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HANDSOME WESTY HOGAN Simply Canters to Victory in His First Race of the Year Powers Overconfidence Beats Syosset Captain Ral Parr ParrScores Scores a Double PIMLICO Md May 2 Wilfrid Viaus speedy horse Westy Hogaii which surprised the turf world two years ago by winning the Bowie Handicap when hi was only considered a sprinter made his first ap ¬ pearance of the year in the Govans Handicap at Pimllco this afternoon and with only two opposing him merely cantered the threequarters of a mile in 115 Kmnmer worked him out for a full mile in 14373 Westy Hogan is the same handsome horse he was last year and the crowd was quite willing to agree with horsemen that he is the best looking thoroughbred in the country His rich brown nr black coat was so brilliant that one could almost see his picture in it The son of Dick Fiiiuoll and Carrie Jones got a great hand when lie went to the post and again when he finished Trainer McXaiighton apparently has this grand horse in fine condition He was kept close to Ophelia to the stretch where Hummer sent him along and lie came away easily ta win as he pleased It was really no contest and Knmmcr wild huve gone by Ophelia at any stage of the iice Grundy the other starter which was pre ¬ ferred over Ophelia was not at any time dangerous dangerousThe The Piinlico Steeplechase fell to Capt Ual Parrs Warlock but it was only by a nose and in the last jump that Warlock won Syosset the Greentree Stable gutry idiould have won Jiut Vincent Powers apparently was overconfident He lay far nut of the race in fact last but one until approaching the far turn on the last round where he moved up and forcing liis way through at the last fence he took after Warlock which had passed Bruin Belle and Melos the leaders Syosset closed resolutely but hung just for an instant and that lhat him Bruin Belle had been the one to show the way for a mile and threequarters and at one stage she was some twenty lengths In the lead lint when she stopped she stopped all over and finally fell at the last Jump Superhuman was right up with the leaders going to the last hedge but in the run to the finish he broke down so badly that hi had to IK destroyed Ocean Prince fell at the first jump and Ueeder his rider sus ¬ tained a bruised leg legCaptain Captain Parr made it a double when his two yearold Paul Jones took the fourth race while his other entry in the Rice Oceanua finished third Virginia I a goodlooking filly by McGee San fara and sister to Kewessa separated the Parr pair at the end and she was going well Indeed her race was rather an impressive one for a first effort though Paul Jones had not much difficulty winning leading all the way Miss Shacklcton tried to keep up with the Parr gelding but she gave it up a sixteenth from home and finished fourth fourthGriffwood Griffwood paying 12210 for 2 in the mutuels furnished a surprise by taking the measure of the Crown Stables highly fancied Hello Pardner In the opening dash while in the following race Natural Bridge a firsttima starter owned and bred by W II Coe won like a good one oneW W VIAU RETURNING FROM FRANCE FRANCEWilfrid Wilfrid Viau whose Omar Khayyam showed a splendid performance at Pimleo on Thursday Is on his way back from France and is due here some day next week The Viau string has come out of winter quarters this spring in splendid condition iind from present indications the Canadian turf ¬ mans colors promise to play a prominent part in the racing on the metropolitan circuit this year Sandy MeXaughton has Omar Khayyam back to the form he displayed when lie was hailed as the champion racer of the country two years ago sind on looks the other racers in this stable are Jikely to give a good account of themselves This Avill be Omar Khayyams last year on the turf He will be retireil to the stud next year yearPapp Papp was kicked while at the post in his race on the opening day which accounted for his pulling up lame The injury is more of a muscular sore ¬ ness than anything else and the colt should be as well daysAV as ever in a couple of days AV Shea was a visitor at Pimlico on Thursday He reports that his racers Drummond and Yvctte will arrive at Pimlico next week They are coming with the J II Rosseter string numbering eleven Jockeys A Johnson and Hamilton under contract to the California turfman accompany the stable Tea Caddy the former star of the Shea establish ¬ ment which is now located at J S Barhees stud in Kentucky is in great demand with the breeders in the Blue Grass State Thirty mares have steadily been booked to Tea Caddy which is certainly en ¬ couraging considering that it is the horses first season in the stud studCapt Capt 1 M Walker came up from Virginia to participate in the racing at Pimlico Thirteen of the sixteen mares at rapt Walkers Page Brook Farm at Boyce Clark County Virginia that have foaled have produced colts a most remarkable record These colts are by Bard of Hope Celt Dick Flnnell mid Iltimus There are in all forty mares at the farm eighteen of which are the property of Capt AValker All are highbred matrons and the yearlings at the farm are said to be an ex ¬ ceptionally good looking band bandJockey Jockey Johnny McTaggart who suffered painful injuries as a result of the fall in the race in which jockey Frank Robinson was killed was a visitor at Pimlico this afternoon McTaggart is apparently as well as ever but he will accept no mounts until the meetingUr Jamaica meeting Ur F W Ashe was an arrival from New York and will remain for the balance of the Pimlico meeting meetingOn On tlie closing day at Havre de Grace J W Bean claimed Brisk G W Forman secured Irene and T II Wilson claimed Zouave ZouaveGwyn Gwyn It Tompkins has withdrawn his protest against steeplechase jockey C Smoot This rider left the cmplov of Mr Tompkins without a written dibclmrge Smoot has been engaged to ride for the J E Wideher stable stableTerentia Terentia and Milkmaid probably the two best fil lies of their age are among those named 10 go to the jxjst in the Wlmico Purse at Pimlico tomorrow It will give racegoers a good line on the winner of the Pimlico Oaks which will be run on the closing meetingHoward day of the meeting Howard W Maxwell prominent in racing circles was a visitor at Plnillco this afternoon afternoonThomas Thomas Clyde has disposed of the threeyearold Reynolds at private sale to G W Fonmin
