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LAUREL STAKES FILL WELL Seventy Are Named for 5,000 Washington Handicap Laurel Has Ninety-Five Entries. LAUREL, aid., September 5. Every horse of any note in the handicap division has been entered in the 5,000 Washington Handicap, to be run the closing: day of the October meeting at Laurel Park. The entries for the stakes to be run during the Laurel autumn meeting closed on Thursday, August 24, and it is more than probable that one of the greatest races of the year will be decided with the running of the Washington Handicap. The list of entries just issued by the association shows a total of seventy aspirants for the new and rich stake of 525,000. Among the entries are Bunting, Whiskaway, Snob II., Pillory, Kai-Sang and all the others of the good three-year-olds, while the older division is represented by such great ones as Exterminator, Grey Lag, Boniface, Mad Hatter, Thunderclap and a host of other stake winners. The Washington Handicap, however, did not bring out the largest list of candidates among the various stakes that closed at the same time. As might naturally be expected, the two-year-olds predominate, and some, good stakes are offered for these juveniles. The biggest list of entries is for the Manor Handicap, a race of one mile, with ,000 added. There, have been 108 entered for this race, while the next largest list is for the National Stakes, a condition race for the two-year-old division. There have been 104 named for this event, which will be run over the three-quarters distance. Next in order in the .number of entries comes the Laurel, which has called out ninety-five candidates. The Laurel has an added value of 0,000 and is a race where the two-year-olds may compete with the older horses, as it is a condition affair for all ages. In this event some of the best two-year-olds seen in action this year have been named to meet the stars of the three-year-old division and the older horses. The Maryland Handicap, with 0,000 added, lias brought out all of the stars of the three-year-old division. This is a race at a mile and a quarter and is exclusively for the three-year-olds. It will be run just a week prior to the running of the rich Washington Handicap. The sprinting event of the Laurel meeting will be the Capital Handicap, at three-quarters mile, for three-year-olds and over. This race, which carries a ?5,000 value, has brought an entry list of fifty-eight good performers, with all the star sprinters entered. The best of the jumpers usually are saved for the Maryland stakes, which are liberal, and there are two good steeplechase stake events to be run at Laurel. These are the Chevy Chase and the Patuxent handicaps, each carrying an added value of ,000. The best of the timber toppers are found among those that have been entered for these races. The Patuxent is at two miles, while the Chevy Chase is at two miles and a half. There are fifty-seven entries for the shorter event, with forty-eight named for the Chevy Chase, the longer race of the two. 1
