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QUALIFIES FOR RICH STAKE . jjack High Defeats Crack Band in Headliner at Laurel. Mate Buns His Best Bace of the Year to Finish Second Washington Handicap Test. , LAUREL, Md.. Oct, 28. George D. Wide-ners Jack High qualified handsomely for the Washington Handicap here this afternoon. Lapped on him at the end was A. C. ! Bostwicks Mate, which ran the best race he has shown all year, and he is also an eligible for that 5,000 prize. Third went to Dr. J. Fred Adams lightly weighted Rehoboth and back of him came St. Brideaux, Pari-Mutuel, Valenciennes and Blenheim. All of these, in fact, are eligibles for the Washington and it gave the race an added importance. It was only an overnight public trial for the Washington, but it attracted a big crowd to the course and was really of more sporting importance than the Governor Ogle Steeplechase Handicap. The steeplechase brought a disqualification when Irish Bullet, after finishing second to Creek, was set back for fouling Flavius, though the stewards exonerated Paul McGinnis, who had the mount; when it was evident he could j not avoid the interference for which his mount was disqualified. In the handicap it was Rehoboth and Jack High that went out to set the pace, but when the back stretch was reached Leischman wisely eased Jack High back without surrendering second position and the bid fellow was galloping along under restraint and three lengths before the others in the field. Mate, showing more speed than usual, was in third place and then came St. Brideaux, while Blenheim was running a dull race, far back. Rehoboth hung on exceedingly well after running six furlongs in 1:12, but Jack High was still in hand back of him and Leischman was waiting patiently, though both Mate and St. Brideaux were following him closely. It was at the head of the stretch that Leischman asked Jack High to run and he quickly moved up to the lightweight. Then Elston called on Mate and the Bostwick colt was making up ground gallantly when the final furlong was reached. But Leischman had saved ample for that challenge and Jack High was past the line winner by three-quarters of a length. A disqualification marked the running of the Governor Ogle Steeplechase Handicap, when Jmes Simpson, Jr.s Irish Bullet, after finishing second to Thomas Hitchcocks Creek, was set back on a claim of foul, and the place was awarded L. C. Leiths Flavius. This moved Mrs. W. Plun-kett Stewarts Outlaw into third place, and fourth went to Mrs. Walter M. Jeffords David. The offense of McGinnis, who rode Irish Bullet, was the interfering with Flavius turning into the front field during the run home, where he carried the son of Wrack out badly, permitting both Creek and Outlaw to come through on the inside. The start was a good one, but at the first fence Huffy propped so badly that Collins was lifted from the saddle and narrowly missed being unseated. After this mishap the old son of Jim Gaffney was hopelessly out of the running before he was back in stride. Around the upper end of the course, Flavius was pressing Irish Bullet closely, and then it was on the turn into the front field that McGinnis carried him out so badly. Mr. Bostwick was quick to avail himself of the opportunity with Creek, and he dashed up on the inside, while Bauman made a like, move with Outlaw. This resulted in Creeks being first over the final fence, but Irish Bullet and Flavius were close after him, and it was a fight to the line, where Creek was the winner by a length. Irish Bullet had beaten Flavius a like distance, and Outlaw was six lengths away, in fourth place. Then, came the disqualification of Irish Bullet and the moving up of Flavius into second place. It appeared that only the fouling suffered prevented Flavius from being the winner. Grace R. proved best of the maiden juvenile fillies that raced in the opening six furlongs dash. She was winner over Star Fairy, with Lady Legend an easy third before Fine Fibre. Callahan lost no time in finding his way into command with Grace R., and Light Ripple was in second place, with Lady Legend pressing her closely and running along next to the inner rail. Pernickety was heading the others, and then came Star Fairy, racing along on the outside. It was leaving the back stretch that Lady Legend moved up in her rail position until she had Light Ripple headed, but Grace R. was holding her lead steadily, and Callahan had her under slight restraint. Going to the stretch turn Hanford moved with Star Fairy and, though compelled to go a bit wide to find racing room, she moved into second place. In the final furlong Grace R. drew away to be the winner by three lengths, while Star Fairy outfinished Lady Legend to beat her by a length for second place. Five lengths back of these finished the tired Light Ripple. Contribute earned a close decision over Renaissance in the third race and, well back of them, Sea Fox saved third rather handily from Princess Camelia. It was a good start and Princess Camelia was the one to set the pace, closely followed by Judge Primrose, and Contribute, Tacing outside the pair of them, was in third place. Of the leaders, both Judge Primrose and Princess Camelia began to tire when the stretch was reached and there Contribute was carried out rather badly, while Renaissance saved ground on the inside. This put him right in the contention and in a drive Contribute proved the gamer to be the winner by a head. Sea Fox, closing with a rush in the final furlong, took third, but three lengths away, and then came the tired Princess Camelia-only a length before Ima Queen, which had closed a big gap from a slow beginning. Buddy Hanford had his second winner of the day when, with a well-judged ride, he scored with Try, It ,in. the sixth race. Second place went tc Boscobel, with Night Patrol just saving third from Move Faster. Night Patrol and Move Faster were the ones to set the pace and they raced along at a clip that took considerable out of both, while Hanford wisely waited well back of the pace with Try It. As Boscobel came alongside, Todd was no help to Night Patrol and the son of Under Fire .tired slightly. In the meantime Hanford was gradually making .up ground with Try It, and in the last furlong he came on to be the winner by a length. Boscobel had beaten the weakly ridden Night Patrol a like distance for second place and the Ferguson plater only nosed out Move Faster for third. Clarify won the fourth. He closed a big gap to win from Fingal, with Keggy, a "field" horse, earning third by a close decision over Codetta. After the finish Peturnal dropped dead as he was pulled up on the first turn. The start was a good one and Peturnal was first to show the way, followed by Cutie Face and Cattail. Both Clarify and Fingal were far back of these pacemakers. Before the stretch was reached the pacemakers began to tire and there, just as Calvert moved with Cutie Face and attempted to go through on the inside, she was blocked. In the meantime Clarify had worked his way up on the outside to come into contention and Fingal was also gaining ground rapidly and weaving his way through the others. In the last furlong Clarify came clear and at the end was winner by a length.
