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SEAGRAM COLT IN FRONT 0 Solace Defeats Sun Meddler in ,000 Added Rennert Handicap. * , Firedog Outstays Parchesle by Narrow Margin in Third — Memoiia Wins In Fourth. « PIMLICO. Md.. May 3.— The Seagram Stables Trojan colt Solace w.s winner of the Rennert Handicap at Pimlico this afternoon when he came from behind in the stretch to get up in the final strides to defeat the Sagamore Stables Sun Meddler by a head. Night Life, coupled with Sun Meddler, as the Sagamore entry, was third, three lengths back and then came Typhoon, another head back. The Rennert Handicap was a dash of three-quarters to which a purse of ,000 was added by the Maryland Jockey Club. It brought out a field of good three-year-olds, and Night Life, on his showing at Havre de Grace, when he finished second to Bateau, was responsible for the Sagamore entry being a well backed favorite. Starter Milton succeeded in getting a prompt start and sent the field away well bunched. The McLean entry, Greenock, was first to show, but was soon joined by Sun Meddler and the pair raced head and head to the half post. Night Life began rather slowly and Walls was working on him. At the middle of the back stretch, he slipped through on the inside and on the far turn went into the lead. Entering the home stretch, the Sagamore pair drew away and it looked as if the issue would resolve itself into a duel between the pair. Both Bejshak and Walls evidently-had been given instructions to ride both colts out, for both went to the whip inside the final eighth post. Night Life was the first to tire, but Sun Meddler hung on with determination. He was a tired horse, however, when Solace made his bid in the last sixteenth and, in a driving finish, the Seagram colt proved best. The pace was fast from the start, the fractional time being :22%. :46%. 1:12%. Sun Meddler and Night Life were worked out the mile and ran it in 1:40%. Racing conditions were perfect and another large gathering turned out. The Hunt Club set and lovers of cross-country sport were noticeable among the clubhouse throng, attracted no doubt by the running of the Pa-*apsco Steeplechase. Brooms victory in the Pikes-ille Purse was none too impressive. Elston got him off in motion, beating his opposition away from the barrier, to sprint into a commanding lead in the run to the first turn. He was then taken in hand and Edisto joined him, the pair racing in close order down the back stretch and on the far turn. In the stretch run, where Elston called on Brooms to draw away, he was not there and the finish resolved itself in a long hard drive, in which Brooms, displaying good courage, lasted long enough to win by a neck. Nine of the thirteen starters in the Patapsco Steeplechase finished the course without a mishap and J. E. Davis furnished the winner in Endicott, which had no trouble Continued on twentieth page. SEAGRAM COLT IN FRONT ! Continued from firt page. , in defeating his opponents. Endicott was ridden by G. Bruening and followed the pacemaker , Ethelred to the seventh jump, where the latter fell. Endicott then assumed command and for the remainder of the race he held command of the situation. At the finish Endicott had a four lengths lead over Kangaroo, which in turn beat Henry Datt-ner by four lengths. Evelyn Sawyer was a distant fourth. Ethelred, fencing boldly and showing a good turn of speed, sprinted into a long lead the first turn of the field. He tired in the second time around and making a bad landing at the seventh obstacle went down. Bolauder and Honest John fell at the ninth fence and Bryn Netta ran out of the course after taking the seventh jump. Bruening, who rode the winner, had a five pounds apprentice allowance. Lady Capulet and Lady Fair staged a great stretch duel in the second race and the pair finished in the order named half a length apart. Lady Fair, a good looking filly by the imported stallion Mackenzie, carried the all scarlet of A. H. Morris and was ridden by Albert Johnson, who carried four pounds overweight. It was her maiden effort and she left the barrier with good speed, sprinting into a commanding lead on the far turn. She began tiring after they had gone three-eighths and Lady Capulet, under strong urging, wore her down to win going away the last twenty yards. ODonnsll put up a particularly strong finish on the winner. Fair Beth was a tiring third beaten five lengths. Eterne went to th outside fence entering the home stretch. A cheap field went to the post in the third race, a ,000 top and bottom claiming affair, at a mile and a sixteenth. There were nine starters and Parehesie was the favorite. The winner was Rex Coopers Firedog, which led from the start to beat Parehesie by three-quarters of a length in a driving finish. Harry Carroll was third and Press Gang, which closed an immense gap, was fourth. Eiredog raced into a four lengths lead on the back stretch, with 1owder and Harry Carroll his closest followers in the early stages. Mergler put up a strong finish on the winner. Parehesie was in very close quarters in the last sixteenth, being pinned in next to the inside rail. With room Parehesie would have won easily. John Loftus announced that four German thoroughbreds which are to be raced here are on their way to this country.
