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MINT OLGA IN FRONT Carries Kilmer Colors Success ¬ fully in Spring Juvenile Stakes i iDefeats Defeats Uptown Lad and Wild WildApple Apple in Stake Feature at atPimlico Pimlico BALTIMORE Md May 9 Andrew Slakely saddled his first winner at this meet ¬ ing for Willis Sharpe Kilmer when he sent he Mint Briar filly Mint Olga to the post n the Spring Juvenile Stakes at Pimlico his afternoon Mint Olga was ridden by G Tields and won by three parts of a length from E B McLeans Uptown Lad R W barters Wild Apple was third beaten by a head for second place and Walter J Sal ¬ mons Lawyer was fourth fourthA A field of thirteen went to the post and he George D Widener pair St Prisca and Partisan were the most fancied Several of the youngsters were fractious at the post and when the barrier was sprung after a elay of three minutes Sir James and Snow lake were quickest to find their stride and he Salmon filly dashed to the front and set the pace but at the turn out of the back stretch AppleMint were passed by Wild Apple Mint Olga which was sixth on the extreme outside went to the leaders with a rush go ¬ ng to the three furlong pole and entering the home stretch shook off Wild Apple to take a lead of a length Fields kept her going all the last sixteenth to stall off Uptown Lads challenge When the latter moved up entering the home stretch he raced right oh op of Wild Apples heels and Pascuma was orced to take up and come to the outside This cost the McLean colt some ground and lad he come to the outside of Wild Apple je might have beaten the winner As it was he was up in time to beat Wild Apple Law ¬ yer which finished fourth was last to leave he post and raced well on the outside the entire way He closed a big gap to finish going strong in the middle of the track Tha our and a half furlongs were run in 55 and the stake was worth 6280 net to tho winner winnerSUCCESSFUL SUCCESSFUL DEBUT DEBUTMad Mad Hattie a firsttime starter carrying the silks of the Sage Stable made an auspi ¬ cious beginning in racing circles when she beat a band of promising fillies over the short four and a half furlongs course in the opening race called the Homewood Purse There were eleven starters and after a short delay at the barrier the field went away in good alignment and Shady Lady was the one o take up the position of pacemaking hold ng to her task until reaching the stretch turn Here P Walls on the Sage entrant shook up the Mad Hatter filly after following in nearest pursuit of the pacemaker and moving into the lead on straightening out for the run home reached the end of the route Lo score by threequarters of a length while Shady Lady held second place safe by a half length over Lady Buyer the public choice choiceSam Sam Slick came from last place to take the third race which he won by a length from Frances Rock Slow to begin Sam Slick was permitted to get in his stride before Palumbo made a move and in the run around the fcfr turn moved up stoutly catch ¬ ing the leaders tiring in the stretch run Sam Slick passed Frances Rock in the final eighth to win going away at the end In the early running Omars Double made the pace with Estelle Marie racing in second place Rounding the far turn Omars Double began to tire and Frances Rock passed him only to tire herself when the final test came In the running of the race the saddle on Estelle Marie slipped and was back on her loins when Morrison pulled up The latter rode bare back all the last half mile of the race raceGLEX3IOKE GLEX3IOKE STEEPLECHASE STEEPLECHASEThe The Glenmore steeplechase that was of ¬ fered second on the days program brought out a field of eight timber toppers to race over thirteen jumps and two miles and the winner came from the Walter J Salmon sta ¬ ble when Gun Boat ridden by E Albright successfully negotiated the course to reach the end of the journey showing the way by a scant length to Mantonian Third fell to Endicott from the establishment of J E Davis DavisGun Gun Boat from the beginning raced in second place being led by Beverwyck and he was galloping in a manner to suggest that ho would be dangerous Beverwyck was jumping boldly and for a turn of the field held a good lead However in the final drive Gun Boat was not to be denied and uickly raced to the Flamingo starter to displace him at the twelfth jump Manton Continued on eleventh page
