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TOP 0 TH MORNING AGAIN CARRIES HEAVY WEIGHT AND DEFEATS A NUMBER OF SPEEDY SPRINTERS. Colto Outstays a Hot Favorito in J. J. Xillis Battlo ALbey Wins in Good Style Foxhall P. . Kccnes Horses Sold Punch Bowl Destroyed. Baltimore, Md., October 9. The rejuvenated Top o tli Morning showed another good perforin mice sit Laurel this afternoon when he Avon the afternoons feature race, a handicap at three-quarters, in which lie shouldered top weight of 132 pounds, made all the pace and heat Squeeler by a length. The latter was all out to beat Ke-wossa by a half length for second place. William Shields, who trains Top o th Morning, Kent another winner to the post during the afternoon when Celto came from behind to beat the dds-on favorite, J. J. Lillis, by a scant half length in the fiftli race. Andrew Millers well-bred colt Battle Abbey beat a big baud of maidens in the first race, coining from behind to finish with splendid gameness and won going away from the pacemaker. Flare. Mr. Millers representative was forced to stand a raise of 00 to retain the colt. Sam Louis was responsible for the uhiding. Out of respect to the memory of the late J. Percy Evans, gentleman rider, who succumbed to injuries received a week or ten ago, J. Temple Gwn thirty scratched Sandmark from the f if I It race ami also ordered all his entries for the Piping Rock races to be withdrawn. Jockey Taplin was susnendtd for three :hivs for rough riding in the third race, which lis wen witli Knthr.vn Cray. !. T. Gwathmey lias at his Canterbury Farm in Virginia a suckling sister to the good handicap horse Boots, which he has named Belle of Canterbury. Umil llerz lias decided to retire his great horse Short Crass to the stud at the end of the limlico meeting. He will lie sent to Kentucky and will make the season next soring at one of the farms near Lexington. Mr. llerz will shortly announce the number of mares that the horse Mill be limited to. Short Crass is from the Bruce Lowe No. 1 family on both sides. Silas Veitch arrived from Locust Valley this morning witli his string. There are ten jumpers and one flat, racer in the band, the best of which :tre Dixon Park, Ahara, Jasper and J. It. John-Son. Aharawas a frequent winner at the hunt meetings. Mr. J. Itosley, owner of the steeplechaser, Gloucester, came over from Philadelphia to see his lilly run in todays jumping race. A. J. .loyner returned from Piping Rock, as did also jockeys Metcalf and Bullman. Jockey J. Gartner has rejoined the stable of J. AV. Hedrick after an absence of several weeks. He will accompany the Hedrick stable to Cuba. William P. Orr and Clarence Herbert came over from New York to attend the Foxhall Keene sale. Mr. Orr recently turned down an ofTer of 1916.sh,500 for his sprinter, Leochares. The offer is said to have been made by a AVashingtonian. Win. Gartli left for Kentucky yesterday to be absent several days looking over what promising material that is on the market. It is Mr. Garths intention to purchase some yearlings and older horses, if there arc any obtainable. A ruling was posted in the secretarys office denying steeplechase jockey Harvey Boyle the right to accept any more mounts at the meeting. Boyles riding of the Bedwell steeplechaser Early Light was unsatisfactory to the stewards. .1. W. Hedrick disposed of Tipperary at private sale during the afternoon to Joseoh A. Collins of Boston for 50, an advance of 00 over what he cost him at the hiene sale. J. W. Hedrick claimed Sky from It. L. Bresler for ,400. Punch Bowl was destroyed yesterday after a work-out, in which he broke a leg. Previous to the races this afternoon the horses, comprising the stable of Foxhall P. Keene, were disposed of in the paddock. The summary of the sale follows: Indian Chant, J. W. Bean ,100 Churchill, R. F. Csrinan 2,100 Lorac. G. L. Goodacre 1,850 Landslide, G. C. Winfrey 550 Tipperiiry, J. W. Hedrick 450 Queen Mab, Frank J. Ortell .150 Robert L., a two-year-old by Jack Point Raiment, was also sold for 00 to H. B. Lodge. Top o th Morning pulled up lame after winning today. Laurel work-outs Sunday and Monday with the track fast were: Anita Half mile in ,50. A. N. Aiken Half mile in 48. Artemis Three-quarters in 1:17. Ancon Five-eighths in 1:03. Bally Half niile in 40. Blue Fox Half mile in 40. Blue Thistle Seven-eighths in 1:35. Bondage Half imile in 50. Cusaba Mile in 1:47. Chesterton Five-eighths in 1:02. Chicklet Mile in 1:42. Cinco Colorado Half mile in 51. Counsel Three-quarters in 1:10. Deer Trap Half mile in 50. Disturber Half mile in 40. J GarnetHalf mile in 49. Gayety Five-eighths in 1:04. Golden List Half mile in 49. Golden Rod Half milo in 50. Harvest King Three-qquartcrs in 1:14. Jacoba Three-quarters in 1:17. Lady Boli Three-eighths in 37. Lady Hillington Mile in 1:45. Little England Mile- in 1:44. Lively Three-quarters in 1:19. Lobelia Three-quarters in 1:16. Lord Fitz Herbert Three-eighths in 30. Miss Puzzle Half mile in 49. Nigel Five-eighths in 1:01. Polroma Half mile in 51. Preston Lynn Seven-eighths in 1:31. Royalist Three-quarters in 1:10. Runes Three-quarters in 1:19. Salon Half mile in 49. Sandal Half mile in 49. Sandale Five-eighths in 1:03. Sandel Three-quarters in 1:17. Serenest Three-quarters in 1:17. Sir Edgar Half mile in 49. Spectre Half mile in 49. St. Charlcote Mile in 1:46. Swoon Half mile in 49f. Tantivy Half mile in 48. The Finn Three-quarters in 1:20. Tie Pin Half mile in 49. Tinkle Bell Half mile in t0. Tioga Three-quarters in 1:15. Tootsie Fire-eighths in 1:03. Tragedy Three-eighths in 35. Trial by Jury Half mile in49. Vixen Three-quarters in 1:17. Warsaw Three-quarters in 1:16. Water Lily Three-quarters in 1:19. Wise Man Half mile in 49. Yellowstone Five-eighths in 1:02. Yodeling Mile in 1:45. Xylon Mile in 1:42.
