The Washington herald., 1918-09-19
BILLY KELLY
SCORES AGAIN
Commander Ross Prize
Beauty Lands Eclipse
Handicap in Sea of Mud
at Havre de Grace.

Havre de Grace, Nd, Sept. is.-
Running in a veritable sea of mud,
Billy Kelly, the great 2-year-old for
which Commander Ross recently paid
$4,000 demonstrated to Maryland
race enthusiasts today what a really
wonderful sprinter he was, when he
stepped the six furlongs of the
Eclipse Handicap in liza at Havre de
Grace today. The wonderful son OF
Dick Welles elena laid Off the daz-
zling pace set by Prince of Como
for nearly half the distance. and
then. without any urging on the part
of his rider. Sande, came on easily
to win without effort.
The performance was one OF the
most brilliant ever witnessed on a
Maryland track and the winner was
loudly applauded when he galloped
back to the grandstand. Hauberk
ran third while Highland Lad trailed
the field The winner paid 7 to 10
in the machines, which was consid-
cred unusual.
iV lltAl race OIL llltttSt O1i lilt
card. which was above the usual of.
fering, was the fifth number. which
was taken by Monomoy. also Of the
Ross stable, who won in a driving
finish from Queen of the Sea. that
sterling mudder. by Sea King-Canta-
lupe. owned by Bert Williams. The
latter probably was the best horse
and with a more vigorous ride would
undoubtedly have defeated the Ross
platter. Waukeag ran third in the
field OF four and Fountain Fay
trailed
]. o. Talbot finally found soft
spot for his Manoevre, who won the
initial affair with ease. The former
ran like a truly ood juvenile Gni Io j
Clean Gone and Summing Dale to the
wire. Almost n dozen youngstors ran
unplaced. Charles Francis, a notorious
mudder, won the third race by almost
ten lengths, with Sea Gull second and
Glory Bell. a long shot, third. The
winner drew away into a long lead
and easily held his advantage.
Trial By Jury was agatn defeated
at the Maryland course when he was
sltcred in :he siIth race and beaten
handily by Goldcrest Boy. Tho latter
was among the fore runners but
filtered hs H.. procession srte:4d me
stretch. Jury quit. however. and
Goldcrest Boy came on by himself
under vigorous ride by Willie Doyle
Woodviolet, who ran good race
Monday. ran in the third role.
The last race was proiuctiye OF ore
Of the most stirring finishes yet
witnessed at the locl, park this
season. Miss Filly. paving about q
to 1. CINE again In the stretcl, Ia a
heart-breaking finish and by a nose
defeated Fairly, the second choice
The two horses came down the stretch
like a team and Miss FIl,y managed
to take the pnGGe by n nod. There
was a wild Outh'.rst wen the prise
was posed. TOotsie slvci 'hiri DlaCe
after a very poor ride. The sum-
mary:
FIRST RACE-siI furlorgs Manourrs is
johnson. $50. $50. 80: Clean Gone. ll5
tsande). $50, $40; SunningdaIe, lis CTru1lerD
80. Time. liz. Armsut. Utlis. ToddIer,
Clip. HaSsy LADY. Preraricate. Fostcria, Nor
mon Elder. SundarA, also ran
SECOND RACE-One mile and 70 yards.
Thrift. 100 tKlcegeT). N.so. 10. 4s,; Candi-
date ID, 10 johnson, 746, 40: Helcl Atkr,
ls tRodnguezl. $50. Time. l:is IS Pctrs,
Prince Henry. Dave CampOell. Ro1boro ID,
Expression, also ran.
THIRD RACE - On. mile ard 70 ,.rds.
Charles Francis, III DOYLE. Sie. 40. SO;
Sea Gull. IL tkummer). $50. 2J0 Glory Belle,
l@ Denyse), go. Time. l:i9. EutrTe, Silver
Sandals. Syphon Boy. DR.. CSrcu, also ran.
FOURTH RACE-Six flrIongs. Billy Kelly.
l1 tsande). $40 2sO; Prince Of Comu. 10
Collins. $50; Hsuberk. ia (Rleeg.6, out.
Time. lII Highland Lod also ran.
FIFTH RACE-Ons mile and 20 yards Mon
omoy. Ia tSande). 80. 500. out. Queen Of the
Sea, Ill (Kummsn. 40. out; Ksukeag. Os
lsneidcman). out. Time. As rs. Fountain
Fay also ran
SIXTH RACE-One mile and 70 yards Gold
Crest Boy, II. tPsrringtonl, 900, 40 $40;
Trial by JUN, n5 (Kleeger), SO, 24O: Wood
Violet, l0o (Rodrguez). go Time l:i9 IS.
Darkey, Tronby. Uncle Ssnde. The Belgian ID,
Humiliation, also an-
SEVENTH RACE - One and one-sixteenth
miles. Miss Filly, lo4 CPickens,. $50 1880.
80; Fairly. liz Collins, $40. SO; Tootsie,
l0i De Ford, $50. Time. l:52 Is. Lyte.
Capt. Marchmont. Col. Valentine. Egnont,
Min Race also ran