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VICTORY FOR MARYLAND Sylvester Labrots Great Filly Outstays Whitney Champion. : Mate Third to Tred Avon and Equi-- poise Sarada Wins Spalding Lowe Jenkins Handicap. LAUREL, Md., Oct. 29 In its most thrilling renewal and before the largest crowd of the season, there came a Maryland victory in the running of the rich Washington Handicap here this afternoon when Sylvester W. Labrots great filly, Tred Avon, was winner over C. V. Whitneys Equipoise and A. C. Bostwicks Mate was closely lapped on the pair. The three swept past the line lapped, but it was the gray head of the Sir Greysteel filly that was in front. The other were six lengths back, and these three fought it out to the final stride. This was the big event of the closing day of the Maryland State Fair Association meeting, with almost equal interest centering in the running of the Spalding Lowe Jenkins Handicap, which went to F. A. Griffiths Sarada, one that was not seriously considered as among the natural contenders. By her score Mr. Labrots filly added 4,800 to her earnings, while the Jenkins had a net value of ,275 to the winner. The defeat of Equipoise was a big surprise, as was the defeat of Sun Archer in the juvenile special, but there was an excuse for each. Both had misfortunes in the running, and Equipoise particularly was great in defeat. EQUIPOISE UNRULY. The Whitney champion was unruly in the mile and a quarter prize, as he is on all occasions. After considerable delay he was taken to the outside, and as the barrier went up he went into the air slightly to have a bit the worst of it. Pilate was away at a sprinting clip from the inside stall, and Mal-ley permitted him to step right along. A first quarter in :23 saw him three lengths clear and going along well in hand, with the lightly weighted Rehoboth racing second and Snap Back third, with Tred Avon racing alongside the Brookmeade gelding. At that stage of the race Equipoise was only leading one horse, White Clover II. Well in hand Pilate held his lead in the run through the back stretch and Rehoboth and Snap Back held their positions, with Tred Avon galloping strongly back of them. Workman had Equipoise well out from the rail and far back of this pace, but he had not asked the champion to run. Both Snap Back and Rehoboth tired of the chase of Pilate and it was shortly after the turn out Of. the back stretch that Workman rushed Equipoise through on the inside. The big fellow was through and soon was in second place. Then Pilate quit and as he dropped back Tred Avon moved to be close alongside the champion a furlong from home. The filly was racing with great gameness as she went stride for stride with the champion and finally his big impost began to tell and as he hung slightly, the daughter of Sir Greysteel came along gamely and true. But Mate, which had come into the contention in the stretch, was going better than the other two in that last furlong. The filly scored by a head, but Equipoise only had a nose over the Bost-wick colt, to which he was giving away seventeen pounds. FINAL APPEARANCE OF YEAR. Si lengths back of these White Clover H. was fourth, while Pilate, after his pacemak-ing, was eased up last of the company. This will be the last appearance of the year for Equipoise. The son of Pennant goes into winter retirement, still the champion, even though beaten in the Washington Handicap. When F. A. Griffiths Sarada, a field horse, was winner of the rich Spalding Lowe Jenkins Handicap, with the Sagamore Stables Wave On second and Joseph E. Wide-ners Golden Way third, there was a complete upset of accepted form for the running. But luck played a part, with thirteen racing, with the son of Sir Gallahad III. enjoying some good fortune, while Willis Kilmers Sun Archer, which was the natural choice of the running, had more than his share of misfortune. IContinued on twenty-second page. VICTORY FOR MARYLAND Continued from first page. Mills had Balios away fast and no excuse could be found for him, as he took command, with Wave On and Crowning Glory following closely. Both Wave On and Crowning Glory had left from outside positions and when they had sufficient speed to take such positions in the first furlong, it was natural there should be some piling up of the others. Into the back stretch Wave On and Balios were showing the way and there it was that Sarada moved up, while Garner roused Golden Way and he was also making up ground on the outside and Acau-taw was coming into contention. Sun Archer made a move as though to go to the leaders before the half mile ground was reached, but he ran into trouble before he could materially improve his position and it was apparent he was doomed to defeat before the run through the back stretch had been completed. It was going to the stretch turn that Balios tired and Wave On took command, but at the same time Sarada rushed up on the inside to challenge and Golden Way was still charging along on the outside and running over horses. It was a battle all the way and Sarada was over the line winner by a length. Wave On was a length and a half before Golden Way and the Widener colt had saved third by a like distance from Pomponius, which had outfinished the tiring Balios. There was an unfortunate accident in the first race, when Welcome Gift was bumped and, stumbling on the first turn of the mile and seventy yards test, unseated- Coucci. The half sister to Twenty Grand had been scratched from the Spalding Lowe Jenkins Handicap to start in this and she appeared to have a royal winning chance. The result was something of a surprise when Gala Time was the winner, with Reservist racing to second place, while Cruising saved third from Union. Tambour was an easy winner of the Westover. Her score was a galloping one over Pancho Lopez, which just beat Curacao, with The Beasel finishing fourth. Pancho Lopez was the one to move into the lead at the rise of the barrier and Curacao, showing more early speed than usual, was in second place, but Hanford soon had Tambour close after them, racing on the outside, and when the filly had settled into her stride he was content to rate her in that position. Hanford waited with Tambour until the turn for home was reached. There he shook up the daughter of General Thatcher and in a dozen strides she was safely in front. Then the race was over, for she steadily drew away, to be the winner by five lengths. Pancho Lopez was tiring badly in that final furlong, but he stuck it out to save second place by a neck from Curacao, which swerved in rather badly right at the end. The Beasel was at the heels of the Greentree gelding and the other two had cut no figure. The third offering went to Kneehigh, with General Court a close second, while Marse Robert had no trouble saving third from Unencumbered. The latter went into command, followed by General Court and Mar-casite. Kneehigh was following these under a slight restraint. It was midway of the back stretch that Malley went into the lead with General Court and at the same time Kneehigh moved up on Unencumbered, while Garner roused Marse Robert and he dropped his position, circling around on the outside in the best footing. General Court held to his lead into the stretch, where he was taken wide by Malley, but Kneehigh was close after him and a .furlong from home she was alongside and then on by to be winner by half a length. Marse Robert had been sent to the inside in the final furlong, but General Court readily outstayed him to save second place by a length and Unencumbered, which was fourth, was another four lengths back, with Miss Corinne closing with a belated rush to be a close fifth.
