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STROMBOLI A GOOD COLT BELMONT TWO-YEAR-OLD EASILY REDUCES TRACK RECORD AT LAUREL. Outclasses His Opposition and Wins Race in a Can-. tor -After Leading: Throughout Montresor Is Returned Winner of Overnight Handicap. Laurel, Mil., October C. Racing at Laurel this afternoon was held under much pleasauter conditions than heretofore during the meeting and a tremendous gatheriug. almost equaling in point of numbers that of Saturday last, came over from Washington and Baltimore to witness the sport. The fields ruled larger than on any day since the meeting began, and stirring contests resulted. Thirty-six layers were In line and speculation was brisk. The feature race, a mile and seventy yards handicap, found Montresor an easy winner. lie was riddeu by J. McTaggart and had things pretty much his own way throughout the last half mile. The other contenders suddenly dropped back In making the turn into tlie homestretch and at the end they closed with belated rushes. August Belmonts Stromboli. one of the colts that August Belmont will send to France next year, smothered his field for speed hi the second race and won in a canter after being held under restraint most of the way. Stroniboli is evidently a high-class youngster. It is said he will be put to jumping ou the other side. His time of 1:07 rep resented a new track record for five and one-half furlongs. W. R. MIdgeley was at the track today for the purMise or engaging jockeys to ride In the Piping Rock subscription race, to be run over thu Locust Valley track Saturday. He obtained Byrne. But-well, G. Van Benschotteu, S. Davis, H. Radtke, Upton, Wolfe and Fairbrother and hopes to have others. MIdgeley will train for Gilford A. Cochran next season and. besides ten yearlings, he will have the three-year-olds Connemara nnd Oktibbena. Thomas Hitchcocks Harbor Hill candidate. Bay-port, died at Beiiulng this morning. This three-year-old made his first appearance at Saratoga and from there he went to Canada, where, under the training of G. R. Tompkins, lie did not lose a race. His last race was one in which he beat an all-aged field of horses. On all that Bayport had shown, he undoubtedly would have been favorite for the Harbor Hill, for which he was being pointed. W. I. RIggs. secretary of the Maryland Jockey Club, was a visitor today. He reported that Tor the coming meeting at Flmlico many changes would be found, .one of the most notable being the moving of the water jump to a position In front of the clubhouse, Thu jump that was there has been advanced seveuty-tive feet. W. C. Edwards, secretary of the Metropolitan Jockey Club, served as acting secretary for the Maryland State Fair Association today, taking the place of Fred Rchberger, who was called to New York. .Matt J. Winn and James Butler left for Louisville tonight to be present at the running of the Kentucky Endurance Stakes at Churchill Downs October S. Several other horsemen have expressed the intention of making the trip to see this event. Louis Garth, who was badly hurt by a fall in a point-to-point race in Virginia recently, was at the track yesterday. .... Santo Sotille. manager of the Charleston lair and Racing Association, and Fred Auerback, also connected with the management, came up from Charleston today. They reported that the work of preparing for the long meeting is progressing and that the season, should be the best one ever held there. Mortimer Mahoney, who is here, will probably be in charge of the betting ring. Recent work-ots of horses in training over a heavy track at Laurel were: Ash Can Three-quarters in 1:2S. Bobby Boyer Half mile In 53. Brynavia Five-eighths in 1:09. Brynlimah Mile in 1:50. Carlton G. Half mile in 1:00. Connaught Five-eighths in 1:08. Deduction Five-eighths in 1:0S. Dombra Five-eighths in 1:10. Donald Macdonald Mile in 1:55. El wall Three-quarters in 1:23. Garden of Allah Half mile in 52. Gotelus Three-quarters In 1:25. . . Heretic Three-quarters In 1:20. Irish Boy Half mile in 57. T. .Tacnuelina Half mile In 57. J Jawbone Three-quarters In 1:23. -Lace Half mile In 53. Lahore--Three-quarters in 1:23.. J Miss Moments Half mile in 51. Moisant Half mile in 1:00. ! . .Montcalm Half mile in 54. , Nello Three-quarters in 1:25. Netmaker Three-eighths in 39. . ... . Noble Grand Five-eighths in 1:07. Nonpareil Three-eighths in 42. Petelus Five-eighths in 1:0S. Pharaoh Half mile in 54. Punch Bowl Half mile in 51. Rey Three-quarters in 1:22. Royal Message Five-eighths in 1:0G. , Scallywag Five-eighths in 1:0!. Servicence Three-quarters in 1:27. . Sherwood Three-quarters in 1:22. Star Gift Five-eighths in 1:07. Tay Pay Five-eighths in 1:09. Volthorpe Mile in 1:50. Wanda Pitzer Three-eighths n 40. Yenghee Five-eighths in 1:08. Zodiac Three-eighths in 41.
