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AL TA WOOD EASIL Y WINS S THE PIMLICO . CUP Covers the Two Miles and a Quarter in 3:57 Over a Sloppy Track Race Run in Heavy Snow -Storm Lure of Final Days Sport Attracts Big Crowd Despite the Unusual and Unpleasant Weather BALTIMORE, Md., Nov. 15. Altawood, winner of the mile and a half of the Bowie Handicap, came right back at Pimlico this afternoon and added the Pimlico Cup to his list for Joseph E. Widener. He finished out the two miles and a quarter in 3:57 and, considering the fact that the contest was run over a sloppy track and in a snowstorm, the race was a remarkably good one. As was the case in the Bowie Handicap, William Woodwards Aga Khan raced to second place, while the Lilane Stables Sunsini had no trouble saving third when Admiral Graysons My Own, the only other starter, ran out badly. The race was worth ,950 to the winner. Never in the long and glorious history of old Pimlico was there such a day for the sport. The snow began falling before the horses were called to the post for the first race and for most of the afternoon the fall was so dense that it was well nigh impossible to distinguish the colors of the horses. But the lure of the Pimlico Cup and the fact that it was closing day of the Pimlico meeting resulted in an immense throng braving the weather. There were five programmed for the Clip, but Suburban was withdrawn before post time.. No time was lost at the barrier and the four left on the same stride. As was expected, Sunsini was the one to go out in the pace and he was followed by My Own, with Aga Khan in third place and Altawood, as usual, dropping back after beginning well. Marinelli, in search of the best going, kept Sunsini in the middle of the track and, while he had him under a stiff restraint, he drew out until he had plenty of daylight showing back of him. Babin had My Own galloping strongly back of him and he was just showing the way to Aga Khan by a length. There was little change in these running positions for the first mile and Altawood made up no ground, but Ivan Parke was sitting still on him and he was plodding at the tail end of the company and striding strongly. It was rounding out of the stretch in the second mile that Parke made his first move with Altawood, but as he did so and moved to the outside of My Own the King James four-year-old bore out sharply and Parke had to change his course and come inside of him. This was a bit of a handicap, but in the backstretch Altawood again moved up. As he did so Maiben went along with Aga Khan and the pair of them rapidly drew up on Sunsini. The two raced lapped for the first eighth, then Altawood drew by and the race was as good as over. He swung into the stretch showing the way and at the end he was two and a half lengths clear and going strongly. Aga Khan had beaten the tired Sunsini four and a half lengths and My Own was completely out of it when he ran to the outer rail on the stretch turn after having gone wide all through the second mile. G. II. JvEEXES GOOD START. This was the second start and the second victory for Altawood under the silks of J. E. Widener and when the other one was the Bowie Handicap it would appear that he made an excellent purchase. And when Altawood was the only horse that G. H. Keene had saddled for his new employer it made his beginning with the Philadelphia sportsman a decidedly happy one. With the closing of the Pimlico meeting there will come a change of racing scene in Maryland Monday, the sport moving over to the Bowie track. The snow that fell today does not promise well for that opening, as iar as track conditions are concerned, but snould tnere be a break in the weather Sunday the going should not be much of a handicap. For the tunning of the opening mile and a sixteenth the snowfall was so dense that it was almost impossible to distinguish the silks of the horses after they had left the front stretch. It resulted in rather an easy victory for Flying Cloud, when he led home Comedy and Eagerness. Flax was the one to cut out the running, but Flying Cloud was close at hand and when called on- he took command. Eagerness saved ground all the way on the inside, but met with some little interference. Comedy finished going strongly, while Flax was quitting badly in the run through the stretch. SXOW HIDES THE HORSES. The heavy snowfall continued through the running of the second race and after the horses had rounded into the backstretch . it was virtually a blank until they had headed into the stretch-again. This contest fell to G. C. Winfreys George De Mar and it developed that he and Bryndear, the George Drumheller starter, had it between themselves all the way. It was a close fit at the Continued on second page. ALTAWOODS PIMLICO CUP Continued from first page. end, with the Winfrey colt holding the filly safe. Wavecrest was the one to be a fast finishing third. There did not seem to be any good excuse for either Cant Say No or Fiery Flight, a pair that Avere well thought of be-fore post time. Judge Fuller, from the Triple Springs Farm Stable, was best of the juveniles that went to the post in the mile and seventy yards and he was home an easy winner over Harlan, with Arbitration saving third from Despot. From a good start it was Despot that cut out the early pace, but Judge Fuller was right there and when the son of Flittergold weakened in the going he went into command to hold his company safe for the remainder of the journey. Harlan raced for-wardly all the way and hung on well, wnile Arbitration, after being outrun early, closed a considerable gap and was raced through the deep going next to the inner rail all the way. As for Despot, he tired in the going in a fashion to indicate that he did not like the going. The mile and an eighth of the firth fell to Prince Tii Tii, with Batonnier finishing in second place and Red Wingfeld saving-third from Setting Sun. Redstone was the one to cut out the early pace and through the early running Red Wingfield was under restraint and it appeared that he would go to the front at the first asking. Then when he was called on by McAtee he tired badly, as did Redstone. Prince Tii Tii finished strongly and had. something left at the end. Batonnier also showed a decided liking for both the going and the cold disagreeable weather when ho raced to second place ahead of Red Wingfield. The day and meeting came to an end with a mile and a half claiming handicap. It had been unique in that every race was at a greater distance than a mile and in spite of the unprecedented bad weather the entertainment was excellent. This last race was won by P. G. Christophers Procyon, with J. Bernards Golden Cup second, while tho Salubria Stables Rock Pocket saved third. Calcutta was the one to cut out the pace, but he was through at the end of the mile and there it was that Procyon went into command to come home witn his ears pricking.
