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ON WATCHS BRILLIANT RACE Scores Sensational Victory in Pimlico Autumn Handicap, Establishing New Track Record. BALTIMORE, Md.. November 4. G. W. Lofts On Watch, carrying top weight of 123 pounds, this afternoon won the Pimlico Autumn Handicap under a splendid ride by Earl Sande. On Watch ran the mile and a quarter in 2:04, establishing a new track record for the distance and defeating R. T. Wilsons Yellow Hand by a neck, witli H. P. Whitneys Damask in third place. Todays race was a brilliant contest. Starting from second and third post positions respectively. Dr. Clark and Blazes went out to make the early pace, the latter holding a neck advantage throughout the half mile and seemingly under more restraint than the Parr color-bearer. Turning into the backstretch On Watch moved up into closer pursuit of the pacemaker and when Blazes tired at the half mile post Sande brought him nround oh the outside and passed the Whitney colt.. On the far turn Ensor moved up witli Yellow Hand into a strong contending position just outside the two leaders and at that stage appeared quite dangerous. Straightening out for the run home. Dr. Clark responded to Rummers bidding witli rare courage, but had been made too much use of in racing Blazes into defeat, with the result that he fell back while On Watch and Yellow Hand went on with undiminished speed to battle for the prze. A sixteenth of n mile from the finish Yellow Hand still, appeared to have the needed reserve, but he tired as Ensor went to the whip and Sande, hand riding, crossed the finisli line with his third consecutive winner of the afternoon. The former premier rider of the J. K. L. Ross establishment started off his good day in the opening dash, when he scored with A. H. Morris Fallacy, the Light Brigade filly getting up in the last stride to beat W. J. Salmons Superwoman, which closed witli the most speed. Aitiackassin was Sandes mount in the third, which brought out a large field of cheap platers, for the three-quarters dash. "He hustled" the J. J4., Griff UK. .color -bearvp- away, -K-aJted bandhiiid the pacemaker, May W., and -won easily 4y a iengtli and a half from Tarascon with the tiring May W. in third position. PIMLICO FUTURITY ENTRIES CLOSE MONDAY. Entries for the yearlings, weanlings and mares whose foals are to contest in the inauguration in 1921 and the renewals in the two succeeding years of the Pimlico Futurity will close Monday, November 8. The sum of 0,000 will be added to each of these events by the Maryland Jockey Club, making them the richest two-year-old stakes in the country. The following horses were claimed this afternoon: Little Mnudie, by James Arthur for ,605. Elmont, by Thomas Doyle for ,565. Tarascon, by Sam Louis for ,785. W. A. Shea lias signod up ,.T. Callahan to do his riding at New Orleans during the winter. He has arranged to ship about a dozen horses to the Crescent City at the conclusion of the Maryland season. S. C. Hildreth has asked for stabling for eight horses at Bowie and will race at that meeting before I going into winter quarters at Rancocns Farm. A. L. Aste was a visitor at Pimlico this afternoon. Two horses changed hands via the claiming route yesterday. T. J. OBriea secured Fluff for ,020, while Ral Parr took Star Realm for ,305. An innovation was introduced at Pimlico this afternoon when a red star was placed opposite the riders name on the jockey board, which denoted that an apprentice rider had the mount. This system is in vogue in France, but it was the first time it was used in this country. The Maryland "Jockey Club is making every effort to promote long-distance racing and as an inducement for trainers to fit their horses to go a route they are distributing ,000 among the trainers of the first four horses in the Pimlico Cup, which will be run on the closing day of the meeting. All of the seven races run that afternoon will be at distances from one to two miles and a quarter. Willis Sharpe Kilmer will be at Pimlico on Saturday to witness the running of the Walden Stakes.
