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SLOW RACING AT PIMLICO ORDINARY HORSES AND A DIFFICULT TRACK DETRACT FROM INTEREST IN THE SPORT King lleptune Scores at Last Worstdale Fails FailsLame Lame and Sifiglo Stick Takes the Jumping JumpingRace Race Notes of the Track Pimlico Md May 13 Ordinary fields made up the card at Pimlico this afternoon and the sport was tame when compared with the previous days of the meeting This was accounted for Jii a measure by track conditions The going was slow and of the dryingout sort neither heavy nor fast and many horses could not run over It successfully successfullyKing King Neptune which has shown several disap ¬ pointing performances of late beat an ordinary band of youngsters in the opening race when he came from behind and got up in time to win by a neck from Plumose PlumoseIn In the Emerson Steeplechase Worstdale went wrong which enabled Single Stick to win easily The two raced in close company through the last half mile of the race but when going to the last fence Worstdale was seen to dwell and when he pulled ny he was quite lame lameJames James Arthur whose horses have been winning quite frequently scored another victory when Bal tron won the third race a dash of a mile and fortv yards Canto was the ruuucrup a neck in front of Daingerfield Colonel Cook oddson fuvorito for the fifth was sore going to the post mid put up a sorry exhibition Dakota made all of the pace in this race and Avon easily from the re ¬ juvenated Hoffman while Colonel Cook was last lastR R B Stelle has obtained the contract that A R Bressler held on jockey McDermott Capt McDermottCapt P M Walker will leave for his Paige Brook Farm at Boyce Clark County Virginia at the conclusion of the Pimlico meeting Besides his own horses Captain Walker will take Harry J Morris Jodeling and Scallywag to be rested all summer walker plans a number of improvements on bis farm which will keep him busy until the opening of the Saratoga meeting at which place he will return to racing Several of his horses were taken sick at Havre de Grace but should be in good condition again by midsummer Captain Walker has at his place G A Coclirans stallion His Maj ¬ esty The latter has l een mated with Early Roue Pretty Maiden Connemara The Marchioness and an Imported Irish marc of Mr Cochrans also two ot Captain Walkers mares Fanchette and Miss Francis FrancisAfter After the running of the fourth race Waterlms worked a mile in 145 The horse had his weight up and It was a good trial trialW W R Norvell has been notified of his appoint ¬ ment as racing secretary for the meetings at Elec ¬ tric Park Prospect Park and Marlboro MarlboroThe The funeral of W S Diirenderitcr who died Tuesday was held this afternoon Mr DifTenderffer maintained a handsoma stock farm in the Green Spring Valley where ho bred a number of horses during the past few years His colors were well known on the Maryland tracks tracksIt It is reported that Joseph McLennan has been selected by the Maryland State Fair directors as racing secretary for the fall meeting at Laurel McLennan JasperP will succeed Edward Jasper P Sheridan is expected here on Monday next to arrange with trainer C W Carroll to take over Jockey Metcalf for the rest of the season Sheridan has shipped his horses from Kejitueky to Toronto Carroll will return to California after the Spreckels sale which will be held in the paddock at Pim ¬ lico on Saturday SaturdayW W N Northey secretary of the Montreal Jockey Club is expected hero on Monday MondayKingly Kingly has been turned over to Mike Daly who will race the horse in Canada for William Lennox next summer summerGentlewoman Gentlewoman a twoyearold purchased by W F Presgrave from Gifford A Cochran has been entered In a number of the Canadian stakes stakesThe The match race between Astute and Old Salt in which the former was to have been ridden bv Silas Veitch and Old Salt by J Howard Lewis has been declared off One of Astntes legs tilled and owner Heischman objected to the match being run The runThe track at Pimlico this morning was muddv and the dogs were up which meant that the folowlng horses worked over the middle and out ¬ er portion of the track trackAl Al 121Babe Bloch Threequarters in 121 Babe Half mile in 4 4Black 157Buzz Black Pine Mile in 157 Buzz Around Threequarters in 122 = Captain Parr Fiveelghths In 111 Celebrity 111Celebrity Threequarters in 123 123Coruiack Coruiack Half mile in 54 54Corn Corn 108Cuddle Broom Fiveeighths in 108 Cuddle U Half mile In 54 Encore 54Encore Half mile In 52 52Fish Fish Walk Half mile in 53 Flying 53Flying Fairy Threequarters in 120 Greetings 120Greetings Fiveeighths in 113 113Half Half Rock Half mile in 55 55Henrietta Henrietta 123Hillstream W Threequarters in 123 Hillstream Half mile in 53 Holiday 53Holiday Fiveeighths in 110 Hydroplane 110Hydroplane Half mile In 53 53Ida Ida Claire Threequarters in 122 122Kayderoseros Kayderoseros Threequarters In lL 4 Little 4Little Gink Fiveeighths in 111 Lingar 111Lingar Fiveeighths in 108 108Maccabcc Maccabcc Threequarters in 120 Neplithys 120Neplithys Threequarters in 122 Reflection 122Reflection Half mile In 54 54Sharper Sharper Knight Threequarters in 125 Stonoheuge 125Stonoheuge Threequarters In 12 Star of Love Threequarters In 122 Tingaling 122Tingaling Half mile In 53 53Top Top o th Alorniug Half mile in 54 Trial by Jury Threequarters in 120 120Warlock 7 7Waioutha Warlock Mile in 154 Waioutha Half mile in 54 54Zodiac Zodiac Half mile in 54
