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OLD BORROW AGAIN A STAKE WINNER. Takes tho Prince George Handicap at Laurel with Ease Saratoga Stakes Announced. Baltimore, Md., October 21. The Royal Blue Steeplechase Handicap with ,500 added and the Prince George Handicap with ,500 added, were provided as features by the Maryland State Fair at Laurel this afternoon. Both races furnished surprises, the former on account of Quel Bonheurs winning and the latter on account of the poor showing of Runes. In Iiis previous race Quel Bonheur finished last and beaten off, while Buries had been racing well in his previous starts. Quel Bonheur came from behind in his race today and in a driving finish beat Northwood and Sun King. Runes was never prominent in his. race and at the finish was beaten off a dozen lengths. Borrow ran one of his good races and won the Prince George Handicap. He was ridden by F. Robinson, tool: an easy lead after following J. J. Lillis for three-quarters and won pulled up. Runes was last, beaten by a length by Daddys Choice for third money. At a mentiuu of the directors t the Saratoga Association, held in the Belvidere Hotel last night, it was decided to increase the money to be added to some of the important fixtures for next year. Extensive improvements will bo made on the plant before next summer. The grandstand and clubhouse will be repainted and the latter building will be remodeled. The value of the Hopeful Stakes next year will be 5,000, an increase of ,500 over this year, and the Spinaway Stakes will be increased in value from ,000 to ,000. The United States Hotel Stakes will have a value of ,500. and the Grand Union Hotel Stakes will also be of the value of ,500. The Grab Bag Handicap will be of ,000 added. The entrance fees to these events will be the same as last year. Entries will close Monday. November 27. J. W. Iledrick will, in the future, train the horses running in the name of I. M. Iledrick. Steve Judge left for Tijuana this morning with the R. 0. Egan and E. J. McGraw horses. William P. Spurgeon of Washington has consummated a deal with the Kentucky Stable for the transfer of Storm Nymph. The latter is a highly-bred filly by Joe Chamberlain Maud Primrose and consequently of the Bruce Lowe No. 5 family. Mrs. E. Arlington has decided to have her plater Republican fired and turned out for the year. He will be shipped to Virginia next week. The platers Pullux and Little Dipper will be disposed of by auction in the paddock at Laurel on Wednesday next. George Miller, who has been starting" and acting as judge at some of the smaller meetings in the south, was an arrival at Laurel this afternoon. Mr. Miller is in search of material for a client in Porto Rico. He purchased twenty-seven horses this fall and shipped them to Porto Rico. Among them were seven two-year-olds that he picked up in Kentucky, and the older horses Bully Kean and Mollie Kean. Mr. Miller will leave next week for Montgomery, Ala., where he will do the starting and manage the running races which will be given in connection with a fair in that city. A. J. Joyner and T. J. Healey left for Belmont Park last night to look after the yearlings they have quartered at that course. The youngsters will be tried out tomorrow. The condition book for the Bowie meeting will bo issued to horsemen next week. Secretary McLennan has completed the task of compiling the conditions for the different events to bo run at that meeting and they were given to the printer this afternoon. Jockey AV. Obert, whose farm is located near the Laurel race course, gave a house warming to his friends tonight. Max Ilirsch shipped Caudylaud back to Belmont Park this afternoon. Jerry Carroll sent two of W. R. Coes racers home in the same car and Louis Feustel left with the Crown Stable horses. John L. Coylo came down from Belmont Park for a few days. He has two horses wintering at Belmont Park.
