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OLD ROSEBUD UNEXPECTEDLY BEATEN Frank Weirs Noted Old Campaigner Loses to For ¬ midable Preakncss Candidate Sweep On PIMLICO Mil May 0 The defeat of Old KOKO bud by W It Coes Preakness candidate Sweep On was the outstanding incident of todays Mciug at Pimlico Frank Weirs noted cripple started off in his characteristic style and quickly opened up a commanding lead on his opponents and apparently had them beaten to a standstill entering the home ¬ stretch Then the uiiexiwcted happened and Old Hoscbud suddenly began to tire as if a little short and hardly Iwfore the astonished spectators realized it Sweep On overtook the old fellow and hanging on resolutely won in the last stride It was a sen ¬ sational finish and as surprising as it was un ¬ expected Sweep On by his impressive showing today gained many admirers who see in him the possible winner of the rich Preakness Stakes tobe run next Wednesday All prospects of getting a line on Duniioynes chances in the same race went glim ¬ mering when last years Futurity winner stumbled at the start and unseated his rider dipt riderdipt Hal Parr furnished two of the afternoons winners his twoyearold Halco scoring in the second race and his Frenchbred jumper Le Mar souin accounting for the race through the field fieldGnths Gnths failure in the Arlington Selling Handicap was a stunner for the talent who figured him as outclassing those opposed to him He was third to Balarosa and Melodrama two of the unconsidercd outsiders outsidersDecidedly Decidedly close and interesting was the finish of the opening race General earning the decision by a small margin over Pcrigourdine which in turn had but a slight advantage over Fort Bliss and La zy Lou LouTwo Two horses changed hands after their races yes ¬ terday T II Wilson claiinci the twoyearold Tattle and Sam Louis claimed The Desert Tattle cost his new owner 1300 while the claiming price on The IKsert was 2115 2115It It develops that Translate was purchased for Howard Marshall Jerry Carroll besides being agent for the stable will act as trainer All of Trans lates stake engagements have been transferred to his new owner ownerINTEREST INTEREST IN OLDTIMERS1 RACE RACEFriends Friends of the oldtimers race which will be run atPimJjco the morning citjPreafcne sday rJiaves n = r scrilMMl over 000 to be used to purchase handsome trophies which will be presented to each rider As much interest is being taken in this race as in nlaiiy of the more important races at Pimlico Sam Hildreth will probably ride and also James Fitzsimmons Sam Fisher who accompanied Parole and Iroquois to England when George Lorlllard sent that famous pair of racers to the other side will also have a mount in the race Up to date fifteen ponies have been nominated and eleven riders have asked for mounts mountsJ J W May shipped his stable to Louisville this morning In the band was the filly Flyawav a Kentucky Oaks eligible S Miller Henderson will send the Star Shoot filly Looking Up to Churchill Downs to start in the Oaks and on her showing at Havre de Grace and Pimlico she will take some beating in the race Jockey J AVilliams accom ¬ panied the May stable to Kentucky Jockey KentuckyJockey Phil Musgrave has been placed in good standing This announcement comes from Algernon Daingerfield DaingerfieldCudgel Cudgel one of the stars in the J K L Iloss string will bo shipiied to Kentucky to run in the Kentucky Handicap after starting in the Pimlico Spring Handicap tomorrow tomorrowMany Many improvements will be made at the Timonium track before next fall Among them will be the erection of a concrete exhibition building for stock The grandstand will be moved back some twenty five feet to allow greater lawn space and the grandstand and betting inclosure will be remodeled remodeledAfter After the running of todays steeplechase the stewards issued i ruling which brought suspension to jockey B llaynes for an unsatisfactory ride on New Haven The matter will be taken up for further investigation investigationBetween Between the running of the sixth and seventh races the threeyearold Dnnboync a prominent candidate for the Preakness Stakes was worked a mile With Ensor in the saddle lie went the distance as follows 25 49 114 140 Hush 140Hush winner of the fifth race was bid up by W C Daly after she won Sam Louis knowing that Mr Clyde never protects a horse carrying his colors in a selling race then stepped in and se ¬ cured Hush on his bid of 1900
