The Washington herald., 1918-09-28
big SHIPMENT
GOES T0PARK
Fifteen Carloads Of Horses
Sent to Laurel for Ocl
tober Racing.

loads of Observation-Disclosures that
have been racing at Havre de Grace
since the 10th Of September for the
stakes and purses of the Hartford
Agricultural and Breeders Associa-
tion-are shipping today and toulor-
row Friday and Saturday. to Laurel
Park. They are primed for the oc-
tober racing at one of Maryland
most popular and most picturesque
tracks. and they viii help to fill the
races Of the first week OF the Mary
land State Fair Corporations session
pending the arrival from New YORK
Of the strong stables of the Metro
polltan circuit. The New YORK
horses will be coming on in train
load lots toward the end of next
week. The lure of the program OF
fered by Col. Matt Winn. the Laurel
Park general manager. with It's S,VS
and 1920 added money purses for
overnight races; its $4,000 In stakes.
and its promise of specials when
ever there is justification for the
running Of a special race, viii WOO
them from Jamaica and Yonkers-
Among the prominent stables that
are leaving Havre de Grace this weei:
are the establishments OF w. Z. Ap-
plegate, F. D. Weir, z. T. Zollicoffer.
Richard F, Carman. Commander J.
X. L. Ross, ]. o Talbot. James Ar
thur, Capt. Raj Parr, William Garth,
J. H. Rosseters, George Wingfeld,
Cornelius Garrison, J. NJ. Black AMI
J. +. Grifith. The stables OF G. r.
| Tompkins, F NJ. Weld. J. Temple
Gwathmey and James Boden. all OF
which, barring the Triple Springs
Farms establishment. which is in Bo-
denis charge. are made up OF Jump
ers. Laurel Park. with two flrst-rate
steeplechase specials, the Royal Blue
and the Chevy Chase. and four 1900
and $500 overnight cross-country
events on the program for the first
nine days, offers unusual inducements
to chasers. The cross-country estaS-
lishments of Joseph E. Widener and
Mrs. Payne Whitney (the Greertres
stable) will be coming down toward
the end of next week
Frank Weir, whose stable has re-
Gently been recruited and strengthen
ed by the purchase OF the 5-yeaT-old
War Machine and the 2-year-Old Am
bassador 3rd, Tetley and Stunning
dale, will bring over the first-rste
jockey, Rodriguez. Weir has secured
from James Arthur second call on
the ervices of this promising lad.
who. after a brilliant beginning in
Maryland in April and May suffered
a big setback in New Yirk, because
of an accident at Jamaica, which put
him out of business just as he was
. h.sc mt 60 10 al
! fidence IL the New York training fra
ternity. is Just beginning TO regain
| his form. Rodriguez will have a first
! rate chance with the Weir outfit
| Weir's horses are mostly young and
! fresh and in winning form.
Young Lewis Garth, who is handling
the Parr stable with skill and success
at Havre De Grace, succeeded. on
Thursday, in accomplishing the al
most impossible task of winning a
mile and a quarter race on the fiat
with that arrant counterfeit Pandean.
| The best horse he will bring to Lsau-
! rel Park for Capt Parr Is the $1,000
! Crimper, a French bred son OF Main
, tenOn and Frizette, which trained
| handsomely at the beginning of the
season, but developed a sprint and
was thrown out of training. Crimper
is going as well at Havre De Grace
as he ever did in his life and big
things are expected of him at Laurel
Park. He is in the Washington, Bal
timore, Dixie and National handicaps
Little Mergler who Is improving in
his riding will go along with the
Garth stable.
The establishment of E. T Zolli-
Golfer. a popular young sportsman
of Washington, which Frank Farrar
is training this fall. is in rare condl-
tion. Within the last ten days the
superman sprinter, Malvoilo. the vet
eran distance running selling Christie.
that good distance runner. Highland
| Lad. the c-year-old Pinard and the g
year-old Captain John have shown
winning form. Highland Lad, strap
ping son of Dick Welles, who dis
tinguished himself at Laurel Park
last fall, will race with the best
horses in Maryland through october
and November, and hold his own.
| Malvolio, a recruit from the stable Of
Andrew Miller, is developing suffi-
-cient class 10 be considered formHa-
; Bile in the swiftest sprinting company.
Mr.. Rosseter, now one Of the most
considerable breeders Of thorough
III an VIII AaNN "a WI
siderable stable at Laurel under the
management of Charles Casey. The
! Spinaway Stakes winner at Saratoga
! Passing Shower, and the mare Sc
renest are the most likely runners in
his barn Just now. With the Rosse-
/ ter horses Casey will bring on the
. Won Tromp colt. American Ace, a
youngster of class. which belongs to
/ the stable of Edward Cebrian. another
! California. The erratic Tombolo. an
| imported 3-year-old. by Grey Leg.
which has a habit OF winning at prod
! igal odds every now and then, is the
! smartest of George Wing1eld's horses,
which Early Wright is training.
Wright, on behalf of Wingfield. sold
/ the best runner he brought this way
| from California last spring TO the
Woodlands Stock Farm when he sold
old slippery Elm. slippery Elm has
been rafting good horse at Havre
de Grace. and Robert Smith will bring