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LAUREL RACING IMPROVES BEST CARD OF THE MEETING DECIDED AT MARYLAND COURSE YESTERDAY. Moutrcsor Wins Hopkins Selling Stakes for R. T. Wilson Consistent Spring Board Carries Cas-satt Colors to Victory in Handicap. Baltimore, .Mil. October S. By far the best card of hi- meeting was run ulf at Laurel this afternoon, with lie Hopkins .Selling Stakes and a six-furlongs handicap serving as the star numbers of the program. The stake went to Richard T. JVilsons Mon-tresor in a driving finish with Biirncgtlt, while the public choice. Dartworth, was unplaced. Dartworth. with .lohiiuy McTnggart up. showed such an excellent performance in his last effort that it was not strange the public pinned their faith to him, lint when it caine to racing Moutrcsor had the speed of the party all the way. even with W. Ward in the saddle. The Wilson racer dashed to the front soon after the start, with Barnogat and Dartworth following closely. Montresor was inclined to quit in tlie stretch, but Ward managed to keep him going long enough to win. The struggle for second place was close, with lSarancgat getting the verdict over Mile Thistle, which just nosed out Colonel Cook. Cadcau, which got oil slowly, closed much ground and ran further than any other horse in the race. The winner was bid up after the race 05 over his entered price of ,000, George Keif doing the bidding. tapt. E. 15. Cassatt won the handicap with the consistent Spring Board, which got home in a hard drive to beat the favorite, Yankee Notions. Davles outrode Karri ck right at the end. This was decidedly the best Held that has run during the meeting in a sprint race. Old Sir John Johnson showed an excellent performance, forcing the pace from the start. One of those occasional long shots that go over materialized in the tifth race, when Brando, at 100 to 1, beat out SiKilIbound, with the favorite. Hedge Kose, in the ruck. After the last race yesterday J. L. Holland, whose Gregg won and was bid tip 00, claimed Iolly II. from II. S. Kearney for ?.00. George Odom will bring a string of two-year-olds to the races next season. lie has twenty, the get of Celt, at Shecpshead Kay, ami the horsemen who have seen them pronounce them a tine looking lot. James ritzsimmons has eight yearlings and the older horses Sandhill, Via Octavia and Kosseaux at Gravesend in winter quarters. Thomas Henley has iifteeii yearlings in charge that will carry the silks of Richard T. Wilson next year. Of tlie lot only two are by Yankee. The nine yearlings that W. F. Presgrave purchased jn Ireland for Thomas Clyde have readied Plmlieo. In addition to these, ho lias two Canadian-bred yearlings that will be raced next season. Clarence Davids has obtained the contract on .lockey Nicklaus and will buy a few horses to race during the coming Charleston meeting. Krando was tlie longest priced winner of tlie meeting. When offered at auction. Sain Louis hill him up to and lought him. Sheridan Clark was at the track this afternoon in the interest of the 0,000 International Derby which is to be run at Dorval Iark next year.
