The sun., 1919-10-30
'KWONESHEE VICTOR
IN STEEPLECHASE
Leads Star Field in the Ticket
of Leave at Laurel-Fitz-
simmons Sells Yearlings.
Specinf Desnnfch 10 TIE Sun.


BALTIMORE, Oct. 29.-Six three-year-
Odds that promise to play an important
part In the cross-country events OF the
future sported silks in the Ticket Of
Leave Steeplechase, the feature OF the
programme at the Laurel track to-day.
It resulted In a driving finish, with
Kwoneshee, owned by ]. H. Lewis. who
trains for Joseph f. Widener, the win
ner by a neck from the Green Tree
Stables. Roi Craig was second, length
In front Of j. Kumsden's Gargoyle, third.
The race was worth $500 to the win
ner.
Kwoneshee proved to be a steady plod-
der. who had learned his jumping lesson
we'll He was we'll ridden by Smoot. the
colored Jockey. who rode We'dship to
victory many times during 1917-191S.
1t was Kwoneshee's second race
through the field In his previous race
he finished second, on his courage. to
The old campaigner Syossett. Since then
he has been 'schooled." Because he
showed so we'll in public and private he
was made the favorite over Twiford,
which had won easily at Aqueduct, Roi
Craig. which was making his first APP
pearance as jumper, and Gargoyle. r
recent winner.
Rol Craig acted as the pacemaker for
mile and six furlongs He jumped ex-
ceedingly well for a green hand at the
game. and was only beaten out in the
iast few yards. When Kwoneshee Joined
him In the final quarter of a mile the
pair raced together over the last three
jumps and out UP spirited finish.
Twiford lost his rider, Haynes, at the
next to last fence Up to the time Of
the mishap his chance to win seemingly
was the brightest of any horse in the
race. He raced in third place, under a
pull, and was going strong when Haynes
rolled out of the saddle Twiford had
shown such natural jumping ability that
his admirers proclaimed before the race
that he would finish even IL all the
others fell
The track had dried out considerably
but the going was very rough and slow
time was made in each race. Toucanet
won the mile race for two-year-olds, the
curtain raiser of the sport, after leading
all the way under a pull
Legacy was the biggest surprise of the
day. paying s23.70 for 81 after War
Plume had threatened to run away with
the money. War Plume paid more
than Legacy, his place odds being at the
odds of trifie more than 20 to /.
James Fitzsimmons, acting on behalf
of the Quincy Stable, sold TO c. F. Evans,
a new patron of racing. seven yearlings
for $4,000, an average of not quite
$1,000 for each. This is the biggest
private sale of yearlings that has taken
place this fall. 1t touches in Importance
the sale made by A. NJ. Macomber last
year when he sold during the Pimlco
meeting War Pennant. War Marvel and
Motor Cop to J. X. L. Ross for $4,000.
AS yearlings are more or less a gam
BILE "Fits" certainly obtained big prices
for the youngsters Among the lot Is
Dreadnaught, the full brother to Man o.
War and half brother to Trojan. the
futurity winner of 1910.
Foreground has been retired for the
season. He was cut dorm dy Papp dur
ing the running of his last race. While
the cut is bad one II is likely that he
can be patched up during the winter
and that he will be ready for action
next spring. Motor Cop has also been
retired. The crack Splinter OF last year
has been amiss all this season.
Lucuiiite has improved very much dur
Ing the last few days and It is likely
that he will take part in some of the
races during the latter part OF the PIN
lico meeting. which begins on Saturday.