New-York tribune., 1918-10-29
McCZella1d>S Gl0ssy-Coated Colt
Wins 2-Xear-Old Racing Cyoze,,1

titanic struggle between tho two great.
es1 two-year-old Of the year was not
SO large as that Of year ago. which
saw M the wonderful three year olds
hourless and Omar Khayyam fight out
20 as thrilling finish the question Of
.rnree-year-old supremacy. Yet there
never assembled at beautiful Laurel
representative one,
ne clubhouse and boxes were replete
WIN tne fashioaaolc and elite of Wash
lngton; Baltimore, Philadelphia. and
even New York. The striking colors
or the fair were relieved bv the soher
oiive drab Of the army and the some
Whac gaudier uniforms of the IInited
states and British navies. New York
W. vas over in force, but it wss New
.l uorks Iayman, the regular that made
ems recent Liberty Loan the tremendous
ouet ouccsss IL was rather than the aristo-
cra1 OK the metropolitan turf.
y The race between Eternal and Billv
me!iy, which virtually amounted to a
so %.c', as zen Rose, nominated to con-
form to racing rules. was scratched. Of
course. was one Of honor ana olor1
alone; 1t was in reality a benefit far
Ine Ked Cross. Each Of the owners.
=: W. McClclland and Commander T.
n. l.. Ross. paid $4,000 in fourth 1;h.
erty bonds, the racing association mr.
Iihg up like amount as a sweepstake
Ie was understood that the winner
would dopate twenty of the thirty
thousand to the Red Cross.
=, 10 the victor also went the John r
Mclean memorial gold cup, hand
some trophy that was exhibited on The
lawn and in the clubhouse, and which
was We :, presented by Edward B. Mclean,
OF OF washington. Just before the race
CSommander Ross received from the
"a Iahaalan Red Gross solicitations for
the victory of Billy Kelly. After the
race Commander Ross wired back ."a q
subscription Of $2,000.O0O for victory
Loan, the drive for which opened in
Canada to-day.
The feature race was fifth on to-
days card, but the thoroughbreds we're
at the post at 3:45 on schedule time.
Ihere was one false break before
Starter Milton finally sent the pair
away to their historic struggle. There
was much heavier play on the Eter-
nal-Bllly Kelly race than on the Hour
less-Omar Khayyam tilt a year ago.
Also much more sadness, as on that
occasion Hourless was favorite. Kelly
inquired about to S to-day and Eternal
approximately 6 to s.
Recalls Race of 1917
BY the way, to-day's race was some
what of repetition Of that Of a wear
ago. On that occasion Hourless and
Omar raced neck and neck until half
way down the home stretch. when
Hourless began to draw away. to win
by small margin.
Though Eternal appeared sore az
usual IN the warming up exercises the
Sweep colt went to the post apparently
tlt as the proverbial fiddle. He was a
picture all horse. Billy Kelly never
was prepossessing animal at his best.
he went to the post with his hind leg
bandaged, but the bandage was re-
moved at the barrier. In his case, as
IN that of Omar Khayyam, a hard cam
paigned thoroughbred was meeting one
especially primed and fitted from the
easier life.
Harry M. Stevens. the king of cater
ers, knows only Of the race as matter
of hearsay. Harry was 80 busy admin
lstering TO the inner needs of his
patrons that by the time he decided to
have peep for himself all the van
tage points had been usurped. but
Harry should worry. He's broke down
to his last five or six millions.
The stable swipes had prepared for
Eternal special blanket with the Red
Cross insignia conspicuously displayed.
The colorcd boys were so delighted
with the victory that they christened
the blanket before putting it on the
winner by rolling over with it on the
grass.