The Washington times., 1913-09-25

LAUREL, Md, Sept 2-The popular
red. black and white stripes colors of
Col. Raj Parr. Baltimore's leading turf
man. will be seen in both the fat races
and steeplechases during the meeting of
the Maryland State Fair which opens
next Wednesday afternoon. The stable
Of the Monumental City turfman COM
prises mostly two-year-olds, a majority
of which are the get Of the good Vir-
ginia sire Fatherless.
Colonel Parr has a number Of entries
In the stakes. His clever filly Lace, a
daughter Of Fatherless-Network, which
was bracketed last week at Havre de
Grace, is a sure starter in the Canvas
Back selling event at six furlongs. This
hlly was one of the fieetest-footed two
year-olds in these parts last season,
when she won five races, including the
Clabaugh Cup at Pimlico. She is a fast
breaker and possesses a high turn of
early speed. Sprintingis her long suit, and
she can hold her own with the smar test
Of them at five and a-half furlongs.
Mater, another FLY by Fatherless, is
now being pointed by the veteran Bill
Garth, trainer for Colonel Parr, for the
Blue Point Selling Stake, at five and
a-half furiongs. on the opening day.
In the Blue Point, Mater will line up
against a high-class band Of juveniles,
namely. F. Mannix's Superintendent. r.
F. Carman's Surprising, D. J. Leary's
Hurakan, w. G. YANKEES Old Ben, r. T..
Wilson's Northerner and Pomette Blue,
the Oneck Stables Notoriety, and An
drew Miller's Undaunted and Roamer.
Shannon River. a black geIdIng by
Black pick-Tenore, is Colonel PARIS
candidate in The Chevy Chase Steeple-
chase. the PRINCIPAL contss. for the
timber rtoppers. On the form displayed
by Shannon Piver at Belmont Park
during the past summer, the Parr
fencer will be given much consideration
when he canters to the starting point,
despite the fact that he wifi be meet
ing field of cracker jacks, the most
prominent of which will be ]. f. Wide
Cotton, Frank o. Singers EnniskiIlen,
G. r. Tompktns. The Prophet; L. L.
Tompkins' Juverence. Charles K. Harri-
son, jr.'s. L. Navarro, z. "a SalIsbury's
Song of the Wind. 4 Belmont Park win
ner, and Bayards Tuckerman's Maltbie
and Little Earl.
Last year the Chevy Chase was cap
tured by Gun Cotton. piloted by
Dion Kerr, the skilled gentleman rider
OF Washington, who is most likely
again to have the mount on the bay
mare by st. Maxim, as the conditions
to ride; The distance Is two and a
half miles
The infield course is rapidly being got
ten into condition for the race, az well
as the others which are to be run during
the meeting Manager Winn now has a
force of men at work on it, and 1t will
be great Improvement over that of
last fall. A number Of cross-country
stables are expected within the next
day or 30 from Canada. where there
x1-i1l 10 a rOnqiRnmanf
in addition to those that will come from
Pimlico. The Widener jumpers-Ex-
emplar and El Bart-wiIl come down
from the farm in Pennsylvania, where
they have been kept on edge for the
coming tilts s % over ,.n the sticks. as. -
chase pilots here for the meeting. AS
usual. Willie Allen will sport the silks
of Colonel PER- and William Garth;
Johnny Kermath will be with Gwyn
Tompkins; Ernie Heider will have a
Dick Saffel will ride for E. X. Sails
burg; Heatherington will do the riding
fo- r. o. Singer. while among the other
good boys who will be around the track
will be w. Keating, Dupee. M. Hender-
son, Bowser. and w. Noe.
some fast work has been seen during the
present week and the horsemen will
look for new marks for the course to be
set al the various distances. All that is
needed is clear weather between now
lightning fast. It is safer than ever
before. and the trainers here are In
busy preparation for the initial days
racing. Horses are getting in daily
from Canada and now that the Wood
bine and Havre de Grace meetings are
to be many arrivals within the new few