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NATIONAL TO SINGLE FOOT Son of Wrack Scores Notable Success in Laurel Feature. Defeats Candy Kid After Latter Had Shown "Wonderful Speed Paccmnking, Losing In. Last Stride. 1 LAUREL, Md., Oct 11. J. E. Griffiths Single Foot, a son of "Wrack Virginia L., . won the thirteenth running of the ,000 " added National Stakes, the feature attraction at Laurel Park today. H. P. Whitneys , Candv Kid finished second and W. S. Stock- tons Retire was third, while Marshall Fields Stimulus, of which great things were ex- j pected, was shuffled back at the start and , had no chance. It was Candy Kid, under the. vigorous i Ivan Parke, that set the pace, and the Whit- ney color-bearer displayed brilliant speed : in showing the way. Single Foot was never far away and it was practically a duel between the leading pair throughout. Candy : Kid tired right near the end, but only gave : way after a desperate finish. Single Foot earning the decision in the last few strides. The opener went the way of Mrs. August Swenke. Ivan Parke rode Royal Duck to a head victory over North "Wales. "Widgeon beat the others in a field of six. Widgeon made the pace while Parke rated the son of Royal Realm outside of him. He whipped Widgeon straightening out the latter held on well under good riding to outlast North Wales which came at the end with the justi- i fiably famous supply of Maiben reserve en- , ergy. STEEPLECHASE TO SKY SCRAPER EL Nine started in the steeplechase, all of them finished in a thrilling race and the Brook Meade stable quit the contest ,020 richer because of the victory of Sky Scraper IL Courtesy finished second and Damask third. Top Notch saved his stake by beating home the others. Ethereal Blue made the early pace. The winner and Top Notch were rating along within striking distance of the leader and Damask was far out of the ru-ming. Going to the eighth jump Sky Scraper EL moved to the front and Top Notch went after him going through the back field the last time. For a time it appeared as if Top Notch would pass the leader but N. Kennedy had ridden well and drew away again. F. Musantes Triumph made the pace in the fourth race which was at a mile and Beventy yards and completed the distance, two and a half lengths in front of Gray - Gables, which beat Sir Glen by a length and a half. . Renzetti hugged the rail all the way with Triumph and had something left at the r.d. Gray Gables -got up in the final eighth under punishment to grab the second part of the purse. THRILLLKG JUYEKILE BATTLE. Half a dozen two-year-old fillies staged a thrilling battle in the third race at five and a half furlongs. Brown Betty, On Top and Snowdrop raced to the half mile post heads , apart in the order named. Brown Betty was doing her best and at the. top of the turn and been disposed of and Maiben allowed Snowdrop to work her way. to. the front going around On Top with Breuning up and lost his position. After straightening out Snowdrop was taken to the inside rail and looked like the winner but Sun Sabre overhauled her in turn and looked, like a certainty, until On Top cut loose with a final spurt and was wearing Sun Sabre down and at finisn they were heads apart Wallace wore the silks of W. S. Kilmer in riding the winner. Snowdrop saved third money, beaten three lengths by On Top. According to the wire received by Mr. Jenkins, Eugene Leigh, trainer of Pierre Wertheimers champion, will ship to Laurel If Epinard comes out in satisfactory condition from his third American engagement. Epinard is eligible for the Washington and the Laurel Stakes here. The Washington will feature the closing program on November 1. It is a race at a mile and a quarter for three-year-olds and over and carries ait added value of 525,000. The Laurel is for all ages at a mile under allowance weights for an added purse of 0,000. There also is more good news for Marylanders in the telegram. Neither Ladkin nor Wise Counsellor is seriously injured, although unable to keep their engagements in the third International, and both are to be shipped here for engagements in the Laurel and the Washington. . John S. Ward told Mr. Jenkins that he would send Wise Counsellor and one other here. L. Feustel assured the management through the same channel that the horses or August Belmont will keep their engagements here.
