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TEREUS SCORE IN CHASE I ♦ Accounts for Fifth Renewal of Billy I Barton Steeplechase. • — — — Jumping Race Headiiner of Pimlico Program — Spanfair Adds to Earnings in Fifth Contest. ♦ BALTIMORE, Md., May 12.— The fifth running of the Billy Barton Steeplechase, a ; gallop over the testing route of three miles, in which the contestants, numbering ten, , were asked to hurdle nineteen jumps, fur-nished opportunity for Mrs. T. H. Somer-villes Tereus to add his name to the roster of winners of this prize at the Pimlico | course of the Maryland Jockey Club. This was a magnet for a rather large gathering that braved the elements for the tenth day of the meeting, and the race was considered the special for the day. Bandit, from the A. F. Goodwin Stable, and a stablemate of Land Boy, was the one to follow the winner closest at the end, while third was taken by Mrs. F. M. Goulds Kim, when he retained a good margin over Golden Star II., of the F. A. Clark establishment. There were two casualties during the three-mile journey when both Coral Reef II. and William Kennet fell at the sixteenth obstacle. Coral Reef II. was remounted to finish the course and in doing so was able to beat three others after falling. With the field of ten led to the starting point by Howard Bruces Billy Barton, little time was lost before a start came, and it witnessed Coral Reef II. and Discolored going out to show the way, and they raced well lapped for the first mile. Bandit and Tereus were next in order, and the others were racing close up, and Annapolis was in last position. Bandit challenged Coral Reef II. at the fifteenth jump, and when the Whitney gelding went down at the sixteenth it brought Tereus into the fight, and through the final half-mile the pair drew away from the others, with Tereus proving the better of the two as he won by two lengths, and the Goodwin entry was thirty lengths in advance of Kim. The winner earned ,500 and a gold cup valued at 00. The winner was trained and saddled by Preston M. Burch. Preston M. Burch tightened the girths on his second winner of the day when he sent Pencader out to match his strides with five others of first rating in the Towson Purse, which was the secondary attraction. It also witnessed jockey J. Gilbert earning his second riding success when he had the Brandy-wine performer winner in a drive over the choice, Sunvir, from the K. E. Hitt stable, and Gusta, a Preakness candidate, was third for M. L. Schwartz. Pencader was making his initial appearance of the season and showed his excellent condition when he withstood a hard drive all during the final half mile when coming from the rear of his small field to make good. Sunvir, after encountering early interference going to the first turn, was able to shake off High Proof, but after securing the lead was unable to hold his advantage when the winner challenged. Gusto was beaten by three lengths, and his showing was gratifying enough to make him a possible entrant for the Preakness should the going remain unchanged. The H. G. Bedwell stable earned another purse when Fair Jack, capably ridden by J. Gilbert, proved his superiority over ten other home-breds that opposed him in the six furlongs of the initial dash. His score was registered by two lengths when he took the measure of Tularch Ard, with Grand Acre withstanding a terrific drive to land third by a nose over Fair Bob. Lillybet was an exceedingly close fifth.
