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HAVRES FEATURELESS CARD Sammy Jay Beats Trooper in Close Finish Siesta and Trantulas Pretty Duel. HAVRE DE GRACE, Md., September 23. With the exception of the first two races, a dash for maiden two-year-olds and a steeplechase, the remaining contests programmed for the third days entertainment at the Havre course were under claiming conditions and brought out the cheaper grade of horses. "The weather was clear and warm, while the track showed big improvement over the first two days. The fifth race, at one mile and a sixteenth, resulted in a stirring finish, E. F. Whitneys Sammy Jay triumphing over the favorite, Trooper, after a spirited and long-sustained stretch drive that brought victory in the last stride. Trooper set the pace all the way and appeared to have the race at his mercy when he turned for home with a three-length , lead. He tired suddenly right near the end and gamely as he tried could not successfully resist the closing challenge of the Garry Herrmann gelding. The steeplechase was attended with several mishaps, fortunately none resulting seriously. The Strassburger pair, Perkiomen and Briganna, led home the others, Pioneer being the only one to offer any real opposition. The J. R. Skinker entry. Siesta and Trantula, proved too much for Sam Louis Old Sinner in the fourth race. The pair drew away from the others in the last eigth and staged a pretty duel for first honors, the former getting the verdict by a nose in the last stride. The halter brigade displayed considerable activity today and resulted in four horses changing barns. Sam Louis took Sammy Jay for ,900, F. Holman secured Bribed Voter for ,000, Trooper went to A. H. Vivell for ,755 and W. H. Snyder secured Horeb for ,010. King Agrippa, which was badly cut down the other day, was destroyed this morning. Ernie Heider announced that Bountiful, which was brought here lu a motor van from Belmont Park, had shipped in much better condition than was expected. Plum Blossom was kicked on the knee yesterday and will be on the shelf until the latter part of the Laurel meeting. Tom Saunders will be sold at public auction in the paddock next Tuesday to dissolve Uie partnership or p. Shapiro S Co.
