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TRED AVON IS LAUREL STAR Carries Top Weight of 126 Pounds to Victory Over Good Fillies. White Lies Makes Desperate Effort and Is Successful in Beating Out Risque-Projectile Pays Big Odds. LAUREL, Md., Oct. 25. Sylvester W. La-brotTred Avon, the swift-running daughter of Sir Greysteel, in a good, game finish and under the top weight of 126 pounds, was winner of the bestoffering at Laurel this afternoon. This was the three-quarters Royal Oak Handicap, devoted to fillies and mares of all ages. At the end of the stretch drive it was Joseph E. Wideners two-year-old White Lies that was closely lapped on the winner and Mrs. John Hertz Risque easily saved third from C. V. Whitneys two-year-old Disdainful. There was a threat of rain all afternoon, but that did not deter a big crowd from being out. The track was at its best and the sport furnished, though made up of overnight events, was excellent. In the filly prize the juveniles, Disdainful and White Lies, dashed to the front leaving the stalls. The Whitney filly was showing the way, but White Lies was w,ell within striking distance and then came Risque just showing the way to Tred Avon. This was the order through the back stretch and Disdainful was setting a killing pace, but at the end of half a mile she was beginning to weaken and White Lies drew up on her readily. At the same time Jones roused Tred Avon and the daughter of Sir Grey-steel moved on the outside until she was closely after the leading pair. Disdainful stopped, but White Lies held to the lead and rounding the stretch she and Tred Avon were well lapped. The Wide-ner miss, under a good ride by Mills, stuck to her task gamely, but Tred Avon gradually wore her down and at the line it was her nose that was in front. This stretch duel carried the first two three lengths before Risque, which had no trouble beating the tired Disdainful for third place. Seven Veils and Devout, the only other starters, had cut no figure in the running. Crowning Glory, candidate for the Spalding Lowe Jenkins Handicap, scored in the third race under the top weight of 122 pounds. Wave On finished at his heels and then worked out a mile in 1:40 and Caesars Ghost, also an eligible for the Saturday prize, after finishing third, was closely lapped on Wave On as he worked out the full mile. Thus, the race had an additional importance and at least the three placed horses showed a readiness. Lazi Canter, which was fourth, is another of the eligibles and the others that enjoy the engagement that raced were Cruising and Good Advice. From a good start Good Advice and Wave On, closely lapped, rushed out to set a fast pace and they hung to each other to the stretch, where Good Advice tired. Then it was that Crowning Glory, which had been racing third, ran down Wave On to beat him Continued on twenty-first page. TRED AVON IS LAUREL STAR Continued from first page. a length for the prize. Caesars Ghost, well back in the early stages, came with a rush in the final furlong to be beaten only a nose for third and Lazi Canter was another length and a half back, while Good Advice had quit so badly he was fifth. The others had cut scant figure in the running. Cree, which proved a failure racing through the steeplechase field, was an easy winner of the race for cheap maidens that opened the program. Hanford simply romped in front with him all the way to win by a big margin over Chloedair, and Sir Kendal saved third from Home Shore. There was an accident in this race, when Almond was crowded going into the first turn and fell with De Camillas. Fortunately, the rider was unhurt and he was quickly on his feet after the fall. The start was a good one and Cree, leaving from an outside stall, was rushed out by Hanford until he was showing the way on the turn. Once out there and in full stride, Hanford had only to sit still and permit the son of Pelops to gallop to a victory of six lengths. Chloedair was second virtually all the way, but she was doing her best at the end to save second place by a half length, while Sir Kendal only beat Home Shore a nose for third. Flamborough won the second race when he outfinished French Knight, and Filter was a distant third before Vote. French Knight was first when the back stretch was reached, Precious Dollar having dropped back badly on the turn, and Stroll Along was chasing after the son of Bright Knight, with Filter in third place. It was leaving the back stretch that Flamborough came into the contention. Malley moved up on the outside with him and Stroll Along soon dropped out of the contention. Then Bejshak called on Filter, but French Knight was still showing the way and Flamborough continued to close ground on the outside. In the last furlong Flamborough and French Knight drew out from the others and Flamborough proved the better when he was over the line the winner by a length. French Knight had beaten the tired Filter five lengths for the place and Vote had closed some ground to be fourth. The fourth was a split of the third. This went to Projectile which, with a great rush through the final eighth, got up to win over Acautaw and Bold Lover, while Balios was only nosed out for third. The result was the big surprise of the day when the winner paid 4.80 for each ticket. The start was a good one and Bold Lover was rushed into, command with Acautaw, while the latter was closely after him and then came Tractable and Wise Anne in close order. Meade rushed Bold Lover right along in his lead, .but he could not shake off Acautaw and as Tractable tired Wise Anne moved into third place so readily she looked all over the winner. Projectile was last of the lot in the run down the back stretch, but he was gradually making up ground, though at the head of the stretch he did not appear to have a remote chance. Then, in the final eighth, Wise Anne tired and Acautaw, disposing of Bold Lover, looked the winner, but Todd was of little help to the son of Trojan and when Bejshak brought Projectile along with a great rush on the outside, he was over the line the winner by half a length. Acautaw had beaten Bold. Lover a like distance and the Bradley colt was only a nose before Balios, which had rather a rough passage, but finished strongly. After the finish of the Royal Oak Handicap, Tred Avon was worked out the full mile in 1:39, easily, while White Lies was sent along to the seven furlongs post in 1:27, being eased up there.
