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OUR FLAG BY SIX LENGTHS • Carries W. S. Kilmers Colors to Easy Victory in Edgewood. ♦ Second Thoughts Makes Auspicious Debut — Ultra G9ld Wins Third Straight Success. ♦ ■ » HAVRE DE GRACE. Md.. April 17.— For the second day of the Harford Agricultural and Breeders Association meeting the Edge-wood Purse of ,500 was offered as the principal attraction. It gave Maryland racegoers an opportunity to see W. S. Kilmers good colt Our Flag at his best. The son of Cock o the Walk had as opponents Tom McTaggart, .Teg, Fairway. Merrimac and Halu and they finished behind him in the order named, he six lengths in advance of Tom McTaggart. It was a convincing victory. Beginning fast and taking the lead Our Flag was taken under restraint until the stretch was reached. Then given a free rein he easily drew away and the race was over. Tom McTaggart ran a game race, the veteran pulling up quite lame. E. F. "Whitneys Second Thoughts, a daughter of Ultimus — Lydia II., accounted for the Toggery Purse, the secondary attraction of the afternoon. Prelude, from the Lexington Stable, was second and H. P. Whitneys Penitent third. The dash served to introduce several of the most promising Oaks candidates in this vicinity and attracted considerable attention from horsemen. The start was delayed some time, due to the fractious behavior of Prelude, Penitent and Second Thoughts, but starter Milton got them in line and sent them away in perfect alignment. Second Thoughts displayed grand speed and led all the way, gamely outstaying Prelude in a hotly contested finish. Penitent was tiring near the finish. The opening dash of the afternoon was for two-year-olds and the result proved a surprise when the neglected True Flier, a recent arrival from Cuba, was home in front of Woodland and Daniel. The winner was ridden by jockey Marinelli. was away from the barrier quickly and escaped all interference, while Woodland and Daniel were the worst sufferers. The winner displayed a fast turn of speed and was pressed by Keenan in the first part, while the latter gave way to Daniel. The latter was crowded against the inside rail and Lang was forced to take up and go to the outside fence. Woodland when clear moved up on the inside and appeared a possible winner, but the effort was too much and she tired at the end. Daniel finished fast on the outside, but tired badly at the end. FIRST STEEPLECHASE CONTEST. Stcoplechase devotees had their inning this afternoon when the first race of the year through the field was run as the second, and was over the short course of two miles. The field was a good one and the finish spirited, in which Infidel II. proved the winner from Pair Mac and Smithfield. The race had no accidents, but one falling. Sinn Feiner II. going down at the first obstacle. Kathryn Harlan and Flight Captain were the ones to force the pace, with Briganna in close pursuit. This order was maintained for the first turn of the field, when Fair Mac assumed the lead, while Smithfield moved up with a determined challenge. Fair Mac and Infidel II. offered a stubborn battle going , to the final fence, but Infidel II. proved best and drew away into an easy lead at the end. In a close and spirited finish, in which the winner was in doubt until the official placing was displayed, the Sunnyland Stables Ultra Gold won his third straight victory of this spring whan he emerged triumphant in the third race from Sidereal, while third place fell to Bright Lights. A large band paraded to the post and furnished a stirring contest. Tin- start was a good one and Sidereal went to the ■ front, followed by Arrah Co On and Tidings, while the winner was farther back In the field. This order was maintained until well into the stretch, where Aft-ah Go On and Tidings tired badly and gave way to Bright Lights. Ultra Gold, racing on the outside soon gained on the leader and went ■ _u.d of him in the last sixteenth, got his : no«L in front right at the end after a terrific : and well-sustained stretch drive. The battle f o ■• the short end of the purse was also a - Uirular one and Bright Lights just lasted White four others were all compactly bunched I p- .•-sing the winning line. E. F. Carman, Jr., reports the arrival of a new bay colt at Carmandale Farm by Meridian, from Owaga, the dam a Jack Atlcin ma:e. Siie will be bred back to Meridian. E. Welter, one of starter Miltons assistants, has been schooling two-year-olds at : Pimlico lately anl reports a well-mannered , band at that point. : : I : , " The Seagram stables Bulldog Drummond, , which bruised his leg during shipment from l Waterloo, Out., to Pimlico, has fully recovered ■ and is galloping daily. Two others, Lady Meave and Redstone, arrived at Havre de Grace and will be seen under colors shortly. Peter B. Long was an arrival today from I New York and will return this evening. W. Fessenden was also an arrival. G. R. Bryson, manager of the meeting ; held at Mexico City, arrived from that point : this afternoon and said the matinee racing ; now being held several days a week and on i Sunday is in favor with the Mexicans.
