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REX FLAG BEATS LUCKY OMEN Fairfields Stable Racer Favored but Disappoints Backers Laurel Park Track Shows Improvement but Remains Slightly Off Best Con ¬ dition Pause Scores LAUREL Md Oct 27 Rex Flag found conditions very much to his liking in the Tuscarora Purse principal attraction here this afternoon and accounted for his first victory of the season Taking the lead upon entering the back stretch Mrs Louise Viaus fouryearold led by a comfortable margin for the remainder of the mile and onesix ¬ teenth journey to defeat the Fairfields Sta ¬ bles Lucky Omen the favorite by slightly more than a length Thomas H Somer villes Flat Lance finished strongly to be another neck back in third place as White Sand ran fourth and Bewitched completed the field fieldThe The track was further improved today but still was not at its best being in good con ¬ dition Ideal autumn weather prevailed and another fairsized crowd was in attendance attendanceGILBERT GILBERT BIDES TIME TIMEIn In the feature Bewitched Rex Flag and Lucky Omen had the most early speed but Johnny Gilbert waited until reaching the back stretch before permitting the Viau gelding to go to the front After the four yearold son of Omar Khayyam and Pen ¬ nant Queen assumed command he was taken under steady rating until reaching the stretch where he was turned loose and promptly opened up an advantage of three lengths which only could be cut in half by Lucky Omen OmenBewitched Bewitched and Lucky Omen followed the pacemaker down the back stretch after which the former weakened and White Sand moved up on the outside She was done after reaching the final furlong while the favorite continued evenly Flat Lance then came from last place with a late rush to gain third honors and press Lucky Omen closely The time was 147 147R R McKees Maccloud a beaten favorite in her last outing again was installed the Continued in nineteenth page REX FLAG BEATS LUCKY OMEN Continued from first page choice justifield in the Elkton Purse but she justi field the support by defeating eight other otherj onesixteenthi j good platers over the mile and onesixteenth i under a clever ride from Charles Stevenson StevensonDriven Driven out to the end the daughter of High HighCloud Cloud and Sarah Ginger defeated J C Metzs MetzsChalphone Chalphone by a head as Mrs F B Ponces Knight Warrior was less than a length away awayand and with Siam at his heels Stevenson got gotMaecloud Maecloud to the front in the run to the first firstturn turn and rated her in that position all the theway way conserving her speed so well that she shewas was able to outgame Chalphone in a long longstretch stretch drive driveMrs Mrs Anthony Pelleteris threeyearold gelding Prowl began the sport advan tageously for students of form when he du plicated his winning performance to take I the measure of eleven other cheap sprinters in the opening event Installed a topheavy choice for the sprint of six furlongs the son j of Bud Lerner came from behind to beat S jwent to Balcony and Last Chase led the seven others At the finish American Sand who bled and dropped dead at the stretch turn was missing missingFAVORITE FAVORITE SUCCESSFUL SUCCESSFULAnother Another favorite was successful when whenPause Pause from the Everglades Stable proved provedi i best of the dozen twoyearolds engaged in inthe the second race that was under claiming claimingconditions conditions The score marking the first for forthe the stable during the current meeting came camein in a mild drive and proved popular when whenthe the daughter of Wise Counsellor unleashed unleasheda a bold spurt in the last threesixteenths to reach the finish two lengths in advance of ofMystic Mystic Isle Third was taken by My shadow and Sunny Rose came from far back to lead the remainder home homeThe The third consecutive favorite entered the J charmed circle when Skagerrak repeated his ilast triumph that brought his graduation to earn his second set of brackets at the close i of the mile and one furlong third race He defeated C B Ashers Versailles by a day ¬ light margin as Rocky Meadow lasted to take the short end of the spoils from the five others at the end of nine furlongs Skager ¬ rak raced for Mrs W M Jeffords and was reserved in the early part of the contest by jockey P McDermott while Rocky Meadow opened up a big lead early to set the pace Racing in sixth place Skagerrak went up fast in the last half mile to overhaul his op Iponents before reaching the home stretch then toyed with Versailles to register a fast and was four lengths away to save third thirdUnder Under the feather of 93 pounds Joanny carried the silks of Jouett Shouse to a length victory over A C Comptons Happy Knot in the fourth event as the Everglades Stables Counsuello was another length and a half back and a nose before Marching Feet at the end of the six furlongs dash
