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MORE LAURELS FOR MY OWN Admiral Graysons Crack Three-Year-Old Gains More Fame. Carries 126 Pounds and Runs Mile and a Quarter In 2:02 In Easily Winning Valuable Maryland Handicap. LAUREL, Md., Oct. 13. Following the dazzling pace set by New Hampshire in the early running of the mile and a quarter of the Maryland Handicap, My Own, the three-year-old son of King James Betty Landon, which races for the Salubria Stable, assumed the lead at the eighth post and was winner in a mild drive from A. C. Bostwicks Spot Cash, while the exhausted New Hampshire, from the J. K. L. Ros3 stable, was third ahead of the Greentree Stables Cherry Pie. The winner shouldered 12S pounds and justified the extensive support that he had been accorded. There was some delay at the post, for which Spot Cash was to blame. When the start came New Hampshire went to the front. He set a fast pace for the others to follow. Babin went along after him with My Own, but had him under restraint, while Dunlin was leading Spot Cash. There was but little change in the running positions during the first part, although Babin never hurried his mount. Dunlin was the first to give way and dropped back rounding the far turn. Spot Cash moved up j at this point and Babin began to call upon My Own. Walls, on New Hampshire, went to the whip entering tne stretch in a futile effort to keep his mount going. My Own collared him at the eighth post, but Babin was forced to ride hard to shake off Spot Cash. The latter moved up with what looked like a winning rush, but tired after catching the winner and at the end could not improve his position. New Hampshire quit badly, but had a safe advantage over Cherry Pie. The latter was prominent during the early stages of the running. The Maryland Handicap carried an added value of 0,000 and netted the Salubria Stables coffers the sum of. ,850. The winner was a popular figure with the large crowd which crowded the course. The fractional time for the race was 23, 46, 1:11, 1:37 and 2:02, a remarkably fast performance. The threacening weather which prevailed this morning gave way to clear skies before race time and a crowd which jammed the course was on hand to witness the running of the "program. The card was a well-balanced one and aroused considerable enthusiasm during the afternoon. There were many out-of-town arrivals from New York and other points. Commander J. K. L. Ross arrived from Montreal today to witness New Hampshire in the feature attraction. E. F. Whitneys Heeltaps accounted for the running of the fourth race, which en- Continned on sixteenth pase. MORE LAURELS FOR MY OWN Continued from first page. gaged a field of all ages racers at five and a half furlongs, in a hard drive from J. K. L. Ross Billy Kelly, while E. B. McLeans Comixa was third. The winner was ridden by Marinelli and came from behind the pace, which was cut out by Comixa. The latter assumed the lead when Claver took Billy Kelly under restraint after the latter outran the others from the start The finish was a spirited one and Heeltaps just got up. She ran a fast race, being but one-fifth of a second off the track record of 1:05. Rejection, racing for P. A. Herold, accounted for the sixth race in a drive from Jewell V. D., while Pastoral Swain was third. The winner was ridden by Chalmers, and after being outrun in the early stages closed with a rush on the outside and just got up. Jewell V. D. set a fast pace, but tired after racing Glentilt into defeat. Pastoral Swain had no excuses and was a forward factor all the way. Rustic, racing for A. H. Morris, turned in a sensational performance in the third race for two-year-olds at one mile- His victory came with ease from the Salubria Stables Fluvanna, while J. S. Cosdens Kings Ransom was third. The winner was ridden by McAtee and outran his opponents from the start. Fluvanna raced in closest pursuit and at the far turn was sent to the front. She crossed over sharply and forced McAtee to take her up. Rustic, when straightened away, came up on the outside of the leader and drew away into a long lead. Fluvanna quit badly and was driving to beat out Kings "Ransom. The winner was accorded stout support and ran the mile in 1:38. Gonfalon, from the H. P. Whitney stable, graduated from the maiden ranks in the first race, at three-quarters, when he beat E. F. Whitneys Suppliant, while J. S. Cosdens Warrenton was third. The winner was backed into prohibitive favoritism and after being away slowly gradually improved his position on the outside. He raced Suppliant into defeat after a brief duel and had a length advantage at the finish. Suppliant showed a high flight of early speed, but quit when challenged. Warrenton ran well all the way. The running of the Chevy Chase Steeplechase proved an easy victory for the Glen Riddle Farm Stables Brigadier General over the Greentree Stables Letterman, while W. J. Salmons Red Clover was third. The Chevy Chase was run over the two and a half mile course, with sixteen jumps. Brigadier General showed a return to the excellent form which he displayed early in the spring and at no stage of the journey was under pressure. He held his opponents safe on the flat and jumped in a faultless manner. At the end he had a wide advantage over Letterman. Musty during the first turn of the field was raping under stout restraint. He jumped well, but at the fourteenth fence failed to rise properly and hit the obstacle. He kept his feet, but the bobble was a costly one and eliminated him from the race. Boss John had moved into second place and for a brief period it appeared as if the stable would run one-two. Boss John fell heavily at the next to the last obstacle, but fortunately escaped injury. Letterman saved ground at the turns and finished fast, but could not get to the winner. J. E. Wideners Grenadier came out of the race in a bad way. He grabbed a quarter and inflicted a nasty wound. Brigadier Generals victory was popular with the crowd. The victory enriched the Glen Riddle coffers to the extent of ,060. While being galloped this morning John Lowes Enrico bolted and after unseating his exercise boy ran away and crashed into the fence near the three-quarters chute. He received a number of scratches.
