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WHITE LIES TRIUMPHS M Outstays Projectile in Exciting Finish at Old Pimlico. 1 Cold Weather Fails to Affect Attendance Several Upsets Occur During the Afternoon. PIMLICO, Md., Nov. 4. Joseph E. Wideners White Lies was winner of the best offering of the Maryland Jockey Club this afternoon when in a driving finish she scored in the Annapolis Handicap over Adolphe Pons Projectile, with Mrs. John Hay Whitneys Poppyman saving third from Brown Erne. The daughter of John P. Grier gave an excellent performance after having the worst of racing luck. The weather was disagreeably cold for the sport, but it was conducted under clear skies and before a big crowd. The program was made up exclusively of overnight races, but for the most part fields were evenly matched and furnished excellent entertainment. The limit number of twelve went to the post for the Annapolis, and from a good start Happy Knot was first to show in front and he was closely attended by TradV able and Brown Erne, while White Lies, after beginning well, was forced to race along on the inside, where the going was just a bit deep and not as fast as out from the rail. GOES EXTREMELY WIDE. Garner held his position with the filly as Happy Knot and Brown Erne fought along in front and then it was Happy Knot that tired and for an instant Brown Erne showed in front. All this time Projectile was far back, but he was running on the outside and approaching the far turn he was making up ground steadily. Garner had timed his run perfectly with White Lies and finding an opening for her in the stretch she came through to take command. Projectile was still wearing the others down, but swinging for home he was forced to go extremely wide to find racing room and it doubtless cost him the race. In the final furlong he came with a great ; rush, but Garner kept White Lies going to have her safely past the line winner by a neck. Projectile had saved the place by three lengths, while Poppyman, which had come into the contention in the stretch, readily outfinished the tired Brown Erne. The steeplechase of the day was the Corsica, a handicap over the two and a half-mile course. It resulted in victory for Thomas Hitchcocks Creek, admirably ridden by G. H. "Pete" Bostwick, the amateur. It was an amateur rider that finished second when Rigan McKinney piloted Mrs. W. Plunket Stewards Outlaw, which earned that part of the prize. Third was the portion of William Duponts Kings Crier and old Huffy raced fourth for Mrs. George J. Atwell, Jr. TWO RIDERS UNSEATED. There were two mishaps in the running when Gwladys Whitneys Rideaway and Flavius both unseated their riders at the ninth fence. Both were in the contention at the time and the loose horses ran along riderless with the field, occasioning the other horses some interference. Both G. Smoot, who rode Rideaway and A. Bauman, who had the mount on Flavius, appeared to be rather badly knocked out by the falls and they were taken from the infield in the track ambulance. Irish Bullet was the one to cut out the pace for a turn of the course. McGinnis had him under a stiff restraint, but was unable to take him back to the others. Kings Crier and Berrilldon Flash went after the Simpson chaser and Smoot was rating Rideaway along back of these. Mr. Bostwick was placing Creek cleverly, while Mr. McKinney was far back with Outlaw and the son of Sir Gallahad III. was galloping smoothly and jumping well. In the front field Irish Bullet stumbled slightly at one fence to lose part of his lead, but he was still in command around the lower end of the course and into the back field. It was there that Smoot made his first move with Rideaway and the Wil-dair gelding moved up so easily that he Continued on sixteenth page. WHITE LIES TRIUMPHS Continued from first page. seemed to be able to go into the lead with ease at the first asking. Then he made his mistake that sent him to his knees and unseated Smoot. Flavius appeared to trip over Smoot and that unseated Bauman. With these out of the running Mr. Bostwick made his first move with Creek and going up gradually he was soon in command. Kings Crier was hanging on well, but Rigan McKinney had roused Outlaw and stride by stride he was coming into the contention. Collins called on Huffy, but the old fellow was unable to respond and at the top of the field it had narrowed to a. three-horse race. Creek was well clear and when nicely held together was not seriously threatened to take the place by five lengths and the Dupont gelding was another ten lengths before Huffy. An examination at the track hospital revealed that M. Smoot had come out of his fall with nothing more serious than bruises, but Bauman was sent to the South Baltimore General Hospital for observation. There