The Washington herald., 1918-10-06
Washington Owner Puts
Over Winner in Big Purse
at Laurel Park.

the seven all-star features booked by
the Maryland State Fair which were
listed today going TO the form win
ners the record-breaking crowd that
habitated the track had a hard time
selecting winners. The card was an
all-star one. as five handicaps were
listed and in all but one an outsider.
scored in the money. The fifth, the
Baltimore Handicap. was the all-staF
event Of the day. two real thorough
oreds running outside of the money
when The Porter. owned by Ed Nc
Lean. the Washington horseman,
landed the honors from the classiest
neld that has faced the barrier to
date.
Despite the fact that a track record
was broken by a selling platter in the
event before. The Porter with Johnny
Knapp up showed his heels to the
classiest field that has faced Starter
Milton this season. Omar Khayyam.
the imported colt from the Viau
stables, was heavily backed. Cudgel
gave all be had and Johnson is de-
serving more credit for his ride on
this mount as he came from behind
and put the colors of Commodore
Ross in second position. Midway.
from the Parrish farm, with Callahan
up. landed third honors. with Slippery
Elm. a Maryland favorite, and the
great Omar running in the rut.
The Porter followed the lead OF
Cudgel until the first sixteenth
when Knapp wised up and made his
regular move. At the half-mile
where most fans figured horse to
die they were met with disappoint-
ment, as Johnny had his mount in
his lap and kept coming through
still leading the field, after gather
ing a lead on Omar and Midway.
Cudgel over the entire distance
hung around second and third posi-
ton but Slippery Elm was never in
the running. Midway, an outsider.
did a great sprint act against Omar
and the Woodland Stock Farm entry
to land the honors.
How can a selling platter score
among high-priced thoroughbreds?
We are still guessing on that argu-
ment. In a six-hOrse field Icarus
landed the honors in the subordi-
nate handicap, which was a liberty
loan aTair. This event adds
another liberty bond to Jockey
Hummer as he brought the Talbot
entry down in front of a field OF
with form players were handed
quite a Jolt as Kathleen from the
Mclean stables and Highland Lad
sure thing Of the tippers wenL
bad. Frank from the Ross barn
landed second honors with Bulse
from the Parrish stable third.
1t was a great day for the sure
thing boys, as in the opening the field
was heavily played. but Ocean Prince
and Clark NJ. and Royat and Wood
Violet obtained fair money. This was
the first event in which the public
was knocked of. as the favorites and
Thorn Bloom came over at 4 to l.
Nigel. the favoTite. ran second, with
Medusa in the show position. These
5-year-ofds were tested in the one and
oI:e-sixteenth-mile hike It took
Starter Milton quite a long time to
get the boys away, but in an entry of
sixteen horses that faced him he did
rot waste many seconds.
The jumping race. which was the
second on the card. booked as the
Green Tree Handicap, went one, two,
three, according to advanced predic-
tons. as The Brook once more pro-
nounced himself the cream Of the
cross-country high jumpers. Weld
ship finished second, with New Haven
third. Royal Arch and Bug House.
from Col Raj PARIS stable, failed to
hnish the race, Dramaturge being the
only one to trail the field. These new
entries in the jumping line from
Trainer Billy Garth had not been
schooled enough to take the hedges
and were early not considered con-
tenders.
Fred Wire put over an outsider
from his 2-year-old combination in
the third when Tetley scored. Trans
late. the hot favorite, along with
Gath, the imported 2-year-old. who
was a favorite, was forced to take
back numbers. Translate led this
field until Tetley. with Rodriguez UP,
made his bid and then II was all OFF
Antoinette came with a great rush
and landed show position Green
Mint and Santyr and Daily were never
in the running.
Liberty loan handicap In which a
selling platter grabbed OF the honors
witnessed track record go by the
boards by two-hfths Of a second when
Icarus walked down in front OF the
classy field Of aged thoroughbreds
Just what was the matter with
Omar today Is hooked I'D in a secret
that Trainer McNaughton will not
tell. Although Omar got away to a
bad break, he never figured, and
trailec the field until the drive when
Hummer managed to place him in
fourth position The big handicap
was . disappointment, a. sunny
slope, the 10000 beauty from the
Beech stable; Kilmer's Exterminator.
along with Zollicorfer's Highland
Lad. were scratched.
The Admiral purse, oooksd a. the
sixth, was simply a walkover for
Aurum- Red SOx. the other public
choice. was cut on on the get awav
ia this mile hike and Ambrose had
all he could DO 70 land him in show
position. Tombolo, who led the earIv
pace. with Knapp up. was forced 10
take placa position when the Living
ston sntry sprinted Blackboard, from
Loft stable. captured the final event
while Lytle grabbed on second with
Judge Wingheld being third The
summaries;
FIRST RACE-For Iysar-oLds and upward; ;
nile md = Nrteath: Won by Thorn Bloom
tPlcksnsl, u.n lIo. 40; second, Nigel
to'Bri-n). tso. An third. Msdusa iPrs.rel.
La Tine. lr. Ocean Prince. Clark NJ. Re
fusss. Sister Eolem. Fairy Legend. Royat
Bae-tt.. Wood Violet. Charley McFerran,