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LAUREL MEETING AT AN END BIGGEST CROWD OF ALL IN ATTENDANCE ON GETAWAY DAY. Tartar Scores an Impressive Victory in National Handicap Kilkenny Boy Swells James Butlers "Winning Record Belamour Wins Again. Baltimore, Md., October 31. Tartar, R. T. Wilsons four-year-old gelding by Ogden Yankee Sister, was returned winner of the National Handicap, tin? big feature race of the October meeting at Laurel Park, which came to a close today. The National Handicap was formerly known as the American Grand National, and has been the principal event at Laurel since the building of the i-ourse. The National Handicap would have been more interesting had Andrew Millers Roamer been a starter, but that good sou of Knight Errant has been retired for the season. Tartar, with his light weight of 102 pounds, looked best of those entered to start and he was a strong choice with the public and the handicappers. But several of the other seven starters were well supported. Tartar won impressively. .McCahey, who guided the Wilson horse, rode a patient race, waiting behind Robert Bradley, Gainer and Pardner to the upper turn, where he sent his mount forward. On the turn for home, Kobert Bradley, the early pacemaker, began to tire and Tartar assumed an easy lead, which be maintained to the end. .lames Butlers success continued when Kilkenny Boy won the two-year-old handicap at live and a baif furlongs. Kilkenny Boy. carrying the top weight of US pounds, wore down Hanson, the pacemaker, in the stretch and was going away at tlie end. The lirst half mile was covered in 40. and the five and a Jialf furlongs in 1:05j, which reduced the track record of 1:00 made by Flitter-gold some days ago. By far the biggest crowd of the meeting was in attendance. The weather was ideal for raciug, and society thronged the club house and club enclosure. The miituels recorded the biggest days business since the meeting began. Dave henrys Belamour, which has . developed into a first class snrinter, took the second race in a canter from Sherwood, with Ella Bryson nosing 8Z TSWraWSttera for third-money. Belamour if as bidup to ,800 by J. W. Hedrick. who secured him at that tlgure. As an aftermath of the recent runup of Working Lad, whpn Sam Louis advanced the horse and took him from II. C. Hallenbeck for ,SC0, a complaint wlls lodged with the stewards by S. C. Hildreth against Mr. Hallenbeck. Hildreth claimed that he was asked to give back the portion ofTimup money which went to August Belmonts Tliornbill, which finished second to Working Lad on that occasion. The matter was taken under advisement and later on in the afternoon a ruling was issued In which Mr. Hallenbeck was fined 00 for violation of rule 131. Algernon Daingerfield was a visitor at Laurel this afternoon. Quite a delegation came over from New York for the closing days sport. On Monday the scene will shift to Pinilieo, where a tenTday meeting will be given by the Maryland Jockey Club. The two-year-old Sharpshooter, belonging to Schuyler L. Parsons, lias been retired for the season. The colt took cold after bis last race and trainer Karrick decided to lay him by until next spring.
