Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-01
LAUREL MEET ENDS
WITH SNAPpY CARD
Big Turnout Sees 0scuIator
and Clock Tower Take
Features.
AUREI., Nd, october si.-Ths

T AUREI,, Md, October 3i.--The
fourth running OF the Spalding
IL Lowe Jenkins handicap, and the
eighteenth running Of the wash
ington handicap, twin features Of the
closing program Of the Maryland state
Fans 24-day Fall session. went 70
w. r. Goes Osculator and Morton u.
Schwartzs Clock Tower respectively.
Osculator enriched his Western
owner TO the extent Of q Sill SIS purse
and handsome silver cup presented
by Mrs. Spalding Lowe jenkins of Bal
timore. widow OF the man In whose
honor the event was named. A purse
of $25,950 was turned over to owner
Schwartz of New York, due TO Clock
Towers victory
Both the Jenkins and washington
provided thrilling enough sport to please
any one. The crowd of 10000, which
came from all sections OF America, voted
todays racing the best of the Fall sea-
son. Keen finishes were the order.
According to President Andrew j.
Cummings. the meet was q financial
success. He also stated that several
new attendance marks we're hung up
with todays gathering being the largest
OF the meeting.
Trainer Make Hirsch, who missed
winning the Jenkins by q nose, made
the Washington a cinch, as Clock
Tower. winner Of the Maryland handi-
cap q week ago, won todays feature
by seven open lengths.
Passing the grandstand the first time
Clock Tower, with Inception and Quar-
ter Deck close up were running as
named. Walls let Clock Tower step
fast entering the back stretch and he
had a two-length lead over Inception
with Quarter Deck and Plucky Play
closely Tapped
At the far turn Clock Tower widened
the gap. swinging down the home lane
Walls took no chances but keep sending
the Son Of Snob, I'd. and Daylight Saw
ing along to be seven lengths In front
at the finish.
As a result Of today's score Clock
Tower takes rank as the best 3-year-
old In training, for he has twice
whipped Mate. one that was claiming
the years championship, which right
fully belongs to the Greentree Stables
Twenty Grand, now In retirement.
The outcome Of the Jenkins was
decided upset when w. r. Goes Osculay<
tor, with lit pounds up. ran the mile
in ! 40 2-5 to whip the Iona Stables
Tickon and the Valley Lake Stables
Burning Blaze. the favorite.
Tickon was quickest to reach the FIRST
turn, but Clotho and Burning Blaze
were almost Tapped on him. In the
meantime, Burgoo King was being carr
ried almost to the outside fence, due 20
his breaking slowly and the fact that
Jockey Fator was taking the overland
route.
In the run down the back stretch,
Tickon, Clotho and Burning Blaze we're
heads apart. with ClOtho on tile rail-,
taking all the worst Of the footing
Burning Blaze made bis move at the
far turn, but Tick0n went right along
with him. At this point Bejshak called
on Osculator and the colt soon raced
to the leaders TO be third after the
field Strengthened out In the home
stretch.
The trio Of leaders Numbered down
the stretch with Tickon and Osculator
drawing away from Burning Blaze at
the sixteenth pole. It appeared is II
Tickon won as they sped under the
imaginary wire, but the judges luied
that they caught Oscuiator's nose first.