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GRAND PERFORMANCE Bunting Carries 130 Pounds- to Sparkling Victory at Pimlico. Beats Goshawk in Final Strides of Serial Weight -for-Age Race Sallys Alley Injured. BALTIMORE, Md., Nov. 1. H. P. Whitneys Bunting, the four-year-old son of Fennant Frillery, was returned the winner of the Pimlico Serial Weight-for-Age Race number one, in a hard drive from Glfford A. Cochrans Goshawk, while the Nevada Slock Farms General Thatcher was third. W. S. Kilmers Sallys Alley, the remaining starter, broke down during the race and hobbled off the track in a bad way. Much interest in the race was detracted when trainer Max Hirsch withdrew Mra. W. K. Vanderbilts unbeaten Sarazen. The winner was ridden by jockey McAtee and turned in a smashing good performance. The race furnished the best contest of the afternoon. From a good start Goshawk was the quickest to begin and Tom McTaggart sent him into a length lead. General Thatcher, Bunting and Sallys Alley were racing heads apart, with the Whitney horse in the middle. Rcunding the far turn Goshawk still showed the way and McTaggart kept him under pressure. Bunting closed resolutely and before the eighth post had been reached Sallys Alley dropped out of the struggle. Through the final sixteenth Bunting closed with splendid courage, wore down Goshawk and got up in the final stride. The winner was in doubt until the official placing was displayed. General Thatcher raced well all the way. The victory of Bunting was a popular one with the large crowd, the Whitney racer carrying 130 pounds. Racing conditions this afternoon were somewhat improved from yesterday. The track dried out in splendid style. The air was cool and the crowd well above the average. Fredericktown, racing for the . Greentree stable, and ridden by jockey McAtee, was an easy winner of the opening race, which was at five and a half furlongs under claiming conditions. Tropical Water was second after standing a hard drive to outlast Omega. Following some delay at the post, the field, with the exception of Trafalgar, left in good alignment Fredericktown was immediately hustled to the "front and he drew away into a brief lead. Omega and Tropical Water were the ones to race in closest pursuit, while the others were somewhat strung out. At the eighth, post the winner drew away with ease. CANADIAN OWNERS TO FORE. Canadian owners gathered in the major portion of the Mount Washington Steeplechase, which was under claiming conditions, when the Riverdale Stable Dandy was winner in an easy fashion from the Elliott Stables Flying Frog, while A. C. Bostwicks The Trout was third. The race was productive of more than the usual quota of accidents and of the twelve that faced the starter l.ut seven finished the course without a mishap. Jockeys Marsters and J. Shciepets were removed from the field in an ambulance suffering from severe falls. Romana, an ungainly fencer, was the one to cut out the running for the first turn of the field while the others were racing along in- close pursuit under steady restraint. Beck and The Trout were in the first flight, while Red Clover was going well. Jack Hanover was the first to go down and Red Clover, Peccant, Lollipop and Sammy Jay also went down in the order named. Dandy, in tno meantime, had moved into the lead. Ho jumped boldly and held his opponents safe for speed all the way after stalling off determined challenges from Beck and The Trout. Forest Flower, ridden by jockey E. Bell, was the winner of the third race for R. T. Wilson, when she beat home a band of platers at five and a half furlongs. M. J. Reids Idlo Thoughts was second, while Parthema, from the A, C. Bostwick Stable, was third. Tho winner was forced to work her way up on tho outside and, catching the leaders at the eighth post, was going away at the finish. Idle Thoughts tired from racing Much Ado and Without into defeat. Parthema saved ground all the way, but could not get up. At the far turn there was some crowding ia which Panorel and Wrackhorn suffered. ANOTHER FOR THE ROLL CALL. The Roll Call, racing for Mrs. J. Bauer, continued his winning ways and accounted for the fourth race, which engaged a well matched band at a mile and a sixteenth. W. Wicks High Speed raced to second place, while A. S. Days Wapiti was third. Tho winner dominated the running from the start and at" the end had something left. Harmonious essayed to keep pace with tho winner in the early stages, but tired badly . Continued on twelfth page. GRAND PERFORMANCE Continued from first pane. and gave way to High Speed. Wapiti, after losing many lengths rounding first turn, was taken wide all the way. Tippity Witchet made up some ground at the finish but at no stage was dangerous. F. C. Bains Billy Watts accounted for the running of the sixth race, which engaged a large band at a mile and an eighth. His victory came after a hard drive in which he beat Guelph by a nose. Anaprisa was third. The winner was ridden by jockey T. Finn and was sent to the lead at the start. Sprinting into a commanding advantage, Guelph worked his way up resolutely and would have been the winner in one more stride. Anaprisa raced well and closed resolutely. June Grass ridden by jockey F. Hastings accounted for the Hotel Kernan Purse at three-quarters from Mrs. II. I. Millers Well-linder and F. J. Farrells Dimmesdale. The winner followed the pace cut out by Well-finder and drew away in the final eighth. Pnmmesdale bore out rounding the turn, but did not seriously menace the leader. A. Swenke claimed Warren Lynch from Theo. Cook yesterday for ,500. Guy Bums arrived from New York and took over the engagement book of jockey T. Burns. Jockey W. Pool was suspended for three days by the starter. Jockey Clarence Turner arrived from New York and reported to trainer Fred Tarral of the Riviera Stable, which has three horses here, Miss Star, Fabian and Briggs Buchanan. Hal Price Headley arrived from Latonia and will remain for the remainder of the Maryland season. Starter William Hamilton will wield the flag at Bowie while W. Snyder will officiate at Jefferson Park. The stable of S. C. Hildreth, which is destined for racing here, left New York this morning. Sixteen horses are in the consignment. B. Harding claimed Fredericktown from the Greentree Stable in the lirst race for ?-J.700. Six claims were made for Prince Hamlet and Mrs. A. E. Alexandra took him from Samuel H. Harris for ,400. Parthema was claimed from A. C. Bostwick by W. Wick for ,500, both in third race.
