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GOOD RAGING AT LAUREL t Colin Filly Herd Girl Wins Handicap Feature for Samuel Ross. By Jiminy Scores Her First Victory in Maryland Belario in Sensational Performance. -4 LAUREL, Md., October 22. Samuel Ross Colin filly Herd: Girl favored by a slight concession in tho weights won the three-year-old handicap, at a mile and a sixteenth, which featured the card at Laurel this, afternoon. Coming from behind under confident riding by Uomanelli, Herd Girl won going away from Rapid Traveler and Sandy Beal, the odds-on favorite. E, F. Whitneys By Jiminy whose best efforts since coming here has earned her no better than second place, finally got down in front in the race at three-quarters of a mile for two-year-olds, beating Martin A. Noonan and Bastille. The Jim Gaffhey filly was most favored by the public and ran a good game race. "There was a good, deal of backing for Martin A. Noonan and, although he hnd little trouble in holding the remainder of the field safe, lie did not run back to his race of last Monday, when he cantered to a ten length victory over Superwdman. Blue Belle, running -in the colors of T. Calcina, easily earned brackets in competition with a band of maidens over the three-quarter mile course , in the opening dash. Blue Belle had been having trouble-sticking it out at five and a half, but under go64rtftI4gr- by Butwell today- -drew- away" at "the endtfr6m Voormir and Merchant Marine. Sun Turret, the Sun 8tar-Marion Hood colt, for which Commander J. K. L. Ross paid 5,000 at the Saratoga sales last year made his debut in this race and finished fourth. - Ragnarok, with Morris up in the colors of the, Suilnylnnd Stable, was favored in the second, which brought out the largest field of the day over the mile; and a sixteenth route and won easily by a length and n half from Sunrose, which preceded Stir Up an even greater distance across the finish jlne. Morris rode the winner of the fifth race in a rather sensational performance. Belario, his mount, was. caught flatfooted as the webbing went up, but gained steadily under clever rating and got up in the closing strides to take down his third consecutive purW at the meeting, beating Fllbbertygibbet- and Vlvq MeGee. Jockey Jackson was suspended for three days for rough riding in the second race today. Because of the long spell of dry weather schooling through the field will be permitted only on the days when a steeplechase is on the card and then only after the race has been run J. B. DUNKS MARYLAND FARM. Miss Ida Roberts, Pleasing Picture and Louise , V. have been sent to the farm of J. B. Dunn, whete. they will be bred next spring. Mr. Dunns farhi is situated at Chestertown, on the eastern shore of Maryland, consists of 457 acres and is known as the Thoroughbred Farm. King George opd Tlje Trump also will be sent to this farm for a rest. Jatnes Arthur has split his stable, sending part of It to Pimlico and the remainder to Bowie. Diiettiste, General, Huntemann, Murphy and MliBkfet were added to the schooling list yesterday. All except the first named were starters in the last race. R. I. 4Mlller claimed Goldine from A. L. Austin yesterday for ,330. i R. Vi Boyle has bought Trantula from J. W. Maxwell 6n private terms. Step Lightly tomorrow makes her first appearance under colors since winning the Futurity when she goes to the post in the fourth race. T. Clyde hil tight yearlings at Pimlico, the best lie lias possessed in several years. Seven of them are by -Dry n Mawr, the other by Dalhousie. R. J,t Walden reports all the mares on his farm at Middleburg in good health. Thirty-three of the jlams there have been bred to Transvaal and two pthers ,Jq Mr. Clydes Dalhousie. Two new matrons have been added to the baud, both in foal to G. A. Cochrans His Majesty. The advance corps of the United States army has arrived to prepare quarters for- the horses that are to cpmpete in the military race Monday. A, , G, .yeston, acting for T. Clyde, sold the two-year-old Qallot to S. Louis, who in turn sold the colt to Jack McDonald. Mr. Louis also bought the two-year-old Dantzig from Mr. Clyde.
