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INFLUENZA CLOSES
TRACK AT LAUREL
Maryland Board Of Health
y Stops Meeting-Billy Kelly
Wins All Age Race.
Special Despdfch to THr SrN.

LAUREL, Md. Oct. 1.-THE State
Board of Health this afternoon ordered
the Laurel track closed until the cpl
demic OF influenza is over. The entries
for Monday were sent out. but the man.
agement notified the horsemen that the
meeting would have to be halted until
the Board of Health lifted the ban
Billy Kelly gave away four pounds in
weight by the scale and easily beat out
Leochares by a length in the all age
race. Midway made a runaway race OF
the NTH and easily won by two lengths
from Cudgel. 1t rained all afternoon
and this spoiled Cudgels chance. Mid
way beat him at Saratoga on this kind
Of track. The summaries:
First Race-Three-y year -oids and upward !:
claiming: one mile and a quarter: Sky
Pilot. III tMcTassart). sI2.so. $40 and
$3.50. won: Gold Crest Boy. los tstalker).
sayl, $40, third. Time. c;O7. G. NJ
Miller Bucknsil. Charles Francis, BlaEonry,
High Low. 'GenevIeve b., Babetts and Dali
Second Race-steeplechase; handicap;
miles: Goid!e Locks, lso Turner, 5000
tPslmery. si.sO and u. second; New
Haven. ise tKeatinEl. '2;so. third. Time:
Third Race-The Quickstep Purse; two
year-ods: six furlongs: Milkmaid l.l
tSandel, $40. $3.50 and 81. 40 won: Rout-
ledge. lls tAmbrosel. $3.50 and s2.io. sec
ond; Mormon. los (Kummer). $40. third
Time ia 10. Fleeing shelk. Green
Mint. Ticklish and Santry Dale also ran.
Fourth Race - All ages: six furlongs:
Billy Kelly. 100 tsande). ss.lo, $3.50 and
out. won: Leochares. 1876 (Lunsford), 1910
and out: second: Bube. III to'Brien). out
third. Time. 1913. DR.. Johnson also ran
Firth Race-Three-year olds and up
ward one mile and an eighth: Midway
lls (o'Brien). $3.50. IS 90 and out, won;
Cudsel, 10 tsande). .2.so and out. sec
ond; Exterminator. ITO Knapp. out
third. Time. / 81 i-5. Omar Khayyam
Sixth Race-Three-year-oIds and lip-
ward; one mile and seventy yards: Frank
lin. 112 tOBrienl. S4.7O. s3.l0 and ;2.40
won; wiseman. 1o7 tKelsay). $3.50 and
!2.so. second; Red Sox, 1o7 tAmbrose),
$40. third. Time, 1:H 3-5. Tombolo
Aurum and Canso also ran.
Seventh Race-Three-year- olds and up
ward: one mile and a sixteenth: Douglass
s.. log tkelsay!. H2o, ts;.o and t2.so,
and sR $50: SECOND; Judge MinSneid, lis
Queen OF the Sea and waukeag also ran.
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LIBERTY BOND GOLF DRIVE.
$4,000 Is Subscribed ON Link. mt
Montclafr.

MoNTcLAiR, Oct. 12.-Members OF the
Montclair Golf Club subscribed $50. 900
for Liberty bonds to-day. There was a
sweepstakes competition in three classes.
The scores:
Class Al. J. Slmmonds, 77-5, 72;
A. r. Allen. SIS, so.
Class B-A. L. Pierson. 93-ls. "a;
W. r. Hotchkin. sO-I3, IT.
Class C-H. b. Hayes, $50, 10.
Golfers at the Upper Montclair Coun-
try Club observed Liberty Day by sub
scrlbing 100000 in bonds. The finals
for the presidents cup was won by S. NJ.
G. Harding. who beat Richard Sander
son up (thirty-six holes). For the
membership committee cup Frank c.,
Fuller beat J. B. Horsford, s up 3.
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GOLFERS HAVE BIG
DAY AT PLAINFIELD
Engage in a Variety of COM
petitions.

