Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-22
BEATS FINE FIELD
IN $4,000 EVENT
Victory of FiIIy, Favorite at
2 IL to |, Popular at
Havre de Grace.

TRACK, Md, September al
Rose of Sharon, pride of West
i i ern 3-year-old fillies, winner Of
the Illinois, Latonia, Kentucky
Oaks and Ashland Oaks, also of the
$4,000 test stakes at Chicago, in which
she licked Karl Eitel and a bunch of
flrSt-class colts. ran the best race of
her career here this afternoon before
q crowd Of 10000 racing fans.
Galloping one mile and sixteenth in
3:46 3-5 under a burden of 119 pounds
the rangy daughter Of Light Brigade
and Rosa Munda took the Potomac
Handicap, the feature of the first Sat-
urday's racing of the Hartford Agricul-
tural and Breeders Association. earn
ing $4,000.
Her victory was tremendously popular
for she was favorite at 2l2 to over
field of IL that included the Lawrence
Realization winner. The Nut: the
Travers winner, Beacon Hill; the
PreakneSs winner, DR.. Freeland; the
Wild; the Jerome Handicap winner,
Soul of Honor, and the Dwyer winner,
Grey Coat. She gave weight to all OF
her opponents, barring Beacon Hill.
The day was bright and cool and the
going was fast as Havre De Grace go
ing ever gets to be. Rose won because
she had everything needed. She estab-
lished record in that she was the first
of her sex to score in a special that
numbers Man O'War, Sir Barton,
Tryster, Lucky Hour Dunlin, Senelado,
Chance Play, Jock and Sun Beau, first
class horses all, among the winners OF
its several REVEALS.
Dinah Is Blocked Twice.
But Rose might not have won If the
Maryland-owned f1lly. Dinah Did Up
set, of the stable of Sylvester w. Lab
rot had not been blocked on the inside
twice within the last half mile. She
was clearly better than the others, how
ever The start was good for all save
Hard Tack, the only representative OF
Man O'War among the bakers dozen
contestants. True to his breeding ne
cut up outrageously and was left.
The pace for three-quarters OF a
mile was cut out by Glen Wild and
Beacon Hill with Rose of Sharon gal
Looping a length back of them. DR..
Freeland was Tapped on Dinah and Rose
of Sharon followed him closely. Bea-
con Hill, which doesn't like pressure,
preached the last turn and Rose OF
Sharon raced up on the outside about
the time Dinah Did Upset was blocked
for the first time. She took the lead
in the last furlong and won comfort
ably from Glen Wild by half length.
The Nut charged CALAMITY up in the
final sixteenth to take the small end
OF the purse Tapped on Glen Wild and
followed closely by Bessie. Rose bore
the silks of Dan Stewart, trainer of
the stable of former United States Sen
ator johnson N. Camden, who bred
her at his Holland Stud in Kentucky.
Senator Camden still owns her, but
there was death in the family re-
Gently.
Glen Wild is a Maryland-bred son
Of Meridian and La5uli. He is owned
by DR.. j. Fred Adams of Baltimore.
Northbrook to Lativich.
Lativich won for H. Bayard Swope
in the Northbrook, race of a mile
and 10 yards for 3-year-olds- and-up-
ward The winner was well ridden and
didn't make his move until turning for
home where Jockey G. Rose took him to
the inside and saved several lengths.
Dunmore challenged in the stretch, but
wasn't good enough. War Eagle set the
pace for three-quarterS of mile and
stopped badly in the stretch to lose
third money to Light View.
Parnell Bound was favored over II
other juveniles in the first race, a
sprint of 5l2 furlongS, and rewarded
his hackers by winning handily. Away
rapidly, Parneli Bound followed AL
wlngton Dolly into the stretch and drew
away in the last sixteenth. Arlington
Dolly was firing badly at the end and
Just managed 10 save the place from
st. Tuscani The latter also was away
forwardly and had no excuse.
The winner ran the race in 1907 fiat.
Zeal Beats Whitney Pair.
Zeal surprised by beating the Whit
ney pair, Prometheus and Chimney
Sweep, in the Prospect, a sprint of
furlongs, that brought out seven juve-
niles. Prometheus and Chimney Sweep
were heavily backed, and for while it
looked as If they would run one-two,
especially when they came into the
stretch in that order ahead of the field.
In the closing strides, however, Zeal,
which had raced in third position down
the back stretch, closed with a rush
and won going away from Prometheus.
Chimney Sweep easily bested the others
for third money.
After Zeal had registered for the
Rancocas Stable, Mel Foo made it two
in row for the Sinclair outfit by win
ming the September Handicap, sprint
of quarters of a mile. The score
was a lucky one, for Toki, which led
most Of the way, lost stirrup iron in
the stretch run and then was beaten
less than a length by Mel Foo. My Sis
was third.
Toki was out winging it until the
stretch and raced My Sis into the
ground, but Mel Foo found an opening
on the rail and saved enough ground
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