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J. J g St H tl m tt L tj. the ]M F D a. jc r. tj the sj jr j a; ej g tj. the 0, fj w n tj t , jj r; w a as Ci o of h in o tl tl s -w T fj t; n t to s o a at « f c f s y _ , E. DAVIS COLORS TO FORE — — -— — ♦ Stupendous Easily Accounts for Pimlico Home-Bred Stakes. » , Stitches Scores in Fourth Race by Last- I 1 Minute Rush— Warrior Bold Best in Third Race. PIMLICO, Md., May 7.— The Pimlico ! Home-Bred Stakes, one of the annual features of the Maryland Jockey Clubs spring meetings, was provided as an attraction here this afternoon and Joseph E. Davis furnished the winner in his home-bred Stupendous. Ridden by G. Fields and, forcing pace from the start. Stupendous defeated Mrs. Walter M. Jeffords Beldore by a neck. 1 Fair Beth was third another neck back and j Dunkirk, one of the choices, was fourth. Stupendous, quick to begin, beat the others away from the barrier, but was quickly joined by Beldore and Chiclcight and the trio raced heads apart. Beldore was in between pair and on the turn out of the back stretch she was squeezed back. Stevens taking her up and losing a couple of lengths. Entering the stretch Chicleight began to tire and Stupendous drew away. In the final eighth Beldore and Fair Beth both began gaining and at the finish both were catching winner at every stride. Chicleight dropped out of it when the real test came and was fifth at the finish. The race had an added value of ,500 and was worth ,270 net to the winner. The winner ran the four and a half furlongs in :54%, the first half of which was in :47%. Racing conditions were again attractive, both as to weather and track conditions. A light rain fell during the night, but it helped rather than hurt the footing. Large fields went to the post in the first three races and, well-backed horses won a majority of the contests, the crowd was in a happy frame mind. It was a cheap band that went to the post the first race, a ,500 claiming affair, over one mile and a sixteenth. There were thirteen starters and J. A. Sims furnished the winner in Rosina, which beat J. A. Parsons Press Gang by a length a half. Meister ; was third, beaten by a neck for second place. The latter had the early speed, going to the front directly after the start and. leading until entering the home stretch, where Rosina moved up and, taking command, retained it the finish. Press Gang, as usual, began slowly and was forced to work his way up on the outside. He was coming with a rush the finish and would have beaten the winner had the distance been twenty yards further. The second race, the conditions of which called for maiden two-year-olds, brought a field of thirteen to the post and there were some bad actors among the band. Violado was the principal offender and was in the Continued on thirteenth page. J. I DAVIS COLORS TO FORE Continued from first page. main responsible for the six minutes delay at the barrier. When they were finally sent away, Violado began quickly and was soon out in front setting the pace, Belle of Govans was on the outside, and, slow to begin, was under a drive from the start. She responded gamely to urging and. working her way up. was on even terms with the pacemaker just before making the turn for home. In the last quarter she assumed command to win going away at the finish by four lengths. Violado was a tiring second, a neck in front of Blazing Cinch. J. W. Healey saddled his first winner at the Maryland meetings this spring when he sent F. J. Buchanans Warrior Bold to the post in the third race. Warrior Bold was ridden by R. Peternel], dashed to the front in the run to the first turn and, after taking the lead, was rated in front under slight restraint. In the run down the back stretch. Paddy Flaherty made several challenges, but every time he moved up to Warrior Bold the latter drew away. Straightened out for the final run, Peternell gave the leader his head and he then drew away into a long lead. At the finish he was eased up. His margin over Rim was a length and a half and the latter was a like distance in front of Japonica. Ring On closed a big gap and, after going extremely wide entering the home stretch, gained fast on the extreme outside. His effort was an impressive one and worth remembering. E. K. Brysons Stitches, after several disappointments, finally made good when she won the fourth race. This was a dash of three-quarters. There were eleven starters and the field was well matched, several of the band finding support. In the early stages Portia and Highland Captain alternated in setting the pace and when the latter tired at the head of the str-tch, Portia went into the lead and at the eighth post looked a certain winner. The McLean filly tired in the last sixteenth and Stitches, coming out of the bunch and gaining with a rush, got up in the final strides to boat Portia by a head. Chancellor was third, a length back, and then | followed Fair Anita. Highland Captain tired | badly in the la*t eighth and a sixteenth from I home was i ■ Is 111 in a jam and pulled up. A stirring finish came with the running of j the sixth race, when George De Mar and ! Ducky Harris fought it out all through the | home stretch and finished as named, necks I apart. Virdi was the one to set the pace, writli George De Mar tad Bucky Harris in j closest pursuit. Sunfire propped when the start came and was practically left at the post and was far back, apparently hopelessly out of it. When Verdi quit at the head of the stretch Bucky Harris took the lead, but George De Mar, under punishment, came again and outstayed him at the end. Sunfire closed a tremendous gap. finishing on the extreme outside of the others. He got up in time to beat Crossco by a head for third place and was going much the fastest of all at the end.
