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RACE THROUGH FIELD Elkridge Steeplechase the Main Attraction at Pimlico. - J. E. Videners Barleycorn the Winner Abu Ben Ahdem Victor of Glyndon. , 1 BALTIMORE, Md., Nov. 10 The Elkridge Steeplechase, for three-year-olds, was the stake offering of the Maryland Jockey Club this afternoon. It fell to Joseph E. Wide-ners Barleycorn. "While the other races were of the overnight variety, there was plenty of interest in the different contests and excellent sport resulted. There was a real autumn chill in the air. but it was a big crowd that was on hand. The best offering of the flat races was the three-quarters of the Glyndon, a condition race for three-year-olds., It was won by Frank Taylors Abu Ben Ahdem, when by a rush through the stretch he was along in time to beat Miss Whisk and Senator Norris. Miss Whisk and Senator Norris dominated most of the running, while Abu Ben Ahdem had to work his way up on the outside. At the head of the stretch he circled around and at the end was going away with something to spare. Miss "Whisk outfinished Senator Norris to save second place, while the others followed in fairly close order. The cross country feature of the afternoon was the Elkridge, a steeplechase for three-year-olds over the two-mile course. It resulted in a good contest, but was marred by a bit of rough riding and also bad riding. Norman Kennedy was guilty of rough riding while "W. Hunt was the one who rode badly. J. E. "Wideners Barleycorn proved the winner, with Owen Tudor, ridden by Kennedy, taking second place from Relentless. Rip, under the weird riding of W. Hunt, did not finish when Hunt was unseated at the last jump, and San Dimas, the only other starter, was badly beaten. lACE RIDICULOUSLY SLOW. Owen Tudor and Relentless were the ones to show the way for a turn of the course, but the pace was ridiculously slow and the others simply hunted along in back of them. Going to the first jump. Hunt took Rip wide, then, when he settled, he would not permit the gelding to run, keeping him in a trailing position in spite of the slow pace. It was at the water jump the second time ? that Kennedy was guilty of crowding Relentless until she was dangerously close to the inside wing. This bothered the filly not a little. At the same time Rip moved up to a contending position, but Hunt offset that by taking him wide again at the lower end of the field. It was there that Dolly Byers made his move with Barleycorn and he soon found his way into command. Owen Tudor went with him part of the way. There was a general closing up back of the two, but Rip did not . show the speed that had marked his Laurel showing. Once in command Barleycorn held to the lead and had something left at the end, while Owen Tudor outstayed Relentless. Then, at the last jump Rip made a bad landing and Hunt shot from the saddle. He draped himself around his mounts neck, until he had , him at a stand, when he led him off the : course. There was no stage of the running . that San Dimas was a contender. SEXALADO DRIYIXG. The juvenile handicap fell to Richard T. Wilsons Senalado in a driving finish over the t Seagram Stables Edisto, which just beat Slow and Easy for second place, and Emissary was rather a distant fourth. Slow and Easy was the one to cut out all . the pace and she was still in command as she swung into the stretch. There Maiben made his move on the inside with Senalado and as Slow and Easy came over he was in tight quarters before he finally found his way through. In the meantime Edisto was going well further out, but as she moved Emissary met with an interference that crowded him over behind the tiring Slow and Easy. But for this, it is probable that Emissary would have shared in the purse. Danby won the opener, Despot was second and Volante was third at the end of the three-quarters. C. Lang had the leg on the winner. He took the E. Plath color-bearer to the front and won by a length from Despot, which beat the third horse a length and a half. Despot held on in the drive, but Volante tired after saving, ground all the way. It was a cheap band of maidens that were up in the field of the fifth race, and it fell to R. Oppenheims Vexation, when he led home Red Wine., and Sam Smith was third ahead of Zama. Vexation, beginning well, had enough to hold command throughout and Hudgins was content to rate him along through the early stages. Going to the stretch turn he drew out readily and the result was never in Continued on twelfth page. RACE THROUGH FIELD Continued from first page. doubt. Red Wine had no excuse after being aAvay Avell, but could at no time keep stride Avith the Avinner. H. G. Bedwells Black Shasta, ridden by his apprentice, A. Molen, finished in front in the sixth race. It Avas at a mile and an eighth and for maiden jockeys. Molen had Black Shasta in second position to Flax in the early running and saved enough to wear . doAvn the pacemaker in a dmre and then to outlast the rush of Bounce at the end. It Avas a great finish that came out of the Monumental Handicap, Aiien Golden Rule just lasted to beat Ten Minutes and Prince Hamlet Golden Rule Avas the one to cut out all the running and he Avas permitted to steal away into a long lead in the first half mile. Ten Minutes and Prince of Umbria AA-ere heading the others, Avhile Wampee raced closer to the than usual. Swinging into the stretch both Prince of Umbria and Ten Minutes drew up on Golden Rule, but in the last eighth Prince of Umbria Aveakened and Ten Minutes hung on Avhile Golden Rule stuck to his task though doing his leAel best. As usual Prince Hamlet Avas closing Avith a great rush and he Avould haAe been first instead of third in a feAV more strides.
