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PIMLICO "RINGER" IS EXPOSED Fraud Found in the Running of Horse as I. M. Hendrich-Owner Hood Sought. BALTIMORE, Md., June 20. It was learned from a reliable source today that I. M. Hendrich, which ran on closing day of the Maryland Jockey Clubs spring meeting, was a "ringer" and that the real thoroughbred of that name is now in a riding academy in New York City. It was also learned that efforts to locate Horace H. Hood, said to be a resident of Florence, S. C, whose silks the "ringer" carried at Pimlico on May 16, have been unavailing. Detectives assigned to the case by the Maryland Jockey Club, which owns the Pimlico course, as well as those employed by the Maryland Racing Commission, not only have failed to locate owner Hood, but have lost all trace of trainer M. Cragin, an ex-steeplechase jockey, who saddled the "ringer." The authorities of racing in this state are still making every effort to clear up the case and are confident that even tually they will run the culprits to earth and deal as severely with them as with the principals in the Shem-Aknahton "ringer" case, which took place at Havre de Graca October 30 last. In the Shem-Aknahton case at Havre de Grace, the "ringer" made good, but the tricksters failed to put over I. M. Hendrich at Pimlico. On May 2 this year I. M. Hendrich was started in the Patapsco Steeplechase at Pimlico. Carrying 133 pounds and ridden by F. McKay, he fell at the first fence. Two weeks later, on the Maryland Jockey Clubs Charity Day for Marylands unemployed, the so-called I. M. Hendrich made his appearance in a mile and seventy yards race, being grouped in the field with The Bourbonian. He was ridden by Joe Serio, a local boy. Before post time there was ,000 comeback money for the "ringer," driving his price down to .90. After breaking sixth, he could not improve his position and finished in that position, the winner being Arthur Hullcoats Plain Ben, ridden by Don Meade,. which, stepped the distance in the slow time of 1:47 The following day I. M. Hendrich was suspected of being, a "ringer" and since that time detectives have been endeavoring to run down the culprits, but have succeeded only in locating the real I. M. Hendrich in a New York riding academy.
