlieo Nursery has been rim annually since tma . lix condensed history follows: Veer. Winner. i . Jockey. Val. Time. IflUU loiii Melton 104 Seoviile . .,«73 :5«% I81U Stinger 1 »7 C. Uraud.. J. , :3e% j:i|1 Overman 117 E. Dugan. 1 880 :"■•"- 1HI2 it., k view i i~ McTagrt . 1,810 :54% 1013 Executor 104 C. Turner. 1,88a :S6 Kill The Mswpmadsi 1TI J. Butwcll l.uBO :34% l-in- of the nine starters in the Stafford finished closely bunched. Bobert Bradley, coming fr m b« hind, got ap in time to beat [sJdara a bead for first money, and Ilil tergold was another neck away. Willie Mail in has arranged to leave with his entire stable for Torouto tutnornrw in be on baud Est the opening ai Woodbine on Saturday. Quite a number of horsemen will leave for the Canadisti tract during the week. On Tuesday a special train will pull out carrying, ■moat others, the borsei : tlbert Kimons, A. U. Weston, H. J. Bedwell I It. I-;. Watkins. W. K. Minetl, James Arthur, Amos Turnejr. J. W. Hedricks, 8. I.ouis. Martin Foley. I 1! . Mead. A. i. Blakelcy. Wayne O. Joplil I 1.. Huvit. Uwj -mi" Tompkins and William Garth will -nip • ii Thursday . ■|h- jumper Bouncing Lass, which sustained In Juries the last lime sin- starved, was destroyed mis morning. Weight- i n be Ii-im! ss Handicap, to be I ;: i-exl Thursday, wire annonuced Kiday. Tin- probable starters Indudi Waterlmss. li-V Fathom, li-: Brave Cnnardei 112: Humiliation, 110; Flit tergold, 110, and Holiday. 10X. Amu:- the hesl trials ihowa at Pimlico this morning a en : A.I.I 1 hie.- ,|. ;~ in 1 : I7;;.-.. Always First Seven-eighths In 1:38. Brvnlimab Mile In 1:45% . aptain Elliott Mile In 1 :- i . ii Bn oni Thr e quarters n 1 :17.,. IHtugara Seven eighths in 1 :81. l ••- i ■ --:.■ ;:iki idg« .- • ••■ V.i .,. Pit •-• Ighths I i 1 :"-j" .. 1 " i , i _v Five I iu • .-quarters ju 1:17%. ri jag Fait ■•. : hre -quarters In 1 :1§. !. ■ i .. F«i huh Seven eighths In 1 - .- Hnlidaj Mile in 1 . l-i .. Indian Arrow Mile in 1:46% Margaret Ah i-i Hall ndle in 50. Slarjoi . n n v quarters in 1 :11 -... Sana Sick ThreiMinarters la 1:17. Ihar.: •■! Hall mile ill .".. Poll. iii, e Five i Ighths in 1:04%. i:,..-i. i. a Mile In I : IS Ituyal Inyx Three-quarterii in 1:18%. Know ,-n Mil In 1 t"--- S|,...iihe ..i dil ill II- Star Uase Mil, in 1:4." I nil 1 Ive-eigbtliH in 1 :nl. Yodcling — Seven-eighths in I :: 1- .
