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WITHDRAWALS AT P1MLICO Reduce Size of Fields but Does Not Affect the Racing Cirrus and Stromboli Win for forS S C Hildreth Steeplechase SteeplechaseFeature Feature to Traditibner Baltimore Md October 4 Withdrawals were numerous at Pimlico this afternoon but in no wise affected the days sport The Mt Washington Steeplechase at two and a half miles and the Wicomico Handicap at a mile and a sixteenth were the principal attractions The former furnished an interesting contest Traditioner carrying the colors of Mrs F S Von Stade coming from behind and beating Captain Hal Parrs Lc Marsouin a length and a half Syosset was figured as the one to beat but the old Greentree Stable jumper tired as if short after moving into third place the last time around aroundIn In the Wicomico Handicap the old Belmont star Stromboli now racing in the colors of Cj Hil ¬ dreth after racing under restraint to the stretch moved up with his old time speed disposed of Minto II and KohiNoor and then easily held Manister Toi safe at tlie end Cirrus was another winner from the Hildreth Stable the Tracery colt easily accounting for the Hotel Kernan Purse L LA A nose finish featured the opener when Ground Swell got up in the last stride to beat St Quentin after a terrific stretch drive driveCrowding Crowding on the first turn in the second race practically eliminated the favorite Whippoorwill which finished third after a sensational race The winner turned up in Donila with a head advantage over Mose MoseThe The Quincy Stables Star Spangled scored a run ¬ away victory in the New Howard Purse while the most closely contested race of tlie afternoon came with the running of the one mile and an eighth race run as the fifth Game Cock won by a half length over Valais which was but a neck in ad ¬ vance of Snapdragon II with Buckboard close by Jockey Ensor was fined 25 by the stewards for being late in reporting at the scales on Saturday SaturdaySQUARE SQUARE DEALER BREAKS DOWN Square Dealer completely bowed in his race last week It was a great disappointment to his owner Mrs Payne Whitney when this good jumper went wrong as he was being given special preparation for the Manly Memorial MemorialThe The horses will be called to the post for the first race at 130 during the remainder of the meeting Preston liurch who has been laid up with the flu was a visitor at Pimlico this afternoon afternoonSince Since taking over the entire holdings of John S Berger in tlie Thorncliffe nice track at Toronto Messrs Bryan and OHara have made extensive im ¬ provements to the plant plantMrs Mrs Antoinette Milton wife of Starter James F Milton was operated upon at the John Hopkins Hospital this morning for appendicitis and is re ¬ ported to bo doing nicely M Uneed a twoyearold in the stable of Robert Boyle ran away this morning and colliding with Joe McCartney who is employed as a plater broke the latters leg legCudgel Cudgel is said to have developed an osslet but an effort will be made to get him ready for the Bowie stakes At the conclusion of the Pimlico meeting it is said that the horse will be fired firedDeckinate Deckinate was claimed after the running of tlie seventh race on Saturday by G W Loft LoftCapt Capt J E Davis has obtained a furlough to visit Pimlico to witness the running of the Manly Memorial Stakes which will be featured by the Maryland Jockey Club tomorrow Capt Davis col ¬ ors are being carried by Brooks in this stake for which seventeen starters are named to go to the post postJohn John I Laxton was an arrival today from To ¬ ronto
