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1 . . . . . I ■ t L BUT Bt Ro D fi five to, but , j t 1 . at ti ..t ,j f of tit m th the The f a a jn th the re in in th in in ai and w m w SI Si. m st " . ■ I ■ £ ? f in ,, J ■ " % ■ to ■ a , , J ! I * J r J ; J l J j j , j 5 I , 5 i I j : LAUREL CARD IS INFERIOR THE SELLING PLATERS GRADE WEli AND FURNISH GOOD RACING, Royal Meteor Continues on His Winning Way-* Devil Fish Takes a Race — Shrapnel Outstays Virginia K. — Joyner Sends a Two-Year-Old Over. Laurel. Md.. Octolier 8. — A card of six races, of which were under selling conditions, brought together an inferior grade of horses this afternoon, despite the absence of a stake race, an interesting afternoons sport was enjoyed. A 1MB one mile and a sixteenth was accorded the jiosi-tion usually given over to the stakes and handicaps, and this brought together a fair field. Royal Meteor, which, by the way. is showing something a return to his one-time good form, was returned an easy winner over Carlton G. and His Nibs. Luther, one of the choices, wheeled when barrier was released and was left at the post. winner is locally owned and his victory was profitable cue for the Baltimore contingent. The going showed no improvement over that at yesterday, being deep and holding and calling for best efforts of the mud runners sent to the |M si. Overhead the weather conditions chared up and this resulted in a noticeable increase in the attendance the grandstand and lawns. The clubhouse contingent was also well represented, many notables the social world journeying over from Washington Raltimore. Etnil Her/, scored his first victory of the meeting when Devil Fish, one of his English hurses. took a mediocre band into camp in the opening dash. He was much the best and won accordingly. In the race for two-year-olds C. W. Campbells Shrapnel repeated his recent victory over Virginia Tlie two raced head and head and Shrapnel won drawing lit. Fairweather was the medium of staunch support in the betting but the liest he could do was to finish third. H. G. Bedwells Parduer was badly cut down during the running of the Howard Selling Stakes yesterday and his injuries may keep him away from the races for some time. W. P. Riggs left for New York tonight to be ■ present at the Locust Valley races of the Piping Rock Association tomorrow, where he will officiate the judges stand. Joseph McLennan is busying himself with the book .or the coming Bowie meeting. The applications for stabling for the meeting have been so great that all of the horsemen will not lie accommodated on the grounds and several will have go to Benning. For the convenience of these the W.. B. and A. electric line has decided to run daily hors? special from the old Washington course to tlie track. Jockey C. Turner has been on the sick list for a few days. Little Nearer, C. H. Bobbins good plater, will make his second effort through the field at the coni-■ ing PimLco meeting. John Whalen has been schooling him for some time and he is being pointed for the cross-country races to be offered. Silas Veitch raced Little Nearer through the field one year, but since that time he has been a good racer in the Hat for Whalen. James Rowe and Dr. It. W. McCully were among the arrival- today. Starter McGinity came from Toronto and E. J. Crawford was another who came on fr. ni the same city. Perugino. a two-year-old hy St. Victrix — Perugia, sent over from England by A. J. Joyner. reached Laurel today and was turned over to Albert Simons. It is intended to race him this fall. W. R. Coe. owner of the Shoshone Stable, has returned from his western ranch at Cody. Wyo. He is establishing a thoroughbred stud on bis far western estate and. in addition to a number of marcs that have been shipped west, he has Nonpareil, a horse he purchased from T. F. Sheedy. and which won a blue ribbon at the Laurel fair a few vears back. He also has the good three-year-old Lampoon, that he bought from Frederick John-sen. Jacoba. winner of the Spinaway Stakes at Saratoga, the filly that Mr. Cue purchased for a big price from J. O. Keene. has gene into retire- ment for the year at Belmont Park. Hauberk, the thrpe-year-old that, as yet. has failed to make good for Mr. Coe. has also lieen turned out for the year at the course of the Westchester Racing Associa- tion. Hauberk is the colt that Mr. Coe purchased at J. L. Hollands dispersal sale. His best race for Sir. Ci e was when he was iust Ilea ten a head by .Tames Butlers Comely in the running of the Keene Memorial Stakes.
