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PLATERS1 DAY AT LAUREL HEAVY GOING KEEPS THE BETTER HORSES IN THEIR STALLS. BUT RACING IS GOOD. Golden List Accounts For the Main Race of the Afternoon and Outstays Sky Pilot — All Smiles and Royal Meteor Score in Their Races. Laurel. M,L. October :.— The closest thing to : feature rac,. here tub, aftern 1 was an overnight •Hills handicap for I wo-veal -«.! ls at live ami a half iuri..iigs. ii. B. H.Hiw.lis aaeedT filly OsHn List «•»•• 1li«- oik- to show the way homo to a fair band. -k Iilot «;iv tii,. runner-up. while Greetings got up hi the hist few strii! s to finish lliir.1. The winner was wnt to the from with a rush an l showed I • • — 1* Hijilit .f speed in Hie going, although she was . iritig at tin. end. Sky Pilot was always closest in pursuit ami. alter savins ground on ihe turns, onislie.l in a resolute inaiiner. 1he going at iln- Laurel Mnt this afterajean was d -ep an.l holding ami a mediocre cUm of MCBCa contested I lie race-, wlii-li were all of the -dling variety. TI..- pablic lia.t a fairly good line on ill- merits of lli«- different starters ami speculation ana lirisk through the afu--ii.sm. Ketone tin-tkranteaing weather conditions that prevailed befoi-tlie lirst r««-e. a good-sizcl crowd journeyed to the ■ •-.- limn Washington and Baltini m-. I lw- improving All Smiles stored another vic-l ry. wnen In- li p .sod of a hand .if platers at •i mile and a sixteenth, lie was much the l«-st. i nil whi with -|h-o.1 in reserve. OH Koyal Mitwr m -counted for the third race. n which in- stagg.-r.-d home a scant length in aO-.auoe of Menlo Park. I»r. J. V. Al«- s,.rwy. who raced a small hut Bake! string at the atetroaatttaa tracks this year. as an arrival from Charleston, s. .. this morn-.ug and will remain for an extended visit. II. «:. He.lw.-U. who claimed Isirose from Job? Saafurd on the opening day of the meeting, has sold ■!•• • hack to Mr. Sanford for SJ.ihmi. Judge Kd "ol - arrived from ana. la today to as--imie His duties in the stand. W. 1,. Oliver"- Akketntad was badly cut down in lii* last race and will be on tin- shelf for a time. Jockev Mctalicv mad.- his lirst appearance in HM -addle today s|,i,e his !.t|| from K. T. Wilsons i artar ill the running of the Clicsterbrook Haudi-■ :i| at llavre a .race. Frang Retail will g. into winter quarters at ,.iao~elni a: Ufa iIm- Cievelaud Stahle string. lie l ail Intended racing a part of the string through tin cold mouths. Inil ill im i re. I his miml. Hie stalde of I". .1. Tons will prohahly 1h* tin-lirst to arrive at New Orleans. He will ship towards Hi- last of this mouth from Memphis. Thomas Shaw left for Now York today. He will ..rtond the meeting of the Piping Buck Raring Association at Locnat Valley Saturday. C. It. KUi-on has returned to Kentucky. Several uorseuieu will leave here Friday for I.e. list Valley. Anions; those who will make the nip are. G. it. lompkins. I*. A. Cassidy. Henry J. Morris. Silas Veitoh and .Tames McLaughlin. Jr.
