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INAUGURAL AT PIMLICO Final Maryland Spring Meeting Begins at Famous Track. ♦ Home -Bred Stakes Feature of Program — Golden Fate Outstays Popular Favorite Acautaw. 1 BALTIMORE, Md., May 2.— The final meeting in Maryland this spring began today with the opening of the Maryland Jockey Clubs spring racing at Pimlico. The old Hill Top course has a clientele of its own, who are faithful to this famous old racing ground. The full quota was on hand this afternoon and, as usual at Pimlico, much enthusiasm was in evidence. For a feature attraction the club provided the spring running of the Pimlico Home-Bred Stakes. This was a race of four and a half furlongs and was scheduled as the fourth race. It had an added value of ,500 and the Foxcatcher Farms gathered in the prize when Golden Fate, a son of The Satrap, beat the strong favorite Acautaw. Cantoria finished third and Dark Love fourth. A field of nine went to the post, Town Square and Crumplay being withdrawn. When the start came Slapstick and Dark Love went to the front. Golden Fate was third and Acautaw fourth. Coming into the stretch Hanford sent Golden Fate up with a bold rush and at the furlong post he was in front leading Acautaw by a couple of lengths. The pacemakers were tiring. Hustled along in the last sixteenth. Golden Fate retained his advantage and was still two lengths to the good passing the judges. Acautaw beat Cantoria by two lengths and a half for second place. Slapstick was eased up when he tired. The four and a half furlongs were run in :54% and the net value of the stake to the winner was ,340. A ruling was issued by the stewards after the first race bringing suspension to jockey J. Burke for rough riding. Eighteen jumpers started In the Patapsco Steeplechase, which was the first test of that kind this season, and of the eighteen starters only seven remained upright at the end of the two-mile journey, with the winner coming from unexpected quarters when Willingdon, bearing the silks of the Justa Farm Stable and well ridden by E. Christian, gamely withstood a severe drive to earn major honors by a nose from J. J. Nesbitts Night Retreat. Cahanamore, from the J. Simpson stable, was a dozen lengths back of the pair as he easily lead home J. Healys Lochshee, while Blanton, from the Wedgemere Barn, was in advance of Mrs. L. M. Curtis Fugitive, and the distressed Bo Ballot was beaten off. Rienzi began the list of casualties when he unseated H. Murdock at the start. A sinew straining drive came in the finish of the third race when The Doctor just managed to last long enough to stall off Enro and beat the latter by a nose. Outrun to the first turn, The Doctor worked his way up on the outside and took the lead going to the half-mile post. Roussell then went to the rail and for the remainder of the journey never lost an inch of ground. Hanford put up a powerful finish on Enro and at the end the Lowenstein racer was gradually gaining on the leader. In another stride past the winning mark Enros nose was in front. Sir Byron was an easy third and Reform fourth. Cloirado, after showing early speed, tired badly and was last, but one at the end. Just as the horses reached the post it was discovered that The Tout had lost a shoe. Smith then galloped his mount to the paddock, where a new shoe was tacked on. Then the bridle on The Tout broke a new bridle was substituted. All this took up some fifteen minutes. When it came to the running The Tout was never a factor and might just as well have been in the barn. Young Dick Carman has the Nevada Stock Farms three-year-old Vishnu in splendid condition this spring. In the running of the Druid Hill Purse, Vishnu added another to his score when he beat Ladfield by half a length in a driving finish. Vishnu was ridden by B. Hanford. He went to the front after passing the half-mile post and was never headed for the remainder of the journey. The disappointment of the race was the showing made by Ladino. The latter, a well-backed favorite, was never prominent, and at the finish wound up in fifth place. In his six starts in Maryland this spring, Vishnu has been returned a winner on four occasions and in his other two efforts finished second. Royal Ruffin carried the silks of the Braedalbane Stable to a driving victory in the Chesapeake Handicap, which was of-i fered as the sixth race. A neck in the wake of the winner came the Sagamore Stables War, making his first start of the year, and an additional half length back Colossal took third from Annimessic. The winner was ably ridden by Buddy Hanford, and gave that rider an opportunity to score his third consecutive victory of the day. Mynheer took the lead in the run to the first turn, closely followed by Sunvir, with Colossal close up. In this order the leaders reached the half-mile mark, where Sunvir assumed command. Mynheer quit badly at this juncture and War moved up to race alongside Sunvir. Leaving the back stretch Royal Ruffin also moved to the leaders, and Sunvir had had enough. Royal Ruffin took a slight lead when turned for home, but War hung on well and the pair staged a bitter duel, but War was unable to dislodge the leader.
