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WALDEN TO WAR PENNANT J K L Ross7 Recent Purchase Wins Pimlico Juvenile Feature His Stablemate Milkmaid Fin ¬ ishes Second Valais Scores in Remount Purse Baltimore Md November 9 The Walden Stakes Pimlicos big juvenile feature was staged as the principal attraction by the Maryland Jockey Club this afternoon It brought out a field of high class twoyearolds and Commander J K L Ross furnished the winner in War Pennant a colt he recently acquired from A K Macomber War Pennant was ridden by jockey Loftus made all the pace and won easily from Milkmaid which ran coupled with War Pennant and War Marvel as the Ross entry Thunderstorm was third after coming wide in the homestretch Translate finTslieda cios2 up fourth after closing a big gap from a slow be ¬ ginning and then following Cirrus which ran a disappointing race War Marvel was a keen factor to the stretcli turn tired badly the last quarter and was beaten off offA A crowd of tremendous proportions came early this afternoon to Pimlico to witness the running of one of the best programs of the meeting The Washington delegation was artfcularljrjarse witli thdVrmy anil Navy well represented Jt was a truly American sportloving crowd out for a days racing racingThe The running of the Pimlico Breeders Remount Race aroused much interest Colonel Beard of the 23d Cavalry led the field to the post The winner turned up in Valais which beat his opponents in easy fashion After the horses were unsaddled they were inspected by the committee comprising Major Robert Strawbridge Major Hayden Channing and F Ambrose Clark who finally selected the stallions Valais Trial by Jury Captain Ray and Greek Legend as the most suitable for sires of tlie Remount Division of the United States Army In accordance with its announced policy tlie Maryland Jockey Club will purchase the selected stallions and present them to tlie government CORN TASSEL BEATS STROMBOLI STROMBOLIThe The Southern Handicap at one mile and a six ¬ teenth brought out a fast band and resulted in a well contested struggle Corn Tassel winning with Strom boli second and Star Master third LErrant showed the way to the homestretch when the Wilson representative passed him and drew away at the end Stromboli after being forced wide entering the stretch finished fast and gaining with every stride strideThe The eleventh running of tlie Green Spring Valley Steeplechase was robbed of much interest by nu ¬ merous mishaps only four of the eleven starters finishing the course Trumpator was the winner by seven lengths Fencer from the stable of E B McLean fell at the thirteenth jump while lead ing and appearing all over the winner winnerCandle Candle Light scored a wellearned victory in the opening nice beating tlie Canadianbred young ¬ ster Doleful by a head after the latter had appar ¬ ently secured a winning lead leadValsparrf Valsparrf success in the sixth race was in the nature of a surprise Happy Valley and Bolster being looked upon as the most likely winners winnersThe The Glenmore Handicap proved an interesting contest Game Cock being awarded the decision by a neck over Thorn Bloom which was but a head in advance of Flittergold FlittergoldCommander Commander Ross was highly pleased over War Pennants victory It is safe to say that the colt will be nominated for all the important threeyear old fixtures of next year including the Kentucky Darby and the Preakness Stakes StakesDick Dick Pickett who is in the Engineers Corps at Cmp Meade came over this afternoon and ac ¬ cepted the mount on Kingstown Pier in the Green Spring Valley Steeplechase SteeplechaseA A big delegation came over from the War De ¬ partment at AVashington to witness the running of the Pimlico Remount Breeding Purse Two mounted army officers led the field to the post
