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LAUREL RACING NEWS H. G. Bedwell arrived from Canada this morning. His stable will be shipped today. Admiral Cary T. Graysons My Own was worked three-quarters between races this afternoon in 1:14. Max Hirsch is schooling Autumn Bells through the field and the horse promises to develop into a good fencer. Bob McKcever has taken up the racer Troma, which he turned out last spring at the Beckett Farm, near Arlington, Md. Johnny Schorr has received instructions to dispose of a number of horses he is handling for Edward B. McLean, the idea being to make room for the coming two-year-olds, which, by the way, are a promising lot. The wonderful success that young Kenneth Carrick had with the W. R. Coe horses in Cuba last winter has influenced several owners of the larger stables in the Eastto send some horses to race at Oriental Park next winter. Paul Fox has taken over the plater Bluffer for the Crow Point Stable. Fox trained the horse a year or so ago and had much success with him. The stable will be increased by the addition of several useful horses which will be campaigned in the East next year. P. J. Malone,. agent for the Frank J. Far-rell stable, was an arrival from New York. Mr. Malone is endeavoring to pick up a couple of horsc3 for a campaign in Cuba next winter.and it is just possible that he may bring a couple of Mr. Farrells horses to Oriental Park. J. G. Smallwood, the lad who rode Faith yesterday, is a brother of the J. E. Small-wood, the jockey employed by E. F. Whitney. Young Smallwood is under contract to R. I. Miller, the Washington sportsman, and is said to be a most promising apprentice. Yesterday was his first appearance in the saddle in a race. E. Rathman, one of the cleverest of the younger trainers racing here, has arranged to take a string of horses to Cuba next winter, where he will handle a public stable. It is said that Woods Garth will send his clever young apprentice, Mergler, with Rath-man and the lad will do all of the stables riding at Oriental Parle Jockey J. Pierce, who was reported to have suffered a broken collarbone and a slight concussion as a result of his fall from Sea Bryn in yesterdays steeplechase and who was rushed from the track to the Maryland General Hospital, surprised everyone by turning up at Laurel this morning just as bright and chipper as ever. He recovered consciousness about one hour after he reached the hospital and a more thorough examination developed the fact that there were no broken bones.
