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LUCKY VICTORY FOR INCOG ; ! ♦ 1 ! Our Birthday Races Wide and Old Mare Profits by It. i ■ ■ i a Exodus Rewards His Confident Backers — Jockey L. Morris in the Limelight. t" • * ItMWIE, Md.. April 4 — II was an ideal springlike day aiil a crowd i.f large proportions discarded lop , «...its ami journeyed lo Pilau UcMgl Park lo whiles- thi running of tlio so-. i ii raros thai promised in- , tereatlsg sport Tor tin- afternoon. The racing proved wholesome and spirited. Despite tin- fact that several of tho favorites fell ; liy the wayside speculation was brisk and quite lieav.v. The course appeared in good condition and i the time displayed in the different races was not far from the established track record-. The Penning Inrse. carded as the feature attraction, resulted in what may have been a lucky vie- I tory for T. K. Crist s eight-year-old daughter of Ojjdcn — Marti, Incog, iu a routing finish over Our Birthday and Gray Cables. The winner was ridden by Morris and the latter de ided the result at the head of the stretch when lie saved several lengths by a close turn when the leaders caine ■wide on the bend. The dash was at a mile and the backers set up T. H. Cross Cray Cables as the popular choice, with Biff Hang receiving stout support, while the winner and the placed horses were accorded scant consideration. From a good start Babin rushed the Winfrey Stables recent acquisition. Our Birthday, into the lead and was followed closest by Cray Gables. The latter was restrained in be early running and Nolan made lil« move after rounding the far turn and was soon lapped on the leader, while Incog was racing iu third place, with Jain dc Cause heading Biff Bang. Our Birthday came wide when entering the stretch and Cray Cables followed him out. Morris alertly rami? through next to the rail and. finishing resolutely. Incog drew away decisively through the final sixteenth, while Our Birthday outfinished the Cross starter, with Cain de Cause running faster tkiu all at the end. THIRD SUCCESS FOR MORRIS. The Midway Handicap, for t hroe-.v ear-olds and over nt three-quarters of a mile, bro-ight together a good band of fast hoi - • .. The public supported the Greentroe Stables Exodus in a confident manner to the exclusion of the other starter- and their confidence was not misplaced, although the nn-cxeil son of Ieter Ban -First Flight was only returned a winner after with-tanding a seere drive to gain the verdict from Wellfinder and Knight of the Heather. The start was a good one and Wellfinder was the first to show iu front, closely pursued by Exodus and Knight of the Heather, with Irish Dream next iu order. The first two raced closely together the first part, with the Oreentree Stable starter on the outside. Rounding tie- stret. h turn. Exodus maintained his advantage, although going a trifle wide. Wellfinder hung on in game fashion and just managed to outstay the fast closing Casey representative. This victory marked the third f the nfte-noou for joi-key Morris, he having previously -cored with Beeete l ighton and Imog. The opening dash of the afternoon brought a band of maiden two year-olds to the ik s| and found the talent astray when they centered upon Kcwple S. and Laura Oaffucy. The winner tinned up in Bessie I.eighton. with Seam f. and Kewpie 8. second and third respectively. There was some delay at the post and the Mart found Jean F., a first time -tarter. displaying the moM sjiecd and leading her opi onents. with the remainder closely bunched. Mori is. .a-tride Be-sic I/cighton. made his move when entering the stretch and. under a rousing firii-h. passed Je.ui F. and was drawing clear at the cud. Kowpie S. closed resolutely and took the small end of the purse. C. W. Foreman -ent another winner to the po-t when Penelope Bade a show of her opponents in the second race, which was a dash of threc-ipiartcrs of a mile. Thomas got the daughter of Sweep off fast and. after settling into her stride, drew away into a safe lead and never left the result in doubt. The Decision was the one to race in closest pursuit but tired badly in the final sixteenth and gave way lo Turnabout and Ai c of Aces respect ivciy. which finished in the order named. The winner was installed the favorite and her victory was a popular one. EASY SUCCESS FOR AVISPA. Avispa was an ea-y winner of the third race. Willi Mlaa Emma G. finishing in second place, while Caaa Pillar, the first choice, was third. After n long del iy at the po-l. due to the fractious behavior of Cape Pillar, the latter was the first to hhow in front when the barrier was released, closely pjneaed y Avispt. while Miss Emma C. was racing in fourth portion ::i o Pillar tired rapidly iu the stretch Bad Avi-pa easily raced him Into defeat to win going away at the end. Mlaa Emma I., -a veil ground at tin turn and finished fa-t I in- si-.;ii race, tar Fear-rear-eMs and eeer, at a mile ami so-nty yards, resulted iu a victory for EtUhe under a well judged ride by jockey H. Thomv.s Thi- ami the latt-rs second victory of the afternoon. Hater IT", a aoted quitter, was the saw to make the pace, while Ettahe remained in second lM» ition throaghaat, onl.v movii.g up in tie final eighth to vvir in a rou- ing finis!, from the fast Hieing Attorney. The latter was tatty in the first Stage* and v I «n called upon at the stretch turn finished fast, but too late to change the result. lluoiii". racing for Frank Her.. hi. a. counted for the final dash winning from Tiger Rose and Eittle Ed. Xfassc Roee aad scares Light Hi. raead head and head for the greater part of the race and the Weblwr -taller was the first to ipli. In the mean time Lowe was content to wall with Huonee and, savins ground at the stretch turn, finished fast. Mttle IM was badly outrun iu the first part, but finished fast and wore the leaders down. Jockey J. Heupel made his appearance in the indole "" aft-rnoon. following a recent operation at a local hospital. Penelope, after her victory in the second race, changed ownership. B. E. Chapmau claiming heifer *L.0OO. Trainer W. A. Burttschell has secured second call on the services of jockey C. Lang for this meeting. Mortimer Lynch and congressman C Sullivan ■Acre recent arrivals from New York and will remain over for some days. James Rowe. Jr.. will leave for Brookdale Farm tonight and assist his father in the shipment to Havre de Orace. Deep Sinker, while being exercised this morning, unseated his rider and ran away two miles liefore being captured. He suffered no injury.
