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PIMLICO FAVORITES FAIL SLUMBER II. THE ONLY FIRST CHOICE WHICH REWARDED HIS ADMIRERS. Big Price Is Refused for King Neptune— Rusila Pays a Long -Place Price in the Mutuels — Old Kootonay Manages to Take a Purse. Baltimore. Md., May 2. — An allowance race, at one mile, in which Lazuli was returned the victor by a head over the despised outsider Black line: the Kernan Purse, also at a mile, in which Similiter II. scored as an odds-on favorite, anil a selling handicap, at three-quarters, that enabled the veteran Kootenay to return to winning form, were the principal features of the days racing at Pim-lico. Slumber II. was the only winning favorite. The uniiine contest in which Mrs. V. Ambrose Clark and Mrs?. .1. E. I avis have engaged started this afternoon. The timber-topper which Mrs. Davis is training is Kusila. She is a four-year-old filly by Puryear I». — Sevens and therefore a sister to the good race horse Dr. Leggo. She finished second today to Early Light in the Patapsco Steeplechase. By getting the place Kusila starts her fair ownoi with a lead of three points, it lteing the agreement that a win shall count five jtoints. a second three and a third one. Distance. Mrs. Clarks candidate, will race tomorrow. The horses are not only owned but are trained by the ladies whose silks they carry. Kusila was the longest shot to get on the board this season, each place ticket being worth 77.30 and each show ticket 2.30. Tom Welsh was a visitor from New York today. W. P. Eraser, secretary of the Ontario Jockey Club, was here for the racing today. lie said that the prospects were bright for a thoroughly successful racing season in Canada this year. Jeorge E. Chancellor will ship his two-year-olds from Pimlico to Louisville at the close of the present meeting. W. P. Burch. presumably acting for John San-ford. has offered J. S. Tyrce 0,000 for his Sea King-Toots three-year-old King Neptune. The offer was refused and Mr. Tyree in turn priced his colt at ."i,000. It is probable that a sale will be effected. J. W. Pangle has purchased the filly Tralee from Richard T. Wilson. Hearts of Oak was schooled over the steeplechase course yesterday two seconds faster than the race was run. After this good showing he was entered for all the Canadian crass -country stakes. This horse was a Kings Plate winner and races for the Canadian sportsman Harry Giddings. Matt Hmart. who met with such success in the steeplechases run at Havre de Grace, will ship his seven jumpers to Canada at the end of the present meeting and campaign them over that circuit. Sarsenet, purchased from Kit-hard T. Wilson by Joseph K. Witlcner. has Ik-cii converted into a promising jumper by J. Howard Lewis. He schooled impressively yesterday and should be seen under silks before long. Old Kutlweiser has been sold to Mrs. J. 11. Abbott. William Garth today received a letter from A. II. Hancock complimenting him on his activities in helping to form the eastern horsemen into an association similar to that in Kentucky. He wrote that the organization in Kentucky had already brought about some reforms in the sport and that it was the desire of the horsemen at all times to work in harmony with the racing associations for the best interests of racing. The first claim of the meeting was lodged this afternoon, when Mrs. W. Zcpp secured Kiverdale from Mrs. S. McNaughton. following the running of the fourth race, for ,250.
