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FEATURELESS DAY AT LAUREL Selling Platers Monopolize Card and Novelty Race Won by Thoroughbreds Affords Borne Diversion Baltimore Md October 18 A novelty race was one of the attractions at Laurel this afternoon These features proved strong drawing cards at Moncrief Iark Jaeksonville and the jfarylanders appear to bo taking kindly to them The usual number of contestants started this afternoon and the two thoroughbreds finished first and second with one of the motorcycles third The remainder of the program was made up of a series of selling races two of which called for maidens the lirst for two yearolds and the other which was run as the third race for threeyearolds and over Both races fur ¬ nished goxl contests in which Sand Hog and Royal Message graduated from the ranks of the nonwin ¬ ners nersThe The fields were well matched and stirring con ¬ tests resulted Four of the finishes found the win ¬ ners under hard drives to vlu by smaller margins than a length and in three of thorn short heads separated the first two Three favorites scored The failures of others of the choices were brought about through what looked like listless rides The biggest disappointment was Blackford which was heavily backed at short odds in the fifth race a dash of six furlongs Bodkin one of the outsiders turned up the winner He led from the start and managed to last long enough to stall off a belated rush by Blackford The latter was going niuch faster than the winner at tlie end and lie would have beaten Bodkin in another Jump or two twoJockey Jockey Schwebig who rode Bodkin also had the mount on Hamilton The latter showed a good performance working his way up on the outside of liis company and In a fierce finish he beat Chryseis a head headThere There was a deep cushion on the track from rail to rail today This militated against the chances of horses which prefer hard and smooth going and it probably helped in the defeat of Blackford BlackfordSeveral Several owners and trainers left for Piping Uock tonight among them William Shields Albert Simons and Tom Healey Jockeys Butwell W Knapp and Guy Burns also left leftJoe Joe MeCahey who injured the tendons of one of his legs during the Havre de Grace meeting was a visitor at Laurel this afternoon McCahey will be ready to resume riding about the time that Pimlico opens opensW W L Maupin George P Eustis and the Russian Ambassador were among the distinguished visitors Mongolian which finished second to Hoyal Message in the third raw carried the Ettsiis colors Like Blackford Mongolian was closing fast at the finisV J O Talbott has added a couple more of the Whitney horses to his string He purchased few days aga tins twoyearolds Moriocacy and Fairy God mother The former has been tired and will not be taken up for a couple of months monthsW W 1 Burch received a letter from his son Pres ¬ ton this morning which brought the news of the success of Rosshamptou in a steeplechase in Italy Young Burch has arranged to return to America to spend the Christmas holidays with his folks in Washington lie will Sail for this country Decem ¬ ber 15 15Tom Tom Healey has received wml of the arrival of sixteen yearling owned by T Wilson at Sara toga where they will be broken and tried out prep ¬ aratory to going into winter quarters Most of thorn were bred at John E Maddens farm in Ken ¬ tucky but then are none of the get of the stallion Yankee in the lot lotAnthony Anthony Allen arrived at Denning a few days ago with the stxpleehasers owned by Mr McMurtrie He has Banner Clell Turney J C Ewalt and old Tellfare which has count back to the races In great condition Algle Selcctus and J W Frye have l ccn turned out for tlie season seasonJockey Jockey Ural who is ill at the Johns Hopkins Hospital is reported to be doing well Jack Mc Ginnis is looking after the lads welfare and he Is getting possibleThe every attention possible The following were the best workouts this morn ¬ ing over the Laurel track Arasee Mile In 150 Ben Loyal Seveneighths in 131 Big Dipper Half mile in SO Chester Krtim Mile in 144 Dalmain Half mile in 52 Dr K L Swarenger Threequarters in llGs Frogicgs TIireeeighthH in 35 G M Miller Half rnilo in 50 George Stoll Threeeighths in 30 Ills Majesty Threeeighths in 35 Hobnob Threequarters in 118 pulling up Jawlxme Mile in 144 Joe Knight Fiveeighths in 103 Jonquil Half mile in 50 Lochiel Threequarters in 117 Novelist Threeeighths in 36 Pride of Lilimorc Threeeighths in 37 Republican Threequarters in 117 Rockrest Half mile in 40 Sir John Johnson Fiveeighths iirl05 Ten Point Threequartern in 110 The Manager Mile iu 145 Trifler Threeeighths in 37 Worth Mile in 145
