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j I OUTSIDERS WIN AT LAUREL STARTLING RUNS WELL AND DEFEATS FERN-ROCK IN THE BLUE POINT SELLING STAKES. His Nibs Bleeds and Is Fulled Up in Ha3 Race — Trainer Fatterson Returns from England and Horses He Bcught There Are Expected Today. Laurel. Mil.. Octolier 11.— B. F. Carmans Startling, coupled with Brooisrale in the betting, accounted for the Ulue Point Selling Stakes, the feature race of fxlays program. Startling was ridden by T. McTaggart. made- all the pace and beat the favorite. Fe.nrock, by a half length. F-.-rnrock was oil the inside in close quarters at the end and. with a stronger rider than Collins in the saddle, might have beaten Startling. The race was marred by a bit of rough riding as a result of which s..couy met. with repeated interference in the early running and Prohibiti.-n fell. The brief history of the Blue Point Selling Slakes since it was first run in lJll to and including todays running is as follows: Year. Winner. Wt. Jockey. Val. Time. lltll Froglegs 112 J. Wilson ...70O 1:12-. p.112 Cry !« K. Karrick. MM 1 :07::-. 1913 Susan B .IS J. Callahan. 1.015 1: i:i-- 1014 Hcadmast 10.5.1. McCahev. 1.455 1 ; n; -. 1U15 Startling Ill T. MeTagt. 1.550 11H% Outsiders were conspicuously successful ami several of the winners paid handsome returns. His Nibs, favorite for the third race, bb-d after they had gone a half mile ami was pulled up. The track had dried out considerably, but the gong was still a bit lumpy and rough in spots. W. F. lresgrave has traded the tare-jear-eM Casco for J. O. Burttschells steeplechaser Kali-Bafts. Charles T. Patterson, who went to England several weeks ago to purchase yearlings for C. K. G. Billings, has arrived in New York and the horses are exacted tomorrow. The yearlings that were purchased bv B S. Sevier, for au American, were for K. T. Wilson. J::ckey McDermott. who bad the mount on Prohibition, escaped with a few scratches. T. J. Shannon, trainer for Edward McBride. will leave for Lexington Saturday to look over tka jeailletB at the Idle Hour Farm on which Mr. McKride obtained au option some time ago. In the event of McBride taking over the yearlings. tb.ey will lie sent to Louis Tauber. who will break them before shipping them to Baltimore to ea wintered. C. F. Flynn. assistant manager of the Cuba-American Jockey Club, and C Vautrain. also connected with the Cuban association, are recent arrivals from Havana. Mr. Flynn finished considerable of the improvements on the Havana cours - before leaving Cuba. Some 1.500 palms, ti-inanas and other tropical trees were set out and a number of dower beds were constructed. A layer of twelve inches of sand has been placed on the track, which has also lieon entirely regraded. The grounds efteat the stables have also been laid out wttl ibivewavs and Oriental Park is now oue of the show places of Marianao. Emil Herz. whose Marshon was bid up on Saturday, retaliated by claiming Biliie Baker from .1. I. Strode for -SttOtt. L. A. Seregni was an arrival this morning from York. Pa., with Petelus an 1 J. B. HarreM. Jockey W. I.illey was suspended Saturday for three davs by the starter for disobedience at th.-post. Bichard E. Watkins, who has taken over the horses Ninety Simplex and Jim Basey. lias bad the formers shoulders blistered and tin1 colt will ! e turned out for a while. An effort will be made to get him ready for the races at New Orleans. The horses of John Sanford that have been racing here will winter at the Benniiig track. Jockey L. Mink will remain with the stable during the winter months. The Sanford horses have always heretofore beea wintered at their owners farm in Amsterdam, N. Y.
