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1 i GOOD RACE FOR HOWARD SELLING STAKES. Goldcrest Boy the Winner in a Stirring Finish with Blue Thistle and Wooden Shoes. Laurel, Mil., October 4. The Howard Selling Stakes, the feature attraction hero tills afternoon, furnished a splendid contest, the finish resolving itself into a struggle between the entire field, in which the result was not decided until in the closing strides. I. M. Iledrick furnished the winner in Goldcrest Boy, which came from behind and just managed to get up in time to beat Blue Thistle by a short head. Wooden Shoes was third, a scant length away and a nose in advance of Republican. Then followed Venetia, beaten another neck. Goldcrest Boy was entered to be sold for ,500, and several bidders were on hand when he was offered for sale. Max Hirsch and Emil Ilerz carried him to ,400, and J. W. Iledrick bid the necessary to protect the colt. Goldcrest Boy paid hand some returns in the pari-mutuels and, after the bidding. Iledrick returned to the lawn smiling, evidently having profited handsomely over the colts victory. Iledrick figured in another run-up during the afternoon. He advanced Glory Belle 00 after she Avon the third race. Like Goldcrest Boy, the filly was retained by her owner. Yankee Notions was another winner, whose owner was forced to stand a runup to retain his horse. In tliis instance Emil Ilerz ran the winner up from ,200 to ,705. Trainer Nat Dyer protested the bid, on the ground that the conditions of the race stipulated that it was a claiming race, but the protest was not allowed by the stewards. Light Arms, winner of todays steeplechase, was bred in Belgium. He is a blockily-built horse and a good fencer. King Simon and Tom Horn pulled up lame and Bachelor fell at the eleventh fence. Borax was another winner that was bid up, Sam Louis advancing him from 00 to 00. H. G. Bedwell retained the horse. T. J. Elward was an arrival from Toronto this morning. He arranged with T. J. Shannon during the afternoon to take over the plater Casco and the latter will be shipped to Baltimore in a few days. William Garth returned from Charlottesville, Va., and will be here for the remainder of the meeting. The jumjers Rhomb and Idle Michael and the two-year-old Dr. Nelson, which were raced by Mr. Garth on the Canadian circuit, were sent to the farm from Toronto. The jumpers went lame while Dr. Nelson was jumped on and badly cut down at Blue Bonnets. The wound has healed and the colt has developed into a slashing good looking youngster. The jumpers Chester Krum and Garter, which fell lame-lown -at Toronto, were shipped back to their owners in Maryand. , Charles Landnle received a telegram from F. W. Kirkland, of the East Coast Railroad, to the effect that the new ferry to Havana, which was constructed during the winter mouths, will be put in operation October 21. The new boat is built to carrv any sized car and is also equipped with wireless, which will permit it to carry passengers. This boat will solve the problem of shipping to Cuba. Owners will now be able to load their horses at Baltimore and unload them at the gates of the Oriental Park in Havana. I. M. Iledrick claimed Flag Day after he was beaten yesterday, but afterwards sold him back to Emil Ilerz. The owners of steeplechasers in training here met In the secretarys office before the races this afternoon and suggested to the secretary some conditions, which they thought would have a tendency to bring together larger fields in the jumping races. There ! was a lack of material during the first few days, but several stables have arrived from the Canadian and Long Island tracks during the past day or two, among them J. K. Frayling, who arrived with three, including Otto Floto and Sam Jackson. The stable of Mrs. J. I. Misick arrived from Canada this morning. This about completes the shipments from the Dominion. Jules Gnrson was taken sick at the track this morning with an attack of acute indigestion. John Powers has arranged to take up the sprinter Imperator and the two-year-old Thursday Nighter, which have been turned out at the Schults farm in New Jersey since last May.
