The Washington herald., 1920-09-26
NEWS And COMMENT OF TURF ELEVEN HAS net MEN
Careful Captures Rich
Eastern Shore Handicap
BY HIGHWAY.

Snouldering the top lmpost OF lzt
pounds. Careful, racing under the
popular colors of W. J. Salmon,
whose success with 2-year-olds
has been one OF the sensations
of this years racing. won the rich
Eastern Shore Handicap at Havre
de Grace yesterday afternoon by
half a length.
Believing that Careful would not
be able to win this $4,000 added
purse with the weights she carried,
the public permitted the Salmon
flly to go to the post at to l. Mr..
Salmon withdrew Step Lightly. the
Juvenile, with which he won the
Futurity stake in New York. Care
full made the six-furlong route in
1:l3 l-5 seconds which is only fair
time.
Wins With Hard Riding,
Hildur. Commander ]. X. L. Ross
representative in the Eastern Shore,
set fast early pace and opened
up a good lead, but tired slightly
In the last few strides, while Care
ful, always close to the leaders,
came around on the outside round
ing into the stretch and under hard
riding by Jockey Keough closed
gsmely to get the decision at the
wire. The Baggage, racing for the
hrst time under the colors of Mrs
ROBERT l. Miller. of this city, ran a
game race after being in close quar-
ters to take the third position of
the purse, while General J. NJ
Gomez just lasted to save the
smallest part of the spoils.
Folly Ann was away slowly but
gained steadily and finished fast.
Jeg was never in it.
In the opening number Kinetic, a
juvenile which has raced several
times in good company but never
shown much came to life to win.
paying the largest mutuel price OF
the meeting. s1O5 for So. Kinetic,
ridden by the apprentice Jockey
Bryson, broke quickly and made all
the pace but just lasted to withstalI
the determined rush of Flannery's
Salesman.
Mclean FiIIy Wins second.
Sugarmint. a flly which now races
under the colOrs of Edward 8. Nc
Lean accounted for the second race.
Sugarmint. close up throughout.toOk
command when Allivan began firing,
but just lasted when the latter came
again a few yards from the wire.
Beck and Call tired. Shoal was
never prominent.
Racing under restraint, Master
Bill found little difficulty in pulling
away from his field in the third
number after he was Strengthened
out in the stretch. Sanlor was
prominent in the easly running but
weakened. RUnneCraft quit. Mint
Cat held on well. BelariO put up a
poor effort.
Mrs. Jefford's Routledge showed a
good account Of himself in the fifth
race to win the second feature, the
Oxford handicap at six furlonEs,
from Capt Raj PARIS Paul Jones, an
added starter and ClOpton's Bullet
Proof
RoutIedge was always among the
leaders and had something in re-
serve when called upon by Jockey
Haynes in the closing strides. War
Marvel. the public choice, was the
victim of an abominable ride on tn"
part Of johnnie McTaggert. Siren
Maid showed a fair effort, but Clap
perbill, the other starter, was never
in it
Little CotteEe Wins in Drive.
Little cottage race OIL last -IOh-
day did him a lot of good and he
came right back in the sixth yes
terday to win in drive from In
dolenCe. Norford's Choice. an so TO
shot, made the pace in this n%m-
Der but quit as if snort.
In the handicap the good finisheT
Austral got up in/ time to win an
other heat for his owner. Search
light III was lengths out in front
but tired badly, the place going to
Capital City. Court Fool ran q
good race to finish third
JOCKEYS Haynes and keOugh di-
yfded riding honOrs. Jockey keOugh
brought home Careful, the wlnncI
of the Eastern Shore Stake, and his
riding was lergely responsible foI
the fllys victory, while Jockey
Haynes was astride two winners
Rutledge and AustraL