The Washington times., 1917-09-09
LAUREL MEETING
BR|NGSOU MANY
NAGSFOR STAKES

LAUREL, Md, Sept. 9.-Thirteen
hundred and seventy-one nominal
tons have been received by the sec
rotary Of the Laurel race track for
the twenty-five stakes which closed
on August 25 for horses of various
ages to be decided during the coming
autumn meeting at Laurel Park
October to 81, inclusive-the aver
age being sixty-two nominations for
each stake. This average is ten bet
ter 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 nominal
tons are made by the most repre-
sentative sportsmen Of all parts of
the United States and Canada, and
the horses that will assemble here
between this and October 1 will,
without exception. be campaigners
seasoned by a spring and summer
campaign in Canada and Kentucky,
about New York, and at Havre de
Grace.
The most liberal OF the nomina-
tors are such 'well-known sportsmen
as James Butler, August Belmont,
James w. Corrigan, A X. Macomber,
Capt. Raj Parr, U. S. A: John San
ford, Joseph E. widener. Harry
Payne Whitney, Richard T. Wilson,
W.
Hugh Browne, Alfred Hennen Norris,
Mills Sharpe Kilmer, George W. Loft,
Edward B. Mclean, Archibald Bark
lie, Andrew Miller, Harry K. Knapp,
Herbert L. Pratt, Wilfrid Viau. OF
Montreal: Richard F. Carman, Sam
uel d. Riddle, Mrs. Walter NJ. JEFF
fords, ]. X. L. Ross, OF Montreal;
Capt. W. J. Press, OF Ottawa: John
Lumsden, OF Toronto: Schuyler L.
Parsons, W. r. Coe, Thomas Clyde,
H. c. Hallenbeck, w. E. Applegate.
| Oscar Lewisohn, and Frederick House
man.
Mortimer L. schIff, George D.
Widener, Morton L Schwartz, H. W.
Sage, Samuel Ross, Of Washington:
A. A. Reilly, George Smith, the Cleve-
land stable, Emil Herr, Joseph Mar
rome, the Mirasol stable, H. G. Bed
well, Phil T. Chinn, e. A. Muller, OF
Philadelphia, Paul Powers, Philip
Sheridan, W. G. Starr, wilfred Davies,
of Toronto; John oliver Keene, W. P.
Orr, and James F. Johnson.
-- All best Arc Entered.
Nearly every three-year-old OF
class that has appeared on American
and Canadian tracks this season 10
named for the races for thrse-year-
olds and over.
Among the most prominent are
Omar Khayyam, winner OF the Ken
tuck and Brooklyn derbys. the Ken
ner and Travers stakes. and the Sara
tosa Cup. and his $4,000 stablemate.
Westy Hogan; Sunbounst. winner OF
tho Kentucky Oaks and the Alabama |
stakes; Rickety. winner OF the En-
pire City derby; Iron Cross I'd, win
ner of the Hamilton derby: Meteor
lite, Campfire. Ticket. Naturalist, King |
Herod. Bally. winner OF the Jerome |
handicap: Liberty Loan. winner OF
the Latonia derby; WistfuI. Tom Nc
Taggart. HyannIa. Bondage, Manokin, |
Ed Roche, MilkmRn. ManiGtsr TOT, |
Bella Desmond. Juiiaison, Nebraska,
Kohtnoor, Riverdalo, WauksAg. |
Sehilles. PIckwIck. and Corntassei,
Tho crack two-year- that will |
compete In the specials exclusively |
for baby racers and over distances
Of ground with the three and four |
year-olds are Papp, Ultima Thule, !
Tracksend, War Cloud, War Machine. |
Bully boy, ReveileF, Quistuds, Deeis-
i've. Stitch I'm Time, Wawbeck, Happy |
Go Lucky, FTagonRrd. Lanius, Emf |
lade, Heredity, Thistle. Memories. |
Jack Hare, jT., Top Coat. Dawn Star,
NutcrHCller, Rahu, SubahdRr. Or, /
johnson, KRshmir. Red SOx. Cum Sab,
Charley LeydeckeT, Night Wind, The /
Spinner, Recount. Bolster, Green Gold, /
WhippOOrwill, Rose dor. So Long /
Lefty, and Aztec,
ROumer VIII Appear,
Roamer, holder of the Laurel record
for one mile and furlOng and win
ner this season of the Saratoga Han