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BROOMSPUN WINS THE PREAKNESS SAVES THE DAY FOR THE H P WHITNEY STABLE WHEN WHENTRYSTER TRYSTER FAILS POLLY ANN SECOND AND JEG JEGTHIRD THIRD 30000 PEOPLE WITNESS THE RACE BALTIMORE Md May 16 Broomspun son of Broomstick Spun Glass by Rock Sand saved the day for the Whitney establishment at Pimlico this afternoon when he won the rich Preakness Stakes after Tryster the main reliance of the stable failed to stay the route Broomspun was ridden by F Coltiletti and In a driving finish beat the Maryland owned Polly Ann by three parts of a length The winner was a keen factor tlie entire race while Polly Ann and leg which finished second and third came from a long way back backThere There were fourteen starters and they were a fractious band at the barrier causing a delay of eleven minutes before starter Milton finally sent them away The speedy Careful was the firs to show In front closely followed by Leonardo II They maintained that order to the far turn when the Salmon filly quit and Leonardo II moved into the lead leadIn In the meantime Broomspun and Tryster were racing in a forward position being saved from the early fast pace Rounding tlie far turn the Whitney pair went to the front and for a time it looked as if they would finish onetwo How ¬ ever in tlie stretch run Tryster tired and dropped back while Polly Ann and Jegg began to gain on Broomspun Both closed with great speed and at the end were going much faster than the Whitney colt Coltiletti was equal to the occasion arid rode a strong finish Broomspun hanging on with rare gameness Jeg at one stage on the back stretch was last while Polly Ann was fractious at tlie post being kicked a couple of times just below the hbck hbckThe The Maryland Jockey Club added 40000 to the stake the winners portion of which was 43COC net or about 5000 more than the Kentucky Derby was worth to the winner winnerAn An immense gathering turned out to witness the Preakness It was the largest crowd that ever assembled at Pimlico tlie attendance being close to the 30000 mark Long before the first race the 23000 available programs were sold out Tin stands were packed and the overflow made them ¬ selves as comfortable as possible in the infield infieldThe The track was in fairly good codition this too despite a torrential downpour which fell late last night A horde of men with rakes were at work all morning and several harrows made a continuous circuit of the course Superintendent Brennaii cer ¬ tainly did wonderful work 7 having the going as fast it was wasOld Old Skibbereen showed that he is slill to be reckoned with In tlie races through the field by easily carrying J E Wideners colors to victory in the Consolation Steeplechase that started the afternoons entertainment Skibbereen was waited with until the last turn of the field and responding when called on easily took the lead and increased his advantage near the end endThe The Ultimus filly Second Thoughts proved far superior to her opponents in the second race and led them all the way never seriously menaced menacedA A hairraising finish in the third brought the spectators to their feet in a frenzy of excitement as six of tlie ten starters came racing through the stretch almost on even terms and with the winner in doubt until the judges decision was announced Lucy Kate was given first place witli P G King second and Brisk third P G Kings race was a sensational performance as he came frran the rear on tlie outside and in a terrific driving finish just failed to get up upMany Many notables were on hand to witness the run ¬ ning of tlie Preakness Washington sent over a big delegation prominent among whom were Mr and Mrs Edward B McLean Admiral Grayson Congressman Sidney E Mudd Mrs W Hitt Sen ¬ ator Hicks of Tennessee Senator R E Biggs Congressman Davis of Minnesota and Samuel Ross Others noticed on the clubhouse balconies were Governor Ritchie at Maryland Harry Disston of Philadelphia James Butler Edward Burke Mr and Mrs Payne Whitney Larry Waterbury J L Replogle E C Cowdin William Woodard Walter J Salmon William R Sutton Clarence I Rey ¬ nolds Frank G Higgs R W Alexander O W Hoyt Commander J K L Ross and Major Broening of Baltimore BaltimoreJockey Jockey C Kunimer arrived from Kentucky this moirulfig to ride Tryster while T Rice Coltiletti Mooney and Fairbrother came over from New York lo ride in the big race raceThe The racers Ben Hampson and Summer Sigh have been turned over to Matt Sharp who will make steeplechasers of them themMike Mike Kelly has taken over Tan Son and Clyde Phillips tlie filly Edith Loan These horses were formerly trained by William Bnrttschell BnrttschellH H C Palmer has purchased Balarosa and Kil ¬ kenny from Milton Smith SmithWilliam William Garth is about as sweet on the twoyear old Biglieart as any youngster he ever trained Speaking of him the other day lie said that he would be much disappointed if Biglieart did not prove to be a twentyfive pounds better colt than Lord Baltimore Before being shipped to New York Bigheart showed a halfmile gallop over the Pim ¬ lico track in 48 He has a splendid way of going and looks like a colt that would go a long route routeSeveral Several horsemen were forced to delay theii shipment to Canada on account of lack of cars A special will pull out for the Woodbine tomor ¬ row and another on Thursday ThursdayTlie Tlie Maryland State Racing Commission lias an ¬ nounced that there Is no ruling against jockey H Garner and that tlie rider is in good standing so far as it is concerned Tiie Preakness Stakes was established in 1909 but was of only minor importance during its early history It was not until 1918 that it attracted countrywide attention when the entries for it were so numerous that the Maryland Jockey Club divided it into two races and added 15000 to each Today it has the distinction of being the most valuable threeyearold race to be run this year The brief history of the Preakness follows Vtar First Jockey Wt Second Third Wt WtHill 1909 Effendl W POT 116 Fashion Plate Hill Top Ill IllSager 1910 Layminster Estcp 84 Dalhousle Sager 118 118The 1911 Watervale E Dugan 112 Zeus The Nigger 107 107Tipsand 1912 Colonel Holloway C Turner 107 Bwana Tumbo Tipsand 107 107Barnegat 1913 Buskin Butwell 117 Kleburne Barnegat 104 104Defendum 1014 Holiday A Schuttinger 108 Brave Cunarder Defendum IOC IOCRunes 1915 Rhine Maiden D Hoffman 104 Half Rock Runes 116 116Achievement 1910 Damrosch L McAtee 115 Greenwood Achievement 126 1917 Kalitan E Haynes 110 Al M Dick Kentucky Boy116 Boy116Lanius 1918 War Cloud J Loftus 117 Sunny Slope Lanius 110 110Kate 1918Jack Hare Jr C Peak 115 The Porter Kate Bright 105 1919 Sir Barton J Loftus 120 Eternal Sweep On 126 126Wildair 1920 Man o War 0 Kummer 126 Upset Wildair 114 114Jeg 1921 Broomspun F Coltiletti 114 Polly Ann Jeg 114 Run at 1 mile in 1909 and 1910 Run in two divisions
