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QUALIFIES FOR STAKE RACE Sun Archer Demonstrates Mud Running Ability in Laurel Feature. Defeats Other Eligibles for Spalding Lowe Jenkins Stakes Good Weather and Large Attendance. LAUREL, Md., Oct. 20. Willis Sharpe Kilmers Sun Archer,- the juvenile son of Sun Briar, qualified handsomely for his engagement- in the ,000 Spalding Lowe Jenkins Stakes this afternoon. Starting for the first time since his race in the Futurity at Belmont Park, he was an easy winner over one mile and seventy yards in the Tusca-rora Purse. The coming stake race is over the mile distance, and Sun Archer demonstrated that he is well equipped to race as far as any two-year-old. The race was run through heavy going so that such a condition will at least be no handicap to the Kilmer colt, while it may be to his advantage. The Jenkins is to be run the last day of the meeting, a week from Saturday, and back of Sun Archer in todays race were four eligibles in W. R. Coes Pom-ponius and Pompoleon, the Audley Farm Stables Royal Blunder and William Zieg-ler, Jr.s Keep Out. There was a return of sunshine and a big attendance, but the track was heavy from the recent rains. Both Pompoleon and Clarify caused some delay at the post in the Tuscarora Purse and a twitch was used on Sun Archer to keep him in his stall. The start was a good one with Keep Out first to show as the barrier went up. Snaplock was close after him and then came Sun Archer. This was the order going to the first turn, but Snap-lock carried the Kilmer colt wide on the turn. Bejshak roused him to offset this handicap and the colt quickly took second place back of Keep Out. Once clear of the danger of other interference, Bejshak took hold of his mount and was content to rate him along back of Keep Out. The Ziegler colt was racing well, but it was evident Sun Archer could go to him at the first asking. Snaplock was still in third place and well before Clarify and Royal Blunder, with the Coe pair in the rear. It was not until he was safely around the turn out of the back stretch that Bejshak sent Sun Archer up to Keep Out and he simply galloped past the son of Espino to Continued on twenty-first page. QUALIFIES FOR STAKE RACE Continued from first page. take an easy lead. Then it was Jones who roused Pomponius and the Coe colt, making up ground, moved into third place. As the stretch was reached, Sun Archer galloped away from the others and in the final furlong Bejshak was looking back to have him past the line winner by five lengths Pomponius had no trouble outfinishing the tired Keep Out to take second place by six lengths and the Ziegler colt was a like distance before Snaplock, which had tired badly after his flash of early speed. Periodical was winner of the first race over Mahomet, with Polar Brush just beating Indian Boy for third. From a good, start Scotch Nell was first to show the way, but Garner went right after her with Periodical and the pair soon drew away to a long lead over the others in the field. They went along stride for stride, and were still closely lapped when they swung into the stretch, with the filly racing along on the inside. It was not until a furlong from the finish that Scotch Nell tired and Periodical drew out slightly, but the early racing had left him with little and Garner had to ride him out vigorously to have him the winner by half a length. The second race, a split of the first, brought victory to a "field" horse when Cordoba, after racing into a long lead, just lasted to score over Scotch Soldier and Canter Light was rather an easy third over Goodestone. From a good start Cordoba and Grace R. raced out before the others, but Cordoba soon shook Grace R. off and was rushed along until he was five lengths clear; Grace R. and Scotch Soldier were heading the others, with Octaroro racing fourth and Canter Light fifth. In a driving finish Cordoba barely lasted to be the winner by a nose. Scotch Soldier had beaten Canter Light four lengths, and Mrs. Durants filly was three lengths before Goodestone, which closed some ground. Octaroro was in close quarters in the early racing, and he tired badly when called, on in the stretch. Colossal, after being reserved back of the pace in the third race, came on through the stretch to be winner over Grand Acre, and Dancing Mack was a tired third before Tinge. Grand Acre and Dancing Mack were the ones to cut out the running, while Colossal went along under restraint well back of them in the early racing. The leading pair were closely lapped until rounding the back stretch, where Dancing Mack tired and Grand Acre drew out readily. There Grand Acre went out rather badly, carrying Colossal with him, while Gilbert saved ground with Dancing Mack. A drive failed to send Dancing Mack through on the inside and in the final eighth Colossal wore Grand Acre down to be the winner by a length. General Court froced the pace for the one mile and a furlong in the fourth race, to score over Mud and well back of those came Ward-in-Chancery to take third by a narrow margin from Quiver. As General Court went out to show the way, Garner went after him with Mud and he had the old fellow under steady restraint as he galloped alongside the pacemaker. Ward-in-Chancery was racing third. It was leaving the back stretch that Garner moved with Mud and drew alongside General Court, but Gilbert shook up the son of Our General and he readily held his lead. Ward-in-Chancery was doing his best back of these and Quiver moved up slightly, but her bid did not last long. At the head of the stretch General Court had increased his lead slightly and in the run home he held Mud perfectly safe to be the winner by a length and a half. Ward-in-Chancery was four lengths back, but had beaten Quiver by half a length for third.
