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LAUREL HAS ITS BIGGEST CROWD. Laurel, Md., October 13. Tho standing room only sign was put up at Laurel track this afternoon. It was the second ladies day of tho meeting, and tlie members of the fair sex turned out in larger numbers than they did on Monday. The attendance was tho largest of the meeting. The crowd present was treated to an excellent days racing, as every race was well contested. In the opening dash the first three hdrses at the finish were short heads apart. Two accidents somewhat marred the sport. While tho horses were on the way to tlie post in the first race, The Rump, with W. Dunn in tho saddle, ran into the fence and Dunn had his leg bruised so badly that he had to be taken off the horse, and his mounts for the day were cancelled. The other accident took place in the first furlong of the race. In tho scramble for position there was considerable crowding and half a dozen horses were in a fam. Three of them, Senator Sparks, Jingo and Capitau Bravo, hit the fence with such force as to break it and all three fell. Jockey Byrne, who rode Capitan Bravo, was seriously injured and was conveyed to a Washington hospital. Sweeney sustained a broken collar-bone and Gould escaped without a scratch. J. W. Hedrick. owner of Mad River, which ran second, boosted Little Ep and took him for . Samuel Ross, owner of Little Ep, then claimed Mad River for 00. The famous "white blue polka dots" of James It. Kccne were carried to victory by Hilarious in the third race, which was at one mile, and the son of Voter made a show of his company. He moved into tho lead entering the backstretch and ran away from his opposition as if they were tied. Ho was eased up in the run through the stretch, but he finished in 1:40, whicli is the fastest mile of the meeting. Oakhurst took the selling handicap in fast time as he ran his mile In 1:395 and the mile and a six teenth in 1:453. There were twenty-six books in line at the drawing today. Frank Shannon dropping off, while bis place was taken by Johnny Lewis. W. Keating. John Hynes and Pat Civill are the latest owners to ship here from Pimlico. Woodford -Clay was among those who witnessed the racing today. Ral Parrs good jumper, The Welkin, and several others, have been shipped over from Pimlico to take part in the Chevy Chase Steeplechase tomorrow afternoon, in which gentlemen riders in hunting costume will be a feature. Jockey Obert was suspended by the stewards for three days. Wood Dove bolted in her race, which cost nugh Penny tho purse, but he received some consolation when King Avondale lauded a purse for him.
