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PIMLICO CONDITIONS POOR ♦— Heavy Rains in Morning and Showers in Afternoon. i Raceland Steeplechase Heads Platers Day Program at Baltimore Course — George Jessel Scores. 1 BALTIMORE, Md., May 8.— Racing at Pimlico this afternoon was held under disagreeable conditions. Heavy rains, which fell all morning, turned the track into a sea of mud and during the afternoon intermittent showers fell. The card in the main was made up of a series of claiming events, in which ordinary fields went to the post. If there was a feature, it was the Raceland Steeplechase. This event was run as the third race. Fourteen started and twelve of them finished the course without a mishap. Mrs. Henry J. Herkheimer furnished the winner in George Jessel, a six-year-old son of Playfellow — True Flier, a mare that raced for Sam Harris. George Jessel showed a smashing good effort. He was ridden by M. Merg-ler and won easily by three lengths. George Jessel was forced to overcome a bit of bad luck to win. At the ninth fence, in making a bad landing he all but unseated Mergler, who scrambled back in the saddle after being on the horses neck. When settled in his stride again George Jessel began gaining and, finishing with a great burst of speed in the last quarter, won going away at every stride from Hieaway. The latter was another that suffered mishaps. He was in : very close quarters, in between horses, going | to the fifth jump, where Little was forced to pull up. j At the eleventh fence Hieaway was out in , , front and at this stage looked to have the others beaten. When the winner challenged in the final stages Hieaway tired. Willing-don followed ten lengths back for second place and then came Sardaneza. Creek and Royal Phantom fell at the fifth jump. G. H. "Pete" Bostwick, the well known gentleman jockey, who had the mount on | I Creek, came out of the scramble with a j ] broken collarbone. j Preston Burch saddled the winner of the ! i opener when he sent Inspection to the post ! j for Mrs. T. H. Somerville. J. Smith had the mount. The filly broke well when the start came and made all of her own pace. At the finish she had a margin of one length to spare and won in rather handy fashion from Aske. Haines, who had the mount on the latter, appeared unable to keep the colt straight and Aske raced well out in the middle of the track the entire journey. When put to a drive he hung on with determination. Chatterdoo, which raced without blinkers today, made a bold effort to get to the leaders at the head of the stretch, but when Elston went to the whip his mount tired and at the end was staggering to beat the favorite, Hair Trigger, by a head for third. Standout showed himself to be a mudlark when he spread-eagled his opponents in the running of the second race. He was a well backed favorite and was ridden by J. Gilbert. The race was a dash of one mile and seventy yards for maiden three-year-olds, under claiming conditions. Gilbert, alert at the barrier, was away with the leaders and before they had gone a furlong was out in front and drawing away. After opening up a commanding lead, Standout was taken in hand and was rated under slight restraint until making the turn for home, where he again drew away. At the finish he had a lead of eight lengths over Scotch Soldier. The S. W. Labrot stable, which has been in particularly good form this spring, added another to the list of victories its horses have scored, when Mexico galloped home an easy winner in the fourth race. Mexico, carrying 118 pounds, was favorite, and was ridden by H. Dabson. At the half mile post he was in close quarters in between horses, and Dabson was forced to pull up. Benish Way, in the meantime, had taken the lead, and drew away. At the three furlongs post it looked as if the latter would win, but in the run through the home stretch Mexico, moving up stoutly, overhauled him and at the finish won going away by a couple of lengths. Elmer Trueman reports that Corrymeela came out* of her race yesterday a badly lamed horse and will be on the shelf for some time. A