came a surprise in the second, a mile and seventy yards, for plater two-year-olds, when R. Greenes Gadaround was winner to pay 4.70 for each wager, while W. H. Lipscombs True " Sweep, which ran second was another long shot, and Irving Jacobs Walter H., which was a close third, had not been accorded much of a chance before the running. Daudet was the one to cut out the running and he was closely attended by Arrow-swift and Statecraft, with Bobbing not far back of these, while Gadaround, after breaking rather slowly, was taken to the outside where better footing was found, and he quickly raced into a contending position. Absolute was just a bit slow leaving his stall and, going to the first turn when Smith took him over to the inside, he had Rock Point in close quarters forcing Hanford to take up slightly. Smith kept Absolute down on the rail, where he was taking the worst of the going, but the son of Infinite found his way through until reaching the far turn, where he was rather badly shut off and he had lost his last chance of sharing in the purse. Daudet tired of pacemaking when the stretch was reached and it was there that Gadaround ran him down to go into a safe lead and be home the winner by a length. Then, in the last eighth, both True Sweep and Walter H. came with a rush to stage a great duel for second place, with True Sweep earning the decision by a nose and Alantee had closed ground to be fourth. An accident occurred in the third at a mile and a sixteenth for maidens, when Purple Sage was knocked down immediately after the start. Cruz had come over with Brandon Light, which was on the outside and in the crowding the son of Wilderness was knocked off his feet. W. Robinson, who had the mount, fortunately escaped injury. This resulted in a rarely thrilling finish when Blondish, from the Sage Stable, and G. Bernard Fenwicks Sir Kendal fought it out to the last stride a dozen lengths before the others and A. C. Bostwicks Donya barely saved third from Lucky China. Blondish was considered much the best of this company and she was the one to cut out the running and Sir Kendal was the only one to furnish contention. It was leaving the back stretch that the son of Sir Grey-steel moved up on Blondish and they raced through the stretch closely locked. A furlong out Sir Kendal apparently had the filly beaten, but under a powerf ulv ride by Gilbert the daughter of Blondin came again and it was only in the last nod that her nose was in front. Donya had raced forwardly all the way, but she was tiring at the end and when Lucky China finished strongly the Bostwick filly only earned third by a nose. Contribute proved best of the platers in the six furlongs of the fourth and he won with plenty to spare over All Rowes, while Pennate was a close third and Sans Coin finished fourth. There was something of an upset in this when Renaissance was soundly beaten, but there was an excuse for this one as Studley was of scant help and through the stretch he had him down on the rail behind horses with no remote chance of coming through. Contribute was never far from the pace and he was raced along well out from the rail, where he found the best footing. He had circled around Sans Coin to take the lead and in the stretch he held the company perfectly safe to be winner by a length and a half. All Rowes, breaking slowly, steadily made up ground and both she and Pennate closed strongly in the stretch as Sans Coin weakened. All Rowes had come from behind Pennate and she proved the gamer under a drive to take the place by a head, while the Whitney cast-off was a length before the tired Sans Coin. Wahoo was an easy winner over the field of cheap juveniles that raced in the mile and seventy yards of the sixth. Fair Crest raced to the place, and third was the portion of Center Lane, one that was in the thick of the contention all the way to save third from Sweeperman. Dunair, Center Lane and Fair Crest were the ones to carry the pace in the early racing, and it was nearing the turn out of the back stretch that Meade moved up on the outside with Wahoo. The son of Stimulus circled around on the outside of the leaders but had foot enough to take that much the worst of it to be right with Center Lane at the head of the stretch. In the last furlong Wahoo came away with the greatest ease to be winner by a half-dozen lengths, and then Fair Crest proved to have more left than Mrs. Viaus gelding when she outfinished him to take the place by a length. Sweeperman, after being far back all through the running, came with a rush that brought him fourth and only a length away. In this Bernius was almost unseated as Flag View broke, and through the running he was of no help to the son of American Flag, though he was making up ground when it was too late.
