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ZAY IN THRILLING CONTEST Survives Spectacular Finish to Triumph by Nose Margin. Grade "B" Handicap Heads Seven-Race Laurel Program Heighe Fillys Second Straight Victory. LAUREL, Md., Oct. 14. Coming back with a performance that topped her last triumph for Mrs. R. H. Heighe, Zay, four-year-old daughter of Campfire and Zenola, scored her second successive victory for the Belair, Md, sportswoman when she survived a thrilling drive to account for the grade "Bl handicap, a gallop of one mile and seventy yards that featured the program at Laurel today. Opposed by four others in the grade "B" class and carrying 99 pounds, she led virtually every step of the route to reach the end of the contest a nose in advance of Silent Shot, from the J. E. Hughes barn, while two lengths away Cantine Lass took third for F. A. Carreaud from Brown Feathers and Weston, the only others engaged. The grade "B" handicap was listed fif.th on a card confined to seven races, and the start occured shortly after the small field entered the stalls. It found Zay first away. Going to the first turn, Weston was rushed up to join the Heighe filly and, swinging into the back stretch, took a head lead, while Zay followed in the wake of the A. C. Comp-ton gelding, and Cantine Lass was third when she was able to outrun both Silent Shot and Brown Feathers. In the run down the far side of the track Zay remained on the inside of Weston and it was near the final turn that she took the lead, never to be headed. Jockey K. Mc-Combs was astride the filly and he never let up on the miss to have her victorious by the shortest possible margin. The Heighe filly ruled favorite for the race and her score marked the third for choices in the first five races. IDEAL CONDITIONS. Conditions that were ideal for the sport prevailed for the tenth day at the Maryland State Fair Grounds and thrilling sport made the day pleasant for a rather large mid-week gathering. Juveniles, recruited from the home-bred colony, furnished the contention in the third race, styled the Springsteel, which was fashioned for fillies and colts, and it served opportunity for Bettys Buddy, from the Mrs. J. Bosley, Jr., barn, to chalk up his second score here and keep his slate clean Continued on thirty-fourth page.. ZAY IN THRILLING CONTEST Continued from first page. when she took the measure of Gay Balko, Showabal and five others, at six furlongs. A winner here in his debut October 6, Bettys Buddy had the services of jockey C. Kurtsinger and in the early part of the running followed along in fourth position, while Gay Balko, Irrepressible and Showabal went along in front closely lapped, to lead the way. Kurtsinger was on the inside with the Bosley colt and was forced to wait back of the leaders until the turn out of the back, stretch was reached before getting the required room to move to the outside. Swinging out at the stretch turn after moving past Irrepressible and Showabal, the son of Bud Lerner engaged Gay Balko a furlong from home, then, under a stiff drive, surged past, to reach the finish with a one-length margin. Kurtsinger had no whip and had to hand ride. OrENER TO rUMICE STONE. The sport opened with a race at one mile and one-sixteenth, for three-year-olds, and the day began advantageously for students of form when Pumice Stone, from the E. K. Bryson barn, led virtually throughout the abbreviated journey to turn back J. G. Taylors Canpra, E. A. Smiths Sir Rose in a thrilling finish. Ridden by R. Root to follow along In third place during the early running, while "Sir Rose and Chief Hollis furnished the early pace, the Bryson filly indulged the pair in a mild duel before assuming the lead at the turn out of the back stretch, then, under a tedious drive, stuck to her task to prevail by a neck at the close. Canpra came into second position by slipping through on the inside at the stretch turn and was out a length and one-half before Sir Rose. Twelve mediocre distance performers that have been racing over the half-mile circuit measured strides in the mile and one-sixteenth of the second, and it resulted in a surprise when Mariolet, from the H. C. Mc-Gehee barn, captured honors in a hard drive. She reached the close of the contest a neck before First Pigeon, one of the better fancied starters, while third was the lot of Miss M. Middlctons Pepper Patch when she led home Tiempo and the eight others. INTERESTING CONTEST. Eleven better-than-avcrage colts and geldings of the two-year-old brigade supplied an interesting contest in the fourth, which was decided over the three-quarters distance, and the silks of Fpxcatcher Farms were seen in their first local success when Supremador proved best under a hard ride by M. Peters. In this Prairie Dog, one of a pair that performed for Mrs. E. Denemark, took second place, and Siam annexed third for the Bomar Stable when he was home in advance of Mr. Canron. Supremador was one of the better-fancied starters and was prominent through the early part of the contest when he followed at the heels of Prairie Dog, which was sent out by J. Westrope to furnish the pace. Peters had the colt running freely and he was so close to the flanks of the Denemark colt that it was evident he would be troublesome. Back of these Male-man held to third place, while Siam was only in advance of two others and forced to race I wide. 3
