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PARR C0L0RBEARER SCORES « Ladino Outstays Bally Bay in Head-liner at Pimlico. 1 Jockey Johnny Gilbert Riding Star of Day With Two Winning Mounts — Weather Unpleasant. BALTIMORE, Md., May 16.— Ladino, racing for Ral Parr, was winner of the best race furnished for the semi-final day of the spring meeting of the Maryland Jockey Club here today, when he took the measure of six others in the Salisbury Purse, which was run as the fifth race on an ordinary program. Decided over a track that was churned into a veritable quagmire following all night rains which left the footing deep and treacherous, the Parr colorbearer showed pronounced mud-running ability to effect his score after a stubbornly fought duel with j L. Haymakers Bally Bay. At the conclusion of the race Ladino, carrying 122 pounds, was across the line winner by a length, with N. E. Stantons Foxiana another two lengths back as she easily saved third from Revo-nan, of the H. C. Jones barn, and two others. In the Salisbury the field was sent away in excellent alignment and in the run to the first turn Bally Bay was rushed out to show the way. Ladino, under the capable apprentice H. Cruz, went along in pursuit and this pair quickly opened up a safe gap on Foxiana and the three others. Bally Bay was being nicely rated by Dabson, and he held his command, but Ladino was going just as easily and it was apparent that these two would supply an interesting finish. Entering the home stretch Ladino challenged and drew abreast of the Haymaker performer a furlong from the finish and in the next sixteenth was on past to make certain of his triumph. Foxiana held the short end of the spoils safe and was slowly closing the gap enjoyed by the first two, whiloRevonah and the others cut little figure in the result. Jockey J. Gilbert was the riding star of the day when he piloted Standout to an easy score for W. W. Vaughan in the initial race and he followed this with his brilliant ride on If Ida, for H. Wakoff, in the fourth race, one of two juvenile events that dotted the card. Weather conditions were the most unpleasant of the Pimlico session. Rain visited this vicinity during the night and resulted in a change of track conditions and this was coupled with heavy fog that obscured racing for the good attendance that braved the elements. Mrs. W. W. Vaughans Standout, held in high esteem by the talent, earned his second success of the meeting when he made a show of six other platers in the opening race at one mile and one-sixteenth. Ridden confidently by J. Gilbert and moving into an easy lead soon, after the beginning, Standout showed ability in the muddy footing, and at the end the Vaughan colt was a half-dozen lengths before Electric Gaff, while Fluffy Lee easily accounted for third from the disappointing Lone Hand. Out of the heavy fog that enveloped the course for the two miles of the Sacanadaga Steeplechase, the daily event through the field that was the third race, came a surprise when L. C. Leiths Lester W., ridden by H. Murdock, galloped across the winning line to capture honors before Capstone, of the Mrs. J. H. Whitney barn, with J. P. Jones supplying Sid to easily take third. Eight members of the steeplechase colony elected to contest the two-mile journey that was the supporting feature on a rather listless card, and all but one of the number completed the route, the lone casualty being Zermatt, which could barely be seen refusing the eleventh jump. Pete Claussen added two racers to his stable at Pimlico when he claimed Lodorus out of the fourth race from C. G. Overcash and Ladino out of the fifth race from Ral Parr. Each was claimed for ,500. Max Smart vanned the numerous horses in his care down to Bowie today to await Thursdays opener. Don Yates of Baltimore and H. R. Smith sent divisions of their stable to Canada for the summers racing across the border. The Justa Farm Stables horses were vanned back to the farm today at Jenkin-town, Pa. George Burke, agent for jockey "Sonny" Workman, left for New York today. It has not been decided as yet whether Workman will remain in Maryland and ride for Jack Healey, who is handling the C. V. Whitney horses during the Bowie session or go to New York. Workman is anxious to remain and ride for young Healey, whom he considers one of the best of the younger generation of trainers. If Workman goes to New York, Alfred Robertson, second string rider for Whitney, will come to Bowie.
