The Washington times., 1918-09-29
LAUREL RACING
AWAY TUESDAY

Laurel Parks race meeting opens
Tuesday, bringing together many OF
the best thoroughbreds in training.
For the entire month of October
Laurel will be the mecca of race
lovers from Washington, Baltimore,
and Philadelphia, and its browning
feature will be the race for the two
year-old championship between Billy
Kelly, the crack two-year-old Of the
Stratoga meeting, and Eternal, win
ner of the Hopeful Stakes at Sara
toga and the Oakdale Handicap at
AquedUct.
This race will be a $1,000 or $40, 900
. corner affair. and a Red Cross bene-
fit to boot 1t will be open to all three
year-olds, but it is improbable that
any OF the youngsters still in training
will care to race with Billy Kelly and
Eternal at three-quarte.s Of mile
and under full stake weight for
stakes SO high.
Dunboyne, the Futurity winner. is
temporarily disabled, and Elfin Queen.
lLlSG VI AAlG NAAA-Gl
tngs, is retired for the year. Mrs.
Walter n. Jeffards, of Philadelphia,
has offered to start her good COLI
Boutledge, provided the race be made
q handicap but il is hardly likely
that such concession may be made,
even to attract so good a starter as
Routledge. A handicap was never
championship race.
In so far as Eternal and Billy Kelly
are concerned, the match VIII be run
on the day the high contracting
parties first set. There is no track
condition clause in the terms. Both
Billy Kelly and Eternal have proven
that they can run equally well in
muddy and dry going.
May Stage Another.
Another match that may be ar
ranged Is the proposed race at one
RIle or farther between Roamer and
sunibriar Ever since the dispute be-
tween Willis Sharpe Hilmer and the
Jockey Club arose over the anthem
ticity of the record Sunbrier made at
Saratoga after the finish. of the
August meeting, but not in the pres
ence OF the corps Of officials Of the
Jockey Club. when Sunbriar galloped
q mile in the astonishing time Of "a
fiat Mr.. Kilmer has been Emporium
Ing Miller for d match. Miller has not
yet indicated that he. Is willing to
race Roamer against Sunbrier in d
special. but IL he should agree to &C
cept the Killer chalIen-e he viii mad
Colonel VIM in a complacently re-
eeptive mood Colonel VIM dotes In
matches.
However. Independently OF matches,
ths racing at Laurel Park will be
first class up and down the line. The
best runners the country boasts OF
are In the Washington. Baltimore,
National and Dixie handicaps, the
richest OF Laurels specials for three
year olds and over, Tie Maryland and
Potomac handicap, the most attrac-
tie Of the juvenile specials, and the
ch--Yy chase and Royal Blue steepIe-
ch.ses-
VIII SEE Old STAR.
'S5u- 4, nc I'D horses II rcnown
trc. viii ,, see- under .--il;s in the
eolcrre Of The meeting are Fore
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Mar slope. JoSrcn, To- ow, War
Ci"u-, a a. Ala, hiEe. WeSty HoSan
On =. ..I .a...l- s,g-Or "a, Rags
I-v'ia, Eia Pa-rsE Grimm Mid vay.
Iol'I2ce. l1au5 rk, Highland Lad
e.. SoaIe OF Ii, ia, euiie stars tn
te I'll ii the better tzo-year old
So IA $ are Billy Kelly. Rput, edge.
Etesnai. TeTcEtia. Sweep On. War
pcEEant. War Machine, Mormon, Sea-
Wy. Knot. IA sing Shower, Sir Bar
Tor. Sea Ii.are, ron-Cse,- Lord
Br CLIFTON Purchase. Balus;rade. Be
FRANK, 10 '1-erS. TransIa e and Tick
l.sh. Tn" Royal Blue steeplechase
and the Chevy Chase have attracted
The Brook, Babcock. Dramaturge,
Sosi Pend. Eef. Febotn. Ein~stown
Pier, Que! Boniheur, Robert Olivera,
New Haven. Larry Light. etc.
Upwards OF 500 horses are. at the
SFAezl already and others are arrIv. /
iBS.naily.