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GOOD SPORT AT PIML1C0 . _+ Air Man Defeats Obolus in the Howard Handicap. ♦ Cresson Wins Her Third Straight Victory — Nominee and Sandman II. in a Close Finish. — ♦ — T.:i Million-. M 1.. May 3.---The Howard 1 1:m li -a at ..ii ami one sixteenth miles, was tin- most pre tfiit ions offering al Iimlico this afternoon. W. Visit, owikt of tli - groat Omar Khayyam, furnished the winner of this r.ur in Air Man. to the discomfiture of the talent, who confidently supjMirtod Hindus, which finished seeond. Imt never seriously menaced the winner. II. I. Whitneys Cresson sained many additional admirers today when she easily accounted for the I wo year-old dash at four and a half furlongs, which was run as the sixth race. This marked the third straight victory for the All Cold filly, which ao|iears to Ih- of more than ordinary merit. Tin opening dash was a more r»iti|i for Tommy -w.-iac. which led all the way to win easing up. rlose .ind liiltcrly fought was the finish of the soc-"ihl. Judge Wingficld. Itrotlier Jonathan and Amalgamator finishing in the order named, with hut small margins separating them. Colonel Valentines effiits iii this race was a hig blow to the talent alt r his preceding good races. .1. K. I.. Koss* colors flashed in front in the third raic. his French -bred Dramaturge scoring in sensa-:i«.nal style over Hig Four, which, wiih better racing luck, would have won. Big Four suffered considerable interference, was messed aliout all the way. but nevertheless finished fast and gamely. Jockey WalN was instrumental in lauding Came Cock a winner in the fourth. He kept the Ballot colt out of the fast early pace, took him to the outside in the stretch ami. when he called on him. tlie colt, responded in game fashion and drew away into a safe lead in the final sixteenth. Nominee and Sandman II. hooked up in a thrilling duel in the last ra -c. the finish Ix-ing so close thai the winner was in dotiat until the official placing was announced. Nominee getting tin- verdict by a now.". Tlie first stake feature of the meeting is scheduled for decision tomorrow, when the Iimlico Nursery Stakes for two-year-olds will bo the principal attraction ..f a splendid Saturday program. The Merchants Handicap, with Cudgel and other fast horses • anled to start, will vie for f.inr with the Nursery St.ikcv. Ik Mt. Washington Steeplechase is ex|H-cted to bring out a big delegation of devotees of the cross ■oiuitry s|»ort. Brooks, ihe Manly Memorial winner « f 1 ist year, is among the entrii s to this race. JACK ATKIN TO BE SOLD. Harney SchreilM-r has decided to dispose of his noted stallion. Jack Atkin. at private sale. Considering his limited opportunities in the stud. Jack Atkin has been a most successful sire. Among his get which have shown to good advantage recently are George Starr, winner of four straight races at Havre de Grace this spring, and considered, by some shrewd horsemen as a most promising three-year-old: Charlie Eeydocker. winner of three races at Howie: Peerless One. a colt of great promise, and Sewcll Combs, one of the prominent candidates for the Kentucky Derby. It develops that the notice sent out by the Kentucky State Racing Commission, which barred J. K. Wagner from the turf, was an error. The ruling should have read, according to J. I.. Campebll. who acted as steward at Oaklawn. against J. L. or S. I~ Wagner, of Watertown. S. D. J. F. Wagner was not at Hot Springs during the races there, although his horses participated in the meeting, one of them. Hilly Nestlehoiise. winning. A correction will probably Ih- scut out by the Kentucky State Racing Commission. J. K. Wagner is a fur merchant in New York and a reputable business man. Jockey Krickson. who had the mount on Hack liay. which was disqualified after finishing third ill the seventh race yesterday, was siis|K*uded for six days by the stewards for rough riding. Sandy McNaughton. owner of the good three-year-old Coorgo Starr, and who also holds the contract on the apprentice rider Kummer. has about decided to ship to Kentucky at the conclusion of the Iimlico meeting. When Kummer rides six more winners his apprentice allowance will expire in the cast. According to the western rules the lad will lie entitled Jo the five-pound allowance for the full period of one year after his first winning mount. It is likely that owners of other good apprentices will follow McNaiightons example. William Midgley announced that all of the horses that lie brought here for G. A. Cochran, with the exception of Nepperhan, will be sold by auction in the paddock at Iimlico May 13. Jockey .1. Kyrne leaves for Now York on Satur-«lav to prepare for the opening of the eastern racing season. As yet Hyrae has made no engagement, but it is likely that he will sign to ride for a prominent member of the Jockey Club.
