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SPECTACULAR CONTEST « Canron, Delicacy and Late Date Finish Almost Aligned. 1 Nose Separates First Two, With Late Date Neck Behind — Lady Baltimore Stakes Feature. i BALTIMORE, Md., May 5.— The running of the Lady Baltimore Stakes, Pimlicos feature attraction this afternoon, furnished a spectacular finish when five of the six starters fought it out all through the home stretch and passing the judges Canron, Delicacy and Late Date finished in a compact bunch. The official placing was in this order, with the smallest of margins separating the first two and Late Date but a neck behind the pair. The Lady Baltimore Stakes called for a dash of one mile and a sixteenth. Canron was the favorite and had R. Workman in the saddle. When the barrier was released Canron, beginning in second place, quickly assumed the lead. She was a length in front going into the back stretch. Argosie and Suntica followed heads apart. At the half mile post Suntica moved into second place and was half a length back of the leader. At the three-eighths post the Kilmer filly was racing head and head with Canron. At this stage it looked as if she would win. Workman had just a little bit up his sleeve and, when roused, Canron shook off Suntica. At the furlong post all but Laura Gal were well bunched and fighting it out. V. Smith was on the outside with Delicacy, and the latter was responding with rare courage to a drive. A couple of strides from the winning mark it was impossible to tell which would win. Workman was putting up one of his famous finishes on Canron and, although staggering at the end, the latter just managed to last long enough. It was a mighty close finish. Suntica faded away in the final stages and finished fifth. The winner ran her first mile in 1:40, but Blowed up badly in the last sixteenth. The value of the stake was ,850. INTERESTING STEEPLECHASE. The Pink Coat Steeplechase, for hunters, over the two mile and a half course, furnished a stirring contest in which the Ramshead Stable furnished the winner when Peacock beat Augustus F. Goodwins Bandit by half a length. Mrs. T. Somervilles Tereus finished third, beaten five lengths for second place. Thirteen starters, and all but Langholm finished the course without mishap. The latter bled and was pulled up wg the fifteenth jump. jV Peacock was ridden by Mr. C. K. Bassett, Hand directly after the start he went to the front and remained there all the way. Vir- ginia Lightning furnished keen opposition until the fifteenth jump, where she began to tire. Bandit, who had been rated along under restraint in the middle of the bunch, then made his move, and at the sixteenth jump was on almost equal terms with Peacock. When roused the latter responded gamely, and in the run home on the flat held Bandit safe. F. Ambrose Clarks Golden Star II., fa-L- vorite for the race, met with repeated interference and was eased up on the last turn of the field. Discolored, a good looking black gelding by Maintenant, ridden by Mr. Samuel Stanton, raced on the extreme outside most of the journey. He jumped well and had plenty of speed in the early stages and looks like one of the improving sort. made a bad landing at the eleventh p, where he went down and all but P»reus ,„,„_„„„.... le Howard Purse, the conditions of upward, brought a field of eleven nonwin-ners to the post. Pennywise, a big long-striding black colt by Bucellas, carrying the colors of A. H. Morris and making his first effort of the season, proved easily best, and he galloped home with a lead of two lengths over Miscalculate, with Bill Nora third but five lengths away. In the early running Day Dreamer and Pennywise raced head and head. Rounding the far turn, the latter shook off opposition and began drawing away, and for the remainder of the journey held command of the situation. He was going well within himself at the finish, and Bejshak rode him out an extra quarter. He ran the mile in 1:40%. Clear Knight tired badly when put to a drive and finished fifth. The second division of the Howard Purse was run as the third race. Paramour and Brown Pet, coupled as the Sage-Walker entry, finished first and second when Paramour came from behind in the stretch to get up in the last dozen yards to beat Brown Pet by half a length. Brown Pet was the one to set the pace. Taking the lead soon after the start, she drew away and, turning into the stretch was a couple of lengths in front. In the final stages she tired, and Meade was working on her in the last sixteenth. Paramour, which began slowly, gradually improved his postion. Schaefer took him to the outside coming into the stretch and when put to a drive Paramour responded well. E. R. Bradleys Boardwalk-er finished third, beaten by two lengths and a half for second place.