The first and second rounds for the
four ball championship held the atten-
ton OF golfers Of the Plainfeld Country
Club yesterday. The results:
First Roundup. T. Kaufman and f.
n Shoemaker Won from d. II. Bsrrows
and c. Ames Brooks by default. W. NJ.
Alling and c. T. Lipscomb won from
q. A. Reed and Leighton Calkins by de-
fault: Clifton Wharton. Jr.. and II. u.
Hibhard defeated d. o. Rogers and $. T.
Perrin, and /. J. +. Erickson and II. ].
Cochran defeated ]. II. Shoemaker and w.
Lester Cheney up.
Second Round-w. T Kaufman and +.
II. Shoemaker defeated w. VI. Alling and
Q, Z. Llpsoomb I up u9 holes). J. e.
Erickson and H. J. Cochran def. ated Cuf-
ton Wharton. Jr., and II. D. Hibbard. l
up.
There was also a four ball handicap
with the following results:
]. f. Erickson and II. J. Cochran, IL
~. 90: S. II. Patterson and J. w. Baker.
$40. IS: +. W. Wallace and A. l..
sehomp. >so-a1. 60; ]. r. Shoemaker and
W. Lester Cheney. 77-I. 10; Il. J. Pat
terson and G. 8. Clay, $40. ~.
These scores were returned in a thirty
six hole competition best selected eigh-
teen holes; J. f. Erickson, Ie--7, ~; ].
W. Baker, 77-4, 70; II. j. Cochran. ST.
!, ~: +. ]. Patterson. Sill, IS; Z. b.
Shoemaker. st. 70; w. Lester Cheney,
S0-3, -: S. II. Patterson, SIS, ~,
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swEEPsTAKEs AT ESSEX FEELS.

CALDWELL, N. J., Oct. 1?.-Sweepstakes
In two classes were played on the Es-
sex Fells Country Club links to-day.
The scores Glass Al. s. Francis, 81
IS. "a: r. Ropes, ss-1b. ~; r. s. DIES
pard. ss-12. rs: F.. r. Early. $40,
IT; T. Merriman. els, rs: L. Clark.
s4-14. so; II. b. Sylvester. Jr.. sS-1s,
so; W. b Clark. 1924, SO; II. s.
Banghart, 1893. 81. Glass BE. s.
Blackledge, e5--25. 10; II. S. Squire,
1865, II; E. L. Nye. 90, 2s--7s; J.
8. Baxter. e9--25. 7i.
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WILLIAMS IN TWILIGHT.
Football Practice Is Held Under
Difficulties.

WrLLrAMsTowN, Oct. 10. Twilight
practice has been in order for the Will
Jams football eleven this week Coach
Samp. In addition to losing practically all
the experienced players in college. has
also found IT difficult to obtain the neces-
sary time for the daily drills.
The fact that military training for the
members of the Students Army Training
Corps has been installed with great rigor
means that the football squad has been
forced TO arrange its schedule accord
ingly. Thus far tho practice has been
held from 80 to Z o'clock each evening.
Ben Boynton is assisting Samp. He
has taken charge OF the backheld mer.
Benny" expects to report for training
In the naval aviation on October 10 at
Philadelphia.
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CHICAGO ELEVEN UPSET.
Stages Team Is Handed JOLT by
Chicago Naval Reserves.

CHICAGO, Oct. 1.-THE University of
Chicago football eleven was defeated
in Its first game of the season to-day.
losing to tho Chicago Naval Reserves,
IL to Z.
The navy eleven, composed of former
college stars. swept over Coach Stages
players in the second half and scored
two touchdowns. johnson OF Morning.
side College registered u touchdown in
the third period and Kline. formerly Of
the University of Illinois. scored the
second in the fourth period.
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Marines (0).
ERASMUS BARRIERS WIN.
Lead Boys High and Manual In
Cross-countfy Chase.
Special Despdtch to Tue SuS.

Cross-country runners from Erasmus
Hall High School yesterday defeated
the hill and ,dalers from Manual Train
ing and Boys High schools in triangu-
lar cross-country run over the Prospect
Park three and one-quarter mile course.
The Buff and Blue runners returned the
low score OF is points. Manuals team
was second with Al. and Boys High
was last with 6l points.
J. Rick of Erasmus Hall as the first
runner home. Rick showed the way to a
teammate. Snow. who finished second.
about 100 yards behind Rick. Carly OF
Manual Training finished third. The
winner was clicked in 10 minutes "a
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GIANTS PLAY TO-DAY.
Meet seabury shipyard Nine mt
Dyckman Oval.

