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WESTON AND RICHARDS Prove Winning Combination in Opening Attraction at Pimlico. Compton Racer, Under Skillful Ride, Triumphs Over Finance and Bright and Early. BALTIMORE, Md., April 29. Uncovering the same speed that brought him several victories at Santa Anita Park during the past winter, Weston, five-year-old son of Nocturnal or Sun Flag, which races for A. C. Compton, was returned winner of the best offering on the inaugural program of the Maryland Jockey Clubs spring meeting at Pimlico today when he turned in a front-running and unexpected triumph in the Chlncoteague, a dash of six furlongs, under allowance conditions, that held the fifth and featured position on the card, consisting of eight events. Meeting four other shifty sprinters and skillfully ridden by jockey Harry Richards, the Compton standard bearer led throughout to achieve his fourth success of the year at the immediate expense of Mrs. Emil Denemarks sturdy gelding Finance, whic:i ruled favorite in the speculation. Thrd went to Bright and Early in the silks of R. Robertson, and Bobs Boys easily took the measure of Baby Talk, the only other contestant, under colors for the principal event. IN EUNNING MOOD. Weston, unsuccessful in four previous at- tempts at brackets since arriving from the A West Coast, was in a running mood for the K Chincoteagueand, with a good beginning, stepped away briskly to make every post a winning one. Going into a lead of two lengths early in the running and racing kindly, the Compton sprinter was under a drive at the close to finish three parts of a length in the van of the ruling choice. In the early stages, Weston had Finance as his principal rival and Richards had a snug hold on the brown horse as he supplied a swift pace. Coming into the home stretch, Finance threatened to reach the Compton color bearer, but Richards unloosened his hold on the gelding and Weston stuck to his task gamely to prevail. In landing the place. Finance was four lengths before Bright and Early while shouldering 122 pounds, and the latter was just a half length before Bobs Boys, which in turn was well clear of Baby Talk. BIG CROWD. For the opening of the fifteen-day meeting at the Hilltop course, a large crowd turned out for the entertainment despite the fact that the weather was cool. The card lacked a special attraction, and although choices fell by the wayside in almost every race, much interest was shown. Weather conditions were pleasant and the racing surface in condition for fast time. Ridden with better judgment than in her recent start, Fancy That, from the Bomar Stable, caused an upset in calculations when she made a show of eight other non-winning two-year-olds in the first division of the Interrogative, at four furlongs, which began the days activities. Dashing into a long lead directly after the start, the swift daughter of Jean Valjean never left the result in doubt to land across the line well in advance of Jolly Jack, with Do It third and far in the clear of the six others. There was a surprise in the first jumping event of the new season when Mrs. Arthur Whites Swimalong proved best among the eight that met in the Keystone Steeplechase that was contested at two miles and was second on the card. Only five remained upright to complete the distance, and it saw the disappointing favorite Saluda, from the Thomas Hitchcock barn, in third place when he was beaten for the place award by North-wood Stables Omel, another that ruled at long odds. The two leaders in this came to the finish separated by two lengths, and Swimalong was able to carry the pace from the fall of the flag. NINE IN FIELD. Nine of the lowest platers that could be matched together met for the first of the long distance events of the day that was the third race and it gave opportunity for Dona Dulcin, of the Mrs. E. M. Hayman stable, to capture her first purse this season, when she scored in a thrilling drive. Happy Hazel took down second honors, and third fell to the lot of Sylvia G., when she led home the six others, of which Fluffy Lee ruled a luke-warm choice and was back in sixth position. Dona Dulcin, alternating in setting the pace with Sylvia G., came again after being overhauled by Happy Hazel midway of the home stretch and in a rally came to the finish a half length to the good. Happy Hazel, battling along briskly but wilting badly in the final eighth, was three lengths before Sylvia G., then followed Prettylass and Sun Way to lead home the favorite. YOMER EASY WINNER. Yomer, racing for J. P. Jones and making the second start of her career, was the easiest kind of winner over the band of seven maiden juveniles that opposed her in the half mile of the fourth race. This was a division of the first race and saw the bay daughter of Meridian and Yosan lope home six lengths before her nearest rival, Mrs. Emil Denemarks Bertillon. Three lengths away Slow Motion and Low Cuts staged a duel for third, with the camera decision going to the first named. Another poor band met for supremacy in the mile and one-sixteenth of the sixth race and in another upset, one of the biggest of the day, a double was rounded out for the Bomar Stable, when Bomar turned in a front-running score to register in a stirring finish. Dashing into the lead directly with the start that found Royal Cunning eliminated when he wheeled, the Bomar Stable three-year-old led throughout to prevail by three parts of a length at the end.
