The Washington herald., 1914-10-11
BY GEORGE b. MORRIS.

Laurel, Nd, Oct lO.-If there is any
doubt in the mind of the racing public
as to who is the champion three-year-old
Of America, it was dIspelled this after.
noon at Laurel Park, when Andrew Nil.
| ler's gelding, Roatner. broke the world
| record in the Washington Handicap al
a mile and furlong. He ran the distance
in l:4S S-5 for the mile and the furlone
and covered the first mile In 1:3S 3-5
Today he met August Belmont's Strom-
boil at equal weights. The Miller horse 8
defeat in the Baltimore Handicap BY
Stromboh. when he gave the Belmont
horse seven pounds the best Of the
weights did not keep the public from
backing Roamer.
Roamer outran his field from the drop
Of the barrier and he showed brilliant
speed the entire distance and held his
field safe at all stages Of the contest Tar
tar ran q remarkable race and was only
beaten on q length and half. He moved
up on the outside, rounding the far turn,
and made a game effort to catch the
leader. but without avail. BuslIin closed
big gap and was going strong at the
close. Stromboi ran a duh race in COM
parison with his previous efforts Gamer,
from the Greentree stables, who had a
large following. could never improve his
position.
The. worlds record was previously held
by Vox Populi. a four-year-old, who, in
1905, carrying 10 pounds, covered the dis
tance in 1:50 nat at Santa Anita Park,
Cal. According to the scale Of weights,
Roamer today carried Is pounds.
OrowOc's Jockey Game.
In the second number on the program
remarkable piece Of gameness was
shown by Tansey, who HAD the mount Of
Orowoc. Orowoc lost his rider at the
sixth fence and, after being dragged for
q sixteenth OF a mile, he was remounted
and finished fourth. Shannon River,
with Allen in the saddle, defeated Syos-
sett, the favorite, by hve lengths, who in
turn beat Garter fifty lengths.
A nasty jam occurred in the opening
event when Harry Junior cut across the
field and as a result Double Eagle and
Surgeon lost their riders. Burlingame,
who had the mount on Double Eagle, was
thrown heavily, to the ground and suf-
fered severe injuries. He probably will
not be seen in the saddle for some time.
Steward, who rode Surgeon. escaped with
a few scratches. Harry Junior was IN
hand all the way and could have won
much easier. Archer King was third.
The third contest saw a rafting good
finish between Carroll Reid and Noble
Grande, the former outgaming the latter
and winning by q length Charles F.
Granger was third.
''wIzard' BedweIl slipped another good
thing over today when. in the NTH event
Briar Path beat Water Lily a head, who
in turn outgamed Prairie. Briar Path
paid q to z
Patton captured the closing event, beat
ing Goldy length. Mud sEIl was third.
The crowd was the largest Of the meet
ing and every available inch OF space in
the new clubhouse was occupied with
society folk from nearby cities. New
York sent q, delegation OF nifty or more
persona
Society Ont In Force.
washington society. augmented by that
OF Baltimore. Philadelphia and New
York, has adopted the new Laurel Park
as its own, and the prophecy Of the man
agement that Laurel win be TO the social
set In October what Saratoga Is in Au-
gust viii doubtless be realized The new
clubhouse has been the scene every day
Of many gay parties from the National
Capital and Baltimore. Many Of So
ciaI prominence. who. in the height Of the
popularity Of Benning. nocked to the
course OF the Washington Jockey Club