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ONE MORE FOR HE WILL DEFEATS SHORT GRASS IN A CLOSE FINISH IN PIMLICO S FEATURE RACE. Belmont Sells Flittergold and Fenmouse — Many Horses Change Hands — Jockey J. Smyth to Ride at Havana— Pimlico Track Talk. Baltimore. M«l.. Novemlier 12. — L. Feustels consistent gelding. He Will, scored another victory when he won tlie Pimlico Fall Serial Handicap No. 3 this afternoon. He was ridden by Johnny McTaggart and made all the pace, but tired at the end of a fast race and just lasted long enough to beat Short Crass by a neck. In todays race He Will was conceding lumps of weight to all of his opponents. He snowed extreme s|ieed from the start and at no stage of the running was the result in doubt. In his nine starts on the Maryland circuit this fall He Will has tx-en beaten but once, and then only through a careless ride. Short Crass, the runner up to He Will, met with a mishap while rounding the turn out of the back-stretch. He was closing up steadily when he juui|ied on Holidays heels and his rider was forced to pull him up. Kut for this, his chances of winning would have been better. The Maryland Jockey Club donated its share of Dinah Dos run up of yesterday to the fourtn horses in the fourth, fifth and seventh races, each horse receiving 0. During the afternoon S. C. Hildrcth. acting for August Belmont, sold Flittergold and Fenmouse. litis Miller of Philadelphia was the purchaser ami 1 llie horses were turned over to Mike Daly. L. J. Carey repurchased the two-year-old Tri-l olo from Emil Ilerz. The latter claimed the colt t from Carey a few days ago. Cock o the Walk was scratched from ltotb his s races this afternoon. The horse went sore yesterday and trainer Mayberry decided to take no chances i with him. W. M. Carter has secured first call on the services ■ of steeplechase jockey It. Haynes for next year. Several horses changed hands at private sale today. J. I. Strode secured Afterglow from Capt. P. M. Walker. Henry W. Sage purchased Martian . from T. J. Bird and Capt. W. F. Presgrave bought Oainrosch from Augu-t itelmout. Jefferson Livingston departed for New York this s morning, where he will remain a few days before .. returning to Chicago. Mr. Livingstons English h I n jrs ir i Jala thai have hi-cn campaigned at the r. Maryland meetings will be shipped to Kentucky on u Tuesday to go into winter quarters. The twelve steeplechase races run at Pimlico attracted 152 entries. 125 of which went to the post. The club added .110 to these races. Jockey Burlingame has renewed his contract with !, the Quiiicy Stable for next year. At the conclusion „ «.f the Pimlico meeting Burlingame will leave for ,r his home in Kansas City to remain until spring. I. Tetnple Gwathmey has purchased the steeplechaser Humility from Woods Garth and turned the ,, horse over to I Hon Kerr. Jockey J. Smyth has announced his intention of I riding hi Cuba next winter. It is possible that l.c l. niav go to Havana with tne Bedwell stable. lienor ts from California are that Kddie Taplin — contemplates leaving for Cuba next week, to be on „ hand for the opening of the meeting at Oriental ,] Park. Archibald Barklie. owner of Holiday, came over ,. from Philadelphia t- see his iiorse run hi the Pimlico Serial Handicap No. :; this afternoon.
