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RICH PRIZE TO CONSTANCY Wins Impressive Victory in East- ern Shore Stakes at Havre. L Midnight Sim Beats Crank and The Porter in a Thrilling Stretch Finish. HAVRE DE GRACE, Mil.. September 20. Commander .1. K. I.. Ross cimstent filly Constancy scored Mil impressive victory in the 0,000 Eastern Shore Stakes sit Havre lie Grace this afternoon when she wore Hnliey Baker ilown in the stretch anil won drawing clear liy a scant half length. Holtey ISaker set a terrific pace in the early running, but tireil in the deciding drive. Grnyssian ami Wililair, whicli finished close up, ran well. Roth closed immense saps from slow beginnings, anil on their showing seems they should make good three-year-olds. Tlio attendance was the largest that ever visited Havre tie Grace, the crowd numbering close to 10.000. The Toboggan Handicap attracted nearly as much attention as the big two-year-old feature and it resulted in a remarkably fast run race, as well as a decided surprise in the victory of Midnight Sun by tin; closest of margins over Crank, with tiie public favorite. The Porter, third. The latter hud all the bad lurk of the race, met with early interference and, despite his heavy impost, put up a sparkling performance. However, his final terrific closing rush was too late to overtake the leaders. The finish between Midnight Sun and Crank was of the sensational order, the latter taking a slight lead near the end, but was unable to hold out. Loochnres .was nt-liis best and easily beat J. K. L. Ross African Arrow in the Delaware Purse after a fast run race. The steeplechase proved easy for Crest Hill, that good juniper winning as his rider pleased. . Jockey E. Ambrose was an arrival from New York this morning. He announced that lie would finish out the fall season on the Maryland tracks. Allan Rulcroft will ship Silk Bird and other . Canudian-bred horses that he brought here from Montreal to Cuba next winter. The stable will remain for the other Maryland meetings. Ncddnm will be sent back to New York tomorrow. The horses owned by G. W. Loft have arrived at Laurel. The division of the stable that Max Hirsch brought here will be sent to Laurel next - week, where they will be freshened up for that meeting. Steeplechase jockey M. OConnor, who recently was discharged from the service, came over from New York and will ride at the Maryland meetings as a free lance. Starter Miltons schooling list is growing every ; day, and about two dozen of the most unruly horses on the track are schooled at the barrier every morning. Milton himself is at the track : bright and early assisting in the schooling of tiiose J on the ineligible list. T. K. Crist tmrcliased at private sale the promising " two-year-old Sweet Apple of J. L. Murphy of Philadelphia. Among the distinguished arrivals who came to witness the running of the 0,000 Eastern Shore Stakes for two-year-olds were Senor A. II. Diaz of Havana, Cuba, V. M. Salmon, owner or Iloliey Baker, anil Commander .1. K. L. Ross, whose big : string includes many of the stars of the present t racing season.
