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BUTWELL BIDES A SKILFUL RACE Handicap at Laurel Goes to Credit of Dr Duenner Disc Harrows Put to Work Baltimore Md OctobtT 17 A steeplechase orer tins twomile course auil n handicap on the flat at a mile and a sixteenth were provided as attractions at Laurel this afternoon Both races furnished inter ¬ esting contests the jumping race going to Luccan the extreme outsider of the race while Dr Duenner took the handicap after leading for most of tlic way The going next to the inner rail was cut up disc harrows bavin been put at Work this morning in order to g t a cushion on the truck The going had been extremely hard close to the inside rail for several days and it was to eliminate this that it was cut up Well balanced fields went to the post In a majority of the races and keen contests re ¬ sulted sultedJockey Jockey ButweUs handling of Dr Duenner was re ¬ sponsible for the latter s victory iu the handicap lr Dnemicr has never shown good form except on j hard track and when this break In todays race came Butwell took him to the front and into the middle of the track skirling the rim which marked the portion that had been cut up These tactics en ¬ abled Dr Duenner to keep the load and although closely pressed by Altamnha he was never headed Tlie finish for second place was exciting heads separating Altamaha Carlton G and Cliff Edge in the order named namedButwell Butwell also had tlie mount on Kate K winner of the fifth race lie reserved his mount behind the fast pace set by Annvri in tnis race waiting until straightened out for the final drive before making his move At the flnish Kate K easily disposed yf her opposition and drew away into a twolengths lead leadA A number of horses changed hands at private sale today Albert Simons purchased Clothes Brush of Harry Payne Whitney Martin Foley secured OrbeJ Lad of J Iloss for 500 J Howard Lewis hougnt Gnaranola of T Talbott F P Robin purchase I Montcalm of F E Piper X K Beal bought O Em of P J Fox and A F Dayton pot Ragman for 300 The latter was sold in the paddock to dih solvo a partnership iunrunola Is intended for jumping Mr Lewis sihonied El Bart a recent pur ¬ chase this morning and the horse fairly flew over bis fences He looks like a natural jumper Jockey C tSross who came here to ride for H O Brdwell has broken his contract with the latter and will leave for his home in California tomorrow tomorrowFrank Frank MrGInty who was one of James Miltons assistant starters will ieavo ii r Lexington tos morrow A B Dade succeeded James Milton as starter today and will be at th barrier during the re uittlndor of the meeting meetingX X MaeFnrlane Joseph llhinock and Algernon Dalngcrficld todavSurfeit were among the arrivals todav Surfeit is being schooled through the Held by James Johnston and has shown up well enough for Albert Simons to offer 1500 for him himJockey Jockey Ural is dangerously Jll wfth typhoid pneu ¬ monia He is confined to a hospital In Baltimore BaltimoreHempstead Hempstead wheeled jnst as the barrier was re ¬ leased ByrneAnother in the sixth race and unseated Jockey Byrne Another novelty race Is carded for tomorrow ami will be run between the regular third and fourth races racesAmong Among this mornings workouts were the fol ¬ lowing lowingAdams Adams Express Tlireeeighths in 6 6Blue 104Cndcau Blue Thistle Fiveeighths In 104 Cndcau Fiveeighths in 103 103Cardiff Cardiff Fiveeighths in 104 104E E ldie Graney Fiveeighths in 103 103Falconet Falconet Half mile In 50 50Flanimariou Flanimariou Threeqncrters an 116 116Flying Flying Fairy Fiveeighths in 1M 1MHarden Harden of Allah Half mile in 52 52Gorrard Gorrard Half mile in 2 Gilbert Half mile in 51 51Highland Highland Chief Half mil in 52 52Housemaid Housemaid Fiveeighths in 104 104Jim Jim CatTrey Half mile in 40 Ixoehiel Half mile in rl rlMary Mary Ann K Threequarters In 120 120Muff Muff Threequarters in 1 17 17Onager Onager Half mile in 49 49Patpn Patpn Mile in 144 144Pcnbbscot Pcnbbscot Mile in 143 143Pcppercotton Pcppercotton Half mile In 51 Rose Queen Half mile in 51 51Senator Senator Sparks Half mile in 52 Sticker Threequarters in 117 117Strenuous Strenuous Threeijuarters In 114 114Worth Worth Threeeighths in 36
