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PIMLICO MEETING OPENED MANY SOCIETY PATRONS FROM ADJACENT CITIES CROWD THE NEW CLUBHOUSE. lottery an Easy Victor in the First Race of the Afternoon Sixty Four Captures the Steeplechase -rJohn A. Drake to Gather a Big Stable. Baltimore, Md., November 1. The Maryland Jockey Clubs fall season of racing at Pimlico opened today before a large gathering. The remodeled plant eame in for much praise and the course is now one of the most up-to-date on the Maryland circuit. The new clubhouse was the rendezvous for the society folk. It is questionably one of the most attractive structures of its kind in this country. Many of the Hunt Club set came over from New York and Philadelphia for the opening. The races were run over a drying out track and, as the afternoon progressed, the going became better and the footing was in good condition by the time the fiftli nice was run. Andrew Jackson Joyner saddled the winner of the opening race in G. I. Wideners Garry Herrmann gelding Lottery, which won with speed to spare. The steeplechase furnished an interesting contest in which Sixty Tour came from behind and beat New Haven in a driving finish. Dandy Dude, a recent arrival from Windsor, beat a fair band of two-year-olds in the fiftli race. Matt. .1. Winn came over from Laurel for the opening. lie left tonight for New York, where he will remain for a week before going to Kl Paso. The mutuel system of speculation will be in use at Juarez. Manager Winns assistant Harry F. Breivogel will leave for El Paso in few days. P. T. Chinn announced this afternoon that he will sail for Europe November 11 on the steamship .St. Louis. While abroad lie will make an extended tour of the principal stock farms in England, Ireland and France and select some high-class material for shipment back to the United States. Mr. China represents John A. Drake. He will purchase for Mr. Drake a number of the best bred yearlings procurable, also a few choice two-year-clds to ruu in the big three-year-old American races of 1917. Woods Dickerson and two assistants will accompany Mr. Chinn. Dickeison lias had probably more experience than any other man looking after thoroughbreds in transit from abroad. lie had charge of the ICO that Irving II. Wheatcroft shipped from here to Australia several years ago Mill he looked after the big shipment of horses that P. T. Chinn and Catesby Woodford sent to Germany in 1913. Jockey G. Bryne has agreed on terms to ride the horses owned by Andrew Miller for the racing season of 1917. I J. W. Iledrick has disposed of the two-year-old Yellowstone and the threo-year-old Goldcrest Boy, to J. G. Wagnon. Jockey Fairbrother has signed to ride for W. R. Cou next year. W. P. Orr, owner of the fast sprinters, Port Light and Leochares, was an arrival from New York. T. J. Bird came from Toronto and will remain throughout the meeting. He turned out the three-year-old Tar Brush, which went amiss during the summer. Allie Loudon, II. .7. Mclntyre and C. O. Smith, of the Hamilton Jockey Club, were also among the now arrivals. T. J. Bird reports that work lias already begun oa the new pari-mutuel building at AVoodbinc Park in Toronto. When completed this will be the largest structure of its kind in Canada. William McDaniel is still at Woodbine with the Davies horses. The home-bred yearlings have shown up particularly well and four of them have shown quarters in better than 25. J. Nixon is schooling Fair Montague and Tartarean through the field and both are promising fencers. It is said that jockey Guy Burns "will ride them in their races next year. This mornings work-outs over a fast track at Pimlico included the following: Anita Five-eighths in 1:03.-. Billy McGee Mile in l:50f Bonnie Tess Three-quarters in 1:20. Brooks Mile in 1:49. . Celto Half mile in 52. Chemung Half mile in 53. i Daddys Choice Mile in 1:54. 1 t Eagle Mile in 1:57. Freda Johnson Three-quarters in 1:22 . Gainer Three-quarters in 1:23. Gloaming Three-eighths in 35. ",-Glorine Three-quarters in 1:23. Grand Opera Mile in 1:50. Half Bock Mile in 1:59. Harry Shaw Three-eighths in 39. Hops Five-eighths in 1:05. Jack Beeves Half mile in 50. J. J. Lillis Three-quarters in 1:21. ! King Mart Three-eighths in 37. i; Monty Fox Half mile in 53. Ninety Simplex Half mile in 51. Patapsco Five-eighths in 1:05. Pesky Three-eighths in 38. , Piraeus Half mile in 55. Precise Three-quarters in 1:21. -Prince Hermis Three-quarters in 1:22. Sam Slick Mile in 1:49. Sargeny Fire-eighths in 1:00. Sarilla Three-eighths in 39. Sevillian Mile in 1:54. Sir William Johnson Three-quarters in 1:23. Spectre Half mile in 53. Supernal Five-eighths in 1:08. Thrill Three-quarters in 1:19. Tom Elward Three-eighths in 38. Tootsie Half mile in 51.