Giants will line up against old Giants
in a game at Dyckman Oval. near the
Dyckmah street subway station, this
afternoon. The Giants will have Doyle,
Fletcher. McCarty. Burns. Causey. DEM
aree, Without. Kirke. Wendell and Chase.
while their opponents. the Seabury Ship
yard nine. will have Deviin and Seymour
in their lineup.
Demaree. who has been pitching fine
ball this fall. will take the mound for
the Giants.
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WRESTLING ON TUESDAY.

The wrestling contest which will be
staged in the Crescent Theatre In Brook
lyn next Tuesday night will appeal to
the devotees of the sport. Chief Boat
swain's Mate Jack Harris OF the Armed
Guard will meet Ivan Orlefslxy. Jean
Bruce will be forced to extend himself
70 the limit to defeat Lex Derain. for
merly OF the United States Navy, or
Nicola Montagano. US
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BUSHWICKS PLAY TWO.
Meet Royal Giants in Double
Header To-day.

The Bushwicks will be confronted with
hard task at Dexter Park. near Cy-
press Hills elevated station. this after
noon. They will meet the Royal Giants
In a double header. with Kelleher and
Donaldson the probable pitching selec-
tons in the feature.
The Royals hold a decision over the
Bushwicks and the Dexter Park OUTFIT
Is out for revenge.
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GREAT LAKES TRIUMPHs.

URBANA, ILL.,. Oct. 1.-THE Great
Lakes Naval Training Station team won
its second football game of the season
to-day, defeating the University of
Illinois, to 0. In desperately fought
contest.
Except for the first period. when
illinois made several fumblcs, the teams
were evenly matched.
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MARSTON GOLF CHAMPION.
Defeats LoudOn. O Up =. for Glen
Ridge Country Club Title.

GLEN RIDGE. y. J.. Oct. 12.-George
Marston won the championship contest
of the Glen Ridge Country Club this
afternoon. defeating II. r. Loudon. Q
up 4. A patriotic contest at thirty-six
holes medal play was tied for by T. @.
Smith. with 1876, 14s. and W. H
LENA ssena. 177-2s. 149.
The morning competition at eighteen
holes was won by w. L. G. Mitchell
with e6-27. GO. The afternoon victor
was w. J. Worcester with ste, 6s,
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MISS BJURSTEDT IS
CHAMPION AGAIN
Defeats Miss GOss in Challenge
Round for West Side Ten
mis- Club Title.

The challenge round for the club title
AMI singles and doubles competition
among the girls furnished quite a day
of activity among fair racquet wielders
on the courts of the West Side Tennis
Club at Forest Hills yesterday. In the
challenge match. for the West Side
championship Miss Molla Bjurstedt. title
holder. defeated Miss Eleanor Goss.
challenger. at 60. 4-6. 60.
Miss Goss played brilliant tennis all
the way. particularly in the second set.
She followed her triumph In the second
with a winning start in the third set
and for time the gallery thought that
1t was to be treated to the most surpris-
ing sight of Miss Bjurstedt on the beaten
side. However, Miss Bjurstedt let out to
the last notch OF her power and fairly
hurled Miss Goss back to defeat.
In the girls singles Miss Helen Rice.
holder OF the metropolitan junior title,
adeahced into the final with Miss AIDE
laide Hooker. They will meet this morn
ing. In the doubles Miss Rice and Miss
Cerese Baker advanced into the final.
defeating Miss Doris Goss and Miss
Denice Wagner at 60, Ga.
There were eight entrants in the sin
giles. In the first round Miss Rice scored
over Miss Baker at e., 6--2. and then
won from Miss Goss. the fourteen-year-
old sister OF Miss Eleanor, at 6-l, Go.
The summaries:
Girls SinKee-Flrst Round--Miss Helen
Rice defeated Miss Cerese Baker. st.
6--2; Miss Doris Goss defeated Miss Marie
Cunningham. s., ia; Miss Eunice Ross
man defeated Miss Helen Donohue. SIS.
-6-S; Miss Adelaide Hooker defeated Miss
Betty Baker, 4-e. e.. So
semi nnaI Round-Miss Rice defeated
Miss Goss, 81. 60: Miss Hooker de-
teated Miss Rossman. 60. 81.
Girls Doubles-First Round-Miss Dono-
hue and Miss Cunningham defeated Miss
Alice Postley and Miss Dorothy Fox, So,
6--3, g..
Semi-hnal RounG--Mss Rice and Miss
Cerese Baker defeated Miss Goss and Miss
Denice Wagner. Go, Go.
Club Championship slngles-Challenge
Miss Eleanor Goss. Go, 4-6, e..
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LINcoLNs BREAK EVEN.

