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E c a Ji o I of V I s 1 s a t t a 1 i i f a i i i ; : ! i BILLY KELLYS FALL DEBUT Gallant Little Gelding Scores Smashing Victory 1 Over Imposing Array of Sprinters Bridesman and Dr. Clark Win. i LAUREL, Md.. October 10. Carrying 130 pounds I and conceding from thirteen to twenty pounds to his opponents, J. K. L. Ross Billy Kelly on the . occasion of his first outing in Maryland this fall ; gained the decision over the most imposing array sprinters tiiat have been brought together here when he defeated H. P. Whitneys Panoply and j Motor Cop in a three-quarters mile handicap, which served as one of the features of the afternoons card. Billy Kellys margin over Panoply was a neck. The Whitney filly finished a length and a half in the front of Motor Cop. j , Billy Kellys performance was impressive, but he J scored a fortunate victory. Panoply; apparently best at the. weights, was cut off in an attempt to come through on the inside rail after the field straightened out. Aftir being taken back she came again on the outside and was closing rapidly oil the winner at the end. Butwell rode the winner. , W. S. Martins four-year-old colt Bridesman made runaway of a mile and a sixteenth condition race, which divided interest with .the sprinting feature. Well rated by jockey Callahan, the colt made every . post a winning one and galloped home five lengths , in front of E. B. McLeans Leochares and J. K. L. Ross Milkmaid. Todays victory was the third in row for the Martin color-bearer and provided Callahan his second successful mount of the afternoon. An all-aged handicap at a mile was an additional feature of the days proceedings and in this race H. P. Whitneys Dr. Clark scored his second consecutive victory, easily beating Dr. Joe, which was as easily second over Mock. Orange. Keogh quickly rushed Dr. Clark off in front, held sway throughout and won by three lengths. i Good Hope earned brackets at the third asking for J. H. Rosseter in the "opening dash. Silver Springs and Kinetic were second and third. Sam Louis claimed the winner for ,905, A B "iti-lgrc"-! 5SiIl!iai"JfiV"r- Xiom a tfroandsizecKbaritrVf eheappftfers in the second race at a mile and seventy yards. Little Ed, ridden by F. Huntin the colors of E. F. Guffigan, came from behind In the stretch to win easily from another large band of platers going a like distance in the fifth race, on the card. Sunrose and Pawnee II. finished second and third. The winner was claimed by F. Musahtc for ,925. Widow Bedotte, under a good ride by Keogh, won tile sixth. Paddy Dear and Kalipolis were closest to the winner at the finish. Two more claims were lodged in this race. N. S. Vail took the winner for ,015 and J. Randolph dropped ,505 in the box for Archie Alexander, which ran in the interest of C. C. Smithson. A. L Austin has bought the good looking chestnut colt, by Solomon Cliarmeuse, from E. C. Griffith. This thoroughbred was shipped from the Griffith farm near Albany, on Monday. Mr. Austins purchase was made with an eye on the big two-year-old stakes to be run in Havana during the coming winter season. E. Grahams Tom Saunders was shipped to Pim-lico this morning, by trainer J. G. Bussey, wheru. he will be fired. The plater struck himself in his last race. Mike Daly, trainer of Mrs. W. M. Jeffords jumpers, is confined to his home by illness. Brother Macliean, winner of the sixth race Monday, was run up from an entered price of ,500 to ,200 and bought by Mike Scifert. A. Biilcroft lias received word from Toronto that the promising jumper Jim Thorpe has recovered from his illness and will be shipped to Montreal to winter.
