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EPINARD REACHES LAUREL Arrives at Maryland Track After Safe Journey Frcm Latonia." Will ba Certain Starter in Laurel Stakss to be Run Saturday His rrobabTe opponents. - LAUREL, Md., Oct. 1G. Epinard arrived at Laurel this morning without mishap on his trip from Latonia, scene of the third and last of his contract engagements in the United States. He was accompanied by his stable-mates Satin Slippers and Idle Girl. In the other end of the three-door car came Ladkin, Blind Play and Diagram, three thoroughbreds belonging to August Belmont Frank Leigh, assistant trainer of Epinard and Dick Williams, groom of the French champion, rode with him from Kentucky. They left Latonia about noon Wednesday and were switched into the Laurel Park unloading chute at 9 :50 this morning. Eugene Leigh and Louis Feustel, trainers of Epinard and Ladkin, arrived later in the morning. Epinard and Ladkin are scheduled to clash Saturday in the 0,000 Laurel stakes. The race is at a mile, the distance over which Ladkin defeated Epinard narrowly in the second of the International specials, which brought the French horse to this country. The Laurel is a condition race. Epinard receives eleven pounds the best of the weights with regard to Ladkin as compared with the imposts in their first meeting. EPINAltDS ADVANTAGE. Then the French horse carried scale of 126 and Ladkin, being a year younger, 119. Saturday Epinard is in with 11G and Ladkin must carry 120. Had Epinard won any of the three international specials, the conditions would have required him to carry 126 pounds. Had he won two of them his impost for Saturday would have been 130. Because of the weights Epinard will be favorite in the Laurel, despite the fact that it is a real array of horses that is likely to oppose him. The probable field was increased this morning by the arrival of My Play, brother to Man o War, which runs in the silks of the Lexington Stable. Roy Walden shipped the son of Fair Play from New York to Pimlico and sent him by van from the Baltimore course to Laurel with three stable-mates. Andy Shuttinger accompanied the outfit to ride My Play Saturday. Following are the mos,t likely opponents of Epinard: Ladkin, My Play, Wise Counsellor, Sun Flag, Single Foot and Whetstone. Other prospec-tives, those less likely startes, are Donaghee, Big Blaze, Initiate and Arcady. NO POMP OR CEREMONY. Epinards entry into Laurel was attended by no pomp or ceremony. When his car was spotted a few paddock loungers welcomed him. As the car came to a stop, Frank Leigh stepped to the platform and helped a bystander place a planking to the exit of the car. After traps had been unloaded from one side of the car, Ladkin, Blind Play and Diagram, in the order named, paraded from their end of the car, and to the barn occupied by Commander J. K. L. Ross, where half a dozen stalls had been set aside for the new arrivals. Epinard was the first of the foreigners to unload. He was playful, but not fractious, as Dick Williams led him from the car. A light blanket obscured his barrel but watchers were impressed by the sleekness of his coat where the sunshine struck and reflected from its chestnut smoothness. Next in the procession came Frank Leigh with Satin Slippers and Pete, the stables Airedale. Idle Girl brought up the rear. 11 of the horses were quartered quickly and it was announced later that Epinard would be paraded publicly following the fifth race.