The Lincoln Giants and the Royal
Giants broke even in a double header at
Dexter Park yesterday. The Royals
won the first, game, & to ]. and tho
L.ncolns the second. 3 10 1, hve inpings-
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CATCHER GLENN DEAD.

ST. PAUL. MIMI, Oct. 12.-Private
Harry Glenn Of Terre Haute. Ind, for
mer catcher for the st. Paul American
Association team. died at the aviation
mechanic training school here from pneu-
monia to-day.
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FEM BETTERS RECORD.
Wins Ridgewood Golf Title with
a Round of 10.

II. b. Fem not only won the golf
championship of the Ridgewood IN. j.
Country Club yesterday. but he bettered
the course record with 20. Fenn's OPP
ponent for the club title was W. G. Phil
lips, who was defeated by up and to
play.
1t was in the morning round that Fem
broke tho course record, his card reading
as follows
Fem
Out. s 8 "a sAsS
In .....5 8 5-s5-7o
Charles Kirth. Jr., and C. +. Farrell
tied at ~ In competition for Liberty
bond. but in the playofr Kirth was victor
by three strokes.
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TRAINER DIES ABROAD.

AMSTERDAM, Oct. 1.-THE American
racehorse trainer MacCreery died re-
Gently at Neuenhaus. Prussia. according
to the Cologne Gazette. He had charge
Of the famous stables OF Baron Open
heir1
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LncuIIite Springs Surprise.

Lucullites great race also was a big
surprise. He was the favorite and was
expected TO win, but few II any of the
host OF racegoers present believed he
would hang up new figures.
Early in his Juvenile year he was
considered a champion. but he went
Wroas in the middle of the season and
was retired. This year he competed in
fcw races, but failed to show any
startling speed or stamina and recently
his entry attracted little or no attention.
In his last start he was "sore" and
showed little speed. Yesterday he was
as Mt as a fiddle. He bucked Jumped
Mt the post. When the barrier went up
he was not in position to "break" and
didn't get away until Bill McCloy and
Arnold were several lengths ahead of
him.
Eut he got down to racing quickly and
before an eighth OF a mile had been
covered he was in front. Once in com
mand he sped along at a terrific pace
and increased his lead with every jump
until at the end he was eased up four
lengths ahead of Arnold. Arnold was
mucr the best OF the remainder OF the
Held and took second honors three lengths
ahead of lima Frank.
Lively. the crippled. chestnut selding
owned by NJ. Kornblum. q local butcher.
scored another victory In the first race
Paul Fox. his trainer. has worked won
ders with him. Since he came out OF
the James Butler stable for 800 Fox
has started him half a dozen times, and
only once was he outside of the money
Yesterday he was better than ever. He
took the track as soon as the barrier
was released and dashed along at the
head Of a big field of selling platers and
was never headed. He won by length
from Intriguer. Matin was third.
For the first time In four years John
Miller's colors flashed home in front in
the fifth race. They were borne to
victory by Asterisk. a bay gelding by
Astronomer and Helen. He broke on his
toes and under hustling ride by Schut-
finger remained in front long enough to
win on the post by a head.
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START TITLE GOLF
ON STATEN ISLAND
Hammer Wins Qualifying
Medal With 74-Walker
Is Second With a 70.
FIRST ROUND DECIDED

