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LAUREL RACING TO GO ON Board of Health Rescinds Order to Stop Sport in Maryland Thrilling Finishes Feature an Off OffDay Day Program Devoted to Races Racesof of Plater Division Laurel Md October 11 The Maryland State Board of Health today issued an order closing all places of amusement in Maryland includin the Laurel race track but late in the afternoon word come from the state board rescinding the order for tomorrow at least and racing will go on as usual usualThe The rescinding order did not state whether racin would be permitted next week but inasmuch as it is an outdoor sport it is expected that there will be no further hindrance of tlie meeting meetingOwing Owing to a confusion of orders some of the trains coming to the track this afternoon were delayed Todays delayedTodays racing at Laurel was of the same inter ¬ esting brand that has prevailed at this popular Maryland course since tlia iKginning of the fall meeting The attendance was exceptionally good for a Friday and without any special feature tin card being devoted to races for horses of the plater division divisionThe The Riverview Liberty Bond purse a dash of a mile and seventy yards for threeyearolds and over under claiming conditions brought together a fair band of second raters and after Hauberk had won it In easy fashion the stewards posted i notke that hereafter the entries of this horse would be refused Hauberk had no trouble winning today racing into th lead when turning into tlie back stretch anil having easy sailing thereafter Uuck board was second after a slow lHginning and a rough race raceMaiden Maiden twoyearolds made up the field in the oKner with Tncle John and Marie Council sharing favoritism Neither won Mormon Elder getting up in the last strides to beat Fncle John which suf ¬ fered from a i oor ride after a slow beginning Marie Council was third running forwardly through ¬ out outAnother Another band of maidens faced the starter in the second race in this case the field Ining composed of threeyearolds with two exceptions The talent strongly supported the field horses and were re ¬ warded when Saints Bridge scored for them in easy fashion For a time it appeared as if El Plaudit from the stable of M J Daly would be returned the winner He displayed the most early speed and led to the stretch where he suddenly tired and could not resist the challenge of the eventual winner winnerSUBAHDARS SUBAHDARS GREAT RACE RACEThe The selling handicap at threequarters of a mile was productive of a keenly contested duel between Subahdar representing the Triple Springs Farm and Belle Roberts carrying Frank Weirs colors Subahdar quickly dashed into the lead with Belli Roberts right at his flanks On they went at a terrific pace measuring stride for stride without any apparent change in positions Kummer was riiling Subahdar for all he was worth and it i well he did for Belle Roberts never slackened her stride and was gaining near the end However Subahdar gamely hung on and lasted long enough to get the decision by a short margin amid the pro ¬ longed cheering of the sjiectators who were aroused to a high pitch of enthusiasm over the spectacular contest contestAnother Another close finish marked the success of Sybil in the fifth Her victor was only achieved after a thrilling battle with Serenest throughout the entire mile First one then tlie other secured a slight ad ¬ vantage and the result was in doubt until the final strides where Sandes superior riding ability asserted itself and he landed Sybil a winner by a short mar ¬ gin MillRices performance was almost on a par with the leader tin threeyearold running well and finishing fastest of all allThe The bad luck of the McLean stable was in evi ¬ dence in the sixth Rice the Washington sports ¬ mans Peerless One finishing second after getting away last and being outrun to the stretch Lazy Lou was the winner favored by clear sailing and a welljudged ride which did not permit her ti movo to the front until Bierman had exhausted himself racing Criimpsall into defeat defeatThe The final Rice of the day fell to Xigel from tho Canaan stable Xigel encountered little opjHisitiou and practically led throughout with his rider sitting still at the end endJockey Jockey Sneidman was suspended for six days foe rough riding on Bierman in the sixth nice niceSteeplechase Steeplechase jockey Vincent Powers and jocker Notter were arrivals at the track this after
