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BOOTLESS REGISTERS AGAIN j Bradley Performer, Under Renick3 Ride, Takes Laurel Feature. Finish for Minor Awards; So Close That -Dead Heat Is Called for 1 Fourth Money. LAUREL, Md., Oct 27. Conceding weight to formidable opposition and coming back with a better performance than he disclosed in winning the Crisfield Purse here little over a week ago, Bootless, under a daring ride by J.. Renick, captured his second victory., ; in. .three local ".starts for .Edward R. Bradley when he accounted for the Churchill, under allowance conditions, at one mile 1 and a sixteenth, that "served as the principal , offering at Laurel today. The score of Bootless was the first to cheer form followers on a hectic day of entertainment in which outsiders were in rule and he was extended to the limit to achieve victory by a length and one-quarter, while In a bitter battle for second, third and fourth a nose obtained for those portions of the spoils, a dead heat occurring for the. lesser share between Sarada and Two Bob. The camera played an important part in deciding the outcome, save for the winner, which ruled a strong choice, giving the runner-up honors to Maemere Farms Mantagna, with Brown Top awarded third. While no daylight -showed between the two others the placing judges declared a dead heat for fourth, one of the very few times that this has ever occurred. Bootless ruled a 9 "to 10 choice and from a good start was last of the lot going to the I first turn, although he was not far back of the pace that; was being established by Sarada. S AVES MUCH GROUND. Renick had the .colt under pressure to keep; close to his opponents gding into the back stretch, and he was saving every inch of ground. With the leaders a few feet off the rail on the back stretch. Bootless was" rushed up into a narrow opening on the Inside, and for a moment his supporters held their breath fearing that Renick and the Bradley colt would find the gap closed before they could accomplish their purpose. Driving through without menace. Bootless found his way into the lead and, once In front, stuck to his task gamely to prevail by little more than his own length. With the winner safely in front after going into a lead of three lengths at the final furlong post, the four opponents waged one of the most thrilling duels since the meeting was ushered in. Abreast of each other from the entrance into the stretch, they battled along with little to choose between them and It took skillful study for the camera film to decide the official finish. With ideal conditions ruling despite a sudden drop in temperature, a good crowd was out for the sport, that was exceedingly interesting. ST. BERNARD BEST. Seven better than average sprinters .met for conclusion in the fourth race, styled the Love Point, that was the secondary attraction and it brought another surprise, the fourth in as many contested, decided when St. Bernard, from the E. D. Shaffer barn, making his . first Maryland appearance, proved best to score in a drive. Ridden by Charles Kurtsinger, the four-year-old son of Bull Dog reached the close of six furlongs, three parts of a length in advance of Bomar Stables Night Play, with Mrs. C. S. Brom-i leys Brannon, third in advance of E. R. Bradleys Bird Flower and More News racing with four bandages leading the others. St. Bernard was guided intelligently going along in fifth position, while More News, Brannon and Night Play raced along as a team in the. early part to clip off a fast pace, with Bird Flower in their wake. Kurtsinger had the Shaffer sprinter going along smoothly and he met ready response when he asked St Bernard for speed. Sweeping up on the outside after More News became spent from setting the pace St. Bernard engaged Night Play and Brannon a furlong from home, and in a game finish swept on by in the last I seventy yards to draw out right at the close. Night Play, holding on well, defeated Bran-, non a neck for second, while Bird Flower was two lengths away to lead More News. SWEET DESIRE UPSET. The program was ushered in with a test . of one mile and seventy yards for two-. year-olds and it resulted in a mild upset . when Sweet Desire, from the Bomar Stable, I was winner of the race to lead home . Melodiana, Allowance and nine others in the field of limit size. Most support was given : Rouge et Noir but the best she could do was to finish fourth, beaten a nose for tho short end of the spoils as the leading pair drove to the finish separated by a length and one-half. Jockey Raymond Workman was astride the Bomar miss and he rode one of his best races to have the daughter of Jean Valjean victorious. Rating his mount well back of the early pace, that was set by Tedecn and Melodiana, Workman sent the Bomar miss up fast on the final turn to be in fourth place on the turn into the home stretch. Moving through on the inside when Melodiana swung wide leading into the stretch. Sweet Desire spurted into a lead or two lengths, after which she remained in advance of her opponents to win by a clear margin. Seven mediocre steeplechase performers met in the two miles of the jumping event that was listed second on the program and another choice fell by the wayside when Mrs. J. Parks Troyer turned in a dismal performance to finish last of tho five that completed the journey. L. R. Stuyvcsant furnished the winner when Harem Honey overhauled Whitney Stones Ruth Wrack on the final of fourteen l obstacles, flat after clearing tho to cross the line with a half length eight lengths farther back advantage, while L. H? Drcnnans Matagain was third over Dangay and the disappointing favorite. Home-bred two-year-olds made up one of !tho poorest fields to vie for honors since ! I . fCovUmtedOfl Jhlrty,toitthlpa BOOTLESS REGISTERS AGAIN Continued from third page. the meeting began in the three-quarters event listed third on the card, and it saw Jim Corn racing as if greatly the best of those under silks, graduating for .J. W. Brown when he took the measure of Mari-nclla, Last Harvest and six others. This was fashioned for maidens and it saw Marinella taking the lead immediately to make a show of her opposition when she opened up a three-length lead early in the running, while Happy Hostess went in chase and the ultimate winner was in sixth place on the inside. Marinella was setting a fast pace for her opponents to follow and although her margin was not so large at the turn, she remained on the head end leading into the front lane. In the meantime, Jim Corn had recovered from being blocked at the turn out of the back stretch and driving up on the outside was with the J. C. Clarke, Jr., plater at the final furlong post Coming determinedly, Jim Corn supplanted his lone rival and under C. Griggs came away to score by a length and one-quarter.
