The Washington herald., 1912-09-30

COMPLETED FOR
LAUREL OPENING
Race Meet in Connection with
Maryland State Fair Should
Prove a Good One.
NOVELTY EVENTS A FEATURE

All arrangements have been completed
| and everything is now in readiness for
the opening day OF the second annual
meeting of the Maryland State Fair. at
Laurel Park. Laurel. Nd. on Tuesday,
Ocotober /. 1t is the opinion Of many
prominent owners of horsefiesh that the
coming meet is going TO be one OF the
best that has been held in the East in
recent years.
There is now plenty OF excellent racing
matrial at the course. many carloads
coming in during the past week. which
include some OF the best racers in the
country. large number of thorough
breds have been sent from the Canadian
tracks, as well as from Havre de Grace.
Md; Butte. Mont: Vancouver, B c..
and the Kentucky tracks.
The grand stand has been greatly i'm
proved and is without exception the
largest in the State of Maryland. II hav-
ing 4 seating capacity OF fully 5000.
There is also a row OF boxes along the
front of the stand. which are so ar
ranged that the occupants do not In any
way interfere with the view OF those in
other parts of the stand. The seats are
also raised over one another. so that
every point Of the course can be seen
from any part OF the stand.
Six hundred Stalls for Horses.
There are over 600 stalls for the housing
Of the horses. These stalls unlike those
at many of the small tracks, are in first
class sanitary condition. a fact which the
horse owners and trainers fully appre-
ciate In fact. the management has left
no stone unturned and has spared no ex-
pense in making everything as conven-
lent as possible for the horses, their own
ali
eral public.
One other feature which will be a very
popular one. is the novelty races. These
events are races between men, automo-
biles,. motorcycles and horses. each of
the entries being handicapped. These
races were introduced for the first time
on an Eastern track last year at Laurel
by II. D. Brown. manager of the fair, and
they proved SO popular that several races
of this kind will be held the coming
month.
The arrivals during the past week have
brought to the track many of the most
prominent strings of thoroughbreds In
the United States and Canada. Among
others who have entered their horses in
the coming races are: J. w. Schorr. the
Memphis turfman: Robert Davies. of
Canada; R. s. d. Randolph. John Burtt-
scheII. P. J. Miles. King Dodd, ]. He'd
ricks. Mrs. L. A. Livingston, II. G. Bed
well, w. B. Carson. II. c. Hallenback.
VIM. Martin, J. b. Tyree, the Washington
turfman; p. NJ Walker. and r. 7. will
son.
sixteen in Davies String.
The Davies string. containing sixteen
horses includes such stars as Plate
Glass and Calgara. Mrs. L. A. Living
ston has also shipped large stable, and
her colors are very apt to come in first
in many of the events. The Schorr
racing establishment includes such stake
runners as Star Charter. Frog Legs, and
Leochares Leochares is said to be one
OF the fastest two-year-olds in the coun-
try. Among others the following we'll
known horses will be seen: Spohn. Stick
er. Col. Holloway. Marjorie A. Kormack.
Lawton Virgins. Spring Board. Super
vision, Winning Widow. Hilarious. Chry-
seis. Ben Loyal. and Isadora.
Among the steeplechasers such we'll
known jumpers as The welkin, Ringmas-
ter, Enniskillen, Black Bridge, Gun Cot
ton. Garterman. Lizzie Flat. and many
other good ones will be seen.
large number Of jockeys have al
ready arrived. and have been giving the
horses :heir daily workouts. The list
OF arrivals so far include such we'll
knowns pilots as Teahan. who is said TO
be the riding sensation OF the year and
will work for the Schorr establishment:
ButweI, Ambrose, Shilling, T. Davis.
Schuttinger. Byrne. Connolly. Adams,
Ed Martin. and August Belmont's jockey,
r. McTaggert.
Harness races are also to take place.
and Frederick Dallam. the secretary of
these events. has arranged for many
interesting contests, which are to take
place in the latter part of the meeting.
The purses and classes are as follows:
First day, Thursday, October 31-212
class, pacing. purse, s4OO; 2:22 class. trot-
ting. purse. s+C0.
Second day, Friday, November 1-2:15
class, trotting purse. $500: 2:17 class. |
pacing, purse, 500: 2:1s class, trotting. |
purse. 500.
Southern Maryland free-for-all trot |
pace.