The Washington times., 1915-09-26
Team Show Promise DefeaRacng Starts At Laurel Friday
Hapre de Grace Meet
Starts on Last Lap

Havre de Grace enters upon its last
lap tomorrow. the meeting winding up
on Thursday, after which the ponies
move on to Laurel. where they will per-
form through the whole month OF Oc.
tober.
For the four days remaining of the
Hartford county meeting. high class
| racing may be expected. In addition to
| the usual overnight events four big
| stakes and handicaps will be run off.
Tomorrow the Trenton Selling Stakes
| for two-year-olds at five and half
furlongs will be decided. Tuesday the
Princeton Selling Stakes for three-year-
| olds and upward at six furlongs. will
be the feature. Wednesday the Ches-
terbrook Handicap for three-year-olds
and upward at a mile and sixteenth.
will be run off. This brings out all the
| talent at the track. including the great
Roamer. Thursday. the last day of the
meeting. will be featured by the Erden-
helm at five and a half furlongs for
twQ-year-olds.
The meeting at Laurel. which opens
Friday. Is likely to be the best in the
history Of the track. The stabling at
| the course Is already taken UP. and .
mods,eS oSerfoT Rennnf Will have to BE-
| now running at Havre de Graa, will be
| seen at Laurel. and in addition nSany
fresh ones. including the string of James
Butler.
| Colonel winn has everything readied
up at the course. The fine new club
house will be ready for the accommoda-
tion OF patrons. and everything will
OF the public. The prospects are very
; bright for the finest race meeting ever
given in Maryland.
ans ~sf' .o be for run the
Havre de Grace have been assigned as
Cock o the Walk, 10; siumSer Ii, io;
Finn, IL; Nightstick. liz; Phosphor. iii;
Fllttergold; los: Thornhill. lot: surpris.
l"s; H;D. lSs Tetan ,S2
Pandeal. lo2; Sandman II. 100; Tartar.
Holiday. 100; sam McMeekin. IS; Fisin:
n.y. n.y. g; . Runes, -; Iron Duke. IS; Hedge.
Barbary. 80; cin Field. %: G Carbide, 81;
stalwart Helen. 20. Penalties accrue
from p, m. September "a, 1915.
For the first time the colors Of Fox
hall p. Keene. son of the late James r.
Keene. Wall Street King. will be seen
on Maryland course at Havre de
Grace next Friday when the October
meeting of the Maryland State Fair
begins at Laurel Park. When the older
Kecne died two years ago. his extern
sive breeding farm in Kentucky was
dispersed and for time the famous
White. Elue Polka Dots were absent
from the turf.
They had been carried to victory
many times in the last quarter Of q
century, and Mr.. Kecne earned the
reputation of being the foremost
breeder Of thoroughfares in this coun.
try. In one year the horses Of the
Keene establishment won upward OF
100000
!. Now, however. the famous Keene
silks are again conspicuous. keene Sc.
lected Laurel Park to make his debut
in Maryland. and his filly. Puss In
Boots, perhops the best Ally Of the
year. will mako her appearance In the
Laurel Handicap for all ages on mex,
Friday Puss in Boots is a bay. by
Peter Pan-Star Cat. and she has the
distinction of having beaten the Whit
ney-Thompson colt Dominent at sara.
toga. Dominant is considered the best
two-year-od of this season, but Puss
In Boots took the son OF Delhi into
camp very handily
Included in those that have beer
named Tor the race are Ten Point
Water Lady. Flittergold. High Noon