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EASILY TRIUMPHANT Sun Flag First in Pimlico Weight-for-Age Race No. 2. Scores Notable Success Over Two Such. Stars as Master Charlie and Zev. BALTIMORE. Md.. Nov. 8. G. A. Cochrans Sun Flag was winner of the second of the Pimlico Serial weight-for-ages races this afternoon. It was over the mile distance and chasing him home came Master Charlie, winner of the Hopeful and Kentucky Jockey-Club Stakes, with Zev, the greatest of American money winners, in third place. The other starter was Prince of Umbria. He was plainly outclassed and was well beaten. This was the feature of a thoroughly interesting program that attracted an immense crowd to the old Baltimore course. The victory of Sun Flag was in no sense a surprise after the speed that the good three-year-old has been showing in his races, but before the running of the mile Serial opinion was evenly divided between Master Charlie and Zev. No time was lost by Georgie Cooper, who rushed Master Charlie to the front, with Sun Flag after him, while Zev was outrunning Prince of Umbria. Going around the first turn Master Charlie bore out badly, as he has on other occasions. This enabled Sun Flag to draw up on him, but the two-year-old soon shook him off and again opened a lead. Leaving the backstretch Fator permitted Zev to run and. he moved on the first two in resolute fashion, but Master Charlie was still in command as he swung into the front stretch. MASTER CHARLIE OUTLASTS ZEV. Barnes challenged with Sun Flag an eighth from the finish and he was soon alongside of Master Charlie. The latter had little left and Sun Flag went on by to win going away by three lengths. Master Charlie stuck it out to save second place when Zev tired under the final drive and the two-year-olds beat him by a length. This was the first defeat suffered by Master Charlie since his sensational victory in the Hopeful Stakes at Saratoga Springs. He had Avon four races and besides the Hopeful his most notable achievement was his victory in the mile of the Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes at Churchill Downs. This running suggested that Master Charlie is too much of a handfull for as light a rider as George Cooper and, though beaten, he gave an excellent account of himself. The Annapolis Highweight Handicap fell to Comixa. She was in front from the start and won by a half length from Vrana. Despite the narrowness of the victory it was an easy one. Comixa set the pace from a good start, with Cyclops racing in nearest pursuit, with Abu Ben Ahdem, General Thatcher and Vrana not far from the leaders. In the last eighth Vrana, the Canadian Derby winner and best filly seen in the Dominion racing of this year, challenged and quickly gained on the others. She passed all but Comixa and was only a half length behind the winner as they swept past the judges. Cyclops was third. STEEPLECHASE TO ETHEREAL BLUE. The cross-country offering of the day was the Autumn Green Spring Valley Steeplechase over the two and a quarter mile course. It resulted in rather a handy victory for J. E. Wideners Ethereal Blue over Da-mask t and Courteous. Courteous was the one to cut out the early running and for a turn ! of the field showed the way, with Ethereal Blue rating along back of him. Damask , raced fairly well up and for a time Vicaire was outrunning Lollipop. Dunks Green was without speed and quickly dropped out of it Ethereal Blue was taken up to Courteous twice in the run through the backfield, but when the Salmon jumper hung on Tamaro eased back and waited until the pacemaker had enough of showing the way. As he tired and dropped back, Kennedy moved up with Damask and it seemed that he would race over Ethereal Blue, but the filly had plenty left and when asked she drew out to leave the result no longer in doubt. H. P. "Whitneys Noah was winner of the three-quarters for second rater two-year-olds. "Break Well" McAtee at once went out into the lead and he was good enough to hold this command throughout Silver Fox was just as easily second best He left the post in good position but could not catch Noah in the stretch run. Barbara Frietchie was third after having raced forwardly most of the way. This was a race where no excuse could be found for Silver Fox. Ever since the Sara- l toga meeting this colt has been promising great things in the morning. He was away , well enough in this race and had absolutely no excuse. Rustic, the god son of Transvaal that races for A. H. Morris, worked a mile and three- eighths this morning in preparation for his engagements in the Bowie and Pimlico Cups. He did his work in 2:27. The first mile and a quarter was in 2:12.
