The Washington herald., 1915-09-19
Captures Havre de Grace
Handicap in 1:51l-5
Seconds.
RACEB0OK IN FIRST
Wins Steeplechase Over Short Course
Big Crowd at Hartford County
Track.

Havre de Grace, Md. Sept. IS
Roamer simply galloped for a mile
and furlong in the Havre de Grace
Handicap today to lower the track
record of so to Isl Ia seconds, and
in so doing made a show of Slumber
H. Stromboli. and Tartar. At no stage
of the journey was the Knight Erranr-
Rose Tree, I'd, gelding extended. and
had Jimmy Butwell ridden his mount
out it is almost certain that Roamer
would have broken the worlds rec
ord for the distance. AS il was he
ran the last eighth of a mile in twelve
seconds fiat. The time for the mile
and a furlong was PALS: As 3-5;
1885; 1:391-5: Isl 1-5. At the
drop of the barrier Roamer took the
lead and held the same safely through
out the journey. AT no stage of the
race was he even threatened, and his
performance today stamps him as the
fest 4-year-old in America.
Slumber II easily disposed of Strom-
boil for the second money.
Steepl-chase to Racebrook.
The next event of Importance wa.
the second number. steeplecha Sc
over the short course. Shannon River,
an odds-on favorite. fell at the eighth
jump. but this would have made little
difference il he had stood up. Race
brook led all the way to the stretch,
where his rider made a mistake with
him, and allowed Astute to come up
and beat him neck at the wire. Had
jockeys been reversed Racebrook
would surely have won.
Flag Day upset what was intended
for n good thing in Red Cloud. in the
last race. when the former easily won
by two lengths. while Belle of the
Kitchen. at 40 to /. was third.
Tommy MCTa-gart. as usual brought
home two winners, while Butwell did
likewise.
The crowd was the largest that has
been at the Hartford County track
since ii was opened. Forty-two books
did business, and it was hard to get
a wager down so thick was the
crowd in the betting enclosure.
Runes came to life today and an
nexed the fifth number on the card
rather handily from Amalf and Col
Ashmead. The latter was as good as
10 to ! to show. AS usual Amalfi was
slow to get going. but after striking
the back stretch he came on like
streak of lightning. and was running
over horses at the finish. Runes had
too much the best of the getaway
and the Wilson Selding could not
catch him Summaries:
FIRST RACE-FIIlcs and seldnss: year-olds
conditions: five furiongS. Slirshod. lC7 IT McTa=-
Fartl. to l. even. to 20 won: Malaclritc ll5
to :. TO 6. Second: Favour &C. tMctaheyl. even.
third. Time. CO.'S. Virginia NJ. Ildiko, Lady
Atkin. Ilaria and Rronmrale also ran.
SECOND RACE-3yedroIds and upward
steeIIeclase handicap: about two miles. Astute
IL tHaynesl. to !. TO l, 10 s. won: Race
BROOK. l3s CDu.e'l. even. 10 }. second; Idle
Michael. ib daddy. to 5. third. Time. 400
G,lden Vale. AEon and Shannon River also
THIRD RACE-Maiden 3year-olds and upward
Pix furionGs Scaramouch. 100 IT McTasgartl. ?
I" 5. tn g. out. won; Lights Ont. !C9 u. Nc
TaSgartI 10 |. to l. second; Miss Mctiiggle, lJ9
ITurrcr,. to ,. third Time. :l5. Ventura.
chance kenworthy. Miss Clara. Santo and Eli c.
as' ran.
FOtETH RACE-Havre De Grace: c-year-o -olds
and upward: one mile and fmlong. Roamer. l2)
iButweln. to s. to 1. ut, won: SlumbeT ii.
IL IT. McTargartl. even. out second; Stromboli.
IL u. McTaggart). out. third. Time. 81 Is.
Tartar asn
FIFTH RACE-Sellins: 3yesr-olds and upward
mile and seventy Yards. Runes. .0s niey Ia.
4 TO 5. TO s. out. won: Amalf. III (McCaheyl.
: TO 5. TO 5. second; Col. Ashmeade. l02 tMink'.
4 10 l. third. Time. Is. Hedge. Shyness. Eacy
ard Napier also
SIXTH RACE-Selling: 9-year-old maidens FIVE
ard one-han furlongs. Flag Day. lG tButwelD.
4 to !. to 5. to 10. won; Red Cloud. los Il
NcTzgsartl to . TO 5. second; Belle of The
Kitchen, l1 (Nicklausl. to l. third. Time.
I6a-S Black Coffee. Julian A. My Donnie.
Kesriah, Bobolink Costumer. Carmen. Life. Moon
stone. Ocean Wave and Talano also ran.