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PLATERS IN THE LIMELIGHT Provide Contention in Main Race of Charles Town Off-Day Card. Foggy Morn Dominates Running to Register Over Goodwine and French Trap, Latter Pair Being Heads Apart. CHARLES TOWN, W. Va., Dec. 13. Platers in the claiming bracket of ,500 to ,200, over six and a half furlongs, provided the feature attraction on the "off-day" card at Charles Town today. Foggy Morn, racing for Mrs. P. A. Shaw and well ridden by jockey Ralph Klein, dominated the running from start to finish to record victory by a length and a half. There was a stiff duel for second honors, as Goodwine and the favorite, French Trap, reached the end heads apart to be placed as named. Klein had Foggy Morn first away and his charge had good speed breaking from the outside to be able to get to the front in the run for the first turn. Once clear the three-year-old daughter of Happy Argo was stead-died along racing before Bill Bleiweiss and Ladys Favor as the leaders swung into the back stretch. Ladys Favor was soon done, but Bill Bleiweiss continued to force trie pace of the leader, although he had lost considerable ground when compelled to race wide on the first turn. Efforts to displace Foggy Morn in the lead took their toll from Bill Bleiweiss and on the final turn he displayed signs of weakening. Here French Trap, which had been slow to find her best speed, moyed up threateningly, only to be caught in close quarters during her challenge. Meanwhile Goodwine had raced prominently placed and she also made bold bids for supremacy as the final straightaway was reached. MAINTAINS HIS ADVANTAGE. Foggy Morn had been well rated and as the challengers made their bids he disposed of them in turn to maintain his advantage to th,e end. Goodwine and French Trap put up a stiff tussle through the length of the front lane and finished on almost equal terms. Clear, crisp weather greeted the excellent crowd and although the track remained very heavy, close finishes featured most of the contests. Prosit, racing for E. R. Pike, drove to a nose victory and graduation from the ranks of the non-winners in the first race. Meeting opposition less stern than he had been pitted against in recent efforts, he was able to last to earn the close decision over Welsh Star, while two and a half lengths away the favorite, Barraca, was third at the end ofi the "about" four and one-half furlongs dash. DEAD HEAT IN SECOND. A dead heat came out of the running of the second race when Mrs. J. H. Whitneys Enthusiasm and H. Masseys Lula Khayyam reached the finish line on equal terms at the end of the "about" four and a half furlongs sprint. The pair was two and one-half lengths before Johnny Bane and the others. Enthusiasm, which was last seen in action in a steeplechase race at Pimlico in May of 1937, was fractious en route to the post, but broke well when the start came. He displayed good speed from the start as jockey Johnny Shanks rated him close to the pace set by Johnny Bane. Lula Khay-j yam raced next in line as the leaders swung from the back stretch. Another outsider upset the talent when My Pauline received the camera verdict at the end of the third race which was over the Charles Town Course. The finish was of the blanket variety as Travelo and Tru-jillo were -on almost equal terms with the winner as the finish was -reached. The victory marked the first success for the three-year-old filly whicli was making her first start at the meeting. J. Josiah has taken over the engagement book of jockey G. Miller. Additional applicants for stalls, at Hollywood, Fla., include A. Delia Porta, C. F. Heinicke, James Tigani, T. Mazzeo and R. Nixon.
