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BIG LABOR DAY ATTENDANCE. HOLIDAY CROWD OF OVER EIGHT THOUSAND ENJOYS SOME GOOD RACING. J. W. Fullers Tokay and Dorothy Dean Finish First and Second in Feature Race at Sl Louis-Jockey Crump Is Set Down by Starter Dade. St. Louis. Mo., September 3. A severe wind storm, which lasted a few hours this afternoon, did not affect the holiday attendance at Max-welton Park and a big crowd journeyed out to witness the sport. The sun brightened up before the second race and real summer weather was the order throughout the day. The holiday crowd, numbering over 8,000, enjoyed themselves immensely, as they witnessed some good racing. The Labor Day Handicap, at one and one-sixteenth miles, J. W. Fullers entry captured first and second money, with Tokay and Dorothy Dean, and it was the public choice. Daddy Holbert and Berlin went to the front in the first quarter, where Berlin soon retired and Tokay, which was on the extreme outside, made his challenge before they were straight-ned out in the homestretch and passed the Holmes colt to win going away. Dorothy Dean, Tokays stablemate, came on with a good stretch rush and also passed the tiring Daddy Holbert. The opening race brought the defeat of the public choice Breezy. Howard Bland captured this dasli in easy style. The last race brought a thrilling finish. Dental just managing to outlast .Bob Diindon. The latter finished on the outside with " " the utmost gameness. Bruno Mitchell and James Comisky were late arrivals from New Orleans and report the new track there is progressing rapidly. Starter Dade set jockey Crump down - for three days. Jockey Lowe was set dowii for the remainder of the meeting for rough riding. Jockey Taplin was also set down by the Judges for the rest of the meeting. The delegates to the convention of the International life Insurance Company will attend. the races in a body tomorrow under the whig of Colonel Doyle. Tuesday will be ladies day, when the fair sex: will be admitted free. The published announcement that racing would begin at New Orleans Thanksgiving Day was received with delight by the horsemen here. Some of the liorsemen may shin to New Orleans by boat from Jhere.
