The Washington herald., 1918-08-19
STAR ENTRIES
FOR HANDICAP
Presumption and Estimable
Will Meet in Big Feature
at Marlboro Track.

Presumption and Estimable. two
thoroughbreds well known to turf fol-
lowers in this section of the country.
will be seen under colors again on
Thursday in a handicap race. the
feature Of the opening day of the
three-day meeting Of the Southern
Maryland Agricultural Fair Associa-
ton at the Upper Marlboro track.
The former. which now races for
A. B. Goodin. of California. reached
the Southern Maryland course few
days ago from Kentucky. where he
was campaisned during the summer
after the close Of racing in Maryland
this spring Estimable, now owned
= hy 4. B. Carlisle. has been at Upper
! Marlboro for some time with the rest
Of the Carlisle string, and IL now
being prepared for the opening day
feature
These two thoroughbreds have
furnished excellent sport for race fol-
lowers i'm this section for several sea-
sons and any time they are matched
each has a big following. Presump-
NlOn. u nduOSOllC sui VI SOAACh
Maxim, has many races to his credit
in Maryland not only over the half
mile courses. but on the mile tracks
as well On the closing day at Pim-
lico this spring he won a head de-
cision over Eddie Henry in race at
three-quarters of mile. paying
large price in the mutual machines.
Later he started at the Gentlemen's
Driving Park. twice being out of the
money in one event and being beatS.I
by Estimable head in his other start.
At the close of that meeting he was
shipped to Kentucky.
49, Estimable is a black daughter of
Peep O'Day and. while she is consid-
erably smaller than Presumption. she
. Is Just the type of racer for a half
mile oval. Sometime ago she raced
in the interests of ]. o. Talbot. the
well-known sportsman, and two years
ago was purchased from him by Car
Isle.
Quick at the post and possessing
world of early speed. she gets away
from the barrier on her toes and is
well in action lots of times before the
rest of the field get away from the
webbing. Her speed she is able to
carry well for three-quarters Of a
mile. so that once away she Is dan
gerous in any company.
Marlboro has perhaps the best half
mile track in the State, with a chute
for the fivc-furlong events. and there
is less of the crowding and rough
riding so common on the smaller
tracks.
The officials for the meeting are:
Judges and stewards. c. c. Hall, J.
H. Anderson and W. F. Holmead;
starter. G. Thaddeus Miller: racing
secretary. Wash Norval; clerk OF the
scales Harry Price; paddock judge,
Ernest Hall; patrol judge, c. Lyle;
general manager. William Brooke.
Following Marlboro will come the
fair and meeting of five days at IT,
monium. New blood has been brought
into the Baltimore county organiza-
ton. and an effort will be made this
year to put both the fair and the
races upon a high plane and bring
back some OF the glories of old.
Following Timonium. the big Ieag-
uers will open up at Havre de Grace
on September 10. There are some
hurdles in the way of the big Mary
land tracks this season, but it looks
as IL they would all be topped in
, handy fashion. The New York sea-
son has been extended so as to bring
opposition to the whole of the Havre
de Grace meeting and the greater
part Of the Laurel season. This may
keep away some good horses and
some Of the horsemen who can see
no good outside Little Old New
+, York" but it is not believed that the
opposition will cut any serious figure
The Maryland tracks are offering
big purses and stakes this fall. and
with the pari-mutuel system OF bet
ting, horsemen generally will be bet
ter served in Maryland than in New
I York
Col Winn has announced a very
attractive program for Laurel, pro-
vidinS for twenty-five stakes, with a
value OF about $I0,oOO. And the
specials will be supplemented by lib
eral overnight events More than
10000 will be distributed among the
horsemen. and with all this money
In sight New York will have to bid
high to keep the patronage.
Pimlico. which opens after Laurel,
will have a free field, with no COM
petition from any source, and a BAN
ner meeting may be expected, with
the cracks from the East and the
West Joining issue on the classic Old
Hilltop course.