The Washington herald., 1915-09-19
Leading Turfmen in u. S.
Have Entered Horses in
the Various Events.
RECORDS ARE IN DANGER
Maryland Track Devotees Will See
Roamer in Action. Also Fox
hall Keen's String.

Laurel and Bowie are the two race
courses which Washinstonians claim as
their own. notwithstanding both are To-
Gated in Maryland. The Maryland fall
season of racing has begun with the
meeting at Havre de Grace. but ii will
not be until October l. when Laurel
opens. that the sport will have its real
beginning for Washington lovers of the
turf
The opening at Laurel is only twelve
days away. For a whole month there
will be racing at that track. and then
Pimlico will cut in for a twelve days
meeting. The season will wind I'D at
Bowie
The popularity of Laurel and Bowie
with WashinCtonians is due perhaps to
their accessibility. Laurel is said to be
the best-located race course in this coun-
try. Midway between Baltimore and
Washington. it can be reached in less
than half an hour from either city. and
trains land their passengers right at the
srandstand
Laurel the Popular Course.
1t is at Laurel that racing is seen at
its best. No month in the year is more
pleasant for the sport than October. when
the days are just warm enough to make
life bearable for horse and man.
Thoroughbreds do better in that month
than in any other. trainers say. Certain
ly. the records at Laurel show that the
racers run fast.
1t was last October that Roamer ran a
sensational race in the National Handi-
cap, covering mile and a furlong in
l.i9 S-5. which broke the American rec
ord for the distance. Roamer will be
seen in the stakes at Laurel this year
The of Knight Errant and Rosetree
III is the acknowledged champion of the
older division of horses.
Has Beaten EN- All.
He has met and beaten all the good
racers and given them weight. Roamers
first appearance at Laurel will be in the
Baltimore Handicap to be run on the first
Saturday. October . He will be obliged
to take up topweight. of course. but he
will be equal to the task.
Opposed to Roamer in the Balti-
more Handicap will be August Bel
mont's Stromboli. Flittergold. and
Dragoman; \. L. Aste's Ten Point:
James Buffers Pebbles: Capt. E. B.
Cassatt's Trial by Jury. regarded by
many rs the best of the 3-year -olds Of
tree Stables Gamer; H. c. Hallen-
beck's The Finn; Emil Herzs Short
grass: Frederick Johnson's Cock O.
the Walk; D. ]. Leary's Saratoga:
Oscar Lewisohn's Boots: T. J. O'Brien's
Sam Jackson: S. L. Parsons Sharp
shooter; H. P. whitney's Slumber II
and Borrow. and Amos Turney's
waterbass.
Mutuel Betting in Vogue.
Mutuel betting will be the form of
wagering at Laurel. as it will at Pim-
lico. The Laurel plant is said to be
the most complete for machine betting
hot -har t., --tt
Canada. This year Col. Winn. man
ager of the Laurel course. has INSTALL
ed three additional machines, making
twenty-seven in all. The pavilion
where the wagering is done is an i'm
mense affair in which the players have
plenty of room and there is never any
crowding.
New colors will be seen at the
Laurel meeting this season. For the
first time since he took up the task
of perpetuating the fame won by his
father, the late James r. Keene, the
son. Foxhall, noted society man, polo
player and all-around athlete. will
show his silks at Maryland course.
His colors. of course. are those that
won glory for the Keene horses
white with blue polka dots.
Cleaned Up 100000.
Horses running in these colors prob
ably have earned more money than
any other two or three stables in
America. In one year the Keene
horses won more than $500. 200. The
noted Castleton Stud. where the elder
Keene bred many stars of the turf.
has been dispersed. but Price McKin-
ney. Kentuckian and therefore an
ardent lover Of the thoroughbred, is
seeking to re-establish the fame OF
the Keene establishment Mr. McKin-
ney has the best of the Keene horses
at his farm. notably Colin. the un-
defeated; Delhi. sire Of Dominant;
Hippodrome, and Ultimus.