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ORMONDA WINS BY A NOSE ♦ Beats the Whitney Filly Cresson in the Aberdeen Stakes. a G. A. Cochran Wins Three Races — 0,000 Vulcain Yearling Makes Racing Debut. ♦ Havre de Grace, Md., April 21*. — Samuel Boss furnished the winner of the first two year-old stake feature to be run this year, when his i|s-r-man filly OrmoiHUt. captured the Aberdess Stakes at Havre de Or.ice this afternoon. Tin- Aberdeen was worih Sl.."9." to the winner and resulted in a sterling struggle from flagfall to the finish, with Ormonda showing the way. closely followed by tie-Whitney representative, Presson. The latter was repeatedly nsaned by the winner throughout tea test eighth, or she might have won. Only a iris • separated the first two at the end, with the others trailing many lengths back. This was the sixth running of the Afierdeeu Stakes, the brief history of which is as follows: Year. Winner. Wt. Jockey. Yal. Thaje. 1913 bra Bey 1«K U. Troxler.SI. I. :.V. 1014 Jesse Jr 104 J. McCahev. 1.210 :Xi 191.". Ceoige Smith ..ION J. Butwell. 1.110 dSfs 1916 Nonesuch 108 T. Partoa. l.US :.".!. 1917 Tippitv Witchet..ll3 F. Kobson. 1.430 :- !*-, 191S Ormonda 101 C. Kninmer. 1. MB :.V» -.. While large unwieldy fields went to the post in a majority of todays races, the sport was the most sensational since the opening of the Maryland season. The finishes in five of the seven race-wore so close that it required the announcement of the official pUicliigs to determine the winners. It was a great day for 1. A. Cochran and his train-r. William Midgley. the latt.r saddling three winners, one of which was ridden by his own son. There was considerable interest in the first appearance under racing colors of J. W. McClellands Vulcain — Rose Tree II. colt. The Wanderer, which was one of the two readings that sold for 0. nn at the Saratoga auction sales last summer. Tie-Wanderer made his debut in the opening dash and displayed keen speed, racing into a big early lead, but tired at the end as if short and lost the verdict hy a nose to Es-iuiniau. The Vulcain colt mide a good impression and this r.ic*- should improve him. i. A. Cochran scored his first vierory of tho fSST when his Lmrlish-bred filly Brooatelle gained a hard earned decision over Hidden User and June Birr in the second race. Brooatelle raced on the outside all the way. was forced wide in the stretch, but finished with speed and courage to get up iu the final stride. • The third race provided a thrilling finish witii Col. Balantine and has. Iannell fighting it out all through t lie last eighth of a terrific closing drive, the former prevailing by the smallest of margins. BUGHOUSE AN EASY WINNEK. Bughouse made it a double for t». A. Cochran when he led all tho way iu the fourth race to win in easy fashion, the favorite. Meliora. finishing a I»oor fourth. Bughouse was ridden by A. Midgley. son of the i»opiilar Cochran trainer, and it was the second mount for this promising young rider. The third success of the day for the Coehgsa stable came in the sixth race when Nepperluin, a Preakness candidal heal Jack Hare Jr. in the hand leap of five and a half furlongs. Nepperlmn had a big pull in the weights and was lucky to beat the game Applegate raicr. which tired under his heavy basest after having raced in the lead. The Ctesteg race was won by Oundr ary. which was favored by the going, and the elimination ••• the favsrite.Waterproof, which fell soon after the start. The liatermen were extremely busy at Havre ds Bran on Saturday. Two claims wen- put in for Yodelir.g. one by Fred Musante am! another by his owner.- II. .1. Morris, who retained the horse for ,005. Two claims were also nut in for Monocacy and Fred .Musante secured him for S1.1O0. O. Yzqnierdo. the Cuban horseman, took Indian Chant for ,100 and O. Peterson retained Irregular on his eteba of gl 1W Petersons claim was the only one lodged for Irregular. A notice was posted in the office here from V.. C. F.dvvards. secretary of the Jamaica track that no stalls WSOSd lie reserved for horsemen after May Hi and that then unoccupied on that date would he allotted to some on tin- waiting list. James McLaughlin, who acts as one of the patrol judges here, was absent from duties this afternsstii. being confined to hi-; home on account of a severe COM. His place was tilled by C. E. Hall. Tiie Mhenl manner iu which ra -egovrs have responded to the call for subscriptions to tiie Uhsrtj Loan bonds, which have been disposeil of by a spe cial committee at the course, has earned many friends for the sport. This afternoon the chutes at the track gates were used by the railroad people for the first time, since the meeting liegan and racegoers to and from" Baltimore and Philadelphia were saved the im-ouv •■n-tesee of making the trip from the track to the depot in Havre de Bran.
