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i CHAMPION IN OLD FORM ZEV. The Rancocas Stables champion Zev, the largest money winner on the turf, is once again displaying the brilliant form that marked his three-year-old racing when he won twelve out of fourteen races, including his memorable victory over Papyrus, the Epsom Derby winner. " " i ZEV AGAIN TRIUMPHS Rancocas Champion Wins His Fifth Straight Victory. Accounts for First of Pimlico Serial Weight-for-Age Races Impressively. PIMLICO, Md., Nov. 4. Fresh from a cam paign in Kentucky, where he won all his four starts, the Rancocas Stables Zev, the worlds greatest money-winning thoroughbred, made his first appearance of the year in Maryland this afternoon and won the first of the Pimlico Serial Weight-for-Age races. In accounting for todays feature, Zev added .9CG.G6 to the total amount of stakes and purses he has to his credit. In back of the son of The Finn and Miss Kearney was G. A. Cochrans. Goshawk and five and a half lengths further back was August Belmonts Lucky Play and K. E. Hitts Pep to Peep. But four started with Zev backed into prohibitive favoritism, although Goshawk was not without friends. The other two received but scant attention in the speculation. With the rise of the barrier, McAteo had Goshawk away running. Pep to Peep and Lucky Play were next. Goshawk ran the first quarter in 22 and had opened up a. lead of three lengths. Fator, however, rushed the Rancocas star into second place and was permitting the Cochran colt to make all the pace. There was a general closing up on the turn and when the real racing began Fator had Zev within a length of the early pacemaker. The other two had ceased to be contenders. Goshawk ran the half in 4G. At the sixteenth post Zev had collared Goshawk and seventy yards out the contest was over. Zev gradually pulled away and won by half a length. The time for the three-quarters was 1:12, the fastest time for the distance of the meeting. LADY BOSS ALL THE WAT. The Gwynn Oak Purse, the fifth offering, resulted in a victory for Lady Boss, which beat Peter Piper by two lengths, while the latter was a half length in advance o Dr. Charles Wells. The winner was off fastest of all and setting the pace throughout, held Peter Piper safe at all stages, drawing away at the end. Old Peter Piper ran well, followed the winner in game and close pursuit, but tho veteran was lacking the final dash that he often displayed in days gone by with tho result that his younger opponent drew clear at the end. Jyntee, of which much was expected, raced prominently during the early running and surrendered third place in the last few strides. Owners and trainers used the blue pencil reckless in the third race, a three-quarters dash for two-year-olds, eight of the seventeen named over night being declared out. On the strength of his New York form, II. P. Whitneys Noah was backed to the exclusion of all others. Noah went to the front in a few strides, was still in the lead at the turn for home but after a hard stretch battle with Samuel Ross Arbitration lost the decision by a nose in the last stride. Goldpiece was third. The victory of Arbitration was on the sensational order, the Ross gelding closing an immense gap to get up right at the end. The largest field of juveniles to go to th post during the current Maryland season paraded for the opening race, a dash at three-quarters with Harry Payne Whitneys Panic the one most favored in the speculation. Seventeen took part in the race. Panic, when called upon closed resolutely, but failed to get into the money. The winner turned up in Pettibocker, with Pogonip second and Peter Paul third. Pogonip was rushed into an early lead and maintained sway to the turn into the stretch, where Pettibocker clcsed fast on tho outside to win by three parts of a length. Pogonip was two lengths in advance of Peter Paul for second place, while the latter out lasted the favorite for the short end of the purse. STEEPLECHASE TO VICAIRE. Ral Parrs jumper, Vicaire, ridden by C. Mergler, accounted for the Mount Washington Steeplechase, while A. C. Bostwicks Chuckle was second, two and a half lengths back while Vox Populi II. finished third. . Vox Populi II. was rushed into an early lead and led the others for a mile and a, half, with Vicaire closest in attendance. On the last turn of the field Vicaire easily displaced the Dosoris jumper from the lead, but had to be ridden out to stall off a challenge by Chuckle, which finished fast anil gamely, after jumping and racing weil throughout. Jim Coffroth was a forward contender during the early part of the contest, but could not keep pace with the leading two when the final test came. Eagerness made all the pace in the mile and a sixteenth of the sixth race, to win by a length from Rosa Yeta, a contender throughout Rock Bottom saved third from Royal Duck, which was practically left The .Continued on sixteenth page.Jt ZEV AGAIN TRIUMPHS Continued from first page. winner was away well and dashing to the front was kept there throughout, though extended to the limit to maintain his advantage at the end. Rosa Yeta.and Rock Bottom were the contenders all the way, but while Rosa Yeta gained on the leader, Rock Bottom tired but had no opposition for third place. Royal Duck finished in sensational style after being left standing at the post. Master Hand went into a long lead in the final race and had enough left at the end to win by a length from Valor, which beat Red Wine by the same distance. Red AVine got up in the closing strides to take third money from Park Hill. C. Lang donned the silks of P. H. Sims to ride the winner. The race was at a mile and a sixteenth and Master Hand was the favorite.
