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SPIRITED RACING AT HAVRE Close Finishes Feature Sport at the Maryland Track L Stalker Rides Three Winners Winnersin in Succession Aldebaran AldebaranBuns Buns Good Race Havre lie Grace Md September 17 Jefferson Livingstons old plater Aldebaran showed a good jterformancc in the fourth nice at Havre de Grace this afternoon when In came from behind and beat Douglass S by a length and a half The race was at a mile and a sixteenth and Douglass 8 ridden by Sandc was the outstanding choice King Nep ¬ tune was tint pacemaker to the homestretch where he tired Here Douglass S appeared the winner but he could not resist the successful closing drive of old Aldcbaran which won being eased up upA A large attendance turned out and a fleet of aeroplanes iiiloted by daring aviators landed on the course during the afternoon and treated the spectators to some thrilling circus stunts stuntsWhile While todays offering was devoid of any special attraction the racing was spirited and the finishes in several races so close that the winners were in doubt until the official placings were announced Particularly was that the case in the second race won by LMnfirmier LMnfirmierJockey Jockey I Stalker was much in the limelight this afternoon riding three winners in succession He lamhd Benevolent a winner over Little Cottage in the fifth then rode Great Dolly a 20 to 1 shot to victory in the sixth nice and wound up the day by piloting Royat to an easy success in the closing run runMilkmaid Milkmaid carrying Urn colors of 7 1C L Ross and Mahony from the Clyde Stable staged an in tcrcstingjitrctcli duel in the opener Lucky Lady t a fawt pace to tin stretch then quit leaving Milkmaid and Mahony to fight out the finish It was nip and tuck to the end Sandes powerful finish materially aiding the Koss filly to get the decision decisionA A mishap to Le Marsouin at the eleventh jump in the steeplechase contest proved the undoing of Capt Knl Parrs brilliant jumper He stumbled ini went to his knees but recovered himself ami Trent into the lead but lacked the stamina at the end to withstand the fast closing rush of New Haven which under a hard ride drew away into t safe lead Little Horns iicrfonnaiice was meri ¬ torious the old fclloy making the pace and only giving away in the final eighth eighthSANDE SANDE RIDES STRONG FINISH FINISHSiindo Siindo again figured prominently in the third race piloting the Frenchbred colt LMnfirmier to a well earned victory over Ilazeaway LMnfirmier began slowly but uiiler the vigorous riding of Sande worked his way up on the outside and when Rlaze away began tiring the Frenchman finished with an irresistible rush that landed him a winner by a bead beadWilliam William Garth did not avail himself of the oppor ¬ tunity of purchasing the contract on apprentice Sniidman but instead secured papers on the lad Denyse HarringtonDick from Frank Harrington Dick Westmoreland who arrived from Georgia a few days back has already purchased three horses for a campaign at the winter meeting in Cuba He secured from J O Talbott the twoyearolds Miss Conley and Taffy and the good plater Scotch Kiss KissJ J A Sykes who at one time raced the good steeplechaser Tip Gallant on the New York tracks and who more recently has been employed by W C Capps as trainer is dangerously ill at the hos ¬ pital in Havre de Grace from an attack of Hrights disease It is said that his recovery is doubtful doubtfulJockey Jockey Ambrose was an arrival from New York this morning The Beach Stables horses also got in from ISelmont Park and included the good thrcc yearold Sunny Slope Stuart Polk also arrived with a counle of horses lie purchased at the recent sales salesHilly Hilly Kelly is among those named to go in the Kclipse Handicap at Havre de Grace tomorrow He is the first twoyearold of the year named to go to the post in an allage race raceAfter After New Haven won the steeplechase Billy Oliver bid him up from 1000 to 1500 and took him A few days ago W Smith owner of New Haven claimed JSlazonry from Oliver OliverTwo Two claims were lodged for Tommywaac after she won yesterday Sam Louis had a claim in for the filly for 1000 and her owner George Peter sou also had a claim in for 1105 and retained the filly
