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NEW COURSE THROWN OPEN RACING BEGINS AT H. D. BROWNS TRACK AT LAUREL, MB, Bit? Crowd of Enthusiasts from Baltimore and Washington Disregard Unpropitious Climatic Conditions and See Lawton Wiggins Win Stake. Laurel. .Aid.. Oct. 2. The Maryland State Fairs inaugural nicotine opened this afternoon before a large gathering of racing enthusiasts from Baltimore ami Washington. The lay was unpropitious for outdoor sport. Up to noon light showers fell and during the afternoon heavy clouds hung over the course which threatened at any moment to yield more rain. The track, as was to be expected under the circumstances, was deep and heavy and it took a sturdy mud runner to negotiate the going successfully. Only six of the twenty-two carded faced the barrier in the Maryland State Fair Inaugural Handicap, the feature race of the program. The club added ,500 to this stake, which made it an important event. The race furnished a stirring contest, in which Lawton Wiggins beat Lahore a nose on the post. Eddie Dugan had the mount on the winner and gave him a rousing liuish, outriding Byrne in the final drive. The latter nursed Lahore along in the early stages, taking a stout pull on James Rowes horse and waiting until well around the far turn before making his effort. On the stretch turn, it looked like Lahores race, and for that matter he poked his head in front of Lawton Wiggins a couple of strides from the winning mack. Dugan then made one last desperate drive and f;urly lifted his mount first past the judges by the shortest of heads. Rag man and El Oro fell just before reaching the half-mile post, but horses and riders escaped uninjured. - Byrne showed to better advantage on Moisant than he did on Lahore, lie made a strong effort on the Simons filly and landed her a head in advance of Elma in the final stride of the third race. Eima dashed into a long lead in the early stages, and re taiued her advantage until well into the homo stretch before she began to weaken. Byrne picked his going with Moisant and the little filly responded in game fashion and just managed to get up in time. Moisant is one of the gamest two-year-olds in train? ing and is never beaten nutil the winning mark is passed. Helene, winner of the fifth race, was advanced 05 over her cutcrcd price of 00 after slit beat Idleweiss a length. J. W. Iledrick, owner of t lie latter, was responsible for the boost. Frank AVcir, who trains Heleiie, retaliated by claiming Idleweiss for 00. Eighteen books cut in and speculation during the afternoon was brisk. The following is a list of the layers in line: Tom Shaw, W. E. Applegate, F. Kir by, S. A. Clopton, Gene Austin. .T. McOsker, Al Haul", Frank Shannon, Peter McGrath, Rod Me-Mahon, Joe Rlumc. Harry Gardner, llenrv Haines, AV. Wolff, C. A. Woltcrs, Leo Gilbert. Sam Frank and E. J. Callahan. Dave Leary. S. C. Hildreths agent, said today that his employer would ship his entire stable to England this fall and either sell his horses or race them in that country next year. Lewis Garth will take Muskmelon, Cismont, Hod and Gun and Ringmaster to Richmond to race them during the fair which will begin in that city October 7. Bob Levy, manager f the Jamestown track, was at Laurel this afternoon to confer with F. W. Ger-hiirdy regarding the racing at Norfolk this fall. There will be twenty-live days of racing at the Jamestown course from November 2 to November 30. Some of the appointments of the new course are not exactly complete and for a few days the track proper will be slow, but this is only a temporary drawback. The grandstand, which will seat nearly 5.000 persons, has been built on a hill and commands a full view of a race from start to finish. The lawns are graded on a slope from the stand to the fence rail and the steps leading to the grandstand arc so broad that a thousand "standees" can be accommodated. The track is so centrally located that It can be readied from Raltlinore in less than twenty-live? minutes and in less than. twenty minutes from Washington. There are now more than 300 horses in the local stables, with 200 more to come. A number of thoroughbreds that summered at the Long Island courses, will be worked at Pimlieo and Benning until the Laurel -course becomes faster.
