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LADDER FAILS OVER ROUTE « Flaming Takes Measure of Salmon Colt in Pikesville Purse. ♦ Bluch Dlneen Scores In First Race at Long Odds— A. G. Westons Jaffa Disappoints Again. ■♦ BALTIMORE, Md., May 5.— The running of the Pikesville Purse this afternoon furnished a stirring contest, in which the Belair Studs Flaming, a son of Wrack, beat Colossal and Ladder. Five started in the Pikesville Purse and Ladder was a 1 to 2 favorite. In his previous efforts this spring Ladder has been running in sprint races. He was asked to go a route this afternoon and failed. Ladder was ridden by L. Shaefer and in the early stages flattered his backers by rushing to the front and on the first turn drew away into a lead of two lengths. He was next to the rail and Shaefer took him under restraint. Going to the half mile post Colossal moved up and joined Ladder and the pair raced like a team into the stretch. Flaming had been rating along a length and a half back and Coltiletti waited until straightened out for the final drive before making his effort. When called upon Flaming responded with unexpected speed and at the furlong post joined the leaders. When put to a drive in the last hundred yards Ladder quit and Flaming, going to the front, won going away by half a length from Colossal, which beat Ladder by a length for second place. The opening race, framed to suit the cheap grade of platers, brought a field of eleven to the post. It furnished a stirring contest, and the winner turned up in Bluch Dineen, a big bay gelding, by Stefan the Great, that L. J. Brown recently acquired via the claiming route from the Haggin estate. IN CLOSE FINISH. Bluch Dineen was ridden by R. Tilden. He began quickly when the start came, and taking the lead, made all the pace, responded to a drive entering home stretch, and outgamed Curtsey to win by a head. In the run to the half mile post, Curtsey moved up and joined Bluch Dineen, and the pair raced like a team the remainder of the way. Fourth Ward, closing with a good burst of speed the last furlong, finished third, beaten half a length for second place. At the finish he was much the fastest of all and catching the leaders at every stride. Had the distance been just a bit farther he would have beaten both Bluch Dineen and Curtsey. Double O., the favorite, began slowly, and was never able to improve his position at any stage. The Linstead Steeplechase, fashioned for maidea jumpers, brought a field of twenty to the post. It was a mad scramble, and only six of the lot finished the course without a mishap. The Foxcatcher Farms furnished the winner in Kings Crier, which beat Mrs. F. Ambrose Clarks Contrition half a length in a stirring finish. The Dorwood Stable s Kiang was a distant third, beaten twenty-five lengths for second place. Mrs. T. W. Durants Fargo was fourth. The winner, Kings Crier, went to the front going to the sixth jump and he remained in the lead. Lambert was driving him hard to stall off several challenges and, for the last half mile of the journey, the winner and Contrition raced like a team. The field fenced well until the fourth jump, where Forrester went down and, at the seventh fence. Captain Hook ran out of the course and Proof Positive lost his rider. The next mishap occurred at the ninth jump, where Coq Cris and Warrior Bold fell and, at the last fence, Tarrus, Creek and Fair Bob fell. After taking this fence Fair Moss fell on the flat. JAFFA BEATEN AGAIN. Jaffa, which gave evidence of developing into a useful sort, was beaten again when S. W. Labrots Monel outgamed him to win the third race. Workman had the mount on Jaffa and lost no time in sending his mount to the front. He had a lead of one length before they had gone an eighth, but on the far turn Monel moved up and joined him. They came into the home stretch necks apart. Workman was working like a Trojan on Jaffa and the latter was hanging on well. It was not until the last fifty yards that Jaffa began to tire and at the end Monel drew away to win by a length. Lillybet, which dropped back at the stretch turn, came again to finish full of courage. She was beaten a length for second place. In the last fifty yards Monel bore over against Jaffa. The latter was next to the inside rail and in the final strides Workman was forced to ease up. The stewards sent for Workman and questioned the lad as to whether the interference figured in the result. Workman probably explained that Jaffa was tiring at the time and was a beaten horse. At all events the placing was allowed to stand. Monel was a first-time starter and paid the handsome return of 10.90 in the mutuels.
