The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-11
NEW YORK HORSES \
TOTRY AT LAUREL
Keen Competition Faces En-
pire State Runners. in
Maryland.
$4,000 IN THE PURSES

LAcREL, Nd, Aug. 1o.--Laurel Park
will have New York competition II rough
the nrst twenty-six days OF the coming
October meeting OF the Maryland State
Fair Corporation. The New York tracks
that race against this popular Maryland
course will have to offer some attractive
purses to WOO the best horses and hold
| their crowds.
, ing. announced by General Manager
Matt VIM, provides twenty-five stakes
with value Of about $4,000. This
programme Of specials will be supple
mented by liberal overnight offerings.
! There will be 1877 overnight races
| decided in the course of the twenty
| seven days OF the meet, and these will
have total value Of 100000 or there
abouts. The grand total in money that
will be distributed among horsemen will
be between 5000. 900 and 100000.
| 1t Is possible that the stake pro-
gramme may be ampllred by the run
ming OF a great special for the two para
mount horses II at develop between now
! and the beginning OF the meeting. Last
year, after the closeness OF the finish
between Omar Khayyam and Hourless
In the Lawrence Realization at Belmont
, Park had demonstrated that those
wonderful imported three-year-olds were
the best horses in the country. Col.
VIM offered a purse OF $4,000 for
meeting between them at one mile and
a quarter. The race that followed drew
tfe greatest crowd that ever witnessed
a contest between thoroughbreds in
Maryland. To the Laurel State Fairs
| $4,000 purse Edward Beale Mclean Of
Washington added a gold cup. and the
race was called the John r Mclean
Cup. in memory Of the father of the
donor, who had been a steadfast friend
Of racing through many years. In the
event another special Is run this season
the additional race will be called tire
John r Mclean Cup.
Just now there does not appear to be
great rivalry between any Of the three
year OF class. But It Is possible
that the Mclean cup may be renewed
for four-year-olds TO decide whether
Cudgel or Omar Khayyam is the better
horse. Cudgel right now Is a more use
ful horse than Omar Khayyam. because
Omar Khayyam Is suffering with a split
/ oof Yet the great English colt has a
lot of class. and he may come back be-
fore October. These two horses have
met but once in their careers-in the
! Z
temporarily at least, has the Indian sign
on tn. outlander. The son OF Broom
stick defeated the son of Marco over a
mile and seventy yard course.
Card Is Attractive.
The races for three-year- olds and over
that will be renewed at Laurel Park in
| October are the National Handicap.
| S2,5o0 added. one mile and furlong /:
Washington Handicap, $4,000 added. one
mile and a furlong Baltimore Handi-
cap. $4,000 added, one mile and a six
teenth; Dixie Handicap, $4,000 added.
mile and a quarter; Anne Arundel Sell
ing Stakes, $1,000 added, mile and a fur
long Howard Selling Stakes, $1,000
added, mile and a sixteenth Canvas
hack Selling Stakes. $500 added. mile
and a sixteenth. The specials exclusively
for three-year-olds will be the Illcott
City Handicap. $4,000 added. mile and
furlone. and Carrollton Handicap.
| 81, 500 added. mile and a sixteenth
For horses OF all ages these specials
will be offered Liberty Loan High
weight Handicap. $500 added. six fur
longs; Martha Washington Handicap
! thllies and mares), $500 added one
mile; Blue and Grey lightweight, Han
dicap. $500 added. six furlongs Prince
Georges Handicap. $500 added. one
mile Laurel Handicap. $500 added. six
furlongs; Columbus Handicap $500
added. six furlongs Georgetown Handi-
! cap, 500 added. six furlongs.
| Laurel's two-year-old features will be !:
! The Maryland Handicap, $4,000 added
six furlongs: Potomac Handicap. 1000
added. one mile Annapolis Stakes.
$4,000 added. six furongs; Blue Point
Selling Race. $500 added. Ave and a
half furlonEs. There will be two steeple-
chases, the Royal Blue Handicap, $1,000
added, about two miles, and the Chevy
Chase Handicap. $500 added. about
two miles and a half.
! Last winter and spring Laurel Park
was used at the suggestion Of Col.
VIM as a training camp for the Engi-
neers Corps OF the United States Army.
Thousands Of the troops OF this corps
row at the front in France received their
highly technical training at Laurel. The
soldiers left early in July and Col. VIM
and his helpers are fast getting the plant
ready for the enterts inment OF more and
better thoroughbreds than ever assem-
bled there in the past The curtailment
OF racing In Kentucky will send to
Maryland for October and November
racing scores OF high class flyers and
there will meet in Laurel Park. Pimlico
and Bowie Specials the smartest run
ners OF the East.