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I . I ; • , I , i 1 | ! I , STATISTICS OF PIMLICO . SPRING MEETING II The Pimlico meeting of sixteen days was conducted from April 29 to May 16, during which time 127 races were run and 65,275 distributed in stakes and purses, the average daily disbursement being 0,329.69. The big stake features of the meeting were the Preakness and Dixie Handicap, the former being of a net value of 7,325 and the latter ,500. M. L. Schwartz, by virtue of Bold Ventures spectacular triumph in the Preakness, heads the money winning owners for the meeting, as does his great three-year-old colt, Bold Venture, the horses. J. Bryson, with eleven victories to his credit, tops the jockeys and a three-way tie took place for training honors, with H. Baker, H. G. Bed-well and R. E. Potts, each having saddled six winners. The complete statistics of the meeting follow: The largest money-winning owners follow in order named: Owner. 1st. 2nd. 3rd. Amt. Schwartz, M. L 1 0 0 7,325 Martin, J. Y. W 1 1 1 9,750 Vanderbilt, A. G 4 5 7 5,425 Bomar Stable 7 10 4,950 Compton, A. C 6 2 2 4,500 Jeffords, W. M 3 3 1 4,150 Bryson, E. K 6 0 2 4,125 Howe Stable 2 12 3,770 Hitchcock, T 5 0 0 3,550 Jeffords, Mrs. W. M.... 1 2 1 3,230 Whitney, J. H 3 2 1 2,850 Belair Stud 0 1 0 2,500 Black, Mrs. J. M 3 2 0 2,250 Brookmeade Stable 0 3 0 1,900 Heighe, Mrs. R. H 2 2 2 1,850 The horses which won the most money follow: Horse. 1st. 2nd. 3rd. Amt. Bold Venture 10 0 7,325 Dark Hope 1 0 0 9,500 Golden Era 1 0 0 £,830 Cycle 1 0 0 2,620 Jean Bart 1 1 1 2,500 Granville 0 1 0 2,500 Billy Bee 3 0 0 2,050 Apprehend 2 2 0 1,600 Distracting 2 1 1 1,525 Good Goods 0 10 1,500 Dona Dulcin 2 10 1,450 Santi Quaranti 2 0 0 1,400 Ronfalon 2 0 1 1,400 Singing Heart 2 0 0 1.350 Whiscenda 2 0 0 1.325 Baby Talk 2 0 0 1,300 Bungalow 2 0 0 1.300 Fluffy Lee 2 0 0 1.300 Jack Patches 2 0 0 1,300 Pomposity 2 0 0 1.300 Zembla 2 0 0 1300 Waterset 2 0 0 1,300 Gold Band 2 0 0 1,300 The most successful riders follow: Jockey. Mts. 1st. 2nd. 3rd. Unp. P.C Bryson, J 36 11 2 3 20 .31 De Camillas, E.. 78 10 8 6 54 .13 Richards, H 48 10 12 3 23 31 Peters, M 46 10 9 8 19 .22 Renick, J 54 9 6 9 30 .17 Dabson, H 26 8 0 3 15 .32 Faust. F 17 4 0 2 11 .27 Hanf ord, C 70 4 6 9 51 .06 Shelhamer, A. . . 38 4 7 2 25 .11 Smith, E 44 4 6 5 29 .09 Merritt, R 29 4 5 2 18 .14 Wagner. J 59 4 5 13 37 .07 Horn, W 15 3 1 2 9 .20 Phillips, C 28 3 2 4 19 .11 Reid, C 23 3 3 5 12 .13 Bejshak, J 20 3 4 4 9 .15 The steeplechase and gentlemen riders follow: Rider. Mts. 1st. 2nd. 3rd Unp. P.C. McKney, Mr. R. 6 5 0 0 1 .83 McGinnis, P 8 3 1 0 4 .37 Eagan, C 7 2 0 0 5 .29 Laing, Mr. N... 1 1 0 0 0 100 McGovern. J 7 1 1 1 4 .14 Mitchell, E 6 1 1 0 4 .17 Walker. G 8 1 2 0 5 .12 White, Mr. C. R. 2 1 0 0 1 .50 The successful trainers follow: Trainer. Wins. Trainer. Wins. Baker, H 6 Smart, M 3 Bedwell, H. G 6 Bethel, W 2 Potts, R. E 6 Bond, J. B 2 Green, P 5 Bonham, T 2 Burch, P. M 4 Boniface, J. A 2 Stotler, J. H 4 Bosley, J., Jr 2 Black, J. M 3 Clarke, C. F 2 Christmas, J. Y 3 Pearce, G. H 2 Feltner, C. M 3 Phillips, L. E 2 Garrett, F 3 Williams. C. W.... 2 Gilpin, F 3 Walker, P. M 2 Hurley, W 3 Kelley, G 2 Miles, C. P., Jr 3 Stake. Date. Winner. Value. Pimlico Nursery Stakes, May 2; Golden Era $ 2,860 Baltimore Spring Handicap, May 2; Cycle 2,370 Dixie Handicap, May 9; Dark Hope. . . 9,500 Billv Barton Steeplechase, May 11; Sir Gareth 700 Preakness Stakes, May 16; Bold Venture 27,325 The percentage of winning favorites was about normal, as shown in the subjoined tabulation: Number of days 16 1 Number of races 127 i Winning favorites 51 I Winning second choices 20 I Winning outsiders 56 Winners at odds-on 10 Defeated at odds-on 9 Percentage of winning favorites 40 f Following are the stakes that were de-I cided: a — i
