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THE PORTERS EASY TRIUMPH Wins Principal Race at Laurel in Decisive Fashion Double for Penman. LAUREL, Md., October 5. An .outstanding feature was lacking at Laurel Park this afternoon, but well-balanced fields started in the majority of the races and spirited sport resulted. Weather conditions were all that could be desired and the going was much faster than which prevailed for the opening day and the attendance was of goodly proportions. Edward B. McLeans The Porter, was backed into prohibitive favoritism in the closing dash, which was a condition race at a mile and a sixteenth. Top Sergeant was the one to set the early pace while Butwell was content to follow along with The Porter. Rounding the far turn Butwell called on The Porter and he responded notably, winning easily. The first run-up of the meeting came with the running of the fourth race, in which Jean Bullant was returned a winner over Bribed Voter and Old Dad. Sam Louis carried him to ,200 and he was bid in by J. Kennedy for ,500. Ten maiden two-year-olds made up the field in the opener. Rocket, carrying the H. P. Whitney silks, ran to his name and breeding, leading by a safe margin to the last eighth, where he drew away to win by five lengths. He was favorite and Alex H., the second choice, finished second; while an outsider in Gladbrook got third money. An even dozen platers met in the second race and Cock o the Roost ran away from the others to win as his rider pleased. He quickly opened up a big lead and maintained it all the way. Bright Lights was second and Burgoyne third, the latter closing a big gap to earn the small portion of. the purse in the last stride. PENMAN IN BRILLIANT FINISH. Master Penman, who rode Rocket to victory in the first race, figured prominently in the success of Pibrochs in the third, a dash of one mile. The Whitney rider rode a great finish on the winner, only a nose separating the French-bred gelding from Sunny Hill at the end of a terrific stretch drive. The following race was also at one mile and Jean Bullant furnished a surprise in it by leading homo Bribed Voter and Old Dad, the favored ones in a speculative way. It was a fine contest from start to finish, Old Dad setting the pace for three-quarters, after which JentuBullant and Bribed Voter fought it out with theiefojjtpbove mentioned. ftV Jockey A. Tryon, who suffered a broken cdllarbone when he fell at Havre de Grace, had his middle finger on his left hand amputated at a local hospital yesterday. "Happy" Gordon has taken over jockey Heupels engagement book. Fred P. Barry will ship to Havana at the end of this week and pick up the Cuban-bred Cuba Encanto, which he will train for E. C. Griffith of New York. The Quincy Stable, in charge of trainer James Fitzsimmons, arrived from New York and will finish out the fall season on the Maryland tracks. Trainer Henry McDaniel had Boniface loaded this morning for Latonia, but was forced to cancel the shipment, duo to the inability of the railroad to make connections at Baltimore. A special train of five cars arrived from Toronto. In the shipment were the strings of Mrs. F. M. Clark, W. G. Wilson, C. K. Harrison, E. J. Salt and J. H. Louchhcim. Charlie Henry was an arrival today from Toronto and was busily engaged in soliciting entries for Havana stakes. King George was claimed from the third race by G. W. Forman for ,000. Trainer J. G. Wagnon has taken over the horses racing for F. A. Goss. O. J. Cassidy has had charge of the stable for the past few weeks.
