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AMMS EXPRESS A WINNER JIALLENBECK BACEE CARRIES TOP WEIGHT TO VICTORY IK LATJBEL HAHDICAP HAHDICAPMilo Milo I Run in 138 S Close to Track Becord Time J L McQinnia Puta Over Good Thine ThineIn In Sam Jackson MlUmcre Md October 14 Results exceeded ex jwvtatitms at lyuurel this afternoon The card was i ordinary ouc but u majority of Ihe races fur jlsu il keen finishes in which the winners wore first home by smaU margins In only one race ras tiw winners margin more than a length and in throe of them heads or necks separated the lirst two II was ladies day but threatening weather k fl many at home The rain held off however md an enjoyable afternoons sport was had The track was in splendid condition in fact better than on any day during the meeting Jlie fourth race a handicap at one mile attracted most interest It was the feature race of the pro ¬ gram aud brought together some fair horses Adam Express the top weight with McTaggart in the sad ¬ dle proved best He was well liandled by the Bel inoat rider who reserved him until entering the homestretch In the last quarter he took the lead and easily disposed of his opposition drawing away TO win by a length from Carlton G The mile was jun in J3Ss which was close to the track record Adams Express was the only winning favorite of the afternoon afternoonThe The best contest of the day came with the running of the third race a dash of six furlongs Nine of the ten carded went to the post and five of them fin ¬ ished closely bunched with heads and noses sepa ¬ rating the first four It was hard to tell which had won until the official placing was displayed The lsth race was another exciting contest with five of ih j seven bunched as the winning mark was passed 1 L McGinnis and his connections put over a good i Mug when Sam Jackson won the fifth race Hi 1 wa ridden by W Knapp and beat Amelia Jenks a I KiKjth and a half halfFred Fred W Gerhardy who acted as racing secretary if the meeting held in connection with the Rich UKitid fair last week was a visitor at Laurel this afternoon lie reports the racing a big success alio Hist 2000 persons were on the grounds on Thurs ¬ day last William Snyder one of A B Dade assistants who did the starting at Richmond also flic latter won three races with the threeyearold Sctierauiblan and then sold the colt to 13 Oottrel1 Mr Garrison has also disposed of the contract that Ji held on jockey Ferguson to August Belinont It i said that Ferguson will do the riding for the Bel iiKnl stable for the remainder of the season This leaves McTaggart without an engagement and the latter will probably sign with the Hallenbeck stable stableIKnrv IKnrv J Morris M Daly and Captain Dnhainc returned from Piping Bock this morning They tiring back glowing reports of the meeting at the Ixioc Island track Hob Levy announced to the horsemen that no ittiY of less value than 300 would be given at the Norfolk track this fall also that several 500 and SSjo handicaps would be given during the meeting VMites the stakes which will close next month The reinsure set apart for the betting has been re iiKNlcled and enlarged and Mortimer Mahoney who is n cbnnre of that department pronounces it tbu r of its kind on any of the southern tracks trackslack lack Trice foreman for Tom Healey who was ak j to the Johns Hopkins hospital suffering from slielit concussion when he fell while riding Rlngllng ast week Is up and about and probably wiU bo VCH in the saddle again during the latter part of ounted for her quitting so silre GandralCaadianbre yearngs have iR Mi shipped from Pimlico to Thomas Clyd n Jritin at Salisbury T Azviade Fiveeighths in I3 Centurion Half mile in 50 ioud Chief Mile in 145 Oates Half mile in 1 lval el ThrceqtiarterR in 115 Konnak Mile in 142 Iad of La lx cbares Madeline Miss Edit Winning Widow WidowYankee Yankee Notions Mile Vmhee Threequarters in lito
