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, SMALL FIELD IN FEATURE Only Three Start in Avalon Handicap at Lanrel Park. King Solomons Seal Proves Easy Winner-Snow Maiden Takes First Maryland Mile Ilace for Two-Year-Olds. . LAUREL, Md., Oct 5. The Avalon Handicap, which featured the card at Laurel Park this afternoon, was reduced to three starters and proved an easy race for J. B. Smiths King Solomons Seal, which had a wide margin at the end over J. S. Cosdens .Golden Rule, while Mrs. S. "W. Prussians Listen Dearie was several lengths back, a badly beaten third. There was but little to the race. Jockey Babin, astride the winner, had a confident hold on his mount during the early stages and followed the pace cut out by Golden Rule. The latter set a fast pace, but could not draw away into a commanding advantage. Rounding the stretch turn King Solomons Seal moved up fast and met with but little trouble in securing the lead. Once in front he galloped away to a hollow victory. Golden Rule at the end had a safe margin over Listen Dearie. The card which was programmed at Laurel this afternoon furnished some spirited racing in which the majority of the winners were forced to sustain severe drives to earn their respective victories. The crowd was of generous proportions and the weather was all that could be desired. Forest Lore, racing for R. T. "Wilson, Jr., was winner of the claiming handicap, which was the secondary feature of the day, defeating C. C. Smithsons Lunetta, while R. J. Murphys Thimble was third. Wrangle, the other starter, at no stage was a serious factor in the running. The winner was ridden by jockey E. Legere and was rated along under restraint behind the pace. Lunetta went to the front at the start and drew away into a brief lead. Thimble raced in pursuit, while Forest Lore was readily leading Wrangle. Rounding the far turn Forest Lore moved up fast and disposed of Thimble. Lunetta, however, maintained her advantage and it was not until the final sixteenth that she began to falter under her impost. Forest Lore closed gamely and after catching the leader at the sixteenth post had a half length advantage at the end. Thimble was a good third. A. Swenkes Belphrizonia, ridden by jockey Lang, had but little trouble in accounting for the sixth race, at a mile and a sixteenth, over Poor Sport, while Bendita was third. The winner came from behind the pace and after wearing down the leaders -drew away at the end. The race was marred by a straggling start, in which half the field had scant chance. The halter brigade showed pronounced ac-1 tivity this afternoon, which resulted in two horses changing barns. J. R. Skinker out-drew four, others for Tropical Water, which was entered by H. W. Sage for ,000, and E. C. Denham took Cloughjordan from J. Phillips for ,900. The maiden race for all ages, which was programmed as the opening dash of the day, resulted in a victory for J. S. Cosdens Jim-son, ridden by C. Lang, in a drive from Edward F. Whitneys Suppliant, while Mrs. K. Smarts Rosa Teta was third. The winner disposed of Dear Maria in the final sixteenth after racing closely lapped all the way, but was driving hard to stall off Suppliant. The latter began sluggishly, but worked his way up quickly and finished resolutely. Rosa Yeta came with a rush and disposed of the tiring Dear Maria. Cloughjordan, racing for Jack Phillips, had but little trouble accounting for the second race. Dr. Charles Wells raced to second place, while Lady Boss was third. The winner was ridden by the apprentice F. Lee. Beginning quickly from the inside, he saved ground all the way and shook off Lady Boss when settled in the stretch. Dr. Charles Wells saved ground at the stretch turn and came with a rush that landed the second portion of the purse in the closing strides. Ral Parrs Snow Maiden was winner of the first race at a mile for two-year-olds in Maryland this fall, in a drive from S. Louis Byron, while E. F. Whitneys Ebb Tide was third. The race was attended by considerable rough riding, in which the favorite, Tropical Water, was the chief sufferer. Following the start there was a jam going to the first turn. Warren Lynch swerved badly and interfered with the closely bunched field. Tropical Water recovered quickly and moved into contention. . Byron went to the front and set a fast pace for the others to follow. Snow Maiden was a forward factor and after rounding the stretch turn moved into the lead. Byron, however, held on gamely and the winner was whipped out to the finish. Ebb Tide finished resolutely to be third.
