The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-29
BUT TWO DAYS MORE
OF LAUREL RACING
Brilliant Finish Expected at
Popular Course Before PIN
Iico Will Open.
By PAROLE.

Only two days more remain OF the
Laurel meeting, the wind-up coming up
tuesday. Two big stakes remain to
make brilliant finish. The Canvas
Back Selling Stake. for three-year- olds
and upward, will be run Off tomorrow,
and on Tuesday the National Handicap.
fo- three-year-olds and upward, will
close the unusually brilliant stake pro-
gram of the meeting.
wednesday the scene shifts to old
Pimlico, which, from present appear
ances. is In for the best meeting OF its
career. With the liberal purses offered
by the association a splendid bunch OF
horses. the best In training. has been
attracted and both on the fiat and over
the jumps the old Hill Top is likely to
see some of the finest racing in its his
tory.
The association has spent a large sum
on improvements this year. and the
plant has been put in a strictly up-to-
date condition, with everything possible
done for the comfort of patrons.
IL was a great program at Laurel yes
terday and the big crowd present GER
tainly had run for it's money. The
Chevy Chase Steeplechase, the high
weight handicap. and the Potomac
Handicap each made a great contest
1t would be hard to duplicate.
The brilliant card and balmy weather
brought out another OF those big Sat-
urday crowds for which Laurel is be-
coming famous. and the accommoca-
lions OF the plant were taxed to the ut
most. II was a speculative crowd, too.
and they gave the iron men an awful
tussle.
The big prize OF the day, the Potomac
Handicap. which was worth $3.50 TO
the winner. did not go to one OF the
aristocratic stables. as the wise fellows
had predicted, but dropped into the lap
of Jim Arthur, one of the plain people.
his good colt Bondage winning the stake
from Tragedy and Tom McTaggart,
both the property OF bloated bond hold
ers.
Without detracting at all from the
| merits of Bondage's victory II is only
| justice to say that Tragedy was prob
ably the best nag in the race. The filly
stumbled just after the start and fell
back last and 1t was not until the
stretch was reached that she began to
loom up. With good racing luck the
Oneck stable would probably COPIED the
coin.
Marse Henry and Kewessa. which ran
| one-two in the lightweight handicap.
finishing only a whisker apart. seem
| 10 t MOnuhy last
these two horses met and in a rafting
finish Marse Henry got the verdict by
| the slightest possible margin. Yester-
day the two came right back and In the
! same old battle Marse Henry again
caught the Judges eye by a nose. Ke-
wessa has had a lot of racing and Is
probably not at his best, while Marsc
| Henry has been rested up and il a com
paratively fresh horse and should go
right along to more victories.
/
| Quel Bonheur, which won the steeple-
chase the other day in such impressive
did not live up to expectations; in fact.
his performance was so bad that It
| seems hard to square II with his pre-
vious showing. Northwood. the winner
| OF the chase, Is a remarkably clever
fencer and will be heard from at PIN
| leo.
Mike DAILY has Holiday in grand shape
now and 1t will take n real good horse
10 beat him. The public has been slow
to catch on to Holidays real worth and
| around him. Yesterday Runes was
made a favorite over him. but Holiday
took the track at the rise OF the barrier
and showed his heels TO Runes all the
| way around.
Just now 1t Is doubtful II any platter
| at the track can take the measure of
Little Nearer. He Is a slow beginner.
but, like Short Grass, he comes with n
steam engine rush at the end. He sim
ply made a show OF his field when he
began to run yesterday and there were
some pretty fair platers I'm the field.