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KERENSKY IS THE WINNER • Carries Off the Piping Rock Aspirant Plate Run at Pimlico. « Changed Track Conditions Result in Many Withdrawals — War Cloud Arrives. -— ♦ Baltimore. M 1.. M;i.v 14.— The Piping Book Aspirant Plate. "lii«li "was InaAnN to Piinlico iUm-ii it was decided that there would In- no W-iug ;it 1iiMiiK Rook this year, was the only oiit-slanding feature if .-in ordinary rani. rohlx-d of whatever interest ii may haw had. t y numerous v. i-:: lilies Itccnusc of changed track conditions due la the heavy rain of last night. W. I:, dies lin-les Lassie w.is most favor« l in tin- stake feature ami. while she displayed brilliant early simmhI. tired badly after Koine a half and finished thtnl to Kerensky and Ophelia. Kerensky seemed to In* fayorrd liy the going ami, after ixing reserved in the early stages. rescinded in came f;i-hion when called on and won drawing away. Ophelias rare was a good one. hi the opening rare Pinard found the going to his liking, hut tired near tlie end after leading by « wide gap through* ml and just lasted long enough to score by a head over Dr. Kae. Mmiomoy was easily best in the reeond race and. although forced wide when entering the home-strv.ih. r-s|K»tided with a rusli when culled on and won liy a comfortable margin. .1. K. Mavis Melodrama carried off the honors in the steeplechase contest. Me was saved in tin early running, moved up iuickly at the fifteenth jump and easily drew a v. ay on the flat. Kilix was leading when lie fell at the fourteenth fence. T-ack conditions were not to J« k Scots liking iu the fiflB »■*««• ai.d .e l est a -onld :. M to finish thinl to lir. Johnson and old I ochares. The wiiiie-r was right at home in the going and was drawing clear at the end. Wood trap cantered to victory in the sixth race, a handicap at one mile, in which avail I.oy went to the post favorite The Loft representative floundered in the going and was outdistanced all the way. Iroviding no rain falls in tiie meantime, suiwr-Intendeiit Itronn.-u: promises to have the going at Iinilico tomorrow iu excellent condition. This track is noted as one that dries out fast and an extra effort will lie made to have it iu good condition. Several teams were out to work immediately following the rains, pullim; drags and harrowing, which facilitated the going in drying out. Frank I Nd barrio, a prominent Cuban business man. who is interested iu the turf and whose colors were carried |,y several racer* at the Oriental lark meeting last winter, was gn arrival. Senor D.-l barrio will remain lien for a few weeks, when he will return to Havana ami bring his family to Atlantic City for tin- summer. During the Saratoga meeting, -he proposes to replenish his stable by the addition of several horses capable of bidding their »wa iii the stnkes to lie run at the meeting in Cuba next winter. A. K. Macomlx-rs War Cloud arrived here from Louisville iu splendid condition and will ho a starter i-: the ln akness Stakes tomorrow-. His trainer. W. II. Jennings, and jockey I/.ftus arrived yesterday. TAPLIN AND BEDWELL PART. Jockey Eddie Taplin has severed his connections with the J. K. 1.. Koss stable and signed up to do the riding for the Beverwyck Stalde. He left for New York yost-nia;.- nioniing to report to trainer »ig|or "f the Nolan estatdish!n nt. Jockey I": nl Madcria. a niciulter of tlie XI i 1 i I ■ rjr Police at Camp .Meade, was a visitor at Iinilico yes. terday. Madcria was formerly in the employ of August "Belmont and was considered aliove the average as a rider. John Shields has arranged to turn nut for the summer at the P.caning track several two-y.-n- ohls ii the J. S. Tyree string, where they will remain until next fall. Some of them are of the growthy sort and it is Shields idea to give them time to liil out and develop fully, while the remainder of testable will be shipped to Iieliueiit Park on .Monday next. Fred Oerhardy. tie- former jockey, c.wnc-. racing secretary and Judge, who is now in the theatrical business, wa- anion;; the visitor- at Iinilico this aft moon. One of Mr. Oerhardys companies is |M-r. forming in a local theatre this week and he is here to look after his interests. He was kept piite busy daring the afternoon greeting his manv friends on the turf. Inclc Bryn c.ime out of his ]:lst r:lee in bad condition. The hois* was jumped oi: and cut down and th - injury wa- severe enough to force trainer Hod well io b-t ii| • on him for a tine . it. J. XX":. I-!- n I .- arranged to ship v-x hor-es from here to Louisville at the eon-lll-ioti of tle Pimlico llieelillg. The band will include the three -vear-olii Quietude ;,ih| fine two -year-olds. They will return east for tie- Umpire City m«-oting. There are six ye; rling fill:- — - by Payette ;it the Wnl-leu farm at Middlehurg. Xld.. and eleven foals bv TraasnwL About halt the UttaT are ells. Herman I oakling and C. C. Hall will a«t as judge- at the half mil- meeting*, which will follow tlie rime of the Iimlico meeting. G. T. Miller will 1 the starting. Yesterday trainer Tom Welsh gave Joseph K. X"i. loner- Preakaeea candidate Trompe la Marie Ma filial work mmt for the Iiig race. He sent him ■ mil- ami. wh-u the hi- chestnut had to lie hu-tld out ii 1:47 XXi-| li w.is .1 i, roll disap|Kiinteil man. He took the |.,4 „ff tll. ,.. |t .,Mi ,,ft,.r e.K.!ihg him ..ut. had I. In. atalil again ami breaking off from the half Mile |N,st. |,e went a half mile iu 4s. which haw l»-.-i, ahaaM as fast a move as has Ix-en shown hen- i lii- spring. II. :. 15 dwell, •rtfcas for J. K. L. Iioss. claimed Monoinoy after he w.,i,. for S."10.