Fox Hills and Richmond County goh-
ers turned out In force for the annual
Staten Island championship yesterday on
the Fox Hills links. The qualification
and first match rounds were decided.
Honors are evenly divided between the
two rival organizations, as eight men,
bers from each club qualified. After the
match play four representatives from
Fox Hills and like number from Rich
mond County remained.
A. f. Hammer. holder Of the title on
many occasions, won the medal In the
morning with a. A. l.. Walker, Jr..
Eastern interscholastc. Columbia and
Richmond County champion. finished sec
end with rs. Both OF these players
won their afternoon matches. Hammer
eliminating Waddill Catchings by @ and
4. while Walker disposed OF b. T. Allen,
a Fox Hills favorite, by and 3. KAN
mer will meet l.. G. Spindler In the sec
ond round this morning, while Walker Is
bracketed with r. C. Catlin. clubmate.
A War Savings Stamp sweepstakes
was provided for those not participating
in the chief event and II. d. Dennison
won first prize with s1-22, 60. T. F.
Farrar with 96L26, 70 was second. In
all about SO worth OF stamps were sub
scribed for,
Remembering that yesterday was Lib
erty Loan day. Buy a Bond was the
slogaD<on the links. and as a result MEM
bers from the two clubs subscribed for
$1,000 worth. James G.. Patterson.
vice-chairman of the committee for The
metropolitan district, said last night that
a total Of sis6.7o0 had been placed to
the credit OF Fox Hills.
. Scores in the Qualifying round and the
first match round were as follows:
A. F. Hammer. Fox Hii's............ "a
A. l.. Walker, Jr. Richmond Co...... IS
w. II. Follett, Fox Hills. SO
w. Roy Barnhill. Fox Hills ............ 81
l.. G. Spindler. Fox Hills So
II. c. Cathn. Richmond County. ....... So
Thomas Conroy, Fox Hills ............. So
II. L. Fearey, Richmond County ....... 81
waddill Catchings. Richmond County. IS
d. T. Allen, Fox Hills. ................ IS
George Worthley, Fox Hills............ IS
J. b. WOoten, Fox Hills. SIS
W. c. Van Clief, Richmond County. So
". W. Van Loan, Richmond County,. 50
r. du Planque, Richmond County,. So
T. Frieze, Richmond County 50
Match Play.
First "Reminiscences beat Catchlngs, 6
up and to play; Spindler beat Frieze, 8
up and to play; Van Loan beat Conroy.
6 up and to play: Folett beat Worhtley.
. up and to play; Barnhill beat Wooten.
< up and 4 to play: Fearey beat Van chef.
3 up and . to play: Catlin beat du Planque.
up: Walker beat Allen, up and to
play.
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LEHIGH DEFEATS
MARINES ELEVEN
DOwd's Touchdown in First
Quarter Is All the Scoring
Against League Island.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL RESULTS.

At Extraordinarily of Chicago Z.
Chicago Naval Reserves ~. S,, s,.
tion Z; Illinois 0.
At Columbus. ohio--ohio State "a; Den
At PittsburE-Pitt-wes virginia and
carnegie-Lehish games cancelled; influ-
Al Washington, Pa.-washlnston and
Jefferson Penn state cancelled: influenza.
AT oberiin-obetiin. Al; Baldwin Wal
At East Lansing. Mich.--Michiean Aggiea
So; Hillsdale. T.
Special Despd.ch to Tue Sus.
BETHLEHEM, Pa, Oct. 12.-Lehigh
opened Its football season In an aus
picious manner to-day. defeating the
League Island Marines. coached by BY
Dickson. by 8 to 0. The touchdown was
made In the first period.
II was a hard played game. The
marines kicked off to Dowd. the I>ehish
quarterback, who ripped of a 10 yard
gain A couple OF forward passes by
Lehigh worked and good gains by
wysocki and Dowd brought the ball
the ball over the line to Dowd. The
latter's attempt at goal failed. Lehigh
came near scoring again in the last
period when Savaria intercepted for
ward pass from Goldstein and ran IS
yards Wysocki then tried a forward
pass, but 1t went over the line for
touchback.
Lehigh resorted to a lot OF open play
and the marines to line bucking when
they were not hurting forward passes.
The iineup:
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Tiule-i:oI 50 start good. , won d DRIVING.
| by u MiIlar Trained by owner.
sixth Race-Selling. Five and q half fur
longs For maiden two-year-olds. Purse
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Away to n Good Start.

