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c i 1 1 i ! : i 1 , LAUREL RACES CLOSELY FOUGHT OUT. Steeplechase Marked by a Succession of Accidents and tho Death cf Susan B. Track Talk. Baltimore, Md., October 1G. While the program at Laurel this afternoon was devoid of stakes, it was an attractive one. The races were contested by well-matched fields and a majority furnished interesting contests. If there was a feature, it was the fourth race, a mile dash for fillies and mares of all ages. Peter Sheridan furnished the winner in Vcnetia, which beat Pan Maid by a scant length. The winner was ridden by F. Robinson. Light showers fell off and on during the afternoon but the going remained fast. The steeplechase furnished a series of mishaps. Gloucester got the better of his rider while going to the post and ran away three miles. Then Otto Floto took a spectacular tumble at the fence in front of the clubhouse, in which he turned a complete somersault. Susan B., while leading in the going to the eleventh jump, lost her rider and while racing along on the flat, riderless, stumbled and tore the ligaments of her leg loose and had to be destroyed. The winner, Frijolee, pulled up lame. The good handicap horse. The Finn, is back in training again and it appears that Edward llcffner will have him ready to run during the latter part of the meeting. The letup given him since the Havre do Grace meeting lias improved the horse and, when he goes to the races again, he should be as good as ever. Preston Lynn ran away a couple of miles while going to the post and Kleeger pulled him up after they had gone a half mile. Several of the more prominent trainers, who went to New York Saturday to try out their yearlings, returned this morning. Jockeys Rutwell and Brady accompanied S. C. llildreth to Belmont Park, where seventeen of the August Belmont youngsters were given trials. Mr. Belmont himself was present to witness the trials. The brother to Stromboli is a particularly good-looking youngster and his move was about as impressive as any shown. The half-sister to Hourless will not be trained. She is a sway back and will be shipped back to the farm for retirement to tho stud. AViiliam R. Midgley tried out a half dozen of the G. A. Cochran yearlings and was well pleased with what they showed. Jack McCormack made the trip to the Empire City track, where the Butler yearlings are quartered, and tried out the entire band. Loftus accompanied him. The Butler string will winter at the Empire City track and McCormack will have close to fifty horses in charge. Several stables of jumpers have arrived at Pim-lico from the Long Island tracks. T. J. Donohue and Howard Lewis arrived Saturday and the following reached Laurel this morning: W. II. Henry, II. L. Pratt, G. B. Freeman and M. Brady. Steeplechase jockeys M. Henderson and E. Hays also arrived. T. J. Shannon has arranged to take over a half dozen of the F. .1. Pons horses. They will be turned over to him in New Orleans. Glory Belle is again in the stable of T. J. Smith. George M. Odom repurchased tho filly from I. M. Hedrick this morning. The steeplechaser, Hearts of Oak, struck himself in his race on Saturday and will be retired for the year. He will be shipped back to his owners farm at Oakvilie. Out., in a few days. J. 11. McCarthy has purchased the two-year-old filly Long Distance from the Mirasol Stable. She will be turned out until next spring.
