Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-30
LAUREL A BEEHIVE
Thoroughbreds, Horsemen and
Curious Folk Arrive at Track.
WORK ABOUT COMPLETED
Keene's String Attracts Attention as
It Leaves Train-Many Ship
ments to Be Received Today.

All day yesterday there was hurry and
bust.e around the new racing plant Of the
Maryland State Fair Association caused
by the arrival Of the horses from New
York. Canada and other racing centers
and the visits Of lovers of the thorough
breds who have read and heard so much
of Laurel as racing center.
The work was hustled along so that the
place looked like a small village, from the
number of workmen putting on the finish
ing touches for the official opening, which
will be he'd Monday. There is little or
nothing to do now but to clear away the
scaffolding and the piles of rubbish left
by the workmen. The fences have been
completed and the work on the main en-
trance will be ended this morning The
men put in many extra hours last night,
which left nothing to do. with the excep-
ton of the finishing of the buildings for
the state fair. which will be held the sec
ond week Of the meeting.
The grading of the space between the
grandstand and the outside fence Of the
track was finished. 1t slopes down to the
track. The overhead bridge from the main
entrance to where the trains land was
completed, while the paddock Jockeys
room and Offices have been ready for
some time. Manager Brown and his as
sistant, Joseph McLenan. the clerk of the
course, have prepared good program
for opening day which will not only at
tract good fields. but will see the running
of the Inaugural handicap, which has
$500 in added money. This has drawn
good field and the contest will be a keen
one. The rain of yesterday i'm no way
injured the track-in fact ii did it good.
it beat down the top dressing and will
make 1t faster.
The spacious betting ring. which is go
feet in length, was cleaned out and the
boxes for the layers put in their places
The large blackboard at the end of it was
finished. and upon il the names of the
riders in each event will be posted pre-
vious TO the running of the races. Each
train from Baltimore and Washington
to look at the place. Many expressed
surprise in seeing the plant so far ad-
vanced and said they had no idea that it
was so nearly ready.
Twelve cars of horses came in from
Canada. in which were the Strings owned
by p. :. p. Randolph. John Burttschell
Capt. p. NJ. Walker, Sam Louis. John j
Hyland and number of smaller stables.
There were three carloads from New
York. which included a number of mixed
stables. In this lot were the horses of
James r. Keene, which numbered five.
During the morning many of the horses
housed At the track were gailoped over
the course This was devoted to those
which liked the heavy going. while the
others were given their work on the roads
around the plant. The roads are of a
sandy nature and dry out quickly, so that
when the track proper is too wet TO work
over they can be used There has not been
a case of illness at the track and the
stables are all built on an elevation. which
makes them dry and fit at all tines. This
is one point on which Manager Brown is
particularly strong. He believes in look