The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-27
ROSS AND M'LEAN
WIN 8 RACES EACH
Laurel Reopens With Eight
Events and $4,000 for
the VictOrs.
FAV0RITES FIRST HONE
sptcial Dsspatch 10 Tnr srr.

LAUREL, Nd. Oct 26.-Racinr v,.
resumed at the Laurel track TODAY
after the course had been under m
eleven day quarantine duo to IN.
Spanish Influenza. A record crowd vii.
messed eight races The managenss,
had provided Ave stake events A-s
added $4,000. As eight favorltes cam.
down In front the majority OF the spec.
tators left well pleased, even though
each winner paid only small amount
It was a red letter day in the racing
luck of Commander J. X L. Ross ana
Edward J. Mclean. Each won thr.
races.
Commander Ross captured the Chew
Chase Steeplechase Handicap at two ara
n half miles with Dramaturge: IN.
Waterloo purse Of $1,000 for two-yesr.
Odds at a mile with Milkmaid and n,
Dixie Handicap at a mile and a quartz,
with Cudgel.
Mr.. McIean's Peerless One accounted
for the first race. The Porter won N,
Blue and Gray Handicap and Leoashreu
captured the Lovetie purse at mile.
Cudgel easily won the Dixie Hand.
cap by nearly two lengths from Midway
with Omar Khayyam beaten of. Th,
trio were the only starters. Cudsel
carried 1913 pounds and conceded four
pounds to Omar Khayyam and fourteen
pounds to Midway.
Omar Khayyam led for seven furlonr
and then tired so badly that Midway ana
Cudgsi passed him without an effort.
Sande never made a move on Cudg.,
until the last quarter. The big colt then
moved up from last place and won IN
hand.
Milkmaid acted "a the pacemaker
nearly all the way and then beat out 2.
Frank when he challenged IN n.
stretch.
Peerless Ono. after he had won re
fourth race at a claiming value Of I4h',
was claimed by four owners. but NJ
Mclean retained the colt by bidding
him IN for t1,40o. The sunni aries:
First neutrality-suspicious. nd upwrt,
claiming; purse 5000; one mi" and a 81.
teenth-Peerless One. 1o7 uunsf 'r'b, strhehi
$3.50 place IS. show %. won: " low Bedoht
tos (Stirlingl. place 50. show 81 50 eecod;
Grouse, ice tKelsay). show 800 third, Tine,
Goldcrest Boy. Arbitrator. GIN Field, BIZ
Simmons Wood Violet, Safranor. Trish Maid
ocesn Prince; Mics Filiev. star Finch R'I-
Second Race-Four- vear-oi's and u0ws~
the Chevy Chase steeplechsse Hsnd.c,p'
1870 added: about two and half miles
Dramsturge. 1877 Campbell: straigh, 80
place $40, show 81 50, won; Il NarsoUn y
6smooti. place $500. show, 1897 second;
Kingstown Pier, l%5 uandry), show 81, third
pebeto. Babcock. Reddes, and AcssMe
also ran.
Third Racc-Two-year-olds; the waeloo
Purse; 81 500 added: one mile-Milknad ~
show SCI 50. second: Rou,iedga. lis tAmbrose
show 81 ~. third Time. Lao s-5.
Green Mint. Translate. Antoinette and Do
Fourth Race-For all ages: the EH al
GRAY HirhweigM Handicar: $500 ADDED 81
furlongs-1he Porter. 1?9 G.unsford,, straight
$3.50 place 81 so, show 81 ~. won Cranh ~
tSande> place $50 show $40 serori,
Bulse. lis ,Thurbcr>. show $3.50. third TINS
i:l2 10
DR. johnson. Highland Lad and Mlkms,
Fifth Racc-The Dixie Handicap: thr,.-
year-oids and upward: 5000 added; one nil,
ana % snsr,srocTdge, ~ r. Sane 1,,-
ia tThurberl. place g ~. out 10 show, ~
ord: Omar Khayynm. l22 drummer, out 10
show. third. Time, 2:0a.
Sixth Race-The Ellicott City Hsndic.p;
three ye sr-olds: 1900 added one mile and
a furlong-Exterminator, l.S Knapp,
Aurum, 100 Collins. rlsce - SOW Nv
second; Red sox. loa Ambrose), chow I'm
third. Time. 1850 Is.
Tombolo and Jane Frances also ran
three yeer-olds and upward. ore mle.
Leochares. 1923 Gunstordl. 81 ~. 81 - sri
;SssCo Won: yalor. io2 LnTnur-neT, e. an
1850 third Time, l'2g S-ns~, Mo1'r
1carus and Slippery Elm als1 ran
Eighth Race-CanvasOack stakes, thr.s.
teenth: Franklin, lls tThu-he-'. i7H
t27o and 81 20, won; F1itterE7la Ios Ne
TaEg!arp. 8! 10 and q 50; seeont Dug"
l:45 rs. John l. Day and VaIa.s also ran