The Washington herald., 1917-09-09
Garden Spot of Sport in
America Will Hold Races
During October.
BY GEORGE B. NORRIS.


opening Of Laurel, which opens for
the month on October /.
Harry +. BrievogeI. assistant to
General Manager Matt j. winn. has
arrived at the course and is getting
things in shape for the meeting.
Laurel has come to take the place
Of the historic Benning track, and
Is considered the "graden spot or
race courses in America.
Already applications. far above
the allotted number, have been re-
? esived for privileges to the club
house, and as this is only by appli-
cation and approval Of the manage
fnent, II looks as though this meet
ing will be the banner one OF the
year
The course has been put in grand
condition, and everything is in read
mess for the sound of the bugle.
Applications for stable accommoda-
-tions are far In excess Of those that
are available. and many horsemen
will be forced to seek accommodation
outside OF the course, However. this
win he no hardship on the horsemen
as there Is plenty Of available room
outside Of the course, which is con-
In training will be seen at Laurel, and
the fields, from the present outlook,
will be well balanced.
The nnutuel plant which Is abso-
lutely the best In the country, has
been placed In condition and racing
could be held there tomorrow II this
was necessary.
Thirteen hundred and seventy-one
nominations have been received by
the secretary for the twenty-five
stakes which closed on August % for
horses OF various ages to be decided
during the coming autumn meeting,
the average being sixty-two nomina-
:. tions for each stake.
I This average is ten better than the
average of last season for nineteen
stakes. The number of nominators
this year is 40. which is far ahead Of
any previous Laurel record. The
nominations are made by the most
Representative sportsraen OF all parts
Of the United States and Canada and
the horses that will assemble here
stetween this and October l will, with
out exception. be campaigners season.
ed by a spring and summers cam
paign in Canada and Kentucky, about
New York and at Havre de Grace.
The most liberal of the nominators
are such well-known sportsmen as
James Butler, August Belmont, James
w. Corrigan. A h. Macomber, Capt.
Raj Parr. U. S. A. John Sanford.
Joseph E. Widener. Harry Payne
Whitney. Richard T. Wilson. ]. s.
-Tyree. Of Washington; Grant Hugh
Browne, Alfred Hennen Morris. Willis
Sharpe Kilmer. George w. Loft, Ed
ward 2. Mclean. Archibald Barklte,
Andrew Miller, Harry X. Knapp, Her
bert l. Pratt, Wilfrid Viau, of Mon
treal; Richard F. Carman, Samuel D.
Riddle, Mrs. Walter NJ. Jeffords. J.
K 1. Ross. OF Montreal; Capt W. j.
Press, of Ottawa; John Lumsden, of
Toronto: Schuyler L. Parsons. W. r.
Coe. Thomas Clyde, H. c. Hallen-
beck. W. Z. Applegate, Oscar
Lewisohn and Frederick Houseman.
Mortimer L. SehiT. George D.
Ewidener. Morton L. Schwartz. H. W.
Sage, Samuel Ross. OF Washington.
A. A. Reilly, George Smith, the Cleve-
lland Ctable, Emil Herr. Joseph Mar
rome, the Mirasol stable H. G. Bed
well, Phil T. Chinn. G. A. Muller, OF
Philadelphia. Paul Powers, Philip
Sheridan, w. G. Starr, Wilfred Davies.
OF Toronto; John Oliver Keene, W. P.
Orr and James :. Johnson
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Nearly every 3-year-old of class that
has appeared on American and Can
adian tracks this season is named
for the races for 3-year-olds ana for
3-year-olds and over. Among the n.s5t
prominent are Omar Khsyyam, win
ner OF the Kentucky and Brooklyn
debys, the Kenner and Travers stakes
and the Saratoga Cup. and his $4,000
stable mate Westy Hogan; SunbOn-
net. winner of the Kentucky Oaks
and the Alabama stakes; Rickety,
winner OF the Empire City derby; Iron
Cross, I'd. winner Of the Hamilton
derby; Meteorite. Campfire, Ticket,
Naturalist. King Herod, Rally. winner
Of the Jerome Handicap; Liberty
Loan. winner OF the Latonia derby;
wistfuu, Tom McTaggart Hyannis,
Bondage. Manokin, Ed Roche, Milk
man, Manister TOT, Bella Desmond,
Julialeon, Nebraska, Kohinoor, River
dale, waukeag, Achilles, PickYick and
Corntassel.
The crack 2-year-olds that will COM
pete in the specials exclusively for
baby racers and over distances of
ground with the Z and 4-year-olds are
Papp, Ultima Thule, Tracksend, War
cloud, War Machine, Bully Boy,
RsvelIer. Quietude, Decisive. Stitch In
Time, Wawbeck, Happy Go Lucky.
Fragonard, Lanius, Enfilade. Heredi-
ty, Thistle. Memories, Jack Hare, Jr.,
Top Coat, Dawn Star. Nutcracker,
Rahu. Subahdar, DR.. johnson. Kash-
mir, Red Sox, Cum Sab. Charley Ley
decker, Night Wind, The Spinner, Re-
count. Bolster. Green Gold. Whippoor-
will. Rose dor, So Long Lefty, and
Aztec.
Roamer. holder of the Laurel record
for one mile and a furlong and win
ner this season Of the Saratoga
Handicap, Is one Of the matured cam
paigners of the first class named for
the best Of the distance races. An
other nomination OF merit in these
races Is W. E. Applegates' Old Rose
bud. the best handicap horse of the
year, perhaps. Still others are St
Isidore, Spur, winner of the Empire
City Handicap; Capra. High Noon,
Clematis, Crimper. Borrow, holder of
the new American record for one mile
and a furlong; Top o. the Morning,
Bringhurst, Xylon, Ed Cudihee. Paddy
Whack, Startling, Whimsy. Daddy's
Choice, Benevolent. Hank O'Day,
George Smith, Kentucky derby win
ner OF last season, Gex, Wiseman,
King Neptune, Fountain Fay. Filter
gold and Leochares.
THAT the steeplechasing will be
first class at Laurel Park in October
Is guaranteed by the eligibility for
the several cross-country specials of
such accomplished fencers as Samuel
D. Riddles Martian. W. r. Goes Bet.
Mortimer L. Schiff's Northwood and
Bill Dudley, Capt. PARIS Ballybay,
Capt Parr, Robert Oliver, and Shan
non River. Edward NJ. Yields st.
Charlotte, and of Welsh King. Early
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