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DATE OF SPECIAL RACE KNOWN SOON Arrival of J W McClelland at Laurel Only Needed to Clinch Big Juvenile Event Laurel Mil October 9 Kimball Patterson who arrived at Laurel 1ark on Saturday with the the twoyearold Hopeful Stakes winner Eternal and the other members of the stable of James W Mc ¬ Clelland one of which the twoyearold The Wanderer is declared by both owner and trainer to be a better voungster than Eternal says lie expects final arrangements for the special race between Eternal and Billy Kelly will be made this week after Mr MoClellands arrival from New York Mr McClelland was detained in New York by sick ¬ ness Billy Kelly has been in Maryland since the finisii of tlie Saratoga meeting and won at both Havre de Grace and Laurel Tlie great Dick Welles gelding is in tiptop condition So is Eternal which look up a burden of 130 pounds at Aqueduct not so many days back and won the Oakdale Handicap a threequarters dash for twoyearolds twoyearoldsCommander Commander J K L Ross of Montreal the Cana ¬ dian sxortsmau who bought Billy Kelly at Saratoga has been in Maryland several weeks He is waiting rather impatiently for the conclusion of the arrange ¬ ments for the special race Commander Ross is deeply engrossed in war work for the British im ¬ perial government He hoyes to be able to remain in Maryland until Eternal and Billy Kelly meet but he will not prevent the meeting of the two colts even if he finds that military and naval duties in Canada compel his return before the day set for its running runningCommander Commander Ross believes that he has a great two yearold in Billy Kelly as he has every license to 1 but he is under no illusions as to the magnitude of the task that is presently to be set before the Dick Welles gelding
