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NEW HAMPSHIRE IN FRONT Carries J. K. L. Ross Colors to Their First Victory at Laurel. : Easily Accounts for Calvert Handicap, Triumphing Orcr Wellfindcr and. Cham-plain In Impressire Fashion. LAUREL, Md., Oct 9. J. K. L. Ross three-year-old New Hamshire, ridden by jockey P. Walls, easily accounted for the Calvert Handicap, which was the best offering this afternoon at Laurel Park. R. I. Miller furnished "the second horse in Wellfinder, while J. H. Stotlers Champlain was third and Oceanic fourth. Blazes, the other starter, was never a serious factor. The race was at three-quarters and the victory was the first success of the Ross colors at the meeting. There was but little delay at the barrier. Wellfinder displayed a high turn of speed and sprinted into the lead, while New Hampshire recovered quickly from a slow beginning and moved after thi pacemaker. Champlain was in third position next to the inner rail, while the others were heads apart. Rounding the stretch turn Walls sent New Hampshire after the leader. When inside the final quarter the Ross three-year-old .drew up on even terms and in a brief duel went on to an easy lead. Wellfinder had a safe advantage over Champlain. The letter saved ground and barely lasted to stall off Oceanic. The winner appeared sore going to the post and taking into consideration that the three-year-old was conceding plenty of weight his victory was an impressive one. The program, which was offered this afternoon furnished some spirited racing. Fields of well-matched proportions paraded in each race. The crowd was a large one and overhead conditions could hardly be improved upon. Whiskalong, a brown son of Whisk Broom II. Lady Hamburg II., that James Rowe saddled for H. P. Whitney in the opening race of the afternoon, justified the support that he had been accorded and was an easy winner. W. J. Salmons Heir-at-Law finished second, while E. F. Whitneys Suppliant was third. The winner was ridden by jockey Mc-Atee and showed marked greenness, but was kept to his task throughout Heir-at-Law moved up dangerously at the stretch turn, but the Whitney colt had something in reserve and drew away when called upon. Suppliant closed resolutely to be third. C. C. Smithsons Jewell V. D., ridden by jockey Lang, easily defeated a band of platers at a mile and a sixteenth in the second race of the afternoon. Belphrizonia raced to second place, while Haidee was third. The winner was accorded stout support and after drawing away into an easy lead was taken under restraint and held the others safe for Continued on twelfth page. NEW HAMPSHIRE IN FRONT Continued from first pace. the remainder of the journey. Haidee weakened badly from her early efforts of chasing the winner and had nothing left to stall off the fast-closing Belphrizonia. Belle K., ridden by jockey H. Howard and racing for W. M. Sheedy, got up in the closing strides to account for the third race, which engaged a band of two-year-olds under claiming conditions. Fourteen answered the bugle. Parthema raced to second place, while Our Star was third. The winner followed the pace which was established by Parthema. The latter quit badly right at the end and gave way to the rush of the winner. J. S. Cosdens Golden Rule accounted for the fourth race, which in a way served as the secondary feature, in an easy fashion from W. S. Kilmers Sun Quest, while Mrs. S. W. Prussians Listen Dearie was third. The race was at a mile and seventy yards and engaged a well-matched band. Following a brief delay at the post, the field left in splendid formation. Sun Quest drew away into a safe lead, while Golden Rule was the one to race in closest pursuit Lang made his move when entering the stretch and Golden Rule found but little trouble in disposing of the pacemaker. The latter lasted long enough to stall off Listen Dearie, which finished fast Cloughjordan, racing for Mrs. S. C. Den-ham, was winner of the sixth race, at three-quarters, in a mild drive from Mabel K., while Dr. Charles Wells was third. The winner raced in closest pursuit of the pacemaker, was cut out by Lady Boss, and when called upon in the stretch run drew away under pressure. Mabel K., from a slow beginning, closed resolutely and held Dr. Charles Wells safe in the final drive.
