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WINS PIMLICO OAKS » Daughter of Mighty Man o War Victress in Noted Race. , Maid at Arms Lives Up to Repu- [ tation of One of Fastest Fillies of Her Age. • PIMLICO. Md., May 4.— The Pimlico Oaks, one of the Maryland jockey Clubs famed old races, was provided as an attraction at the I old Hill Top course this afternoon and the | Glen Riddle Farm Stable furnished the winner in the Man o* "War filly Maid at Arms. This good looking miss lived up to the reputation sent out by the docker that she was one of the fastest fillies of her age in training. She was ridden by Albert Johnson, began from the inside and after assuming an easy lead rounding the first turn was rated under a pull for five-eighths. Then Johnson let out a wrap and Maid at Arms increased her advantage to hah a dozen lengths. At the finish she was only cantering and back of her several lengths away were Primrose. Thistlewood and Revoke, fighting it out for second money. It was a hot battle between the trio and it was only in the final strides that Revoke poked his nose in front. The race was marred a bit by some rough riding, which came directly after the start. Stevens, on Beatrice, was the one responsible. When the barrier was sprung Stevens guided Beatrice toward the inside and, cutting across in front sharply, interfered with several of the others. Primrose being the principal sufferer. STEVENS SUSPENDED. Maiben waa forced to pull Primrose up until he was last by the time they reached the first turn. In the run down the back stretch. Maiben took his mount to the outside and. after passing the half mile post, he moved up with a rush and for a time it looked as if Primrose would be a dangerous factor. The effort to get up told however in the home stretch and she tailed off badly. Stevens was called into the stewards stand after the race and then came the ruling which suspended that rider for the remainder of the meeting. The stake had a gross value of ,290, the winners portion of which was ,430. The fractional time was :23. :47%, 1:12*. 1:39%, 1:46. The Whitney filly, Hants, a well-backed favorite in the first race, started form followers out on the wrong foot when she failed to finish among the first three in the opening dash. Hants ran a good enough race in her previous start to beat the sort she was asked to meet in this contest, but for some reason she failed. The W. J. Salmon stable furnished the winner in Gavotte, which beat Skipalong by half a length in a driving finish. The pair had the race between them from the start. The latter showed the way into the home stretch two lengths in front of Gavotte. When Maiben went to a drive Gavotte responded with a game effort and she was soon out in front and remained there the remainder of the way. Taps was third, a length in front of Hants. The steeplechase brought out a field of fifteen and Houyhnhnm, with young Silas Veitch in the saddle, was the winner. Veitch waited with his mount until going to the eighth jump when he moved up and assumed an easy lead. He held the others safe tht remainder of the journey and at the end led Henry Dattner by a couple of lengths. Henry Dattner ran a good game race but was not equal to taking the winners measure. Fen-nessey saved ground with Dattner at the turns, and going to the twelfth jump made a desperate effort but the winner had plenty in reserve and shook him off without effort. Chuckle and Perkiomen fought it out all the last quarter and finished as named, necks apart. Thirteen of the field finished without mishap. Broadrun lost his rider at the seventh fence, while Fane Lady unseated Pierce at the tenth. COMMISSIONERS GOOD RACE. Commissioner ran a good race when he won the third. Off slowly and far back the first three-eighths Callahan brought him to the outside on the back stretch and rounding the far turn he moved up with a groat burst of speed that landed him in front making the turn into the home stretch. The final eighth he began to tire and at the end was under a desperate drive to beat Pete the Scribe by a neck. Timeless was third. Midinette, favorite and a first time starter this year, ran prominently for half a mile, then tired and was far back at the end. A stirring finish came with the running of the fourth race when Ensign just managed to get up in time to beat Young April by a nose. Ensign was ridden by Barnes, who avoided the early pace and rated his mount- under stout restraint until making the turn into the home stretch, where he moved up fast on the ouside. It looked as if he would draw away wihout an effort, but Young April, hanging on with great determination, just failed to last. Sea Sand, after dropping back rounding the far turn, closed stoutly the last eighth and was a head in front cf the tiring Antiquarian at the end. The Bedwell stable won the sixth race with Senator Norris. The son of Cudgel shouldered top weight, made most of the pace ami won by a length and a half from Goldpiee.-. The winner went to the front going to the half-mile post and was in hand the remainder of the way. Scorcher, which was making his first start of the season in this race, began slowly, but gained steadily and finished fast. He was fourth, right on top of the leaders at the end.
