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PIMLICO MEETING OPENS Sky Semper II. Wins the Valuable Manly Memorial Steeplechase Old Champion Duettiste Finishes Second After Fine Performance Rustic Wins Easily Sunny Man Qualifies Handsomely in Pimlico Futurity BALTIMORE, Md., Noa. 3. The Maryland Jockey Club inaugurated its fall meeting at historic Pimlico this afternoon before an attendance that taxed the capacity of the course. For the twelve days of this meeting 23,300 in added money is offered. The Pimlico Tuturity is the most Aaluable feature of the meeting. It has 0,000 added and will be run Friday, November 7. The Bowie, Walden, Pimlico Cup and Manly Memorial Steeplechase, each with 0,000 added, are other big fixtures of the meeting. The Manly Memorial Steeplechase was the outstanding attraction of todays inaugural program and ths, one of the richest jumping races run in the United States, brought together the best timber toppers remaining in training. The Brookmede Sables Sky Scraper II., fencing in fearless fashion and withstanding a game challenge from J. E. Wideners 3 redoubtable old champion Duettiste, was an easy AAinner. The Belvidere Purse, at a mile and an eighth, for three-year-olds, and the three-quarters of the Pikesville Purse, for two-year-olds, run as the fourth and fifth races, were supplementary attractions on the flat and both furnished interesting sport. The Belvidere saAV Rustic come back after his good race in the Washington Handicap at Laurel Saturday, in which he finished third, and win like the good colt he is. The Pikesville Purse produced a thrilling finish, in which W. S. Kilmers Sunny Man qualified for the Pimlico Futurity when he took up 125 pounds and beat such a good colt as H. P. Whitneys Candy Kid, carrying 115 pounds, by a neck and after a stirring stretch duel. In tho running of the Manly Memorial Steeplechase, it Avas old-Courteous from W. J. Salmons stable that shoAved the Avay for nearly tAvo miles, Avith Sky Scraper II. and Duettiste closest in pursuit, Avhile Dunks Green Avas never far aAvay. KESJfEDY RIDES WELL. Norman Kennedy rated Sky Scraper IT. skillfully off the pace and after Courteous retired from pacemaking the son of Sweeper easily assumed command. The race Avas not over, however, for old Duettiste challenged, gamely at the final turn, but Sky Scraper II. had plenty in reserAe and dreAV aAAay into" a two lengths lead at the finish. The pair came far in advance of the others, Dunks Green outlasting the tiring Courteous for third place Avith the remainder of the field-far back. The only mishaps in the race Avere Avhen Lieutenant Seas unseated his rider at tho fourth jump, AAhilo Autumn Bells fell at the fourteenth. The latter Avas racing Avell at the time of the fall. As a result of Sky Scraper II. s Aictory, the Brookmede Stables coffers AAere enriched just ,775 and it made the second consecutiAe year Kennedy has piloted the winner of the fixture. Sky Scraper II.s time for the tAvo and one half mile route AAas 4 :53, more than a full second sloAver than the record for the stake. A. IT. Morris consistent colt Rustic, AAhich Avas only beaten by a nose in the Maryland Handicap and finished third Saturday in the Washington Handicap, Avon the Behedero Purse, Avhich AA-as at a mile and one eighth, in a rather impressive fashion from Joy Smoke, Initiate, Ten Eyck, King ONeill if and Prince Hamlet. John Maiben rated the Avinner off the early pace set by Ten Eyck made his move at the last turn and passing Ten Eyck, Joy Smoke and Initiate, the front runners, dreAV clear to Avin by a length and a half. Joy Smoke Avas second and Initiate third, the pacemaker, Ten Eyck, barely lasting long enough to finish fourth, a neck in adAance of Prince Hamlet. SrAItKLIXG PERFORMANCE. Making his first appearance in Maryland Willis Sharpe Kilmers Sunny Man took tho measure of Harry Payne Whitneys Candy Kid, the odds on faAorite in the Pikesville Purse, a dash at three-quarters. Silver Fo made tho early pace but Avas supplanted on the far turn by Candy Kid. The Whitney colt had a Avide margin over Siher Fox and Sunny Man turning into the stretch but Wallace, on Sunny Han, came to the outside Avith the Kilmer juvenile and in a driving finish, Avore Candy Kid doAvn in the last sixteenth to Avin by a neck. Sunny Man Avorked out scAen-eighths in l:25ys and -i mile in 1 :40. This Avas in preparation for his engagement in the ,000 Pimlico Futurity to be run next Friday, and for Avhich on the Continued on sixteenth page. PIMLICO MEETING OPENS Continued from first page. strength of todays race he looms up as a formidable opponent. The Greentree1 Stables" Cherry Pie, under" the guidance of Ivan Parke, made the pace in the sixth and held on gamely to win by a length and a half from Reparation. The others were beaten off. The race was the Madison Handicap at a mile and seventy-yards. It was expected that Priscilla Ruley would be the most dangerous rival of Cherry Pie, but the Belair stud filly was unprepared at the start and got off so .badly that she had little chance to overtake the leaders. She closed a big gap and just failed to beat Senator Norris for third money. The contest practically developed into a duel between Cherry Pie and Reparation with the above mentioned result. Alex Woodliffe made all the pace in thi opener and won by a length from Wuhu, which pressed him closest all the way. Old Broadway was third. Leyland had the leg on the victorious carrier of the colors o C. Pillon. The son of Torchbearer began rapidly as usual and saved ground all the way. Beginning on the far turn he widened the gap on his opponents as if about to make a runaway of it, but came back as per custom in the stretch run, although holding? on better than usual to get the award. Wuhu was gaining on the leader at the end and, beat Old Broadway by a length and a half for second place. Sprinters of all ages to the number of ten paraded for the third race with Dimmesdale around which the talent centered their speculation. The favorite began quickest of all and making every post a winning one was home three lengths in front of-Eager, while the latter held Apex safe for second place. Eager raced in closest pursuit of the pacemaker and though finishing in resolute fashion, could not overtake Dimmesdale. Old Mercury was prominent for the greater part of the race, but tired suddenly in the stretch and finished absolutely last. There was a sparkling finish with the running of the mile and three-sixteenths of the seventh race, when Insulate got up in the last few strides to beat Altissimb, the latter being but a neck in front of Wrackhorn. It was Altissimo that made the pace, but weakened when put to a drive. Golden Cup was always close up but when Insulate and Wrackhorn challenged, gave way,, while the last eighth saw a battle royal between Insulate, Wrackhorn and Altissimo, the result being in doubt until the judges announced their decision. Robert Benton claimed P. S. P. Randolphs Sea Tide for ,S00.
