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Ladd Proves Pimlico Repeater on Final Program of Spring Racing in Maryland Out sprints Nirgal Lad by Two; Owner Clarke, Jockey Runyon Gain Triple Tallies By PALMER HEAGERTY Staff Correspondent PIMLICO, Baltimore, Md., May 27— With an extensive improvement program planned between now and next fall, the Maryland Jockey Club this afternoon offered its final card at "old" Pimlico as Marylands 58-day spring racing season came to an end. Honors in the featured Hampstead Purse went to Jouett Shouses Ladd, whose victory clinched the trainer and jockey leadership for Bernard P. Bond and Eldon Nelson, respectively. Ladd, a gelded son of High Lea, took the short way home and finished two lengths clear of T. Albert Sears Nirgal Lad, who was slightly more than a length before Palatine Stables Blue Wayne at the end of five and one-half furlongs. The winner, Nelsons second of the day, was a popular one with the crowd of 11,103, and supporters of the favored Ladd were rewarded at the rate of .40 for . Pacemaking honors in the Hampstead went to Sylvester Richs Sinister, who held a narrow advantage into the stretch while being hard pressed by Blue Wayne. The latter was first to falter and came out of the engagement in a lame condition. Sinister, too, shortened stride through the homelane, as Ladd charged along the inside to wrest command, then withstood the late surge of Nirgal Lad. Nirgal Lad was coming off the mile and three-sixteenths distance of the Preakness to compete at todays abbreviated distance and turned in a commendable effort while rallying from far back despite being forced to take the overland course. His late surge failed by two lengths and left him a length and a quarter clear of Blue- Wayne. The triumph was the second in a row for Ladd, who had won an allowance race Continued on Page Forty Ladd Proves Repeater On Last Pimlico Card Owner A. T. Clarke and Jockey Robert Ruriyon Register Triples Continued from Page One on Preakness Day and was the seventh winner of the meeting for young Bond, who displaced his brother Bowes for honors among the conditioners. -Nelson, who had taken the sixth, race with Sergeant Monk, was booting home his twentieth winner of the meeting, thus enabling him to duplicate his Bowie feat of leading all riders in total wins. Owner-trainer Alan T. Clarke, who is also one of Marylands leading thoroughbred breeders, registered with two home-breds~on the final days -program, winning the fourth race with Evening Song and the following event with Jeannie C. Evening Song was winning her second race of the meeting and paid .20, while Jeannie C. returned 5.00. Both winners were ridden by Robert Runyon, who came back to take the days last race with Clarkes Spintail. Nina Pal and Mouseway, a pair of long-shots, won the first two races for a payoff of 15.80 in the Daily Double. Nina Pal, a 7.80 chance, overcame trouble in the opener to score under Charles McKee. Mouseways victory in the second event was a front-running one, with apprentice Walter Blum receiving credit for the saddle score.
