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SHUFFLE ALONGS FAST MILE Defeats Reparation and Sun Thistle in Collington Handicap. . Stirring Finish in Steeplechase "Won by Briganna Leathcrwood Triumphs Over Older Horses. LAUREL, Md., Oct. 15. Shuffle Along, ridden by jockey E. Kummer and racing for A. C. Bostwick, was returned the victor of the Collington Handicap, which featured the program at Laurel Park this afternoon. J. E. Davis Reparation finished second, while W. S. Kilmers Sun Thistle was third. The winner was a pronounced choice and turned in the fastest mile of the meeting, circling the course in 1:38. From a good start Shuffle Along was hustled into the lead at the start and set a fast pace for the others to follow. Reparation raced closest in pursuit, while Transom and Sun Thistle were lapped racing next, with Maximac bringing up the rear. Reparation made a determined bid at the stretch turn, but was unequal to the task of catching the leader. Shuffle Along at the end had a safe margin over Reparation, while Sun Thistle outgamed Transom at the finish by a narrow margin. Summerlike weather continued at Laurel this afternoon. The crowd was a generous one for a Monday. The running of the steeplechase at two miles brought about a stirring finish in which W. G. "Wilsons Briganna was winner by a narrow margin in a hard drive from tha Greentree Stables Roi Craig. R. Pending supplied the third horse in Gold Foyle. It was a large field that paraded for the race and it was marked by two falls in which Blue Ball II. and Le Marsouin lost their riders. The winner was ridden by Jockey A. Ferguson, and during the first turn of the field was under restraint behind the pace cut out by Beck and Gold Foyle. Roi Craig was racing along under "restraint. On the final turn of the field Beck gave way and Roi Craig and Briganna moved up. Gold Foyle was still showing the way until the final obstacle was reached. He made a poor landing and Briganna and Roi Craig closed in. The latter tired under his weight at the end and Briganna just got up to win by a narrow margin. Another long priced winner accounted for the fourth race when Quinham, from the Audley farm, ridden by jockey V. Pool, was home first in the fourth race in a drive from W. Stocktons Bramton while E. F. Whitneys Ebb Tide was third. The start was a poor one and Rags outbroke her opponents and drew away into a safe lead. Byron and Bramton were well up while Quinham was racing forwardly. The leaders began to tire when settled in the stretch run and it was at the eighth post that Quinham assumed the lead. He held on with good courage to outlast Bramton, which came again. Ebb Tide closed a big gap to be third. Continued on sixteenth page. SHUFFLE ALONGS FAST MILE Continued from first page. Leatherwood, the only two-year-old in the band of sprinters that met in the third race, carried M. J. Reids colors to a well earned victory over Blue Hawk and Cloughjordan. The winner was ridden by II. Howard, and during the early pace was outrun by the speedy Hidden Jewel of the Swenke stable. The latter was joined by his stable companion Cloughjordan at the stretch turn, and for a brief moment appeared to have the race won. The winner, however, closed resolutely and held Blue Hawk safe in tho final drive. The latter closed resolutely but had little trouble in disposing of the tiring Cloughjordan. Last One was badly shut off at the half-mile post when he tried to go through on the inside. Dear Marie, racing for W. L. Martin, much the best of a large band of maiden fillies which paraded for the opening dash, at the finish had a wide margin over Pris-cilla Ruley from the Belair Stud and S. L. Burchs Best Beloved. The winner was ridden by jockey J. Callahan and after getting away fastest of all never left the ultimate result in. doubt Priscilla Ruley made a determined try to get to the winner, but tired badly and was driving hard to stall off Best Beloved. Belle Amie, racing for F. Wieland, was successful in the sixth race, which brought together a cheap band at a mile and a quarter. Clean Gone raced to second, place, while Lady Lillian was third. The winner, after racing Bar Coy into defeat, held on with splendid courage to stall off the rush of Clean Gone. The latter and Lady Lillian suffered interference shortly after the start. James Hefferings steeplechaser Dandy, which has raced on the Canadian circuit all year, joined the ranks of the cross-country division a,t Laurel. The Laurel Stakes, a 0,000 event, at one mile, for all ages, to be run on Saturday next, is already attracting much interest. Happy Thoughts, the unbeaten two-year-old filly, is being pointed for this stake. A division of the A. C. Bostwick stable that is intended for winter racing was shipped from Toronto to Tijuana in charge of William Walker. The consignment was made up of Helen Cook, Star Cloudy and Knighthood. L. A. Cassidy has been complimented by the horsemen on the able manner in which he has handled things at Laurel. His- courteous treatment of the horsemen has gone a long ways in making Laurel one of the most popular tracks in the country. James F. OHara, accomanpied by John Farrell, motored from Toronto to Baltimore at the conclusion of the Thorncliffe meeting. They were visitors at Laurel this afternoon. George Miller, who acted as one of the officials at Thorncliffe, was another arrival. George Phillips got in with the horses he is training for J. McMillen. There are a dozen in the string and a majority of them are pretty shifty platers. It is understood that the McMillen string will be sent to Cuba next winter. Jockey George Fields is with the stable.
