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FROGLEGS AGAIN IN FORM J W SCHORRS CRACK THREEYEAS OLD SCORES EASY VICTORY AT LAUREL Beats Worth Sprite and Other Good 0 fa a aAllowance Allowance Race Hedge Makes New Record Recordfor for Mile and a Sixteenth Baltimore Md October 12 The Laurel man ¬ agement offered one of the best programs of th meeting this afternoon and a tremendous gathering turned ont Extra special trains were run from Washington and Baltimore to Transport the big delegations from those cities It was a perfect day for outdoor sport tho weather being warm and suimnerlike and the track fast Besides the Chevy Chase Steeplechase there were provided as features an allowance race for threeyearolds at one nillo which brought together Froglegs Sprite Worth Republican and others and a handicap at one mile and a sixteenth sixteenthThe The conditions of the steeplechase called for riders who were muml crs of a bonafldo hunt club In hunt ins costume The race furnished a pretty contest the winner turning up In Qua Cotton with Dion Kerr in the saddle Idle Michael and Black Bridge showed keen speed for the first mile and a half of the trip but in the final running Gnn Cotton and Shannon River closed fastest fastestFroglegs Froglegs the champion of Ms age on the Canadian circuit proved aa easy winner in the third race Sprite was made favorite and flattered her backers by going to the front at the start and leading uutll well Inside the final furlong where McTaggut brought Froglegs up with a rush and drew away Into an easy lead The contest for second place was ex ceedingly close Worth just managing to beat Sprite in the final stride strideBack Back Bay won his third straight race of the meet Ing when he made a runaway affair of the opening dash furlongsThe at six furlongs The Hallenbeck stable scored a victory with Hedge in the mile and a sixteenth handicap Hedge heavily backed by her people outran her opponents f rofn tbesnali und won la aBaatet by three lengths The pace was fast the fractional time being 23 47 112 1371 144 This marked a new track record for the distance The Manager was ths holder of the previous record recordA A carload of horses will leave Laurel on Thursday next consigned to Piping Rock In the lot will be J H Morris Scallywag R T Wilsons Hester Irynne a couple owned by the Oncck Stable and several belonging to August Belmont BelmontTom Tom Healey sold this morning to Frank Regan the threeyearold New River The latter is a halfbrother to the speedy Takahira TakahiraBob Bob Levy and Mortimer Malioney were visitors at Laurel this afternoon They came np from Norfolk where they have been arranging for the Jamestown Jockey Clubs fall meeting which will follow that at Pimlico PimlicoJ J W Dayton arrived from Richmond with the jumper Mystic Light and Uncle Obie ObieBreaker Breaker Boy winner of the slsth race yesterday was bid up COO over his entered price oi 600 by William Walker The colt was retained by hto owner ownerW W P Burch received a letter from his son Prestou who Is training a stable of jumpers In France for Harry La Montague saying that he would take Hampton Court to Italy to run In a rich stake there Novelty beat him a head In his last start Hampton Court has developed into a flne juniper and won a steeplechase recently in Belgium He is now running on the flat Young Burch reports that Alfred Noble reached the other side In flna condition and is greatly admired He will not start until next year and will be prepared for a 45000 jumping stake to bo run In France Stentor FranceStentor broke down and Sprite bled during the running of the third race The former will be re ¬ tired for the season Several fast moves were recorded this morning over the Laurel course The following were among the most imnressivo imnressivoAltainaha Altainaha Mile in 142 142Auto Auto 117Blackford Maid Threequarters in 117 Blackford Threequarters in 130 handily Captain handilyCaptain Jinks Mile In 147 147Centurion Centurion Half mile In 53 Chester Krum Mile in 145 145Eddie Eddie Graney Mile in 149 149Falconet Falconet fFederal Threeeighths in 36 f Federal Threequarters in 1151 Flamraarion Threequarters id 1149 Flying Fairy Threequarters in 118 t Flying Yankee Half mile in 51 Gilbert Mile In 145 145His llGsLad His Majesty Thrceqnarters In llGs Lad handilyLahore of Langden Threequarters In 130 handily Lahore Mile in 147 147Lawsuit Lawsuit Threequarters in 115 115Lord Lord Elarn Fiveeighths in I UK UKObsession Obsession Half mile In S3 S3Ocean Ocean Blue Mile in 143 143Ochre Ochre Court Threeeighths la 36 36Phew Phew Tureequarters la 103 Scallywag Threequarters in llfi llfiShelby Shelby Mile in 147 147Spring Spring Board Mile In 144 144Strenuous Strenuous Threequarters in 117 117Tale Tale Carrier Fiveeighths in 103 103Tartar Tartar lI47iTarts Threequarters in lI47i Tarts Fiveeighths in 102 The Manager Threequarters In 122 122Towton Towton Field Mile iu 144 9J 9JWar War Horn Half mile la 49
