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N EGRET TAKES HANDICAP HANDICAPi i Euns Six Furlongs in 111 Over Pimlico Course Two Dead Heats During Afternoon Sun Egret Boosts Earnings for Year to 16760 BALTIMORE Md Nov 2 Sun Egret speedy threeyearold coltln the A C Comp ton stable captured the sixth running of the Baltimore Autumn Handicap at Pimlico this afternoon by running the six furlongs in 111 1115s 5s Breaking out of the pack at the head of the stretch the son of Sun Briar and Polly Egret reached the wire two lengths before the Millsdale Stables Mower MowerA A hot contest developed for the place award with Mower getting it by a nose over W F Morgans The Fighter and G Rings Lady Maryland which finished in a dead heat for third money Inches back of them came Benjam and Accolade The dead heat was the second of the day Romaunt and Lackawanna divided first honors in the third racej racejAs As clear cool weather prevailed Pimlico was very calm in comparison with yester ¬ day and the 8000 persons had their minds solely on the afternoons program The track was fast fastSun Sun Egret made the Autumn Handicap his thirteenth triumph of the season and he earned 3015 to boost his years total to 46760 He carried 114 pounds and was ably handled by Maurice Peters who placed him in the first flight at the drop of the flag but did not call on the Compton colt until the field headed into the stretch The Fighter was the early pacemaker but he was unable to get clear of High Lark and Mower MowerQUICKLY QUICKLY MOVES AWAY In the stretch when given his head Sun Egret quickly moved away from the field until he obtained the lead of two lengths he enjoyed at the end Behind him was a hec ¬ tic battle in which Mower proved best as The Fighter Lady Maryland Benjam and Accolade fought with great determination Lady Maryland was hemmed in on the rail and closed fastest when she found room right at the end Gold Flag moved up on the final turn and then tired while Fair Knight ess tired after going well for a half mile mileMrs Mrs Anthony Pelleteris Romaunt the oddson favorite and J F Quinns Lacka ¬ wanna 11680 to 1 finished in a dead heat for first honors in the third race a dash of six furlongs for plater juveniles They reached the wire a length before Lucky Teters Dravrout as Spanish Bunt was fourth Charles Stevenson sent Romaunt to the front over Saving Grace rounding the turn but Lackawanna under Jack Wcs trope came forward in the stretch to take a slight lead at the sixteenth post The fa ¬ vorite then came again under Stevensons urging to hold Lackawanna even at the wire Drawout improved his position stead ¬ ily to gain third honors honorsCLEANCUT CLEANCUT VICTORY Sandy Boot the favorite carried the silks of James D Norris to a cleancut victory in the Madison Purse the secondary feature Driven out to his utmost Sandy Boot der I feated E W Duffs Sir Jim James by a length and onehalf as A C Comptons White Sand was another neck back and with Sweepstaff at his heels heelsThe The Pikeville Steeplechase under claiming conditions was the event through the jump Ing course and it resulted in an interesting contest with Wilfrid G from the Canadian stable of Gordon F Perry being returned the winner for his third score in that branch of the sport this year Of the eleven starters that met for the twomile chase casualties brought the elimination of three starters and it was Court Time a rank outsider that drove into second position for M H Dixon I while Atophan another that was lightly con ¬ sidered captured third In the running Per ¬ sian Prince Valpuiseaux and Editeur were missing at the close of the contest as Wilfrid G drove to the line holding a length and onehalf margin marginFor For a turn of the field Swimalong one of the betterfancied starters showed the way to the large field with Wilfrid G in chase and Court Time in a forward position At the twelfth fence Wilfrid G went up fast to displace Swimalong and under the smooth handling of jockey E Mitchell managed to remain in the van for the balance of the trip Persian Prince and Valpuiseaux fell at the eleventh fence while Editeur unseated T Fitzwater at the fourteenth jump jumpMANILA MANILA BAY GRADUATES One of the biggest upsets of the afternoon came with the decision of the second race a gallop of one mile and seventy yards for threeyearold maidens when Manila Bay racing for Montpelier escaped from the vjnonwinning ranks for her diploma In this a dozen starters met and the winner came from last place in the running to drive I across the line one length in advance of Foxcatcher Farms Fairy Dale as A C Bostwlcks Simoon captured the third share of the spoils in a close finish with Fine Airs one of the betterfancied starters Having startersHaving the services of jockey R Dotter Manila Bay was last to leave the starting point with the result that she trailed her opponents into the back stretch Moving forward after settling in stride the Mont ¬ pelier miss raced into a contending position at the final turn then passed the leaders Franco Saxon and Harriet Ann to outstay Fairy Dale after taking the lead in the last furlong
