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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1919
Page
4
A garbled report notes New Forks season at Empireity is the most successful yet in Metropolitan carvast history. Crowds rose since the spring opening meeting, with attendance peaking at the second event and overall high water marks set across two meetings.
At Laurel yesterday the feature fifth race for two year olds saw Cobwebs surge from mid pack to an easy lead, holding off M dred and Violet Tip. Goldine defeated Flying Welshman in an opening dash, while Tootsie wore down Pinard by a head in a tense mile selling race. Sedan carried 124 pounds in a better showing.
Forty-seven yearlings owned by James W McClelland arrived at Havre de Grace after trials at Baratoga and retirement to winter quarters. Some will ship to New Orleans for the winter meeting while others remain. Frigeur won the fifth race at Laurel as Hiltreth took the $2,450 price from G W Foreman. Wanberk, a leading Laurel stake prospect, sold to Root Miller. The Nanberk entry faced stewards' bar at Havre de Grace prompting future entry holds until ruling rescinded. Ober received a three day suspension for cutting across Mint Cat in the fourth race. Future entries will be trained by multiple trainers but coupled like Kentucky on major circuits. Multiple horse names listed among entries including The Belgian II and The Porter, with Sibola and Meliora winning initial and mud-friendly races while Dottie Vandiver failed to overtake second to Napoli.
Laurel MD racing card reports five races with detailed results. Purse values range around $2,212 to $2,219 for six furlongs and longer events. Notable entrants include Justin's f sired by Golden Maxim and horses such as Flying Welshman and Dottie Vandiver, with winners earning about $1,700 plus placements.
A heavy Laurel track expected to affect milers and many entries. Hildreth’s Lucubite shows mud prowess, with The Porter and Sun Briar among strong contenders. Sir Barton, Milkmaid, and Billy Kelly also noted, while several races feature hurdle and selling contests with competitive fields.
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