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FAVORITES PROVE FICKLE All but One Fail Their Backers at Havre de Grace Yesterday. a Dr. Campbell Saves the Talent from Utter Rout — Kilix Wins the Steeplechase. Havre de Crace. Md.. April 23.— Racing lure t -. day was given over to th- selling plater division, all of the seven races licing either under selling or claiming conditions. It was a disastrous day for hackers of favorites, the choices lieing howled over with a regularity that nearly resulted in a Waterloo for the talent. Dr. Campbell saving them from utter rout by scoring a hard earned victory in the sixth race. This a Is proved lo lie the best contest of the afternoon. Dr. Campbell set the early pace and, after licing passed by Grey Eagle, hung on resolutely to the final eighth, where he again forged to the front anl gamely outstayed Miss Krnter. which was but a head in advance of Grey Eagle. Dr. CamplicH weight told on him in the heavy inside going anil his performance was all the more meritorious. Edward McBrides Trap Rock filly. Mrs. Kate Lcydecker. easily won the two-year-old dash, which opened the days sport. The filly outran her oppo nents from start to finish and drew away into a big lead in the last eighth. Kilix proved a surprise in the steeplechase. The race was considered to lie bet we -n Fair Mac. Xew Haven and Rucehrook. Kilix was one of the extreme outsiders in the betting, but this fact did not prevent him from showing the way for nearly the entire distance. He fenced well and when Fair Mac challenged hung on in resolute fashion and held the Browne racer safe. Kacehrook lost his rider at the ninth jump while in a contending position. Another upset came with the running of the third race, in this instance J. M. Ziinmer furnishing the surprise when his old gelding. Preefaa Lynn, beat the equal choices. Dervish and Sam Pickett. The latter set the pace at a fast clip with Dervish in close pursuit. Preston Lynn got away slowly, but made up ground quickly and overtaking the loaders in the stretch, passed them in the last eighth of a fast closing drive. Dervish tired from his early efforts racing Sam Pickett into defeat. A big band of maidens started in the fourth race, with J. K. L. Ross well-bred English filly. Alth a. the public choice. The filly had a rough trip next to the rail in the heavy going and tired at the end. Duke of Devonshire, from the stable of W. Viau. owner of Omar Khayyam, was the winner, leading all the way. holding the Whitney representative safe at nil stages. K. F. Carmans Ideal was another favorite to dis-apiMiint the form hackers, her defeat coming in the fifth race, the winner turning up in Willow Be-dotte, which caught the leaders tiring and beat them to the winning line by a small margin. Sam Lewis saddled the winner of the last rae»-when his own horse. Boxer, found the going to his liking and won quite easily over footsie ami Serena ta. SEVERAL TALB0TT HORSES TURNED OUT. S. A. Clopton. wlio is looking after the horses that J. O. Talliott h racing here, has decided to turn out until next fall several of his band. Scotch Kiss, which, besides lieing troubled with a bad knee, has a suspicious tendon, is one of the number. The others include Saints Britlge. Kullur. Medusa and three two-year-olds. They will be sent to the Derera farm, near Havre de Grace, and will not be taken up until next Scptcmlior. Pookichoo. . aaa of W. C. Weaata racers, which was taken sick en route from Hot Spring* here, died yesterday. The general impression among close observers who have watched Jack Hare .Ir.s races this spring, i-that the horse is a sprinter oiily. ami one. tM . which is not especially fond of soft or muddy going. It is doubtful if he will Is- sent lo the |»ist in any of the long-distance races, and if he wins over a long distance of ground ami beats good l:ors:-s he will certainly surprise some people who are usually considered "smart." Jockey Obert suffered a broken arm as a result of his fall while riding Waterproof in the seventh race yesterday. A notice was posted in the secretarys office warning owners ami trainers not to harlmr or employ the exercise lad J. Maher. who had 1-ft the employ of John Sanford without a written discharge contrary to Bali 21." of the Rules of Kaciiig. J. Fitzsimnions will liegin shipping some of his horses over to Pimlico on Sunday. Several of them will lie left oyer to participate in the closing races of the meeting. Fitzsimnions has twenty-one racers in his Maryland string and ten others at Gravesend. Sam Louis hail a claim iu for Brocatelh-. tint failed to secure the iiorse. us W. Midgley. trainer of the horse, also had a claim in at just SUNT in advance of Louis claim, and retained the racer for Mr. Cochran. The condition ef C. T. Waltring. who was so severely injured in an automobile accident several days ago. is repartee! as lieing favorable and that lie will re-over. He will, however, be confined iu a hospital for a couple of weeks at least. T. J. Healey stopiied at Havre de Grace on his wav from Xew York to Baltimore, to arrange for the shipment of the It. T. Wilson horses, which are racing "here, over to Pimlii-o. Mr. Healey. who is a close observer, is much impressed with the manner in which War Cloud is training for the Kentucky Ileriiy. He says that the horse is improving wilh training and looks in splendid condition. His la-t work-out at Belmont Park a few days ago was a mile ami an eighth in 1 :." ." -.-..
