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VICTORY FOR PAUL JONES. Kentucky Derby Winner Shows Return of Early Spring Form. ButwelTs Superior Biding Helps Charlie Summy Defeat Flib- fcertygifrbet in Close Finish. LAUREL, Md., October 29. Ral Parrs Paul Jones, under un excellent ride by jockey Kummer. shown! a return to his Kentucky Derby form tills afternoon, scoring an impressive victory in a milt and a quarter race under allowance conditions, which featured todays racing at Laurel. J. S. Tyrees Dr. Joe finished second and Tantalus was third. The Sea King colt made all the pace and won by a length and a half under a mild drive. The Kentucky Derby winner was the only successful favorjte on the flat racing card. Cold winds swept the course this afternoon and kept down the attendance Bomewhat. Explosive, running in the colors of ,F. A. Swenke with Wessler in the saddle, opened the days proceedings by getting down in front of Chow by a head. Salesman was a poor third. Two claims were entered for Chow, which -was the property of Mr. 11. I. Miller N. S. Vails bid of ,315 won out over G. W. J. Bissells offer of ,305. M, Colfords Dob Redfield, with R. Gilbert up, accounted for the steeplechase after a hard drive with Hinjthfield. Ormead was third. Fair Mac. the only other starter, was crowded into one of the standards, outlying the - course as the. field, nwuwg VtoWra"-the stretch," and IV. Gentry, his riderY-was unseated. Gentrys claim of foul was not allowed. St. Mlcliael, from the stable of G. A. Cochran, displayed a return to his best form to win the third race from Dr. Charles Wells and Night Raider. Kelsny made all the pace with the winner. Another favorite went wrong In the fifth. K. B. McLeans good sprinter Charlie Summy made all the; pace and secured a nose decision over Flibbertigibbet, while Young Adam, public choice, finished -third. It was Bntwells riding that kept the Assuffal gelding ill front. Fllbbertygibbet closed with more reserve strength, but Butwell outrode Harbounie on the lightly weighted challenger. Fickle Fancy led an immense band in the sixth and, beat the favorite, Paul Connelly, a length. Pretty Baby was third. A special will leave Sunday for Havana. It will be made up of two cars from here and five coming tlirougir from New York. In the consignment leaving here will be the strings of A. H. Diaz, W. L. Oliver, J. J. McCafferty, F. Ginty, G. Foley, M. Belfert, F. Delbarrio and" It. D. Carter. Another special will depart from here Wednesday for the" Cuban course, both being scheduled to go right through. Without reference to her race of yesterday, which was run under changed track conditions, the stewards have decided to refuse the entry of H. Hays Napoll for inconsistency. George Miller distributed the first issue . of the Bowie condition books among- the horsemen today. J, G. Bussey, acting for E. Graham, bought the two-year-old Seraphlne from G. A. Cochran. Sera-Ijine is a big, good-looking filly by His Majesty Plejone, by Sain, that raced well in Kentucky last . spring. Mr. Bussey will winter the filly. J, Butwell has contracted to ride for Senor E. Alvarez at Havana during the winter.
