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BOXER AN IMPROVED RACER R. E. W ATKINS WINS ERDENHEIM STAKES WITH STAR SHOOT CREMORNE COLT. t 1 Fardncr Boats Thornhiil in Overnight Handicap That Occupies Secondary Place on Havre de Grace J Program Cold Wave Passes. j I Baltimore, Md., November 21. It. E. AAatkius greatly improved Boxer bent a band of good juveniles in the Lrdeuheim Stakes, the feature event j of todays program at Havre le Grace. He was , ridden bv Nicklaus, came from behind in the stretch and beat Hanson half a length in a driving tinish. There were eight starters and Harry Junior was a receeding favorite. In the early running ; Hanson tiattered his backers by dashing to the front and setting a fast pace. He led until well into the homestretch, where Boxer overhauled him and went oil to win going away. Dr. Larrick was third, half a dozen lengths back. Harry Junior was unfortunate in getting away poorly and when Karrick attempted to get through along the rail in entering the homestretch he was thrown against the fence bv Lady Barbary, which put him out of the struggle. It is doubtful it" he could have overtaken the leaders, however, for he was quitting at tiie end. There was a big improvement in weather conditions and the passing of the cold snap helped to bring out a large gatnering. Speculation was keen. A mile and seventy yards handicap divided interest with the running of the stake. H. G. Bedwell- furnished the winner of this race in Iardner, which tinally scored after several disappointing performances, lardners victory came after a hard stretch drive with Thornhiil, in which he managed to last long enough to win by a head. Thornhiil, although beaten, showed a smart performance. Butwell sent him to the front in the run to the first turn and lie carried Between Ue along at a fast pace in the drive down the backstretch. In rounding the far turn, Iardner moved up on the outside and Between Us dropped back. On the stretch turn the first two were head and head and they raced like a team for the rest of the way. Thornhiil, after faltering At Uux furlong post, came, again under one of. jntUtTfcir"U-oiisest finishes aiid at the end he was gcing the faster of the two. fiie steeplechase resulted in an easy victory for H Hubert Oliver, which ran coupled with F. A. Stone as the L. iarth entrv. Brother Folk and Devoter were coupled as the J. E. Davis entry. On the first turn Of the lield, Devoter opened up a long lead and threatened to make a runaway affair of it. At the fourth fence lie made a bad landing and unseated ids rider. Brother Folk then drew away into a commanding lend, but tired in the last quarter. The rldevless Devoter interfered with F. A. Stone at the end or the latter would have been second. As it was. lie was beaten a head for second place by Brother Folk, which came again in the last sixteenth. Susan B.. making her maiden effort through the lield. bolted through the wing at the tirst fence and Miss AAcoster, a distant trailer, refused at the twelfth fence. Jockey Coleman, who was crowded against the fence on Striker vesterday, will be out in a couple of da vs. The boys leg was bruised only slightly. Frank Bain added the sprinter Sebago to the string he will take south. He purchased the horse this morning from AV. Linker. J. S. Own hey purchased Working Lad from Sam Louis and the horse ran in Mr. Ownbeys interest in the third race today. A. B. Hancock pnrchased "the mare Cowl and will ship her to Kentucky where she probably will be malCd witli Deep oDay.
