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REPEATS CAPITAL TRIUMPH Rough Time Scores Again in Handicap Featuring Laurel Inaugural. Earns ,075 by Defeating Sun Egret by a Head Lavengro Furnishes Considerable Contention. LAUREL, Md., Oct. 1. Rough Time, crack sprinter of the J. Y. Christmas stable, which suffered a broken bone in his leg almost a year ago at Pimlico, showed no indication of that almost fatal injury when he repeated his Capital Handicap triumph of 1937 to account for that ,500 prize that had its twentieth running at the grounds of the Laurel State Fair, Inc., today. Meeting the shiftiest sprinters of the land and racing with 111 pounds in the saddle, the four-year-old home-bred son of Grand Time and Sand Trap, which made his comeback August 25 at Narragansett Park, achieved his most important victory this season when he defeated A. C. Comptons Sun Egret by a head. The score was worth ,075 and he joined such sterling sprinters as Billy Kelly, Sation and Prince of Wales in becoming a two-time winner of this valuable prize that was the magnet for a large opening day assemblage at the Washington Boulevard track. In the feature the two principals and Lavengro battled the length of the home stretch with the J. Y. Christmas gelding managing to stave off his younger opponent, Sun Egret, under a vigorous drive, although there may have been a different ending to the contest had not jockey F. Scheih, on the Compton sprinter, lost the use of his inside stirrup iron during the final furlong of the contest. In the bitter battle that carried Rough Time and Sun Egret to the line, Lavengro was only an equal distance away and racing on the inside as he led home Mower, Grey Gold, White Cockade, Aneroid, Preeminent, Infidox, Clingendaal and Creole Maid. IN COMMAND THROUGHOUT. Rough Time is holder of the best mark, 1:11, for any of the winners of previous Capital Handicaps and he flashed out with a good burst of speed in this renewal to be in command for the .entire journey. He went along in the early running two lengths before Lavengro and made only one mistake in the triumph. This took place on the stretch turn, where he struck a soft spot in the muddy surface, causing him to stumble and before he could recover Lavengro had driven abreast a furlong from home. In the drive that followed Sun Egret swept into contention and was catching his front-running opponents, despite the handicap of Scheihs loss of a stirrup iron. Due to the off track, the running was decided in 1:13. W. H. Lipscombs Redlin added another score to her increasing list of triumphs when she proved superior to eleven other smart juveniles in the opening event at six furlongs. Installed a strong choice for the sprint and handled by jockey J. Gilbert, the daughter of Dunlin took the track at the ring of the bell and was a front-running victress to register by three lengths. Robespierre, from the W. E. Johnson stable, forced most of the pace and was driven out hard to beat Hardy Jim a half length for that share of the spoils. FIELD HORSE SCORES. An upset marked the running of the second race that attracted another field of limit size over the three-quarters distance when Rissa, from the Mrs. Nat Ray stable, was a driving winner. Dixieland, one of the better fancied starters, landed in second position, beaten two lengths, while Dog Flower was third, beaten a nose for the place as she led home Sunnyshore and the eight others. Rissa was grouped in the field with two others. In the first of the long distance races that was the third offering, Light Chatter, from the W. Elliott stable, led virtually throughout the mile and one-sixteenth test to register in a drive to mark her first success this season. Favored by being one of those that left the starting point with the leaders, Light Chatter, under jockey L. Dupps, completed the journey a half length in advance - of The Runner, which ruled a luke-warm choice. Third went to High Tension, and Amhurst led the eight remaining starters. Kermay, from the A. C. Compton stable, turned in his third consecutive victory and his seventh of the season when he proved best in the mile and one furlong of the fourth, engaging seven better than average middle distance performers. Ruling as the choice, his score was popular when he was in front all during the nine furlongs to reach the finish one length and a half before Dattner Stables Chalphone. Third went to Invermark and he was beaten two lengths for the place as he led home Whichaway and the others.
