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MUDDY FOOTING AT LAUREL Andy Schuttingers Pilate Romps to Victory in Feature. Track . Conditions and Rainy Weather Affects Attendance Notebook De- feats Wise Anne. LAUREL, Md., Oct. 18. Andy Schuttingers Pilate was winner of the best offering of the- Maryland State Fair Association this afternoon, when he scored in the six furlongs of the Tyrone in muddy going. Back of the son of Friar Rock there was a bitter duel for second place, with the Green-tree Stables Curacao earning the decision in the final stride from Dr. Adams Rehoboth. The only other starters were Camp Prince and English Knight and they were well beaten at all stages of the race. The sport was conducted under leaden skies, with occasional sprinkles of rain. These conditions had an effect on the attendance and the track was muddy, with only mudlarks having a winning chance. In the Tyrone, Mally rushed Pilate away from the stalls, but Rehoboth, showing real mud-running ability, went stride for stride with him and Curacao raced at the heels of the pair. Rehoboth hung on resolutely to the Schuttinger colt until near the stretch turn. There it was seen Malley had plenty up his sleeve when he permitted Pilate to draw away into a lead of four lengths. Once clear, Malley took hold of his mount and as a result his winning margin was only a length and a half. Curacao came fast in the final furlong, while Rehoboth fought along courageously, but his duel with Pilate had cost too much and in the final strides it was the nose of Curacao that was showing in front. The other two starters had been outrun at all stages and Camp Prince was fourth, eight lengths back. The Wheatley Stables Notebook, making her first start of the Maryland fall season, made a show of the fillies that opposed her in the six furlongs of the Charlotte Hall, which was confined to the two-year-olds of the gentle sex. She simply romped home with Hank Mills before Mrs. W. C. Weants good filly Wise Anne, and C. V. Whitneys Volette readily took third from Babee, which raced for the Beaumont Stable. From a good start, Royal See was first to show the way, but Mills was close after her with Notebook and before the run through the back stretch had been completed the daughter of Chicle was showing the way and steadily increasing her lead. Continued on twenty-first page. MUDDY FOOTING AT LAUREL Continued from first page. Rounding into the stretch half a dozen lengths clear, she had increased that lead to ten lengths when the finish line was reached. Wise Anne did not show the dash that has marked some of her other races, but she was away well and she readily ran down Royal See, while Volette came into the contention when the stretch was reached, where Workman saved ground. The Whitney filly was under a futile drive in the final furlong, but could not run down Wise Anne, which had beaten her two lengths for the place. Babee was another three lengths back and she barely saved fourth from Easy Day, the Greentree Stable filly which closed a big gap from a slow beginning. Rounding into the stretch Codetta ran out badly, but she was soundly beaten at the time and it had no bearing on the result. After the finish Notebook was galloped out the full mile as a trial for her engagement in the 0,000 Selima Stakes, to be decided Saturday. On her showing in this sprint and the manner in which she galloped out the additional quarter, she will be seriously considered among the best Saturday, particularly should the race be decided over muddy going. Grand Prince proved best in the second. : He led home Knights Cap, with Renaissance barely saving third from Camp Boss. From a good start it was Knights Cap which forced all the pace. Camp Boss followed him closely and Grand Prince was in third j place, while Renaissance was kept down on the inner rail and was badly blocked as Morris attempted to send him through on the inside. After this disappointment, Morris took back and went to the outside where the colt made up some ground, but Knights Cap was still galloping along strongly in front and he swung into the stretch in the lead. A furlong out he was joined by Grand Prince and in the drive that followed the son of Baby Grand proved the gamer to win going away by a length. Renaissance was at the heels of Knights Cap, but was doing his best to save third from Camp Boss by a head. Avalon ran a dull race and Bright Bird was another disappointment. The third was a mile and one-sixteenth for platers of the cheapest variety and it resulted in an easy victory for Mrs. B. F. Christmas Gay Party. There was a lively battle for second place, with Charles Moss Lucky Racket barely taking that part of the purse from Ral Parrs Lillybet and Mrs. W. W. Vaughns Southtour was a distant fourth. Muskoday was so slow leaving the stalls that he had no racing chance, but the others were away in good order after a considerable delay, owing to the bad actions of various of the starters. Southtour, showing a great liking for the going, was the one to move into the lead. Gay Party was away well and he was soon racing along in second place and under slight restraint. Lillybet followed these, but some distance away, and Lucky Racket, was back of the Parr filly. It was not until nearing the stretch turn that Todd called on Gay Party and when he did the son of Bright Knight readily went to the lead and drew out until at the end he i was three lengths clear. When caught,-Southtour quit badly and Lucky Racket, coming strongly in the final furlong, just dropped her nose down infront of Lillybet in the last stride. The tired Southtour was another five lengths away and the others in the company had cut no figure in the running. II. Calvert rode his second winner of the day when he scored with Brandon Rose, from the Brandon Stable, in the sixth race. It was a close finish, with George D. Widened Impeach second and A. C. Schwartz Flag Trick, though soundly beaten for second place, was an easy third before R. S. Clarks Marse Robert. In this race Anubis was badly jumped on and was eased up lame. My Fergus and Major General were the ones to show the way in the early stages and Impeach was not far away. Anubis was right there until he met with the accident that forced Todd to ease him up, but the boy did not dismount, bringing the gelding back to the stand despite his severe injury. Major General raced My Fergus into submission, but it had cost him an effort and then Impeach galloped past him into a good lead. Swinging for home the Widener gelding looked a winner, but Brandon Rose had been steadily making up ground and in the final furlong finished gamely to catch the son of Galetian and beat him past the line by a neck.
