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i HE WILL WINS FROM YANKEE NOTIONS. i Ormesdale Taken the Handicap for Two-Year-Olds — Improved Conditions at Havre de Grace. Havre an Grace, Md.. September 28. — Of the orig- . inal seven named overnight for the Princeton Sell- i imr Stakes, a guaranteed dash for three-year-ol Is , and over, but three went to the post, there being four withdrawals. Louis Feustols speedy He Will ; added another to his string ol: recent victories when J he got up in the linal seventy yards to beat Yankee Notions by a scant half length in a hard drive, f Sarsenet, the only other starter, was always beaten j off. Yankee Notions enacted the role- of pacemaker • and raced into a good lead, with the winner in Close j pursuit, but under a steadying pull. On the turn j for home He Will moved up a notch and went to the J middle of the course. At the eighth post Cooper, j who was ridiue. Yankee Notions, went to the Whip when his mount began to shorten his stride, but he ; Was unable to withstand He Wills challenge. Raring conditions showed a decided Improvement * over those of yesterday and a much larger crowd was on hand to witness the running of the card. As on other days large and unwieldy holds faced the starter in the cheaper made of selling races. while there was a scarcity of racers in the handicaps. Qaai sport was the order, the majority of the winners scoring only after hard drives. B. T. Wilsons Ormesdale easily accounted for the handicap for two-year-olds at five and a half furlongs. He was restrained behind the early pacemaker. Starling, and. when called on. drew away into a sale lead. Sprint got up to beat startling for second place. Word was received today that K. B. CaasattS ; string of racers had arrived at Laurel from Chester- ; brook Parm at Berwyn, Pa. .lames Oilara. one of the moving spirits in the I! wie track, made bis appearance today. He reports that the course will be in tlie best of order for the fall opening. Teatph McLennan, racing secretary at Laurel, was among the arrivals today and was kept busy looking after the wants of the horsemen. Acting for L. S. lb mpsou. Albert Simons sold Old Hroom and Pandean to J. O. Talbott this morning. David Gideon purchased the- well-bred mare Faithful from W. C. Westmoreland this morning for breeding purposes. She will he mated with . s tronomer. at present standing at Midway. Ky. Ioiir carloads of horses were shipped to Laurel this morning to await the opening id that meet lug. Gwyn Tompkins arrived from Canada and will remain for the rest of the meeting before going on to Virginia. ___________
