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PILATE DEFEATS HYGRO Muddy Footing Main Factor Against Wingfield Colorbearer. Calvert Purse Heads Program at Pimlico Good Weather Results in a Big Crowd Attending. PIMLICO, Md., Nov. 10. Andy Schuttin-gers Pilate was winner of the best offering of the Maryland Jockey Club this afternoon when he took the measure of George Wing-fields Hygro in the Calvert Purse. Far back of the pair, G. H. Bostwicks Masked Knight saved third from Morsel, from the Le Mar Stock Farm Stable. After the cold rain of Wednesday there was a return of perfect racing weather and consequently a big crowd was out. The track was deep and holding and that had something to do with the defeat of Hygro. It was not that Hygro is not at home in such footing, but earlier in the day Kurtsinger had brought Silk Flag home winner by finding a firm path close along the inside rail. Hanford tried to take Hygro in that path and when the colt failed to remain in the firm footing he was soon floundering about a bit to bring defeat. The race was really a two-horse event, for Pilate was the only one to give Hygro an argument. They quickly drew away into a long lead over the others, and Hygro was racing on the inside. He was holding the son of Friar Rock until Hanford decided on the path for his run through the stretch. At the time it seemed that if he had gone out with the son of Epinard he would have been the winner, but the path was chosen and when Hygro put one foot on and in the next stride was off the firm footing, Pilate outfinished him to score by half a length. Five lengths away Masked Knight outfinished Morsel to take third, but he had at no time been close to the leading pair. SERIES OF MISHAPS. The Master of Foxhounds Steeplechase, for hunters and amateur riders, over the three-mile course, was a particularly trying test by reason of the soft condition of the field and J. W. Y. Martins Point Breeze was an easy winner. The only other to complete the course without accident was Mrs. F. M. Goulds Kim, ridden by J. T. Skinner. Then G. Carroll Bergers Light Plume, which had gone down with G. Ely, was remounted and galloped over the course for third and R. Woolf remounted V. P. Noyes Netta Run, which had come to grief at the water, and he completed the course for fourth. The only other starters were John Bosley, Jr.s Fair Bob, ridden by R. Young, and Miss Becky Laniers Degas, ridden by R. Duffy. They both went down and were not remounted. Rigan McKinney had the mount on Point Breeze and, after restraining him back of the pace for the first turn of the field, went to-the front and simply galloped along for the remainder of the long journey. Kim hung on well in the chase and made several efforts to run down the winner, but it was all to no avail and the Martin hunter was in hand and five lengths clear at the finish. Degas showed excellent speed for a turn of the course and he was right in contention when he came down, while Netta Run was also going well when she made her mistake at the water. Fair Bob was in third place when he came down, while Light Plume was well back of the leaders when he made his mistake, but by that time the field had been thinned out by the casualties. ALL RD3ERS ESCAPE INJURY. Fortunately all of the riders that were in the accidents escaped injury. Cheap maidens raced one mile and seventy yards in the second offering of the day and it proved rather easy for James Morrisseys Dakol. H. Rosier Dulaneys Ac-cotink raced to second place and S. Pattersons Chloedair was an easy third before Sample Ballot. Purple Sage was rushed out into a long early lead and Sample Ballot and Chloedair were leading the others, with Sir Kendal far back and experiencing some trouble in the heavy footing. Jim Moss was in rather close quarters going to the first turn and was -messed about somewhat by Dabson to finally be taken to the outside at the loss of considerable ground. Purple Sage held his lead in the run through the back stretch, but as he reached the far turn he began to tire and there both Accotink and Dakol moved up into the contention. Sample Ballot dropped back Continued on second page. PILATE DEFEATS HYGRO Continued from, first page J. Tut Chloedair was still battling along as m the stretch was reached. A furlong out Dakol had taken command to come away readily and be the winner by . two and a half lengths. Accotink was doing her best to save second place by a length from Chloedair and the Patterson filly was a full four lengths before Sample Ballot. Both Sir Kendal and Jim Moss were disappointments. There was some excuse for Jim Moss in the weak ride of Dabson, while Sir Kendal appeared handicapped in the going. Denon, from the Tedlu Stable, was a surprise winner of the fourth race at one mile and seventy yards for plater juveniles. Always close to the pace, he came away easily at the end to simply canter over the line. Back of the son of Wigstone there was a lively battle for second place, with W. H. Lipscombs True Sweep just earning the decision over P. M. Walkers Kate and F. A. Griffiths Sir Gareth. The start was a good one and Kate was more alert than the others to go int- an early lead. Gadaround had left in the first flight, but he was caught in close quarters going to the first turn and barely missed being thrown down. This knocked him completely out of the contention. Denon had been following Kate and before the first half mile was covered he had raced by the filly and, rating along under a slight restraint, quickly drew away into a safe lead. He continued to widen his lead until at the end he had ten lengths to spare. Kate had battled along gamely in second place after being headed by the winner, but she was tiring at the finish and True Sweep just nosed her out for second place in the last nod. Walter H., after racing forwardly to the head of the stretch, tired badly under the drive, though he was in the final battle to be fourth. It was a good ride by Charley Kurtsinger that had much to do with the victory of the Anall Stables Silk Flag, over the-juveniles that met in the six furlongs of the first division of the Casewell. Swinging into the stretch Kurtsinger had the son of Bunting on a narrow- path on the extreme inside, and. it did not seem there was room for a horse to gallop there and a stride off the path would, have taken him into the deepest going on the course, but no foot, was misplaced and Siik Flag was home the winner by three lengths. , It was Enactment, from the W. R. Coe stable that raced to second place .and probably only the Kurtsinger ride prevented the daughter of Pompey from being home first. Third was the portion of Codetta, from the i Audley Farm Stable, with Babee finishing a close fourth. From a good start it was Silk Flag that went out to show the way and Dunair went after him with Enactment back of these and racing on the outside. Codetta was close in the contention and Babee was going well when she settled into a racing stride. Jones moved up resolutely with Enactment leaving the backstretch and it seemed certain she would run down Silk Flag as the stretch was neared. There Jones went out with the filly to find the best going, while Kurtsinger cut to the rail with Silk Flag and landed the son of Bunting on the path that was to see him safely home. Codetta was under a drive in a vain effort to run down Enactment, which beat her two and a half lengths for second place and Babee was only another half length back. The second division of the Casewell, the six furlongs test for juveniles, was run as the sixth race. This went to J. J. OByrnes Chrysostom, with Samuel D. Riddles War Stripes racing to second place and F. As Grif fiths Rock Coventry just saved third from Good Advice. The inside path in the stretch played its part in this and the desire to race along in that firm footing was a contributing factor in the defeat of both Good Advice and Hope To Do. This pair dashed out into a long lead over the others in the field and at the head of the stretch Good Advice had Hope To Do beaten. There Robertson attempted to take the path with Good Advice and at the same time Callahan sent Hope To Do for the same racing strip. Hope To Do was a bit more fortunate and when he was on the path Good Advice was crowded off in the deep footing. Then Robertson, still trying to take Good Advice to the firm footing, had Hope To Do in close quarters.
