view raw text
LAUREL PARK OPENS TODAY BALTIMORE. Md.. September 30. The racing scene in Maryland will shift tomorrow from Havre de Grace to Laurel Park, where the autumn meeting of the Maryland State Fair will be inaugurated. While no stake feature graces the opening day card, the program is a diversified one, calculated to furnish an afternoon of good sport. The Chancellors Point Purse, at one mile, is the most pretentious offering, with a small but select field, comprised of Milkmaid, Crank, Blazes, Routlcdge. Camouf leur and Tantalus to eoutest it. A return of fair weather is all that is necessary to assure a banner meeting at Laurel. Only a small crowd journeyed to Havre de. Grace today to witness the closing day program. The ?10,0J0 Havre de Grace Handicap was the farewell attraction and E. R. McLeans grand little racer The Porter was returned the winner of it. He carried 128 pounds and under Butwejls good riding scored an impressive victory. Dr. Clark was second and Irish Kiss third, while. Leochares and Roister ran unplaced. A
