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k t 1 ; s j t . B . j . . . , : I [ ! • i , STILL RAINING AT LAUREL ALL PROSPECTS OF NEAR-BY IMPROVEMENT OF THE GOING DISPELLED. Prohibition and Hudas Brother Score at Long Odds — Back Bay an Easy Winner — C. J. Fitzgerald Presiding Steward at Havana. Laure-1. Mil.. Octemor 20.— Heavy trad: comlitions again prevaih-u at Laurel this afternoon. A steady downpour all night made- the- going deep and heavy and ruined all prospects fe r a fast track for the next few .lays. The program was in the main made; up of se-lling races. 111 which horse-s that raced e n the Canadian circuit during the ast summer cut prominent figure-. Two e f the winners. Prohibition and Hildas Brother, paid their backers handsome dividends. The feature rae-e. an allowance affair at one mile, was won by Bae-k Bay. which made- all the pace and beat Herbert Temple iu e-asy fashion. John J. McGraw was an arrival anel announced that he would remain for the rest of the meeting. The first of the important announcements that the Cuba-American Jockey Club is t make- relative to the race meeting to be held in Havana. Cuba, the e-oming winter, was given out this afiern.M.n. It was that Christoph.-r J. FitJSgeral.l. the well-known New York Joeke-y Club official, had been engaged to fill the position of presiding ste-war.l for the Havana meeting. Mr. Fitzgerald for many years was em-ploye-d as ■author and in other capacities tap tlu» Jockey Club. He stands high ImmIi with horse-men and race-goers, who have the- most implicit eonfi-• Ic.oce in him. and his addition la the staff of officials at Havana will nie-aii a big haunt for racing in Ouha. H. 1. Brown, general manager of the Cnba-Amoricau Jackap Club, will be here- next we-ek when other announcements of importance will be made. Some- powerful people in Cuba tan ma ass.M-iat.-d them-selve-s with the club with the idea of making the winter meetings at the Marie.nao track of the high-e-st class. This has be-e-n shown by the large amount of money that has been expended during the past summer in many improvements made to the pl-int. James Milton, who did such good work at the barrier at Havre de Grace, has again been engaged to do the starting. Joeke-y T. Nedan was an arrival from California this morning. He will ride here as a fre-e lance. J. O. Talbott. a well-known western turfman, who has lK-en racing his horses on the metropolitan circuit this ye-ar. is gathering teigether a powerful stable feir next ye-ar. During the past fortnight he has made numerous purchases and it is his intention to make more before the seasem comes te» a close. Mr. Talbeitts plans are to winter his big string at the Charle-ston trae-k and his horses will lie sent senith at the e-oacliision of the Pimlie-o meeting. Dorses recently acquired by Mr. Talbott incluele Slumber II.. Ianelean. Vermont. Night Stick. Sandman II.. Old Broom and thri-e yearlings — one a sister to Buskin, another by Hamburg and one- by Burgomaster. Others of the stable that will lie sent to Charleston are Gin... Prime Henry. Elk Ridge. Monocacy and Palanquin. It is the intention or the- owner to elisposi- of Scorpii, Pierrot. Dinah Do. Earl e f Savoy and Jawbone before going Into winter eptarters.
