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THE PORTERS GRAND RACE E. B. McLeans Brilliant Campaigner Wins i Harford County Handicap Before Immense Crowd at Havre de Grace. HAVRE DE GRACE, Md., September 11 An immense gathering of racing devotees, including delegations from Philadelphia, Washington, Baltimore and surrounding cities, journeyed to the Harford County track today to welcome the return of the thoroughbred to Maryland. AVhilc the weather was ideal the track was heavy nnd favored the mud-running type of a horse. Edward B. McLean of Washington furnished the winner of the Harford County Handicap, the feature of the opening day .program, in his grand little horse The Porter. Withdrawals reduced the field to four starters. It was a pretty duel between Boniface and The Porter for a mile, then the latter drew away and increased his winning margin to. four lengths. Fizer was a warm favorite in the long-distance race of the afternoon and, leading- practically all the way, won by a safe margin, although ridden out at the end when Bar Coy loomed up threateningly. " Edith K. accounted for the sixth and Title outlasted Franklin in the final dash of the day after a hotly contested stretch drive. The defeat of Lion dOr, the overwhelming favorite in the third race, was the biggest disappointment of the afternoon. The Ross colt set a fast pace to the last eighth, where his heavy impost told and when St. Quentin drew up on even terms he tired and gave away in the last, few strides. Muttikins, the filly purchased by Commander Ross from J E. Madden at Saratoga, scored an easy success in the opener, displaying brilliant "speed considering the going. Allivan was most favored, in the second race, but found racing in the heavy going next to the inside rail too much for him, Short Change and Pocatcllo leading him home.
