Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-26
STABLES TO ARRIVE
AT LAUREL SUNDAY
Noted Thoroughbreds of J. W.
SCh0rr and Robert Davies
Coming From Canada.

| LAUREL. Md, September H6.-Every.
thing is being gotten in readiness for the
| arrival of the first division of thorough
| breds that will come from Canada here
! for the opening of the fall meeting OF
the Maryland State Far Association
Tuesday. A special train will leave the
Woodbine track, Toronto. for this city
at the conclusion of the last race Satur-
day. which will mark the closing of the
big circuit in the Dominion.
| With but few exceptions every stable
of prominence racedover the Canadian
tracks this season will be on hand for the
F.! inauguration of the local meeting. The
| vanguard is due here Sunday afternoon
| and will be headed by the strings of J
w. Schorr, the Memphis turfman; Rob
ert Davies of Canada and Mrs. Lily \
| Livingston, owner of the Rancocas stock
| farm of New Jersey.
The Livingston stable will be in charge
of Matt Feakes, who has been quite sue
| cessful during the past summer. Lovetie
! the winner of several stakes this sea son
/ is, without question. the best horse in
Feakes' care. and Sotemia is entered in
| the stakes to be run here over a distance
of ground. The good mare Amelia jerks
and the two-year-old Phew will be raced
| in Mrs. Lirinsston's colors.
| Mrs. Livingston is a most enthusiastic
admirer of high-bred horses and she will
come down from Canada to attend the
meeting. Her silks are very familiar to
Marylanders, for at Pmlico last fall her
Sotema finished second to Sam HiIdreth 9
ZcuS in the big event of the hilltop meet
| ing. the Bowie handicap.
The Schorr racing establishment, which
heads the list of money winners in Can
| ada this year, will be one of the most
| the Anne Arundel county plant The
| stars are Star Charter, Frosegs and
Leochares. Star Charter, the winner vi
| the 5000 Dominion handicap at Fort
| Erie and other big stakes, will not come
! here with the stable Sunday. He will be
| sent from Toronto to Kentucky, where
| he will start in the Endurance stakes.
| at four miles. After the running of this
| annual classic in the Blue Grass state
| Star Charter will be shipped here and
will be raced in the feature events during
| the rest of the meeting.
In the distance fixtures here during the
absence of Star Charter in Kentucky,
NJ. Schorr will depend on FroSless to
carry his colors to victory. In the opin-
ion of many wise heads of the turf Star
Charter has little or nothing on Frog
legs, which captured this years Hamil-
ton derby. in which he defeated a nifty
field.
Leochares is believed to be the feetest
two-year-old now in training in this
country since his three consecutive de-
| feats of Calgary. Robert Davies grand
colt by Ogden. He is entered in the
juvenile stakes here.
Calgary, Plate Glass and the rest Of
the members of the Davies string are due
to arrive from Toronto Sunday All
tod there will be twenty-four head in
the consignment Charley Patterson
trainer of the stable has made arrange
ments to stable twelve head here and the
rest at Benning, d. c.. where at present
there are at least 300 equines being kept
in shape for the approaching twenty
seven-day session of the sport of kings
here.
Owing to their stake engagements here
Calgary and Plate Glass will be stabbed
here and will not go to Benning, but will
be worked over the local track The rest
of the bunch includes the clever colt
Liberty Hall, Stalmore, Fight Sight,
Black River, Fountain Fay, DR.. Meet and
Flower Girl.
Manager Brown is making plans for
the offering OF several novelty races dur
ing the meeting. The first one ever run
in this state last fall was thrilling in
novation. This years race viii be of the
same character. The contestants will be
two foot runners and IL like number of
automoNlistS. motor cyclists and thor
oughbreds The handicappng will be
done by Mr.. Brown. the originator of the
race. The event will be decided October
II. Motor cycle trials will be held the
preceding Sunday to select the fastest
two machines.