Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-17
HOURLESS TRAVELS
FAST IN WORKOUT
Belmont Colt, Which Meets
Omar Khayyam Tomorrow,
Covers Route in 1:52 1-5
RACE FOR $4,000 PURSE
LAUREL RACE TRACK. oct. II.

LAUREL RACE TRACK. oct. II.
Interest in the match race between omar
Khayyam and Hourless. to be run at the
Laurel track tomorrow, reached a higher
pitch than ever today following a sensa-
tlonal workout by Hourless yesterday.
The Belmont horse, carry nearly 100
pounds, covered a mile and a furlong in
1852 1-5 and finished under a strong pull.
Ideal weather and a fast track are promised
for the match race.
Sometime between and AIS y. M to-
morrow the two greatest three-year-olds Of
the year will go to- the post in the 10000
American Champion sweepstakes, one Of the
most important races TO be held in this
country in the last two decades. They are
TO meet at the picturesque course Of the
Maryland state Fair and the race, which
will be over the Derby route, mile
and quarter will be witnessed by the
largest crowd that ever gathered at a race
course in this State. II Is expected that
fully 10000 will view the struggle, which
the horsemen predict will be n thriller
from the time the barrier is lifted until they
pass the judges stand. This city, Wash
ngton, New York and Philadelphia and
other eastern cities will send more people
to Laurel than have ever seen horse race
In Maryland while there will be in the
throng Westernecs and Canadians
Canada Is Interested
Canada is Interested in the outcome of
the contest chiefly because of the fact that
the owner OF omar Khayyam, the recog-
nlzed champion three-year-oid is the prop
erty Of one Of Montreal's leading residents,
and he is an Englsh-bred colt being by
Marca-fisma, former famous British thor
oughbreds, and the winner of important
classics on the British Isles.
From Philadelphia will come hundreds of
lovers of the thoroughbred, among whom
will be quite few well-known in social life
in the Quaker City. on account OF the IN
terest the meeting of omar khayyam ana
HourleSs has aroused in the city OF Brother-
ly Love Manager NJ. j, Wnn has arranged
with the traffic department of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad for the running OF a
special train out of Philly on Thursday the
dav OF the big race. and 1t will leave the
Twenty-fourth and Chestnut streets station
at 1925, arriving at Laurel Park IN ample
time for the first race.
Perfect Weather Conditions
Perfect conditions are promised for the
running Of the American Champion sweep
stakes. for which Edward B. Mclean the
,yell-lluown washington sportsman, mas 90 90
mated a historic gold cup. The Slo'VVV
MI .se which the Maryland state fair u
fcrs will not 60 TO the owner of the winner.
nth NIessrs Viau and Belmont, owners OF
omar I<hayyam and Hourle,S 3 respectively
ha,,ir, agreed TO turn the m ney over 10
Tho American Red Cross Society IN the
eventh of a victory. Not even the usua'
troincrs' and Jockeys percentages VIII ne
deducted All will go to the tuhd 10 He'p
to win the war for democracy.
Iir,,,v RutweTl, who rode Hourless In the
ta,yrcnce Realization. in which he was
heaten by a nod by omar khayyam' WIZ
again have the mount, while Everett haShea
will pilot the latter. Buxton rode omar III
| the Realization.