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I c c0 s t n 1 f c I t 1 c i i i J 1 y , , , j , j . . 1 . : i i I f ; ; r - - - 1 I s Y e z z e - e - s e rRACK DEEP IN HEAVY MUD E Laurel Course Drenched and Mud S Runners Are in Their Glory. Careful Takes the Main Race Servitor and 3 Hello Tardner Score in Runaway Fashion by Wide Margins. LAUREL, Md., October 10 Racing was conducted this afternoon at Laurel Park ti over a track that had been drenched by a h steady rain throughout the night and con- n tinued during the day, and as a result pro- ti nounced mud runners were in their glory, a a The track was fetlock deep in mud, but a r firm footing underneath offset the sloppy S condition at the top. The stellar attraction was the Calvert Handicap, at three-quarters, and a field of three started, Hildur being withdrawn at the v last minute. Careful was a pronounced f choice in the wagering and from a walk-up v start went to the front and dominated the e running throughout, winning with speed in reserve. Careful was ridden by J. Butwell f and proved the most popular winner of the s afternoon. The start found the trio leaving in perfect t alignment and Butwell soon had Calamity Jane headed, while Paul Jones was several lengths back. Careful raced under slight e restraint in the first part, but rounding the bend Butwell gave her her head and she opened a gap over the Whitney starter. Paul Jones moved up in a menacing fashion rounding the stretch turn, but Careful easily 1 proved equal to the task and won by a wide l margin under stout restraint. Paul Jones finished going fast on the outside and took second place from Calamity Jane by a neck, j a Conditions this afternoon were of a miser- i able order, but despite the inclement weather j a crowd of large-sized proportions journeyed to the course. Racing on the whole was of a i spirited nature and the majority of the win- i ners were accorded stout support I The first race of the afternoon was for j maidens of all ages and of the eight that . faced the starter H. R. Dulanys William of Corotoman was returned the winner a half ; length in advance of Soggarth Aroon, with Torch third, but eight lengths back of the first two. The winner never left the resui in doubt, leading all the way, but being hard pressed at the end. ANOTHER FOR HOT. A. Swinkes colors were in front in the second race, Hoy carrying them to success after a sensational race in which the son of Wrack, after getting away slowly and being outrun for a half gained rapidly and overtaking the leaders in the stretch, drew clear in the last sixteenth. Noon Glide was second, a head in advance of Billy Gibson. It was a good field that answered the call for the sixth race, at a mile and a sixteenth. It was far from a good race, though, as Servitor made a runaway of it, just reveling in the going and winning in a canter seven lengths ahead of By Jiminy, the latter fighting hard to outlast Dresden and Goaler, the trio being separated by inches at the end. There was not much of a contest to the final race of the afternoon, as Hello Pardner duplicated Servitors feat and won by the same wide margin. The halter brigade was much in the lime- light this afternoon and as a result sev-l eral horses changed hands during the day via the claiming route. Noon Glide was taken by W. Durnan for 2,025 and J. J. Hertz took Hoy, the winner, for ,G10. This brought up a surplus of 17.44.- Mollie Barnes, after winning a race for Mrs. P. J. Fox, changed hands and went to J. Crofton for ?2,515, leaving a surplus of 17 cents. Starter James Miller said that after the start of the fifth race that Careful attempted to wheel and was held in by Paul Jones, which was on the outside of her. Two sales were recorded this afternoon, the Greentree Stable selling Pagebrook to C. K. Harrison, Jr., and S. H. Cross disposed of Amstello to R. F. Carman, Jr. Preston Burch arrived with fourteen horses, the property of George Wingfield, and was forced to seek stable accommodation on the outside. There are at present over 150 horses which were forced to secure stable accommodations on the outside. TRAINER EVANS RETURNS. James Evans, formerly trainer for Gifford A. Cochran, was a visitor this afternoon. Evans recently returned from the south of France, where he went in search of health, aTnd reported that he felt vastly improved. G. M. Ridge was a visitor here this after-s, Rialto, from the H. P. Whitney stable, and Cherry Pie, from the Greentree Stable, will be shipped to Latonia in charge of J. Rowe, Jr., this evening to fulfill their engage- ments at the Kentucky track. The Triple Springs Farm Pen Rose has been thrown out of training for this year and in all probability will be placed in the stud next year and mated with Man o War. Pen Rose was badly kicked at the post in her last nice by Dexterous.
