Coquettes Mount Royal Handicap: Corbetts Speedy Filly Easily Defeats Etruscan-Col. Vennie Wins Form Adroit, Daily Racing Form, 1915-09-17

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COQUETTES MOUNT ROYAL HANDICAP. Corbctts Speedy Filly Easily Defeats Etruscan — ■ Col. Vennie Wins from Adroit. Baltimore. Md., Seplemher Id.— The Mount Royal Handicap, a flash of three-qaarters with ,000 added, was ottered as the feature at the Havre de Jrace oaarai lids afternoon. The winner turned up in the speed] Coquette, which races; in the silks ol Matthew Corbett. Tell of the twelve carded ac icpicd weights and faced the starter. The beginning of the race was marred by the fractious be vavior of Koh.rt Bradley, which, when the barrier u:is released, whirled and was left. In whirling be Might I interfered vith Iron Dake. Btraacnn -•.as the one to show tie- way for the tirst half, but the wiener easily took the bad on the stretch turn 1 and drew away at the end. Etruscan held on to be second, while Hester Prynnc got up in time Bat third place. The second day of the meeting showed in abate ment of the intense heat that has lieen sweeping over this section of the country and which rendered 1 conditions at the course almost uncomfortable for the large crowd in attendance. The public bad a good line on the merits of the K different starters. Apart from the running of tin-slake race, a well halam ed card was down for de flshM and stirring sport resulted therefrom. Col. Venule accounted lor Hie aeeoad race of the day. a dash lor two-year-olds. He easily raced his op poiients into defeat and drew away into a long lead. with Adroit second. It marked hTs tirst viotorv -nice he heal White Hackle at Saratoga, the day after the sab- of that Madden star at a faacj price. The program bo..ks of the Maryland State Fair . meeting at Laurel Park arrived today and were di*-triuuted among the horsemen. The events called I lor in the book exceed thoee of previous meetings hehl at that course. Trainer Goldsborougfa worked Roanicr a mile and I tin eighth this morning in preparation for his engagement in the Havre de Grace Handicap an Saturday. Roomer is asked to shoulder top weigh t Bad worked the distance Unlay in 1 :53, covering the in -i mile in 1:38 Word waa !• eived this morning that J. Batters, an English trainer. Iiad purchased two BMre few llngj at the Newmarket sales in England this niorn-in„ . for Jefferbou Livingston. The total number ii., gbl by him up to date is six. * ; tjene Movtie. James Campion and several others ■ arrived todaj from the Baa Franeleen exposition. Where thejr attended the revival of racing. All 1 are eBthnataati? over the probaulttiea of a peraaa-ni Ml return of the spad. W. K. Mizell is seeking to secure the services of r i... key Smyth for the meeting at Laurel. Suivtb i i- at present la Canada under call Io the Seagram i stable. Mike Daly received the information today from i W. I". Pieagrave thai the good Hasher-topper Garter • had gone lame. apt. Prc-gravo had Garter at t nine Bonnets for Daly. ft -r the running of the fourth race the steward* decided t o refuse the entry of Hubert liradley in the • luture, for fractious acting at the post.


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