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LAUREL TRACK IN READINESS. New Course in Maryland Completed Hildroth Horses to Arrive There. Today. Baltimore, Md., September 2S. The entries for the ten stakes to be run during the coming meeting of the Maryland State Fair Association, which begins Thursday next, includes the best horses now in training. S. C. Ilildreth is the largest nominator, and the majority of the good horses he has nominated will go to the post. The Hildroth horses will arrive at Laurel tomorrow. They have been kept going since their return to New York from the Canadian tracks, and will come to Laurel ready to race Mr. Ilildreth will be represented in the Inaugural Handicap on opening day. The Keenc horses also will figure in some of the races on Monday. Hilarious is the one from tills stable which is most lib erally entered in tne stakes. W. 1. Austins string arrived this morning. In this lot are the horses Judge .Monck, Kormak, Min-dinette and two two-year-olds. W. P. Burch has named Claque and Belle Mawr in the majority of the stakes. He has the horses of Samuel Koss in charge, and they have also been lilierally nominated. This lot includes Joe Kenyon and Dr. Duenner. The horses of Miss A. M. Marronc have arrived at the course. This is another stable which is well represented in the stakes. The Randolph stable wired to have stalls bedded down for ten horses that will arrive tomorrow. This string left Toronto last night. The horses owned by Thomas C. McDowell wersf given their lirst work over the track yesterday morning. The horses owned by Gallaher Brothers were also exercised this morning. Irishtown and Duval are probably the liest of the two-year-olds, while Poison dOr is among the older horses. These are nli stake nominees, and will go to the post lit and ready. Many horsemen have already signified their intentions of accepting the weights in the Inaugural Handicap, and a good field is assured. The work at the course is about completed and everything is practically iu readiness for the opening on Monday next. Frank Gardner, who is training a useful string of horses, will ship here from Baltimore on Saturday. Ho has in charge Bourbon Beau, Babbler and three two-year olds. Babbler has" figured in some recent fast trials and is on edge for racing. The best looking two-year-old here is The Manager, owner by T. C. McDowell. lie was full of life after getting off the train, showing himself to be a lirst-class traveler. He is liberally entered in ike stakes at Laurel. - G. U. Bryson came with three horses from Lexington. Ella Bryson arid Christmas Daisy arc included in this lot. The horses of James U. Keene arrived at the course this morning, coming from Sheepshoad Bay in charge of trainer Thomas Green. Included in the shipment is Hilarious, which -has beeu rested for a long time and credited with some first-class trials recently. A little work over the new course will tighten him up for Ills stake engagements next week. Three two-year-olds have also been selected by Mr. Keenc for the autumn racing to carry the well-known white with blue polka dots during the twenty-six days racing. The horses all shipped well, and will be put right at work. Trainer Green stated that other . horses would be shipped from Sheepshoad Bay before the end of the week. Arrangements have lieen closed with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad for the transportation of patrons between the track and Laurel and Washington and Baltimore. From Baltimore the round trip will cost sixty-five cents, while it will be fifty cents from Washington. Special race trains will be run frequently enough to handle the crowds without the usual discomfort of race trains. Besides the specials, more than forty regular trains will stop at Laurel each day, leaving both cities almost every hour. Several well-known layers visited the nipt yesterday and signified their intention of drawing in on opening day. The ring, which is open to all reputable bookmakers, is under the management of II. D. Brown, Jr., and William Maher. Major McDowell, who is to be one of the three stewards of the meeting, reports a great deal of interest in the Laurel meeting among Kentucky horsemen. Part of the Bedwell string, lie states, will be shipped to Laurel this week, while the others will be kept in Kentucky until after the running of the Kentucky Endurance Stakes on October 7. The horses of T. C. McDowell, J. W. May, Gallaher Bros, and F. 1. Weir arrived in good condition from Kentucky. Stalls have been bedded for the reception of the horses of E. F. Cooney and I. M. Walker, now racing at Toronto. Associate Judge P. A. Brady lias arrived from1 the south and Presiding Judge J. A. Murphy will arrive tomorrow from St. Louis.
