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HOTLY CONTEST HANDICAP FIVE HORSES COME TO FINISH HEADS APART IN PIMLICO FEATURE. Flittergold Gets Verdict Over Waterbass Carlton G. Scores Over Mediocre Opposition Boxer ! Wins Purse for R. E. Watkins. Baltimore, Mil., November 9.; The racing feature , at Pimlieo this afternoon was a handicap at six fur- ; Jongs, in which a field of the best sprinters in the country went to the post. The result was a handsome tribute to the ability of the handicapper, when live horses passed the finishing point heads apart, with Aligust Belmonts Fiittergold in the van. Fiittergold ran in .third place behind Emerald Gem and lle.ster Prynue until well in the stretch, where he came with a rush under vigorous handling by But-well and just got up. Waterbass, slow to begin, dosed like a Uash and" would have won in another stride. B. E. Watkins won his first race of the Maryland season when bis. two-year-old Boxer tool; the opening race. Old Carlton !., which has been making many attempts in the last few weeks, scored in the third, in which he outclassed the poor band of platers opposed. .to him. Carlton G. showed soreness in going to the post, but none in the running and was going away at the eiid to win from Petelus and Mjeenae. II. 1. Brown, general manager of the Cuba-American Jockey Club, is expected here tomorrow. A majority of the owners of the larger stables have already announced an intention of shipping from Charleston to Havana, the attraction being the liberal overnight purses and big stakes that will be hung up during the winter meeting at the Marianao track. Gwyim Tompkins is schooling the two-year-old Buffo through the field and the colt takes to fencing like a veteran. He will be the Tompkins candi-ic tor the Harbor Hill Cup next year. F. Ambrose Clark was a visitor at Pimlieo today. He is here looking after material for steeplechasers next" season. Max Hirsch schooled the two-year-old Vaza one turn of the field for Mr. Clarks inspection and he was much pleased with the way the youngster performed. Vaza was iie- i companied by "the good looking tliree-year-old, 1 Scotch Laddie. tr J kiihandllndolph claimed True as "Steel out of Lr -flit levEKtli race on Saturday for ,100. Among the, Arrivals from Latonia today were P. f Sheridan, with his good rider, J. Metcalf. jockeys AW Andress and F. Murphy, Fred Auerbach and Judge Joseph A. Murphy. The latter is here in the interests of the winter meeting to be held in New Orleans. Albert Rohrback, general manager of the Con-naught Park Jockey Club, was a visitor at Pimlieo today. Mr. Rohrback will remain for the rest of the lneeting.
