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SHORT GRASS VICTOR AT HAVRE DE GRACE. High Noon Runs a Fast Thrcc-Quartcrs in His Old-Time Fashion Track Talk. Baltimore, Md., September 27. Emil llerz imported horr. Short Grass, winner of various stakes this season, displayed a return to his best, form when lie was returned an easy victor in the feature race of the day at Havre de Grace this afternoon, a handicap for all ages, at one mile and seventy yards. In winning this race he defeated II. P." "Whitneys Iiorrow and August Belmonts Malachite, which ran second and third rest lively. Gnat and Lady Teresa were unplaced. The llerz horse was badly outpaced in the early running ami was contented to remain in lie rear until the turn for hoiu,e was reached, lie then displayed a terrific burst of steed in the last quarter that carried him home the winner by two lengths. I.or-row gave way in the early running to Gnat, which set a fast pace, but disposed of the latter in the last, eighth and had enough in reserve to hold Malachite sffe for second money. High Noon also furnished a surprise when he held a good band of sprinters safe in the second race. The Butler colt dashed to the front in the first eighth and maintained his advantage to the end, although he had to be hard ridden to earn the verdict from Fernroek. Kenneth Karriek will leave here Friday for Saratoga to arrange for the shipment of yearlings belonging to Schuyler L. Parsons and the Oneck Stable to Belmont Iark. John Mellingcr was an arrival from Buffalo. Orotund was advanced 00 over her entered price of 00 after winning the third race, but was protected. Sam Louis was responsible for tho bidding. The stewards have refused the further entry of Longfellow because of that horses physical unfitness. He went to the post in tho third race sore and lame. J. T. McDonald purchased this morning from Thomas Clyde the two-year-old Owaga. T. .1. Shannon will in the future train the horses owned by Mr. McDonald. At the close of the present meeting the Bevor-wyck Stable horses will be shipped to Ixniisville, where they will graze for the remainder of the reason before going into winter quarters at Douglas Park. At a sale held in the paddock, previous to the running of the races, the following horses changed hands: Chelsea; Mrs. E. Arlington 50 Brookfield Belle; Charles Brown .130 Gaelic; G. C. Brentou 325 Tinsel; J. Roach 150 Marsellaise; Charles Ackers 225 Maifou; P. T. Chinn 100 Notice was posted in the secretarys office of a change in the conditions of the claiming races at Laurel, which reads: "All claiming races which appear in the first ten days of the program of the Maryland State Fairs coming meeting, has been changed to read as selling races, therefore tho winner in such races Khali be sold at auction. However, all beaten horses in such races may be claimed for their entered prices plus the value of the purse, it being a violation of the Jockey Club racing rules, necessitated the change of the conditions." ; : i s ! I