War Cloud and Manister Toi which
were entered overnight, were withdrawn
because their trainers believed It was
going to rain and make the track heavy
The rain did not come. however. and the
track was lightning fast when the four
contestants went to the starter At the
post there was little delay and Mars
Cassidy sent the field away on even
terms.
Roamer had the most speed and be-
fore the first turn was rounded he was
stepping along in front a length ahead
OF Star Master. with George Smith third
and Corn Tassel bringing up the rear.
In the run down the back stretch the old
champion increased his lead to two
lengths without being allowed to do his
hest. Around the bend that leads into
the home stretch Schutt!nger gave
Roamer free rein and the great son Of
knight Errant and Rosetree II. bounded
forward. When the straightaway was
reached Roamer was three lengths ahead
ot Star Master, which was leading
George Smith by a length.
But Roamer retained his big lead for
only a short distance, for Star Master
challenged when Strengthened out for
the run home and gained with every
bound. The Macomber colt was full OF
running and fairly devoured the ground
The courageous old Roamer would not
quit. though. Schuttinger hit him sew
eral times with the whip and each crack
made the old geldipg bound forward. On
he fought as courageousiy as any bull
dog. and II was not until the very last
stride that Taplin managed to land Star
Masters nose in front of him.
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JAMAICA RESULTS.

Time As 20. start good. Won urNinE.
Winner oh. g. by Ballot-Lvonia. Owned oy
N. Kornblum. Trained by p. J. Fox.
second Race-For three-year-olds and up
ward One mile and a sixteenth. Selling.
Purse ss4.+o:
Fin. Horse, VT. locker. 81 IA
II Mimic u........ 1l6 Robinson. - -
% whippoorwin :. lo1.. pullman u I,s
3 Air Man ....... 1ls. .Lyke, 49,: $50 70
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tweight on star spangied includes penalty
Il thres pounds
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STAR MASTER RUNS
TO TRACK RECORD
Beats Rosmer and George
Smith and Covers Mile and
a Furlong in 1851 3-5.
MARK FOR LUCULLITE TOO
Dashes Six Furlongs in Column
bus Handicap in I'LL 4-5-N
Lively Scores Again.

Two track records were broken at the
Jamaica track yesterday afternoon. 8.
c. Hildreth's Lucullite. the big chestnut
colt which was the pride Of Major Bel
monts stable last year. displayed n
world Of speed In the Columbus Handi-
cap and travelled six furlongs in the re-
markable time Of III As. This Is one
fifth Of second better than the mark
established by r. e. watkinss Quad
rifle in 1905 and later equalled by Louis
Fcustels He Will and w. l.. divers
Kewassa.
In the Continental Handicap at one
mile and furlong A. X. Macombers
chestnut colt Star Master defeated a Sc
lect field of handicap horses. including
the champion Roamer and John San
fcrd's George Smith. In accomplishing
this feat Star Master ran the distance
in l Isl 3-5, clipping two-fifths of a sec
ond from the track record hung up by
l,ichard I. Wilson's Tartar in 1915.
The success of Star Master came as a
big surprise to the big holiday crowd
which turned out to see the sport and
help tho Liberty bond drive. Star Mas
ter always has been considered a good.
honest colt, but never was he considered
10 be in n class with Roanier or George
smith. As a result he had few friends
and went to the post the outsider, prac-
tically unbacked at to 1.
Great Finish by Taplin.
The Macomber colt had an allowance
OF twelve pounds from Roamer and
thirteen from George Smith and this
pull in the weights Is what enabled him
10 win the $4,000 purse. He won by
the smallest of margins and for his
victory Eddie Taplin. who rode him. de-
serves great credit. He rode a mastery
race and by a vigorous finish managed
TO get Star Masters nose home in front
Of the mighty Roamer.
Andrew Miller,y old champion ran
a remarkable race. AS in all his races
lie gave up everything he possessed. He
set the pace throughout, stood long,
harS drive through the stretch gamely
and was struggling his mightiest when
he passed the judges. George Smith
also ran his best. He didn't prop" at
the start or sulk. He did his best
throughout, but the 1873 pounds he was
shouldering was trifie too much for
him and he hung at the end and was
compelled to accept third honors, a length
behind Roamer. Richard T. Wilson's
Corn Tassel, the other contestant, ran
to the best OF his ability, but he was
outclAssed by his opponents and was
never in the hunt.
Because Of his recent fine PERFORM
ances George Smith was made an odds
en- favorite at to s, with Roamer
second choice at to and Corn Tassel
well played at . to 2.