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DOUBLE FOR H. P.. WHITNEY Gadfly and Miss Whisk Carry Popular Colors to Victory. 31ay Blossom Defeats Hidden Jewel In Thrilling Fnish Stccplcchaso to Daniel Boone. LAUREL, Md., Oct 4. The Harry Payne Whitney stable was much in tho limelight at Laurel Park this afternoon. The colors of the New York sportsman were carried to a double victory. Jockey L. McAtce rode both winners. Gadfly accounted for the St. Marys Purse, which was a dash for fillies and marea at a mile. Her victory came in a hard drive from S. L. Jenkins Polly Ann, while E. F. Whitneys Heeltaps was third. The race brought together a good field and Gadfly was supported with rare confidence. Following a brief delay at the start the field was dispatched in good alignment. Heeltaps set a dazzling pace for the others to follow. Wrack Grass attempted to keep up in the first part, but gave way to Valley of Dreams. The latter moved up on the inside, while McAtee was forced to come to the outside with Gadfly. The latter closed with great speed, while Valley of Dreams weakened. Heeltaps held on with good courage and at the finish suffered some interference. Polly Ann came with a rush at the end and got up in time to finish second, a half length behind the winner. The afternoon3 program was a well-balanced one and served to furnish some thrilling sport The crowd was large, while conditions could hardly have been improved upon. Word was received by James Rowe, Jr., from hi3 father that the Whitney Kentucky Special candidate Enchantment had suffered an accident en route and was crippled. The horse will not be a starter. Mr. Rowe advised his son to keep jockey McAtce at Laurel and have him ride whatever he decided to start in the stake on Saturday. The colors of Harry Payne Whitney were carried to victory tho first time during the meeting when speedy Mis3 Whisk, a daughter of Whisk Broom II. Wonder, led home tho Glen Riddle Farm Stables Moon Star in the third race, while J. S. Cosdens Yankee Princess was third. The winner was ridden by jockey L. McAtee. She dwelt at the start, but quickly drew away into a commanding lead, while Moon Star was away sluggishly. The latter was rushed in pursuit of the flying leader and closed a big gap. At the stretch turn ho moved into formidable contention, but the Whitney filly had something in reserve and drew away to win by a length1. Moon Star had a wide advantage over Yankee Princess, which came again at the end to finish third. BEST FINISn OF DAY. Cornelius Fellowes, Jr., supplied tho winner of the sixth race, which was the secondary feature of the afternoon, when May Blossom was up in the closing strides to beat A. Swenkes Hidden Jewel. Apex, from the S. Ross barn, was third. The winner was ridden by jockey E." Lcgere and followed the pace cut out by Hidden Jewel. The latter had lost none of his speed and sprinted into a good lead. Apex essayed to go along in pursuit, while Romping Home was close up. Mainmast was outrun in the early stages, but closed some ground under punishment. May Blossom came with a rush on the outside and in a thrilling final eighth duel nosed out the pacemaker in the last stride. A field of fifteen juveniles faced the barrier in the opening race and the winner turned up in E. Saundersons Humble in a driving finish from Our Star from the S. Louis stable, while P. Lorillards Without was third. The first and second horses were grouped in the field and netted a handsome dividend. The winner, after closely following Our Star, the pacemaker, closed with a rush in the final eighth and got up in the closing strides to win by a narrow margin. Without raced prominently all the way. L. H. Cress furnished the winner of the steeplechase over the two mile course which engaged a field of maiden three-year-olds and upward when Daniel Boone, after making all the pace, led home Mrs. H. Dattners Henry Dattner while A. A. Fowlers Mercurius was third. The winner, ridden by Smoot, out-jumped and outran his opponents. Sent to the front at the start he stocd off repeated challenges from Henry Dattner. The latter showed a good performance, while C. Hynes, astride Mercurius, put forth a Aveird exhibition. The race was marked by one fall, in which Simple Simon went down at the thirteenth fence. Jockey W. Borgan was removed from the field in an ambulance.
