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JACK HARE JR. THE WINNER • Scores Cantering Victory in the Wilmington Stakes at Havre. ♦ H. P. Whitney Shows Another Good Two-Year-Old — A Sensational Steeplechase Contest. Havre de Grace. Md.. April 18.— W. E. Applegate furnished the winner of the Wilmington Stakes, tin-first eastern stake feature of the year exclusively for three-year-olds, when his high-class colt Jack Hare Jr. beat Charlie Leydecker and High Cost iu a canter. Jack Hare Jr. uuickly rushed into the lead and. disposing of Charlie Leydecker in the first half, drew away into a long lead to win by five lengths. High Cost showed an improved performance over his race of Tuesday and finishing with courage and gameness. was gradually overtaking Charlie leydecker at the end. Today marked the sixth running of the Wilmington Stakes, the brief history of which is as follows : Year. Winner. Wt. Jockey. Val. Time 1913 Frederick L 120 P. MManMUBlMl 1914 Oainer 120 M. Buxton. . l:0K.~i 1:0s" 1915 Norse King 10S J. McCahey. 1.120 1:07! 1910 King Neptune.. 121 J. Metcalf. . .LOOT. l:os 1917 Fruit Cake 113 F. Robinson. l:23.- 1:07 1918 Jack Hare Jr... 123 G. Molesth. 1,315 1:07".. H. P. Whitney introduced a fast All Gold fillv in Gie opening dash in Cresson. which, under Frank Robinsons masterly riding, scored a nose victory over Samuel Ross Ormonda. The steeplechase resulted in one f the most sensational finishes seen iu a jumping nice at this course. Pandean, carrying the i-olors of E. B. McLean, of Washington, was the favorite. Bidden by W. Allen. Pandean quickly rushed into the lead anil fenced in grand style, but at the eleventh fence was overtaken by March Court and from there to the finish it was a battle royal. March Court getting the verdict by a small margin. First Out fell at the ninth feme, but was remounted and finished in time to get third money. Porin and Kilwinning. the other starters, both fell. Paganini was the choice in the third race and never gave his supporters an uneasy moment, leading all the way by a comfortable margin. Tit for Tats raco was a poor one. K0HI-N00R QUITS BADLY. Ed Arlingtons speedy Koh-i-noor was the biggest disappointment of the afternoon. She was an odds-ou choice in the fourth race. but. after running well to the stretch, quit badly and finished third to George Starr and Pullux. George Starr led all the way to win easily. True as Steel ran a splendid race in the sixth, setting the pace all the way to draw away into an easy victory at the end. In the closing dash Tootsie furnished a surprise by getting up to lieat Arbitrator in the final drive, after the latter had apparently secured a winning lead in the stretch. Ericksons strong finish was a decided factor in Tootsies success. The Whitney filly. Green Mint, changed hands after her non-winning race yesterday. G. W. Glick claimed her for ,700. Word was received from Louisville today that Joe Notter would have the leg up on Kscolm in the Kentucky Derby this spriug. Although negotiations have lieen pending for some time Notter was not definitely engaged by J. S. Ward, who has the colt in charge, until Notter rejs.rted at Churchill Down-in first-class racing condition. He is down to 112 pounds mid is hitting the road daily to reduce his surplus poundage. Notter writes that Eseoba has rounded out nicely and has shown up well in his early gallops and is going to race creditablv in the big Kentucky race. He also states that when ho concludes his Kentucky engagements lie will probably ride free lance on the metropolitan tracks next summer. When Agnes Cook, in going to the post yesterday in the first race, began to cut up aud in one of her lunges got astride the outside fence, where she hung for five minutes, it was necessary for starter Miller to chop the rails down to release her. Despite the mishap she showed a splendid performance and won. but after the race she was a bit sore and strained across the back. Young Lewis Garth decided that it would lie well to let up on her. so she will Is- a non-slarter during the remainder of the meeting here. SHIELDS CLAIM ON PIT DISALLOWED. M. Shields, former owner of the plater Pit. put in a claim for tin- latter after he won yesterday, but in calculating the value of the purse In omitted an extra 5«.t!7. a division of some surplus run-up money which accumulated from the closing days of the meeting here last fall, consequently the claim was not allowed and Phillips retained the horse. The three-two-year fillies, all by Pluviiis. that T. W. OBrien bred iu Kentucky have arrived here and are in Tom Shannons stable. All are chestnuts. Plurens dam is Maud Fealey: Pluvidas. Ada Dunn, and Plurenzi. Osabar. The latter is a sister to Dianthea. which succumbed a short time back. They are all of fair size, are good lookers and an- said to have shown some good trials iu Kentucky liefore being shipped east. Their owner has entered them in many of the big stakes ou the eastern circuit. J. S. Owubcy is well pleased witli the four Olaiubala two-year-olds that he has. He was asking T. J. Healey in the paddock yesterday what sort of post horses the Olamabalas were and claimed that the assistant starter that schooled the baud at the barrier reported that they were the fastest breakers he ever handled during his years of experience in schooling youngsters. Healey said that his string were fair breakers except the one. dam Mexinuia. which herself had a habit of dwelling when the barrier was sprung. The first two-year-old stake of the year will Is: decided here next Monday, when the Aberdeen Stakes, at four and a half furlongs, is schedule I for decision. Eighty-four promising juveniles are eligible to start and a good field is assured. The fillies. Lady Eileen and yueeu of the Sea. are on the ailing list as a result of a fever contracted during the shipment from Hot Springs here. Jockey J. Williams was an arrival today from New Orleans and has been engaged to ride for S. Ross and P. M. Bun h during the Maryland meetings. "Little" Mike Daly Insisted Jule from SI :.»H to .,sor after she won yesterday aud her people retained her.
