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KILMERS DAY AT PIMLICO » . Binghamton Sportsmans Horses Win Two Races, Including Oaks « Dark Magnet Scores in Filly Fixture at Old Hilltop Track— Mad Career Furnishes Big Surprise. ♦ BALTIMORE, Md., May 1.— This was Willis Sharpe Kilmer Day at Pimlico. The Binghamton sportsman and breeder furnished two of the afternoons winners when his trainer sent Dark Seeker to the post for the Calvert Purse and then came back to win the Pimlico Oaks with Dark Magnet. The Oaks usually brings a high class field to the post, but the six that carried silks in todays running were nothing to enthuse over. The Oaks, a race over one mile and a sixteenth, was run as the fifth race. Dark Magnet, on the strength of her previous effort at Havre de Grace, when she won in commanding fashion, was the favorite. A. Robertson had the mount, and in the early stages Peach Basket went to the front with a rush and opened up a lead of two lengths on the first turn. Robertson rated Dark Magnet in behind her. Going to the half-mile post, Dark Magnet began to gain on the pacemaker, and on the far turn the pair were head and head. Peach Basket was quitting, and as they turned for home Dark Magnet began drawing away. At the eighth post the Kilmer filly had a lead of four lengths, but at the end she too began to tire, and Robertson was hand riding her in the last sixteenth to stall of a bold challenge from Scuttle. The latter came from the rear after making a wide turn into the stretch and at the end was gaining with every stride. Anne Arundel finished third and Peach Basket fourth. The net value of the stake to the winner was ,790. DISTINGUISHED GATHERING. A distinguished gathering turned out to witness the sport. Vice-President Charles Curtis and William Woodward, president of the Jockey Club, witnessed the races from the club house. The stewards had as their guests during the running of the Oaks Allan Case, one of Canadas prominent cross-country enthusiasts; Arthur Hale of Baltimore, and Edwin Warfield, Marylands new racing commissioner. Dark Seeker, a racy looking filly by Traumer, a first-time starter from the Willis Sharpe Kilmer stable, made an exhibition of her company in the running of the first race. This was a dash of four furlongs for maiden two-year-old fillies. "Sonny" Workman had the mount and when the barrier was sprung he lost no time in taking the lead and before they had gone a furlong Dark Seeker was leading Society Talk by a length and a half. The Kilmer filly was really running and the farther they went the bigger gap she opened. At the finish she had an advantage of four lengths with Workman taking her up all the last dozen strides. Society Talk was an easy second six lengths in front of Fairest. Rustic Flirt, from the A. H. Morris stable, ran very green. She kept backing out of the stall and was finally taken to the outside of the Bahr gate and when the start came she left slowly. Rustic Flirt raced very wide until straightened out in the home stretch, where she bore over to the inside. BARRIDO MAKES AMENDS. Wm. Zieglers stable furnished the winner of the second race in Barrido, a horse that has been a disappointment in many of his performances this spring. Barrido won a race at Bowie, but in his next five efforts was beaten. In todays race he made all his own pace and at the end beat Avenger by six lengths. Barrido set a rapid pace, the first half mile and raced Amelia off her feet, went the first half in :47% and this killed off Amelia. In the run through the home stretch Barrido shook off opposition and, drawing away the last quarter, won in a canter. Avenger showed a smart performance, finishing fast under a drive to get second place in the last few strides. My Broom was third, beaten half a length for the place. There appears to be some sort of hoodoo on odds-on horses here this spring. In the third Hacky H. looked in a soft spot and was backed accordingly. It was a claiming race at three-quarters in which the weights were scaled high. Hacky H. was ridden by J. Serio, and the lad rode as if he wanted to make sure that there would be no fouling. When the start came, Red Ronald beat the others away from the barrier, but Hacky H. was right up there with him. Serio had him under stout restraint, and Hacky H. was fighting for his head. Red Ronald was out in front and was setting a fast pace. Rounding the far turn, it looked as if Hacky H. could pass the leader when his rider wished. Going to the turn for home, Serio shook Hacky H. up, but he did not respond with his usual dash. The main reason was because Red Ronald was still racing strongly at a fast clip. Sun Craig, after leaving the post very slowly, closed an immense gap to be third. Walter J. Salmons Preakness and Derby candidate Mad Career showed a good performance this afternoon when he beat an all-age band in the running of the Harford Purse. This was a dash of one mile and seventy yards, for which Hillsborough was an odds-on favorite. Mad Career, ridden by E. Watters, made all the pace and in a driving finish beat Sister Zoe by a neck. The winner ran the mile in 1:39 and in the final eighth hung on with splendid courage under punishment. Straightened out for the run through the home stretch, Workman brought Sister Zoe up with a rush and the pair were heads apart at the eighth post. From there to the finish the mare was unable to gain an inch despite Workmans desperate drive. Chatty was a tiring third with Hillsborough fourth.
