The Washington herald., 1918-09-17
GEORGE STARR
LANDS PURSE
'Wilfred Viau Silks Land
Top Honors In Parkway
Stake at Havre de Grace.

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ing defeated Saturday in six-fur-
rlOng race in which he was backed to
,-less than even money. George Starr.
the popular bearer OF the silk Of
wilfred viau. walked away with the
+. Parkway Purse AT Havre de Grace
s today and redeemed himself in the
Eyes OF his supporters. Mary Maude.
the campaigner of e. L. Clements.
the wealthy Green Spring Valley
turfman, who was one that defeated
/, starr Saturday, was the one today to
: ,ake the dust
. starr got off to a nice start and.
snder clever handling. allowed Mary
Naude to set the pace. When the
ar turn was . reached. under mild
y urging he overlook the leader and
from then on to the finish easily
sstalled off all challenges. Corn EN-
change, the imported distance horse
A., OF Commander Ross and John I. Day,
: trailed the field. Starr paid slightly
better than to 1.
The event of secondary Importance
on the card wac the second number.
(which was at six furlongs. Onico,
racing in the colors of James Arthur.
though he was punished at the end
to Withstand the rush of True as
Steel, the favorite. 1t Is possible that
with another stride he would have
been nosed out. Korfhage. the choice.
ran third, while Yankee Notions, an
other warm thing, and almost dozen
other starters also ran. Bagheers
finally captured a purse when she won
handily from a field of two-year- -olds.
in the initial number. which was a
dash Of six furlOngs. Belario placed
and Tetley showed.
The second race was also for ju-
veniles and was copped rather hand
lily BY Tom SIcWack, who was in
stalled the choice. Marie COnnell.
cleverIy ridden by Sande, the Ross
contract jockey, came second from a
slow beginning. and Poultney showed
Scoring at long odds, Ben Hanpson
repeated again in the fitch race. Ben
paid better than IL TO ]. making his
string OF victories two in a row.
Coming from behind with a great
rIlsh he easily Outgamed Trial by
Jury and Julia L, both we'll played
favorites.
Eddie Henry, a warm paddock tip,
banned out we'll in the sixth race
rhen he won from barrier to end,
gith Wodan, the old csmpaigner Of
Peter Sheridan. second at long ODDS,
md The Belgian. third.
The last number was the mos
thrilling on the card. Five horses
sAme down the stretch at breakneck
speed. noses apart. Finally Nillrace
managed to come under the wire
ilrst, paying succulent odds, with
Wood Violet second and a field horse
Ihrrd. all paying large prices. The
faverites. Sea Gull and Candidate.
ran dull races.
The crowd was large again today
and the season attendance bids fair
to rival former years. AiTmen again
visited the track and amused the
throng with their antics. The sum-
mary:
FIRST RACE-six furIongs Basbssra. lI2
IParinstOni. sc. 2O. 20: BeIairo. IL
isADds,N lGs. 40; TstIey. IL NIoIesWcrthl.
s.te. Time - -. Triumphant Ctilis, Uncle
John. Clesn GOns Hasty Lady, Positive, Frank
shannon. Romeo. Miss Herman also ran.
SECOND RACE-FiTs and one-haf frriongy.
TouEyERsc. Ice Johnson. 40. so. 90; Marc
CoEnsu. lOS tSandsl. 1870. $50; Poultney, lOe
lstsriirsl. 80. Tine. l07 25. Old Bill Ben
der, Moznoa Elder. SunRingdale. WeEOka, Lit
tic Cote. Sid e. Kesnsr. fodder, also TAI
THIRD RACE-SiI fuEtongs. OniCo, lC1
tRodriSussl. B.+o. $50, SEQ; sybl. III Csandel
40. 80: kOrfhage. 10 lsneldemanl 10.
Tine. l:l3 e-5. Clark NJ. Polly J.. lit for
Tat. True Steel. Yankee Notions. ZiDnia.
,0Iave. Lady Eileen, Gray Eagle. Naomi Wal
N. sIs1 ran.
FOURTH RACE-One nile and 20 yards
George Starr. lis (Kummsrl, $40. 5.6O Mary
Maud. 70 Parrinztonl. 80; John Day, Io5
Coairsl. oat. Time. I:H 2-5. Com Ex-
kznge also ran.
FIFTH RACE-One mile and 20 yards Ben
Janpson, Is lStsrlinsl. 2i9. 80. so; Trial
j. Jury. l0s iKummsrl. 400. 80; Julia l.,
" tCoIhnSl. go. Tine. 1s45 20 C1Impsau.
hrifr. Lytls. ChemuEg. Greetings, also ran.
SIXTH RACE-One and ons-sixteenth miles.
fIdis Heh1. III lSaDdsl 40. So. 36;
.sodsD. is tStsrlinzl. 5lsO, 1910: The Bel
ian, lis Msrgsrl, so. Time. 'ie. Mann
.hsn, Edgmont. Front Royai, Fairly. Euterp.
Ssss G. BrandOi Silver Sandals. Flora Finch.
SEVENTH RACE-ons and one- sixteenth
Eiles- NTillrace l0 Collins. $40. I240. so:
Wood Violet l0l tBaD. T.p SO; Jose de
Wales. 10. iDominidkl s.7O Tine, lsa So
Jrsaby. Square Set, OdaIisque. Candidate I'd,
Lex Dawson. Ampsre q. sea Gull. Ring
Dove. Au5rral, Ray Oakwood. aIso Tsn.