Evening star., 1919-10-05
SIR BARTON WINS STAKE
Big Crowd Sees Commander Ross
Game Colt Capture $4,000
Maryland Handicap.

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LAUREL, Nd October 4.-Under a
| n'asterfil ride from a r'asterful jockey,
Sir Barton, the great star Shoot colt
owned by Commander ]. h. l.. Ross. the
Canadian multi millionaire. trimmed
with ease a field that sparkled with
class today in the Maryland handicap
of $4,000 added.
crowd that taxed the capacity of
the spacious and pretty Laurel track
saw Johnny Lotus, Americas premier
rider. coast home with the hero of the
Kentucky derby, Preakness, and other
rich three-year-o classics, two lengths
rahead of Sam Hildreth's Mad Halter
Schwartz, third. The summaries:
/ Fourth to the wire was Thunderclap.
which was coupled with Mad Matter
as the Hildreth entry. Fifth came C.
NJ. Harrison's Be Frank. while George
w. Lofts Sweepment was distant
trailer all the way. 1t was a struggle
of a mile and a quarter, and the WIN
ner. stepped the route in the smart
time of 2.02 2-5-only two-fifths of a
second behind the track record estab-
lished by, August Belmonts Hourless,
in the historic match race with Omar
khayyam. -
A better judged race than that rid
den by LOTUS couldn't be imagined
Johnny patiently waited in. behind
sizzling pace cut out by Mad Halter
closely followed by Thunderclap and
Audacious. till well around the far
bend, then he decided it was time to
go after the lions share of the rich
prize. Sir Barton responded, with the
gameness characteristic of a. great
thoroughbred when called upon, went
to the leaders with rush, after being
carried wide entering the straight
away for home. and shook off all op-
position at the furlong pole, to win
going away.
First race, for two-year-olds: six furlongs-
Wildair. 10s tAmbrose). $270. $40. out, won;
Carma ndale. 11s tSande). 50. 20. second: Muir
ray. 108 (Ryanl. out third. Time, LIZ 2-5.
Rory o'Moore John P. Grier and Paul Jones
a1soN ran. 80
Second race, steeplechase; for three-year olds
tPowers).. $40. $500. $40. won; welcship.
l49 (UraD, $3.50, $50. second; Decisive, I43
iCheynel. 500, third. Time. 3.52 2-5. Jay
Bird and War Strength also ran. Goblin fell.
Third race. handicap; three-yenr-olds and
$40. $40 $3.50, won; Jack stnart. 102
tCallahan), s14.20, $3.50, second; 'Frankiin.
l4 Jackson. $3.50. third. Time. LIP 80.
Star Hampton. Passing Shower, Leading Star.
Sticking. 0phelia. Boniface. Out Of the Way
and Startling also ran: 'FIeld.
Fourth race, the Maryland handicap; mile
and a Quarter-Sir Barton 1873 tLDftus}, $3.50.
$50. t214 won; Mad Halter. 1Oe (Fator).
G2O. PIE, second; .Audacious.. llS 4(Buxton'.
derclap Sweepment and Be Frank also ran.
Fifth race, three-year-olds and upward one
mile-Duchess Lace, 90 (Fator). $3.50. $40,
$3.50. won; Leochares, 123 t0'Bnen), g. 90:
$230, seeond; Papp. LOT (Kelsay), $40. third.
Tine. 1.S0. Startling and Royce Rools also ran.
sixth rece. three-year-olds- and upwaru;
Ginning; mile and a sixteenth-Wfdow Be
dotte. 112 lAmbrose), $3.50, 500, ESQ won;
Wodan. III lsandel.. $3.50, $3.50. second;
sibola, 1o9 tCallahanI. $3.50 third Time.
1.46 3-5. Thornbloom. Dottie vandiver. Jack
Of Spades, Queen Blonde and CAballo also nan.
Seventh race, three-year-oids and upward;
(Fa1orl. SEQ SEQ. s2.so. won: seo.eS @ YER. tU.
dict. 81 tWida). $3.50. $3.50. second; Golden
Glow. 108 Cassidy, third. Time. 2.05 rs.
Arbifrator, Fairy Prince, Little Cottage and
Sir William johnson also ran