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KEWESSA SCORES AGAIN W. L. OLIVERS SPRINTER WINS HANDICAP AT HAVRE BE GRACE. Days Racing at Maryland Track Is Marked by Big Fields and Spirited Contests Hanson Accounts for Two-Year-Old Handicap. Baltimore, Alt!., November 27. W. I.. Olivers useful sprinter Kewessa added iiuotber to the string of victories lie lias scored tbis season when lie won the handicap for all ages which was featured here this afternoon. Kewessa was ridden by G. Byrne, made all of liis own pace and won cased up from True as Steel. The pace was fast from the start, and Yorkvlile, quickest to get into his stride, was unable to keep up. He dropped out of it neariug the finish, while Water Lady, a distant trailer in the early stages, closed with a rush and came close to placing. It was Kewessas second straight victory scored at this meeting. In both races he beat some of the best sprinters here. Large fields went to the post in a majority of the races and several of them were marked by keen finishes. The opener, a dasli of one mile and seventy yards, brought out a field of eighteen. It was a close thing at the finish between Hudas Brother and Dangerous March. The former made ail of the pace, while Dangerous Marcli came from behind. At the end Dangerous March was catching the leader with every stride and in a few more jumps would have beaten him. Schuyler L. Parsons shifty two-year-old, Hanson, accounted for the second race, which lie won in easv fashion from Between Us. Butwell got Hanson off well, wliilc Between Us was a bit slow to get going. The latter was fortunate, however, in saving ground on the turns and this enabled him to withstand Stalwart Helens rush at the end. The latter has developed into a great stretch runner and she is dangerous in any company if she is within striking distance of the leaders in entering the homestretch. Heavy support developed for Towtou Field in thj third race, but the old horse was unable to make good. He was away well enough and a forward contender to the stretch turn, where he dropped back beaten. The winner turned up in Humiliation, . jitldluu-JtliotMliminiitlve :Inider.. Humiliation ont-ran bis Company to the first "turn and was rated along in front until the last furlong, when he began to tire, but Hurakan failed of beating him by half a length. The division of the stable that John Whalen will race this winter will leave for Charleston on Monday in charge of W. H. Congdou. The string will be made up of Borax. Honey Bee, Valas, Saturnus, and Lohengrin. Whalen has not yet decided what other horses he will send to Charleston. A. F. Dayton has added the two-year-old Marvelous to the extensive string be is gathering together for a campaign at Charleston and Havana. He purchased Marvelous yesterday from Sam Louii. W. J. Mclllmurray bought the speedy maiden. Holland, from J. O. Talbott before the latter shipped to Charleston last night. At a sale of horses in training in the paddock here this afternoon, the following were disposed of: Door Mat. K. Utterback, 0; Hippocrates. E. rtterbuek, 25; Xorris. G. Boyle, 00; Quick Sand, James McLaughlin, 75; Quick Start, Sam Louis, 75; Margaret Meise. Mrs. T. Francis, 00; Sepul-veda, J. J. Kussell, 50: Miss Wooster, B. Dorscv, S73: Dakota, W. J. Mclllmurray, 50; Lady May, C. L. Muckay, 00. Hildas Brother changed hands after his victory. He was onterd for 00 and was sold to A. J. Steward oil his bid of 00.
