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DOUBLE FOR W. R. C0E SILKS Polonaise and Pomponius Win Feature Races at Laurel. Joclioy R. Jones Shares Honors Rain Falls Throughout Afternoon Sid and Tremendous Score. LAUREL, Md., Oct. 17. Polonaise and Pomponius, both the get of Pompey, gave the W. R. Coe silks a double here this afternoon, and R. Jones, riding both, shared in the honors. They were the best offerings of the day, the score of the filly coming in the Fairlee, devoted to the three-year-olds, while Pomponius earned his purse over a good band of juveniles that raced six furlongs. Conditions were just about as disagreeable as could be imagined for the sport. Rain fell all afternoon and the track was deep in mud. This resulted in the smallest attendance of the meeting, while track conditions brought about several withdrawals. The Fairlee brought out only three, when SpringsteeL Mad Pursuit and War Hero were all withdrawn, but Polonaise was opposed by two good ones in the Greentree Stables Semaphore and Mrs. John Hertz? Watch Him, which followed her past the line in the order named. Semaphore came out of the race decidedly lame and that undoubtedly was a good excuse for his showing. There was little to the race. The three left on the same stride, but before the back stretch was reached Polonaise had taken command and once clear of the others was never threatened. Jones had the daughter 4 of Pompey in hand as she splashed her way along and she had not been fully extended to be the winner by half a dozen lengths. Semaphore was second all through the race and had beaten Watch Him by two and, a half lengths for second place. Mrs. Hertz? colt did not seem to relish the going and Steffen was unable to have him better than last, though he was hard ridden most of the way. W. R. Coes Pomponius beat a small band of juveniles -when he splashed his way to victory in the fourth race. He was going away at the end with plenty to spare over Joseph E. Wideners White Lies, and it was Adolph Pons Snaplock that saved third from Welcome Gift, the half sister to Twenty Grand, which races for the Greentree Stable. From a good start Pomponius and Welcome Gift were first to show out of the small field, but White Lies left in motion, and she was not far away. Easter Sox was the one that was slow to leave, but the others were in a close bunch. It was Snaplock that dashed out of the bunch in the early racing, and as he went into the command White Lies was barely showing the way to Welcome Gift, which was racing along on the inside. Jones had Pomponius well out from the rail, and the son of Pompey was holding a position well within striking distance of the leaders. Snaplock was still showing the way as the field rounded into the stretch. By that time he raced Welcome Gift into defeat, but Pomponius was galloping strongly on the outside. Then, when Hanford went out slightly with the leader, heading for home, Garner cut to the inside with White Lies to save some ground. Pomponius was outside the Pons colt, and in consequence was carried a bit wide, but Jones had saved something for the stretch run, and he made his winning bid at the furlong post. Pomponius, when called on, quickly went to Snaplock and then he was on to be the winner by two and a half lengths. White Lies also outgamed the son of Swift and Sure to take second place by a length. Welcome Gift tired rather badly in the final quarter to be another three lengths away, but she readily beat Easter Sox, which had left the post so slowly as to have little chance but outfinished Glorify, which was being eased up at the end. J. Gilbert brought Tremendous through a narrow opening on the inside right at the end to win the first race for plater juveniles. It was a close fit with Tabaku, and Sweet Chariot readily took third from St. Christopher. The others in the field of twelve that raced seemed to be a bit handicapped in the muddy going that prevailed. Dr. J. P. Jones Sid, the jumper that brought about a fatal accident to Tammaro at Belmont Park, proved himself a useful sort through the soft going that prevailed in the field. He was winner of the short course steeplechase, devoted to the three-year-olds. W. B. Streetts Some Herb raced to second place, with Mrs. T. J. Donohues Revelation saving third from Mrs. Louis Viaus Mirton. There were four that did not complete the course. Whizz By was the first to make a mistake when he unseated Thorndyke at the second fence. Brash unseated Weisman at a backfield fence after completing one turn of the course. Priva fell with Brooks and Daiquiri was helpless in the going and was pulled up after being hopelessly out of the running. President Andrew J. Cummings of" the Maryland State Fair, Inc., is pleased with the attendance and the pari-mutuel handle during the first twelve days of sport. The daily average handle has been slightly better than 49,000. The handle Saturday was 67,304, with thousands shut out due to the heavy traffic congestion on the roads.
