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BILLY BEE IN FAST TIME Runs Fastest Six Furlongs of Laurel Meeting to Beat Where Away. Jockey M. Peters Good Judgment Tlays Part li Victory Roustabout Lands in Third Place. LAUREL. Md., Oct. 7. Picking up 113 pounds and racing six furlongs in the best time of the meeting, Billy Bee, flashy son of Jean Valjcan and Under the Roses, which races for Eohn and Markeys Bomar Stable, showed a clean pair of heels to four other smart sprinters to account for the grade A handicap that topped the fourth program of the Maryland State Fair, Inc., at Laurel today. It marked the first success for the Bomar sprinter since beginning his Maryland campaign and it was the first score registered here for the Detroit patrons, when he covered the distance in 1:11, to sweep over the line leading Anthony Pelle-teris Where Away, which carried top weight of 126 pounds, while third went to C. V. Whitneys Roustabout, when he took the measure of Lemont and Chief Cherokee, the only others under colors. This grade A handicap was listed fifth on the mid-week program that attracted a rather good assemblage, and the starters were at the post just a short time before the small field went away in good order, with Billy Bee first out of the stalls. Jockey M. Peters was aboard the gelding and he used nice judgment when he permitted Chief Cherokee to set the early pace, being content to rate along with the Denemark gelding during the run down the far side of the track, as they went along heads apart and just a length before Lemont, which was showing the way to Where Away and Roustabout. Peters was not anxious to go to the front and waited until the turn was reached before permitting the Bomar gelding to show his best speed, and it took little effort to gain that position. Once in front, Billy Bee was taken off the rail and stepping along at a brisk clip increased his lead from little more than a length at the top of the stretch, to two lengths as he crossed the line. ROUSTABOUT CLOSES FAST. In driving into second place but unable to cut down any of the margin enjoyed by the winner. Where Away maintained a daylight advantage over Roustabout, the latter closing a big gap to wrest .third from the tiring Lemont, while! Chief Cherokee dropped back to finish last of the party. Conditions were pleasant for the sport and much enthusiasm was displayed throughout the day despite the failure of choices. Juveniles under claiming conditions met in the opener and it resulted in Little Maxie, of the Mary Hirsch barn, capturing his second purse in six starts this season when he led virtually throughout under the handling of H. Le Blanc to defeat the Shandon Farms Lady Briar, the Windsor Farms Panther Creek and seven other youngsters that were led to the finish by the Brandon Stables : Sugaboot. Ruling second choice in the speculation, the Hirsch youngster had to be much the best to reach the close of the six furlongs a length and a half in the van, with the Shandon Stable filly, just-a nose in advance of Panther Creek, which was the more fancied entry. n v LE BLANC DOUBLES. Jockey H. Le Blanc followed up his score with Little Maxie in thefirst race by driving - J. B. Belks Wise Sister to" a. rather easy triumph over six other sprinters that met for the grade "C" handicap that was second on the card. It marked the first victory in this section for the Belk silks, and it was a. score that was accomplished by three lengths. Second honors fell to Muggins, of the Leo J. Marks barn, which was making her Maryland debut, and third went to the disappoitiiing choice, Ampersand, when she led home Old Field and .three others. The largest field of the day contested the first of the long distance events, the third race, and it brought about a very close finish, with Army and Navy, from the Glen Riddle Stable, proving best at the end of a mile and seventy yards. Fashioned for maiden three-year-olds and older, the Glen Riddle colt came from behind to lead the choice, Kenty, from the E. R. Pike barn, to score by a short head, while a similar distance back of the pair. Black Boo, at liberal odds, took third for A. Moore. Another surprise occurred with the decision of the grade "B" handicap that was the fourth number, also at six furlongs, when More News, from the Leo J. Marks stable, dominated all of the running, to be out a length and one-half before Mrs. E. Dene-marks Count Rae at the close of the test
