Evening star., 1916-10-01

.H0UR[ESS IN front
BeImont's Imported Colt Wins
Eastern Shore Handicap.
BUTWELL RIDES ClEVERlY
Big Crowd on Hand for the Final
Day of Racing at Havre
de Grace.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
HAVRE DE GRACE. Md, September
30.-August Belmont's entries, Hour
less and Woodtrap, ran first and second
in the Eastern Shore handicap at the
Havre de Grace course this afternoon
The winner, Hourless. is an imported
colt by Negofol out of Hourglass, which
the chairman of the Jockey Club i'm
ported from France. He showed this
afternoon that he is colt of quality
by winning as he plased. carrying the
heavy burden of 1877 pounds. Butwell
| rode clever race. Going through his
| field nearing the upper turn and taking
the lead entering the stretch, Hourless
won by half a dozen lengths eased up.
1t was no race, for the imported colt
Woodtrap was just as easily second,
while Wistful, James Buffers entry,
| got up just in time to nip Jock Scot on
the post for third place. Jock Scot was
the quickest away when the break
came. and he led his field along the
| backstretch, with Manokin keeping him
| company for furlong. The latter soon
had enough of it. and H. r. Whitney s
Bonnie Witch took up the task Of
catching the leader. 1t was rounding
the turn that Butwell shot Hourless
| into the lead, and the race was over.
The Eastern Shore was the richest
stake run at the present meeting, the
winners share being $4,250, while sec
ond money. which also went to Bel
mont. was $500 The time, la. was
very good considering the condition Of
the track, which was at least two sec.
onds SLOW.
| The last day of the meeting drew a
big crowd. despite the chilly weather.
wintry breeze swept the course from
Chesapeake bay and wraps were nu-
merous.
Next to the stake event the feature
of the racing was to have been an all
aged handicap at six furlongs, but the
withdrawal of Boots, Marse Henry and
! Battle left only three to face the
starter, and F. r. Doctors Sand Marsh
was a strong choice. He won very
easily at the finish, though at one stage
ne mad his supporters worried. Butwell
who rode the horse, had to take up on
the back stretch to get out of a pocket,
and then, going to the outside, he came
on as he pleased.
Ponce de Leon was an easy winner
OF the opening race after the imported
Melting Moments had encouraged her
hackers for half mile. The, steeple-
chase should have gone to Sidney Jo-
septhars Mashach, but Noe kept the
horse out of it too long and he could
not catch Tom Horn at the end, though
he would have been the winner in
another fifty yards. Ninety Simplex
defeated a good field of platers in the
third; Corsican was the tip. but he
could land only in fourth place at
the finish, Ninety Simplex disposing of
Little Nearer and Goldcrest Boy. Stel-
larina beat very poor lot in the
sixth. and Thesieres did the same in
the final.
Hourless winner of the stake, is a
great-grandson of St. Simon, who was
the leading sire of England for nine
years. Negofal, sire of the Belmont
colt. was by Childwick, full brother
of Hawkswick. both sons of st. Simon.
Hourless was bred in France and
brought to this country as a yearling
He is fine looking colt, with a high
crested neck, and has fine way of
going. Several New York horsemen,
including James Rowe, Schuyler L.
Parsons, Andrew Miller and A. K. Nc
Comber. came on to see the stake
race run.