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SWIVEL UNEXPECTEDLY Furnishes Big Surprise in Taking Race Worth 2,430 to Winner. Largest Crowd of Maryland Fall Season See Lightly Considered Pons Racer Win Rich Prize. BALTIMORE, Md., Nov. 5. Adolph Pons Swivel, the good, game daughter of Svift and Sure and Toddle, in a fighting finish was winner of the rich Pimlico Futurity here this afternoon leading Joseph E. Wide-ners Golden Way over the line, with James P. Johnsons Repaid barely saving third from W. R. Coes Pomponius. It was the richest running of the famous juvenile prize and carried a net value of 2,430. The victory was something of an upset in calculations when all of the contenders for the championship followed the filly over the line, but it was courageously won and the filly alone earned a place among the best of the prospects for next year. With eighteen starting from the mile and a sixteenth mark, there was, naturally, unavoidable crowding throughout the running. Owiifg to the number that went to the post the stall machine could not be used and there was a long post delay during which Repaid was the chief offender and the son of Kai-Sang wore himself out considerably by his bad actions. Then, when the barrier rose, Wave On did not leave with the company and had no racing chance. GOVERNOR RITCHIE PRESENT. The rich prize brought out the largest crowd of fall racing in Maryland and shortly before the running Governor Albert C. Ritchie and Mayor Jackson, of Baltimore, with other notables, were escorted to the stewards stand from which they viewed the running. There was much milling about at the post before Milton could have an alignment to his liking and a twitch had to be used on Repaid to control him. Iseult and Inlander both unseated their riders in wild lunges and Pomponius gave some trouble. The start was a good one except that Wave On swerved slightly and did not leave With the others. Balios and Barn Swallow were first to come clear of the big company as they left the barrier and they went to the first turn showing the way. Iseult had also left in full stride and he was in third place with Repaid following him, but in rather close quarters and before the back stretch was reached he had been shuffled back slightly. Swivel, well out from the rail, was not far back of these and one of the unfortunate was Dynastic, which leaving from an outside position, was far back, as were both Kerry Patch and Saxada. THE DARB IN DEEP GOING. In the back stretch Meade took hold of Barn Swallow and Balios drew out slightly. He was also in hand and then Robertson made a move with The Darb. He chose an opening on the inside and the son of St. Germains went up strongly, but it was at the cost of rather deep footing and he was Vnot able to go through to the lead, as for yn instant was threatened. As he moved Ve ran down Iseult and shortly thereafter this filly dropped out of the contention badly. It was on the turn out of the back stretch that Walls moved with Repaid and the son of Kai-Sang went up strongly on the outside, but Swivel was holding her position close after him, and not at the expense of going around horses. Then Repaid tired before the stretch was reached. Balios was beginning to tire of making the pace, and Barn Swallow was all through. The Darb was dropping back and there was a general shifting of positions as the big field headed into the stretch. Mack Garner was seen weaving his way through with Golden Way and Swivel was closing with good courage. Repaid for an instant showed in second place, but he hung and then the Pons filly came on straight and true to be the winner by a length. Garner, by a vigorous ride, had landed Golden Way in the place, just half a length before Repaid and the winner of the Junior Championship only nosed out Pomponius for third. The early pacemakers Continued on cightec7ith page. SWIVEL UNEXPECTEDLY Continued from first page. had dropped back from the contention and both first and second horses at the finish had furnished a real surprise by their showing. Mrs. John Hertz Pairbypair ran one of his gamest races to earn a close decision over C. V. Whitneys Halcyon in the handicap at six furlongs, which preceded the running of the Futurity. Well back of the fighting pair was Larranaga, from the Anall Stable, and the son of Apprehension met with considerable misfortune in the running, making his performance an excellent one. In a previous start Halcyon sulked all the way and was badly beaten, but in this he went along with Pairbypair as the son of Noah cut out a sizzling pace, and they were locked at the finish, with Pairbypair the winner by only a nose. Larranaga broke a bit slowly and he was blocked in the early racing. He finally found his way up on the outside, but was forced to go wide on the stretch turn. He closed strongly, but was beaten a couple of lengths. - Microphone, after racing close after the pace, weakened in the stretch run, and Happy Scot quit after a flash of speed. C. V. Whitneys Stepsister graduated from the maiden class in the opening six furlongs dash. This was confined to maiden juvenile fillies, and the daughter of Broomstick scored over Lady Legend, from the Branncastle Farm Stable, with Samuel D. Riddles The End a close third before Mrs. C. W. Williams Fluffy Lee, a fielder. Tetrarchal, the English horse which races for Paul B. Codd, won his second race at . the meeting when he scored in the second at one mile and a sixteenth. R. Robertsons Westys Fox raced to second place, with J. V. Stewarts Renewed and C. O. Fergusons Bubola following closely. The start in this was a bad one when Westys Fox, breaking from the outside stall, swerved over sharply and Tetrarchal was the principal sufferer when he was so badly blocked that he was last to be under way. With that advantage at the break, Westys Fox quickly went into a good lead, and My Fergus and Faylin chased after him, while Tetrarchal, by his misfortune, was lar behind. After rounding into the back stretch Renick began to move up, but he f had a lot of ground to close, and it had cost a big effort to come into the contention. In the stretch he had reached second place, but Westys Fox gave him a stiff argument right to the end to have the winning margin only a nose. Renewed had always been in the front division, and he was lapped on the first two, with Bubola, after being badly messed about in the going, only another length away. The third offering was a claiming handicap for platers of quality and over the mile and a sixteenth route. This went to Sylvester W. Labrots Springsteel, with Mrs. F. A. Carreauds Kincsen racing to second place, while A. C. Bostwicks Scuttle was third before Watch Him. Sptingsteel went into an early lead and always held his company safe, while Kincsen, many lengths back of the field, closed an immense gap in the final quarter to be beaten only a length. She took second place from Scuttle by two and a half lengths. There came another of these thrilling finishes of the day in the running of the mile and seventy yards of the Woodberry. In this, J. W. Y. Martins Con Amore, after a furious stretch duel, just nosed out Joseph E. Wideners Mr. Sponge and a length and a half back of these Mrs. John Hertz Valenciennes outlasted Marmion for third place. Jesse Bennett, custodian of the jockeys room, checked up his silks this morning and found that he had 2300 sets in his care. John Foreman, valet for G. H. Bostwick, will accompany Americas premier amateur steeplechase rider to New York for the United Hunts meeting November 8.
