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IN A SPECTACULAR FINISH H — : « Canter Defeats Sir Harry in Pirn- C lico Spring Handicap. I « Consolation Steeplechase to Old Barleycorn J — Social "it? Registers Fourth Consecutive Victory of Meeting. • BALTIMORE, Md., May 12.— Another immense attendance was present at old Pirn-lico and there was much gratification and rejoicing among Marylanders. when J. E. J. Griffiths Canter was winner of the Pimlico Spring Handicap, after a spectacular contest, J In which the popular son of Wildair— Virginia L. defeated the Seagram Stables Sir s a Harry and E. EL Morehouses Banton in a close finish. There was considerable delay at the post. for which Canter was chiefly responsible, but the start was a good one and Kentucky II. was first to show of the crowd Edisto had left running around the first turn. Ken- r tucky II. was still showing the way when the back stretch was reached, but Buddy Bauer was rushed up alongside of him- at J the half-mile ground, while Canter was moving fast on the outside and Montferrat was . also in the front division. Sir Harry, as usual, slow to settle into a racing stride, . was further back, while Flippant was running into no end of trouble and was con- , siderably knocked about. Then it was the : lightly weighted J. Fred A. made a bold bid, but he did not last long and as Kentucky II. began to show signs of tiring it be- , came apparent that Canter was the one to . beat. Canter Dd into the stretch, but Sir Harry had raced wide and was charging along with a magnificent rush. Fields was still in no end of trouble with Flippant, but whenever the son of Pennant could find racing room he was making up ground. In the last eighth Canter hung on well and, under a long hard drive, just outstayed Sir Harry to be the winner. The Consolation Steeplechase, a handicap of two miles and a quarter, resulted in victory for Joseph E. Widener silks, when old Barleycorn, with "Dolly" Byers up, scored by i a couple of lengths from Wessen Seyburns ; Dragon de Vertu, with Bob Smiths Phidias ! saving third from J. A. Parsons Jingle, the only other to complete the course. This was 1 a lucky score for, had it not been that Marshall Fields Nomad cut the course and jumped a hedge at the inside of the course on the last turn he would probably have ■ been first home. He was safely in the lead at the time he left the course and likely could have lacted to beat Barleycorn, ■ which was racing second. "FALSE START" HARMFUL. , There were other untoward happenings in i the running. Due to a false start, when i Vitaman would not leave the post. Skedaddle, , Jingle. Nomad and Dragon de Vertu took ; the first jump before they could be pulled 1 up. Then when the start came Skedaddle ! was caught in a jam at the first fence and went down with Pierce. Then at the fifth i jump Vitaman unseated Moals. Nomad was the one to set most of the I pace, under a steady restraint. Barleycorn l galloped along after him and was saving ; ground all the way, while "Specs" Crawford 1 had Phidias in a forward position. Jingle was also showing speed, while Dragon de i Vertu was in the rear. The second turn of the course Crawford 1 permitted Phidias to go into the command, but at the lower end of the course he lost some ground, and when Nomad cut the corner he was again in the lead. Then it was that Byers called on Barleycorn and he soon moved into second place, but Nomad was still going well and apparently with plenty in reserve. Thidias was dropping back rather badly, while Jingle, which had chowed speed for a turn of the course, was also tiring a bit. That was the order at the head of the field and then on the turn Into the straight Nomad made the mistake that put him out of the running and left Barleycorn in command. Dragon de Vertu in the meantime was coming from far back and gained in such a fashion that Byers sat down and rode the Widener gelding out smartly to have him winner by two lengths. A dozen lengths further back Phidias outstayed the tired Jingle to save third. FRAMES ROCK LUCKY. J. Bishops Frances Pock scored a lucky victory in the mile and seventy yards second race. It was lucky, for the reason that Mrs. J. W. Daytons Jenny Dean was pounds better than the winner and only lost by reason of the incompetent riding of A. Bulcroft, Jr. He had the filly all over the track, timidly pulled up when in close quarters on the inside on the back stretch and then raced the filly wide to only be beaen by a head. Three lengths further back Jim Bridger. from the Nevada Stock Farm Stable, was third, with P. EL Faulconers Sueky fourth. Fable. Sueky, Meister and Frances Pock were the ones to race along in the van virtually all the way, and cf them Frances Pock proved best when the sretch was reached, but that would have availed her ■Othing had it not been for the weird riding of young Bulcroft on Jenny Dean. The third race was a mile and an eighth under claiming conditions that brought together a field ot eight fairly good ones. This resulted in a good contest with Frank Fris-bies Valentino, a six-year-old son of Whisk Broom II.. proving best when he beat home K. E. Eiitts Miracle and Samuel Boss Club. Eddie Barnes went right out to set the pace with Valentino from the rise of the barrier, though was packing the top weight of 126 pounds. lie sp d away until he was well clear of the others when the back stretch was reached, and he was under a steady restraint. Miracle wao in second place and also under restraint, with Kanduit racing third. There was little change in these positions as they raved through the back stretch and around the far turn, but shortly later Merrier made a move with Club and the three-year-old, for an instant, showed in Second place. Miracle was still going well. but Valentino was showing the way and racing well. Eben M. Byers* Social Mug won his fourth race of the Pimlico meeting when Clarence Kummer brought him home five lengths before the good ones that started in the mile and seventy yards fifth race. William Martins Balko raced to second place, with Noine b?ating La Morte for third. Six raced in this and from a good start Cartago went out with Balko, which, by the way, is an eligible for the Kentucky Derby. Prompter, was right after the William Martin colt and Noine was not far back, while Kummer rated Social Mug along within striking distance of the leaders and galloping smoothly. Through the back stretch Callahan took hold of Balko and Prompter, which had lost some ground, showed in front, while Noine was still going well, while Kummer waited patiently with Social Mug and had made no move on the Byers gelding. It was not until in the back stretch that Kummer called on Social .Mug and, taking him up on the outside, he was soon with the leaders. Prompter had enough ami was dropping back, but Balko had something left and for a few strides he fought along, but Social Mug was on past when the -stretch was reached and it was no trick for him to come home an easy winner. Noine and Balko staged a stirring fight for second place, but Balko proved best to earn that part of the prize by a head and La Morte was racing better than either one of them to be fourth.
