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GOOD RACING AT PIMLICO DAYS CARD BETTER THAN THAT OF THE OPENING AFTERNOON. The Decision "Wins the Principal Race of the Day and Pays a Big Dividend in the Mutuels Precise Defeats Fourteen Opponents. Baltimore , Md., November 3. The Maryland Jockey Club furnished a well-devised program for Iimlico patrons this afternoon. The card was a decided improvement over that of the opening day. The Towson Steeplechase was run in two divisions as the second and fourth races. The conditions stipulated that the rider of tins winner in each race was to be presented with 00 by the Maryland Jockey Club and the maiden jockeys were hustling from start to finish. Dom Moran, from the stable of II. W. Sage, with I. Holly in the saddle, won the first division of the race, while Mrs. 1. II. Stetsons Sixty Four, after rather a trying race, won the second division by a long margin. I. Byers had the mount on the latter. A well-matched field went to the post for the Forest Park Purse, a dash of three-quarters, run as the tiftli race. It furnished a stirring finish, in which The Decision, which ran coupled with Grand Opera as the J. K. Davis entry, beat .Tacoba bv a scant half length, with the latter a nose in advance of the favorite. Marse Henry. The winner paid the biggest dividend of any horse that has won on tin; Maryland circuit this fall, tickets calling for 09.00. There were fifteen starters in the first race, which was for maiden two-year-olds, and the winner turned up in Precise, which came from behind and beat Bright Star by a. length and a half. On Tuesday an extra race will be given, it will be a handicap for two-year-olds that have not won more than three races during the year. Henry Watterson lias decided to winter the Mai-rasol Stable horses at Gravesend and instructions were given his trainer, Joseph Edwards, to have a stable prepared there for the horses to go into winter quarters at the conclusion of the Iimlico meeting. Edwards lias already shipped El Dinero, Iidy Moll and Nyack to Gravesend. lie has four yearlings besides a dozen older horses under his care. 5. H. Tompkins purchased of Samuel Louis this morning the St. Savin gelding St. Charlcote, which will le shipped to Warrenton and, during the winter months, will be schooled over the jumps with the idea of making a steeplechaser of him. St. Charlcote was a frequent winner on the Canadian circuit during the past racing season. J. J. Farrell, Jr., has purchased from the Mill-town Stable the plater Arragon. lie will probably be sent to New Orleans at the conclusion of the Bowie meeting. William 11. Midgely and Andrew J. Joyner flipped a coin for jockey Frank Keoghs services in the "Walden Stakes, to be run tomorrow, and Midgely won the toss, which means that Keogh will have the mount on Oifford A. Cochrans entry in the race. The 5,000 Manly Memorial Steeplechase, which will be run at Iimlico Tuesday, is attracting much attention from the Hunt Club set through the country. Several parties have been made up to come to Iimlico on that day to witness the running of the race. Secretary W. P. Biggs has been notified that delegations will be here from Philadelphia, Richmond, Boston and Millbrook, N. Y. A big party is now at Millbrook hunting over the estate of Oakley Tliorne. In the event of Brentwood going to the post in the Manly Memorial he will be ridden by Mr. Devereaux. Brentwood went a bit sore at the White Marsh meeting, but has been given a special preparation for the Manly Memorial. Steeplechase jockey Brady suffered a dislocated shoulder, as a result of a fall while riding Chevron in the second race. Among todays arrivals were Fred Richard, Victor Lemay and Louis Letourneau of the Dorval Jockey Club. They were the guests of Capt. W. F. Presgrave. D. Higgins also came down from Montreal. The following work-outs took place over a fast track at Iimlico this morning: Armament Mile in l:.ri2. Ash Can Three-quarters in 1:20. Bayberry Cnndli Mile in 1:45. Ben Hampson Three-quarters in 1:18. Berrilldon Three-quarters in 1:18. Billv McGee Mile in 1:48. Blue Cap Three-quarters in 1:48. Bondage Half mile in 53. Broomvale Three-quarters in 1:18. Bullion Three-quarters in 1:17. ., Buzz Around Three-quarters in 1:19. Candle Five-eighths in 1:04. Chemung1 Five-eighths in 1:05. Chesterton Five-eighths in 1:05. Cliff Field Mile in 1:47. Colonel Venule Mile in 1:48. Disturber Mile in 1:49. Eagle Mile in 1:51. Edna Kenna Three-quarters in 1:19. Fair Helen Half mile in 51. Fenmouse Three-quarters in 1:18. Gainer Half mile in 49. Garnet Three-quarters in 1:21. High Horse Half mile in 50. Holiday Three-quarters in 1:17. Jack Reeves Mile in 1:48. ; Julia L. Five-eighths in 1:05. Matin Three-quarters in 1:18. Old Broom Mile in 1:50. Olyn G. Three-quarters in 1:10. Pinch Mile in 1:47. Port Light Half mile in 51. Pullux Three-quarters in 1:19. Rae B. Mile in 1:40. Runes Half mile in 50. Sargon II. Three-quarters in 1:18. Sasin Mile in 1:45. Short Grass Mile in 1:47. Spinster Five-eighths in 1:04. : . Squeeler Half mile in 52. Success Mile in 1:51. J; Traction Mile in 1:40. Ultimatum Half, mile in 51. Vermont Five-eighths in 1:05. Virile Mile in 1:51. Yankee Notions Three-eighths In 38.
