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ROYCE ROOLS THE WINNER WesternOwned Horse Captures Pimlico Spring Handicap Motor Cop Carries Big Weight to Victory Whitney Young ¬ sters Win Two Races PIMLICO Md May 7 The Chicago tnrfrann T II Cross furnished the winner of tlie Pimlko Spring Handicap one of the outstanding features of the spring meeting of the Maryland Jockey Inb in Kovoe Rools the fouryearold son of Salvation Saintolar Uoyce Rools was the un considered outsider the AV Viau entry Omar Khay ¬ yam and AVesty Hogan having the call over the T 1C L Ross representatives The muddy going favored Uoyce Kools and he made his aristocratic opponents look like selling platers T Nolan had the mount on the westernowned horse and sent him Into the lead with the rise of the barrier After outrunning the others to the first turn Uoyce Rrols drew away into a IOUK lead on the baek stretch and easily maintained it to the end Boni ¬ face was second and Omar Khayyam a badly beaten third with AVesty Hogan following eight lengths hack tired out from his early efforts Foreground which ran a good race a few days ago when he defeated Omar Khayyam was a distant follower throughout The winner received 3050 as his share of the stakes stakesThe The real race of the day came in the sixth the Plkesville Handicap in which Commander Ross highclass sprinter Motor Cop shouldered 133 pounds and beat Iapp in a grueling finish Motor Cop set a terrific pace for the going and drew away into a long lend in the first half but his heavy impost told near the end and it required X ftut best effort to withstand the powerful closing rush of Papp which was gaining with every stride strideThe The H P AAhitney twoyearolds were much in evidence today representatives from his stable winning both juvenile races finishing first and second in both of them themdipt dipt Hal Parr added another jumping race to his credit when his Bughouse cantered to an easy victory in the Elkridge Steeplechase SteeplechaseGENTLEMENS GENTLEMENS DRIVING PARK MEETING MEETINGQuite Quite a number of owners of the smaller stables have decided to remain over for the meeting at the gentlemens Driving Park which will be given immediately following the close at Pimlico The track at the driving park is in excellent condition and is said to be the best half mile course in the country Clark jr the sensation of the half mile meetings in Maryland last fall will be one of those which will sport silk at that meeting meetingYellow Yellow Hand was claimed by 1 AV Bean after Ins finished second to Hush in the fifth race yester ¬ day The son of Itossendale cost Bean 2200 2200Starter Starter James Milton who has been spending a few days in Baltimore taking in Hie sport at Pim ¬ lico left for Now York this afternoon He will summer in Canada Mr Milton will probably suc ¬ ceed A B Dado as starter on the tracks governed by the Canadian Racing Associations and no better selection could have been made as he is a compe ¬ tent and trustworthy official officialTrainer Trainer William Hogan has the Celt colt Dun hoyne In splendid condition for his Preakness en ¬ gagement His trial yesterday after he was left at the post of a mile in 140 showed that he is ready to meet the best of his age and judging from tlx speed he displayed the one that beats him will win the big nice niceAVilllam AVilllam Garth certainly made a wise selection when he secured H Crawford to ride the jumpers in the Captain Ilnl Parr stable Crawford has won four of the five races run at Fimlico for Captain Parr and two of them through superior jockeyship It is doubtful if any other steeplechase rider than he could have won with AAarlock and If Marsouin MarsouinThe The tleath of Corn Exchange one of the colts imported by Commander T K I Ross from Eng ¬ land last year was made known today He was a promising peopleUncle horse and highly thought of by his people Uncle John by Aeronaut Spring Maid John Laxtons candidate for Jthe Kings Plate is doing well at Pimlico and will be shipped to Toronto to start in that race
