The Washington herald., 1915-10-15
Hallenbeck Put Over 3-year-
old in Ellicott City Stake
at Laurel Track.
REGINA LANDS THE FIFTH
By GEORGE B. MORRIS

The Finn, is apparently the DR.. Jekyll
of the thoroughbred world This 3-year-
old, when he is good, is very, very good
andwhen he is bad he is awful. Today
was one of his good days and the son
of Ogden and LivOnia was in his kindest
running mood. This earned another
stake for the Hallenbeck establishment
at the Laurel course this afternoon, when
he captured the Ellicott City Handicap
| from Distant Shore after a hard drive.
This event for 3-year-olds over a route of
a mile and a sixteenth, was worth s1,i:5
to the winner Capt. Z. p. Cassatt
J journeyed to the course to witness the
performance of Trial by Jury in this
stake. but the son of Fair Play was
| forced to be content with the short end
of the purse.
| Trial by Jury was making his first
appearance after a short lct-up but on
| his Belmont Park form he was consider
ed best and was the medium of "A heavy
| play by the public. The track had been
rendered sloppy by the showers last night
and early in the afternoon, and this
caused The Finn to go to the post second
choice despite the fact that he was not
favored by the public because of his in
| consistent running. David Leary's Roly
was very well considered by the stable
connections. while the Oneek Stables
| DISTANT Shore. d superior mud runner
was the outsider.
The quartet of starters left the barrier
in fairly good order. but Distant Shore
was the one to show the most early foot
and Johnny McTaggart hustled him to
the first turn clear of the others. Trial
by Jury was the one 10 give chase with
Roly showing in third place and The
Finn trailing. Going down the back
stretch Distant Shore continued to show
the way. but Johnny McTagEart was
forced To hustle him alone ST.
maintain the lead. Trial by Jury was
apparently going easily in second place,
while The Finn was closing ground under
the whip and gradually passed Roly.
Rounding the turn Distant Shore showed
no signs of faltering. while The Finn
had overtaken Trial by Jury and was
gradually narrowing the gap that sepa-
| rated him from the pacemaker.
Once the stretch was reached it was
| seen that Trial by Jury was out of the
chase. but The Finn was closing along
the rail in a manner that indicated vic
| tory Inside the eighth pole he was
| right on Distant Shores heels when he
was blocked and Davies was forced TO
! take his mount to the outside. Despite
| this advantage The Finn would not be
denied in the final sixteenth. and right
at tn" end he outgamed Distant Shore to
win by scant head
In view of The Finn's previous race.
il is hard to account for his improve
| ment, especially when it is considered
| that in yesterdays stake he picked up
| twelve pounds. In his previous race he
WAS an Odds-on choice, while Yesterday
the odds were very liberal. This per-
, former comes from a stable, however,
that has had considera BILE trouble in the
past over the same charge of inconsist-
ency.
The L. s Thompson establishment
/ scored its first victory of the meeting
when Regina gallOped home AN easy will
ner in the NTH number-a five and one
half furlong dash for @-ycer-o.d filleS
She was easily the best in this field. and.
going to the front at the rise of the bar
, rier. was never headed.
The only run-up of the day came out
of the first race, when II. G. Bedweils
Eddie T. boosted 500 over his en-
| tered price. but retained by the stable.
Bedwell then claimed DR.. Gremcr, which
horse finished second.
Preston Burch, acting for John Sam
ford today purchased the good 2-year-
/ old George Smith from Eddie Mcbride
for a price said to be 5000. This is
the highest price on record for any thor
| oughbred sold this year.
Johnny McTaggart, a youngster who
has been showing very good form in the
saddle at Laurel lately. has announced
| his coming marriage to Miss Marie Nc
Donald, of Baltimore. The ceremony will
take place in December.
| Summary:
FIRST RACE-SellirE: 2year-olis: six furlonSs.
Eddie T. lG Cooper. SslO s.. $50. won; DR..
Gremer. l0i (Parringtcnl, 80 Si60 second; Good
| Counsel. IL tByrnel $50 third. Time I:ls.
| Life. Important. Besslien, scottish knight Cos
tuner. Ataka and School for Scandal also an.
SECOND RACE-Selling; 3yearolds and up
ward: five tr,rlonGs NiEnCa. l05 Uieyl. Sls s. 50.
$50, won; JON. 10 tBurlingame) $50. $50 SEC
ond Fuzzy Wuzzy. ll3 tButwelN, so. third. Time.
90 l-5 Shrewsbury. Antiscptic. Lights out. Star
Of the sea- Miss McGiggle. Harry Chance, Our
John Mr. BOB and Jacket also ran.
! THIRD RACE-Handicap; all ages: SIX furlongs.
Celandria lls IT. McTagSartl, $50 $40 S 10,
won: Superintendent, III CButweln. SO $50.
Time. lis l-j The Masquerader Hansen, Socony,
Protector and Joe Blair also ran.
FOURTH RACE-The Elhcott City Handicap;
swear ODDS; and onesixteenth miles. The Finn,
lg3 Davies $50 $50 out. won: Distant Shore,
los u. McTaGgartl. SO. out, second; Trial by
Jury, I2S IT. McTaggartl. out. third. Time 81.
Roly also
FIFTH EACE-PrIrse; 2yearolds: fre and one
half f,rlongs. Regina. IL IT. McTaggar). $50
26G $50. won; Anita III Cooper, $50 s. 10.
second Hidden Star, 10 Buxton. $50 third.
Time, l 90 ii. IIaria. Bonnie Carrie, Moonstone
and Miss Puzzle also
SIXTH RACE-Selling; handicap; 3-year-olds and
UPWARD: mile and seventy Yards Spearhead
lo9 IT McTagyartl. $50. $50 $50 won Partner
lo4 tCooperl. s. s. second; Cliff Field 81 (McDcr-
and Hedge also ran.