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STEEPLECHASE THE FEATURE Sardaneza Carries McCreery Colors to Victory at Pimlico. » Baltimore Tracks Monday Program Ordinary — Big Crowd Present Despite Threat of More Rain. • BALTIMORE, Md., May 15.— With no special feature listed for the Monday program served at the Pimlico course of the Maryland Jockey Club today, the race of most importance was the Princeton Steeplechase, which attracted nine starters, with the winner coming from the stable of Thomas H. McCreery when he saddled Sardaneza. This was the third event on an ordinary card and of the nine that raced three were eliminated through mishaps, but fortunately none of the riders were injured. Chasing the winner to the conclusion of the two miles gallop came Hieaway, from the J. P. Jones stable, while eight lengths farther back was the the veteran Muskogee, from the J. Bosley, Jr., stable. Sardaneza was well ridden by E. Ball, and was permitted to chase along back of the leaders for the first turn of the field. Moving up steadily when released from mild restraint, the McCreery starter encountered little difficulty in moving into the lead when Abdul II. made a bad landing at the next to last fence. Once clear of his company. Ball took no chances and held his mount well together until he was safely over the last obstacle. At the end he was two lengths before Hieaway, who finished with H. Little having both feet out of the stirrup irons, while Muskogee was under urging to hold Depart safe. George Jessel was the choice for the race, and appeared dangerous when he entered into the first flight going to the last fence, where he went down heavily. Dock Light, another that went along in the thick of contention, came a cropper at the same fence, while the other casualty, Lenox Avenue, lost his rider, T. Gordon, at the tenth jump. While lowering clouds displaced a bright sun late in the afternoon, a crowd of generous size turned out to witness the sport and some excellent entertainment took place over a drying-out course. The second best race was the Watervale, which was listed as the sixth, in which medium grade sprinters participated. Sylvester W. Labrots The Bailiff, gelded son of Justice F. and Belvidere, graduated from the maiden ranks when he defeated six other two-year-olds in the opener, a dash of four and one-half furlongs. Under smart riding by Bobby Jones, he ran the race in :56%. In the stretch, The Bailiff, running greenly, bore out and it was with difficulty that Jones straightened him out. He caused J. Smith to go out with Inspection, which finished third. This rider claimed a foul, which was not allowed. Chatterdoo came fast to get second money. Mathias, which; ran well up from the start, was fourth. The second event, under claiming conditions and fashioned for three-year-old maidens, brought about another success for the S. W. Labrot silks when the grey filly Gra-marye, ridden by H. Dabson, graduated to score in a drive over Help Me, from the J. P. Jones stable, while Mrs. M. Lowensteins Broadway Sun, a despised outsider, landed in third position. Twelve sprinters, the largest field to parade during the afternoon, were engaged in the fourth event, and in this a surprise resulted when E. Carvers Soupcon, making his debut this season and ridden by the unfashionable V. Wisner, scored in runaway style. At the end the Carver gelding, a cast-off from the Sagamore Stable, was across the line to lead home Mecat, from the W. W. Vaughan stable, by ten lengths, with Bright Day, one that was sold in the "field," earning third for Mrs. W. Hirlehay. Soupcon raced along in pursuit of the faint-hearted Mecat and had little trouble in moving to the front when straightened out in the stretch. Once in command, Wisner kept his mount moving right along and he drew away to win at his riders leisure. Mecat stuck it out to save second place by a length, and Bright Day was just a half length before Cordoba. The fifth, a split of the fourth, saw D. Christmas furnishing the winner when Accolade, under jockey H. Ericksons riding, registered over A. Hullcoats Allanah, the favorite and a recent winner, with the veteran sprinter Benish Way, from the G. C. Brenton stable, lasting to save third from G. Rennas Mordrom and the seven others. Erickson had Accolade up with the leaders and luckily found an opening to send his mount to the front midway of the home stretch. Allanah, which was racing with the faint-hearted Brenton colt, attempted to keep pace with Accolade during the final drive, but the Christmas three-year-old never shortened strides and at the end was three lengths clear, with Allanah saving second place by a like margin.
