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GOOD RACING AT PIMLICO CLOSE FINISHES AND SURPRISING RESULTS A FEATURE OF THE DAY. Fruit Cake, Xmnjakr, Ultimatum and Other Good Three-Year-Olds Beaton by the Outsider Al M. Dick— D-ilrese Wins at Lens Odds. PlmUeo, lid., May !i. Exciting contests were in orui r at limlico this afternoon and the winners in a majority of the races beat their opponents l, small margins. Surprises were again in order and the local turfman. John l.irrell. furnished aaathrt one of the longshots wl.en his two year old D.ilrose won the opening dash ami paid 8SL8B in the .vj mutm-ls. The winner of the alien ■*■ feature race, the Woodh. ny llanilic-p. a dash of one mile for ihree-y.-ar oi.i.s. went t- one of tl ateldeia, .1. v. May furnishing tie- Winner in A. Johnsons Al M. Dick, which came from the rear division in the race through the homestretch and beat Fruit Cake out by a half 1, ngth. The Whitn-y entry, Tumlhr. met with repeated interference during the rwnatea and was never prominent While at the post King Bend kicked out with both legs and got astride the outside feme, it wis found accessary to saw the rails iii order to Liens, the colt aad he was lame before the -tut when be was taken back to his stable. Steamers were applied to the colts lags which began to swell and fill np. Trainer |;. p. McDaaiem ■aid that it won 11 be necessary to throw the cart oat of training, which means that he will be a non-starter in tin- PrcakneM Stakes which will be run on Saturday. Thomas Hitchcocks yoed ■teeamwhaser Hrvndor t.iine back after his victory in the Cri-kinore Memorial tie other day ami beat a big b-nd in the Green Spring Valley Steeplechase, to which a purse of 82.888 was added, lb- was saved behtea the leaders until in the last turn of the field and when called on responded with a rush and won easily. Today saw the tenth ruimiiii. of the Greea Spring Valley Steeplechase, tin- history of which is briefly shown here: Sff-T. "Winner. A.Wt. Jockey. Val. Time. !90i Dr. Keith 4 ]« ;. Arehid.f 72$ 4 to . 1808 Ooldfh-ur 8 IBS Savage 880 4:281a 1008 Ugie 5 1411 A. smith .. 589 4:85% 1010 Alghj 6 ins N. Jackson. 710 5:05% Dili Watempeed .. .7 14s Malum 580 4-27% 1912tThbtlc Dale.. 11 142 K. Knune.. BB 4:40 lOlStOeerge Baa ..:ilHs W. Alt-n.. 553 8-55 1018 The Welkin 8 188 W. Alien .. 010 4:58*« 1011 Hay Break 5 140 T. Wright. 890 4:32% l".tl7 Bryadar 7 138 L. Franklin 1,70 8:00% Una at about 1 miles until l.IKl. and at L 1 U miles in 1010. About miles in fall of ta», tSpring running. JFall running. Not run in 1915 and llilli. Ed Trotter Will Race at Woodbine. Bdward Trotter will ship his stable from Havre tic 1 irate to Toronto on Sunday. P. Anil. rose Clark, who joined the service a short time back, will leave for the 1lattsburg training camp , n .Monday next. W. Freeman will race the Clark steeplechasers it the metropolitan meetings. The Kentucky Stable has sidled Jockey A. Collies am! the lad will accompaiiv the stable to New-York. J. Arthur will take nineteen horses to Canada. H,- will have several Afferent owners horses under ins can, among th -m m. sheas Tea Caddy, Woods tone and Blue Crass Behn . The WaOarhay mare Water Lady, has come out of winter i|iiarter.s in grand condition ami will be one of the hand that will no to loronto. Hem men and the public are displaying keen interest in the raaaiag of the rrcakmm stakes, far three year-Olds, next Saturday. The Ireakness is t.i Maryland. Bait ha an and Washington, what the Derby is to Louisville anil Kentucky, and the event of Saturday will doubtless attract many visitors from other cities. The Woodlawa Vase, which will go to tl wuir of llic winner far the period of a year in addition to the 80.008 added, is one of the historic trophies of tin- American turf, and the honor of winning .his piece of plate is exciting the keenest rivalry. Harry 1ayae Whitney has sent his good three year -old Tumbler on from Blast sale to start in the ireakness. and Jockey J. Williams will have the mount. Mr. Whitney himself may be present to see the race. From Kentucky K. K. Bradley will send Kal-tan. a son of Key Hindoo— Dally, and Troise will probably have the leg up on the colt. His last race in Kentucky was in the latm f a trial for the Ireakness. and the colt answered the c|Ue»tion in satisfactory fashion. Fifteen Days Racing at Half Mile Tracks. The half -mill- tracks that are to follow the limlico meeting with a total of fifteen days racing, are making proparatiom for the sport. Many of the horses that have been racing at Havre de Orace. Howie ami PteHtt will remain over for the these meetings, and the quality of apart to be entered will doubtless be better than any heretofore seen at the half mile courses in this vicinity. James F. OTLira. who will have general supervision of the three meetings, the first of which will be at the driving park opposite Iinilico. will have for officials A. L. Weston and Herman Conk-liu. judges; C. C. Hun. J. H. Anderson anil William Jennings, stewards; O. Krnest Hall, paddock and patrol judge: starter, eo. T. Miller; etert of the scales. T. T. Uoche; racing secretary, Wash Norvell; timer. A. Moirifield; general manager. U. Y. Diggs. These same officials will serve at 1rospcct Pnrt. At Marlboro, where the half-milers will wind up their season the judges will be C. C. Hall ami .1. H. Anderson; stewards. Win. F. Ilolmead antl W. I. Spurgeon; paddock and patrol judge. Ernest Hall: starter. Ceorge Miller; tteter. Dr. Richard S. Hill; clerk of the scales aud racing secretary. Wash Norvell, and general manager. Wm. 5. Brooke. Mutual machines will be installed at all of the tracks and each machine willl sell straight place and show tickets. A nunetel train is to take racers from Pimlico to Wilmington, Dela., for the three day meeting, which is to lie given at the course of the Wilmington Bene and Hound show. May 17, 18 and 18. This train will leave Baltimore on May 15. L. A. Cassady, who is managing the Wilmington meeting has promise of more than 150 bones, most of which will go from Pimlico.
