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ROAMER CONTINUES HIS WINNING WAY. Makes the Pace and Establishes a New Track Record at Havre de Grace. Baltimore. Mil.. September IS.— Andrew Millers crack gelding Uoamer, shouldering top weight of i — - panada, accoaateq for the Havre de Grace Handicap this afternoon in an easy manner from siant but representative opposition. The victor era* -«n to the front with a rush by Bat well, the latter using his whip to make Bare he woul I not he outrun by the speedy Slumber II. Once in front beyond the tirst turn, he raced into a safe lead and was rated along thereafter to the final quarter, where he went on to win by a wide margin. Slumber H. was the one to follow him far the best pan •■ the race and he stood off the pressing challenge of Stromboli. Tartar, the only other starter, as a bang-up fourth. The rare was at one mile and an eighth and one of the annual lull fixtures of the jockey club. It carried an added vail f ,500 ami eras worth fl.dM Bet to the ■Tinner. ttoamers time for the race, 1:51%, created a aew trail; record, materially reducing the mark established by Robert Bradley last fall. One of tlie largest crowds of the meeting was on hand to witness the running ni an exceptionally well balanced card. Apart from the featare race, good class was will represented in the different races ■Bd stirring sport was tl rder during the coarse of the afternoon. The stable that L. s. Thompson 1 i- racing here for 11. I. Whitn-y accounted for two of the ,;ix purses with Slipshod and Scaramouch. Rtchnap. from the MeKaaghtoa stable, has been 1 shipped back to Graveaead for the winter. His ! knee has gone hack on him. Celtabel has also been 1 turned out for the winter. A big delegation arrived from Montreal this - morning, following the dose of the meeting at I Dorval Park op Friday. J. V. Coyle haves for Piping Rack this evening A. G. P.lukoley has received Word by telegram 1 from H. •• Coinstock to go to California as soon 1 as possible, to take charge of the yearlings at his I farm. In the band are thirty-four head, some of f Which will lie sold at public aacttoOB at San Iran- ll-eo. Samuel Bradley was a recent arrival from Sat: 1 lianciseo and "Chicago" OBrien arrived from New . Tort today. K. .1. Mackenzies sprinter Helen Barhee grabbed 1 a ipiarter in her race sf yesterday and will be on 1 the shelf lor some time to come.
