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LAUREL TRACK AGAIN WIT MUD RUNNERS GETTING ABUNDANT OPPORTUNITY ; AT MARYLAND COURSE. Spring: Board Scores for the Second Time During Meeting Brave Cunardcr and Lace Are Bid Up After Sqoring. t Baltimore, Mil., October 24. Weather conditions could hardly have been worse for racing at Laurel this afternoon. A drizzling rain fell during the day and some of the races were run in a driving storm, notably the handicap at six furlongs, which was the feature of an ordinary program. The track, of course, was muddy and there were many withdrawals. Still, the lields that went to the post were of fair size and ths racing spirited. Capt. E. II. Cassatts Spring Hoard, previously a winner at this meeting, added another purse to his score. He appeared to be the legitimate favorite in the handicap, but for some reason Marjorie A. xul l first choice. Spring Hoard went to the front Tight after the start and set a fast pace all the "way. lie opened up a big gap o:i the backstretch stud held it until well into the homestretch, where lie began to tire a bit. IIo had enough left, however, to withstand the challenge of Tartar, which had been none too too quick to b?gin. Marjorie A. finished last, but there was an excuse for her performance, for wlieu sl.e pulled up, it was found that she had bled. The usual bid up came in the first race when II. G. Bedwclls Brave Cunarder was returned the winner over It. T. Wilsons Galaxy. Frank M. Taylor, trainer for II. C. Hallenbeck, rati Bravo Ouiiarder up to ?2.005 from his entered price of SI. 500, but Bedwell retained bis horse. Lace, the winner of the liftli race, also was advanced, when William Garth, representing her former owner, Ral Parr, bid her up from S500 to ,003, at which price she was lwught iu. H. C. HallenlHck of New York, was a visitor at Laurel this afternoon. J. W. Hedricks Emperor William, which has been in the stud in Pennsylvania, will be put in training again. Mr. Hedrick reported today that his mare Dipper had beoji o badly cut down while racing in klHlMiiui that it had Iwen found necessary to de- Bob Levy, manager of the Jamestown Jockey Club, was a visitor at the track today in the interests of his coming meeting at .Norfolk. He said that he already had assurances from horsemen that make certain tiie attendance of more horses than ever before. John Mayberry has decided to investigate the condition of the Moncrief Park track at Jacksonville, Flu.. lefore lie ships the horses of Frederick Johnson and C. IC. G. Billings there for the winter. If it is found that the Jacksonville course is not in suitable condition, the horses will go into cold wenther qnarters at Aiken, S. C. Santo Sotille, of the Charleston Fair and Racing Association, was a visitor at the track this afternoon, lie reported that preparations for the coming season at Palmetto Park are progressing rapidly and that many changes and improvements are being made. A fair is to be held ou the grounds beginning November 17. Jockey Nathan was suspended for the remainder of the meeting for indifferent riding.
