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HOMESTRETCHS GOOD RACE Makes Brilliant Maryland Debut in Pimlico Autumn Handicap. H. P. Hcadleys Good Marc, Cliacolet, Continues on Her "Winning Way Trajanus Tfarrowly. BALTIMORE, Md., Nov. 2. Henry Alter-mans Homestretch, inaugurated his Maryland fall campaign in .impressive fashion when he captured the Pimlico Autumn Handicap at one and a quarter miles. II. P. Whitneys Gadfly was an easy second ahead of the Glen Riddle Farms Ten Minutes for second place, while the. latter led J. S. Cos-dens Dunlin to the finish by a wider margin. Ridden by jockey P. Walls, Homestretch; was forced to overcome, early interference right after the start when Moonraker crossed ever sharply forcing "Walls to take up and drop to last position. Gadfly was the quickest to begin and quickly drew away into an easy lead. Dunlin, although a trifle sore going to the post, raced in closest pursuit, while Hopeless, Ten Minutes and Moonraker were closely bunched. Sunsini and Homestretch were bringing up the rear. Rounding the far turn Dunlin made a determined bid to get to the Whitney racer, but the latter drew away in easy fashion. Walls worked his way up through the field with Homestretch and when inside of the quarter post came to the outside to find clear sailing. Gadfly was still showing the way at the sixteenth post and it was here that Homestretch challenged her. He drew on eyen terms and in a brief duel drew clear. Ten Minutes, after being on the outside for most of the way, had no difficulty in being third. In his victory this afternoon Homestretch added ,150 to his earnings for the year. He ran the distance in 2ays and his success was popular with the crowd. It was cold at Pimlico this afternoon, the sun being obscured by low lying clouds. Racing was .of an interesting sort and the track was at its best The crowd was of large proportions "for a Friday. Preparations to handle tomorrows crowd Continued on thirteenth page. HOMESTRETCHS GOOD RACE Continued from first page. were completed today. The overflow will be allowed in the infield following the running . of the jumping race, which is programmed an the first H. P. Headlcys Chacolet, ridden by jockey Liang, came from a long way back to race . over her opponents in the "Wicomico Handi- cap, which wound up the days program. Sun Thistle finished second, while Miss Smith was third. The winner was badly out- run in the early stages, but she gained steadily from the far turn to the end, although she was forced to race on the outside. It was her first appearance here and the mare came in for stout support by the public. Yankee Princess, racing for J. S. Cosden, ; "was home first in the fifth race, which en- gaged a band of two-year-olds under claiming conditions. H. P. Headleys Xixia and the Kenton Stables Sarko finished in the order named. H. P. "Whitneys Memento was graduated from the maiden ranks when McAtee got her up in the final strides of the opening race at five and a half furlongs, to beat the Griff-wood Farms Elsbeth, while G. TV". Lofts Ti- day was third. The race was fashioned for maidens and brought out a field of nine, , with the ultimate winner the choice of the , crowd. From a good start Priscilla Ruley and Pink and Yellow set all the pace and eventually raced each other into defeat. McAtee was well up with Memento and made his move rounding the stretch turn. Elsbeth saved ground here and assumed command at the eighth post She hung on well, but was unable to stall off the challenge of the winner. Mrs. H. Dattner supplied the winner of the Junior Steeplechase, for three-year-olds, in Henry Dattner, which closed resolutely and beat Top Notch in the final drive. Ben Taskcr was a distant third. The winner jumped poorly and was outrun during the greater part of the two mile journey by Top Notch. The latter tired badly after taking the final fence. Ferguson rode through to second place with a bandaged head. Ben Tasker was always outrun and had no excuses. Tho race was marked by a peculiar fall when St Lawrence bolted the course racing to the third fence. He jumped an adjoining ditch which follows the course at this point Jockey J. Rowan was thrown heavily and removed from the field in an ambulance. It was a large band that paraded for the running of the third race, under claiming conditions, at three-quarters. The winner turned up in E. B. McLeans Noel, ridden by Lang, which dominated the running all the way. Mary Maxim and Loch Ayr divided the remainder of the purse in the order named. Lang sent Noel to the front shortly after the start but when well inside the eighth post roused his mount with the whip, but he had little difficulty in maintaining his advantage. The Gowans Purse, which called for the starters to be owned or leased by a member of the Maryland Jockey Club, "furnished a rousing finish in which Trajanus, racing for John P. Nixon the well known retired hotel man of Baltimore, got a nose verdict over H. A. Parrs Glentilt with J. E. Davis Brilliance third.
