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MUCH SCRATCHING IN EAST HANDICAP FIELD AT PIMLICO IS GREATLY REDUCED BY WITHDRAWALS. Star Gaze Ts Returned Winner Over Pardner — Steeplechase Race Results ir. Stirring Contest — EioiUis On iiom Maryland *.o Canada. Baltimore, .M.I.. May U . H. L. Pratts Star Gas* was returned wlnnei of the overnight handicap thai served aa the feature at Pimlico today. [he iivorite. Pardner, was second. The race was i iI.m-| of much of it- interest vvl.cn Plying Fairy, i.u-ki.i. Loehiel and TuombiH arere withdrawn. rVlieu the barrier was spring Water Welle* started • ■ir lu make :i runaway race ol It, closely followed In Pardner At the half wile ground the Bedwell i . ,. drop, i d ba k .1 little and ih« 11 lost ground bj ■ i.j. wide into the stretch, sum- Uaae, the win was :i close follower of the pace and had plemj left in witnstaud Iarduers ni.-ii after -1 1 1 1 .~ 1 :ii uugb ab-ti,- 11 •■ rail. The race through the neM :is again attended hj I ibrilllug struggle when the li. 1.1 swept pant the 1111, -i :n. lino »iii Old Sail Renins the decision by a short Iliad over Mystic Light and » 1 1-- lai; 1 ., ,„.--k m 1 1 ait nf Orowoe. I i: ki- "s horseman - bin in the thai lest told and bis mi. nut just lasted. Some exclti in hi prevailed before the running oi lite wound raee when fuenaalt 1 in swaj a mil • ami thrne quartern before I il -: I • ■ controlled. Scini-ipiaver, a etkid thing, easiij ilbuMmcd of his opi oKithai. 1 in- exodus 1 . Toronto started in foil swing ; day •aIk-ii the tirst train pulled out with a batch el I I -» l- ■-. Among fh lot went Aaaos Tame; with 1 * j ■— In al :n ss candidate. Waterbaaa. H was given onl that the coil polled np lame after ear of bia ruth-outs and wa* in no condition to go the route. Louis Garth, with a 1 • 1 ii striag of jumpers, also de |tai ted. .1. . Hedricfc baa turned over a small siting 01 la 1 . ■-- in !.. ttathburn 1" campaign over the local ball mile tracks. The real »1 the string will be shipped to Montreal to await the opening of the Blue I.- pnets mi -i lug. . .11 -i- ii. Mi I iiiiiuii was among the dtpailonnn to-rday. ii. went to Toronto to prepare for Saturdays i| 1 ulna al Woodbine. 1!. .1. Munis Modeling was I. id ii[i from -S 4 • »: » to 0uoO by at. A. Gallagher. Jockey Batwell received a wire today from •!. E. Xeafxam asking blm to aeeep; ■ mount i:i the i ugs Plate al Toronto. Be will leave here Friday for that place ami from there will go to Hi ran mi I Iark. linn Bodrock, a well known steeplechaae rider a Iev years l.arK. ii.i -~ announced Ids Intention ul h • titeriiig the sport and is on tin lookout tor a small stnhlo •! junipers In train. A sali- ul boraea will be held in the paddock here on Thursday n.-xt. Dr. .1. S. Tyrei will dispose of owe n! Ids two-year-olds, among which are several that have yet ii face the barrier. Parker Whitney Will also dispose of his stable. Hints who have announced their Intentiou of selling some horses are .1 I". Ilais. Many Bites, William Bogan ami William Steele.
