Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-04
FOR COY
Bay FiIIy Wins Blue Point Sell
ing Stake at Laurel.
IS SOLD after THE EVENT
Albert Simons Bids 81 500 and Adds
to His String-Chairman Bel
mont Is a Visitor.
IS SOLD AFTER THE EVENT

coy handsome bay filly, owned by
the Oneck stable, Won the Blue Point
selling stake for two-year-olds, at five
| and half furlongs, the feature event of
yesterdays race card at Laurel. The
winner was entered for $500 and after
the race was bid up to s1,JOO by Albert
Simons and purchased by him. Smons
trains for II. 2. Whitney,
The Oneck Stable also put over another
winner in Yankee Notions, a two-year-
! old, which was entered in the handicap
for all ages at six furlongs Yankee
Notions was given the preference over
Sprite. Of the same stable. Both winners
were ridden by young Karrick. the son of
| the trainer of the stable.
! The first steeplechase was run at the
meeting, and it was won by Lizzie Flat.
There were five starters and all finished
except Absconder. who fell at the ninth
jump. His rider. Heating, was shaken
up considerably
Favorites did not fare so well. only two
! carrying off races. They were Star Jassa-
mine, in the opening event. and Jac-
| quelIna, in the closing. Two long shots
came under the wire first. one of them
being Coy, whose price. at one time, was
! II to l. and G. NJ. Miller was the other.
F, The odds on him were to !. A well
| played horse won the steeplechaSe and a
| second choice the third event.
! The II. G.. Hallenbeck string OF thor
oughbreds is meeting with hard luck so
| far. Adams Express injured himself the
opening day and may not be able to run
| again for some time. Trainer Taylor was
going to ship him to Kentucky to compete
| in the Endurance stake. Sir Denrah had
/ the cord knocked off the hook of his left
| hind foot in the running of the first race
and may not be able to race again at the
meeting. TAYLOR then scratched Hob Mob
| i'll the Blue Point.
Chairman Belmont of the Jockey Club
was visitor at the track. Jockey Carroll
| Shilling's suspension. he said. would come
! before the stewards next week. Shilling,
| who is to ride in France next year, was in
New York yesterday.
| Lace the Favorite.
| There were eleven youngsters entered
I in the feature event of the afternoon, but
three of them-Carousel. Hob Mob and
Tartar-were scratched. Col. Raj PARIS
Lace was the choice in the betting, with
J Wilson's Genesta ard Rriar Path next in
| order. Coy had won the first time out
at Havre de Grace, but in her other
J starts did not show to advantage.
| Jockey Schuttinger had Lace off first
! and Coy was in close pursuit Entering
leader and coming in the homestretch
| was in the lead. Thereafter Jockey Kar-
rick had his mount we'll in hand to the
| wire. Barnegat. the Watkins colt, slipped
| through to the rail entering the stretch
and in the final drive beat Lace to place.
! There were ten entries in the opening
race, which was for three-year- olds and
up. at a mile. McDowelrs Star Jassa-
/ mine was the fsvorite by post time, and
she won by a head from Breaker Boy in
| a stretch duel. Star Jassamine outran
| her field to the first turn and then set the
pace for the remainder of the distance.
| In the last furlong Breaker Boy was
wearing the leader down. Kind Sir out
lasted Lucky George to show.
| Lizzie Flat won the steepiechase race
because she fenced boldly and had more
reserve power left than Shannon River
when it came to the drive in the last
quarter Of a mile. Absconder kept well
the ninth obstacle Son Angelo was out
classed and Scholar was never in the
running. The winner stumbled on the
fiat in the Enclosure a couple of times
but quickly recovered.
Too Hilarious.
| In the running of the third race, which
was a handicap for all ages at six fur
longs, Sir John Johnson and Right Easy
set fast pace to the far turn, where Sir
John pulled into the lead, Right Easy
having been raced into submission In
| the meantime Yankee Notions was not to
| be shaken off and trailed the leader In
| the last sixteenth Yankee Notions had
more speed than Sir John and won by
half length. Lahore finished with a
rush and showed.
Hilarious was all the name implied in
the fifth race, which was for three-year-
OILS and up, at mile and a sixteenth.
ON first and running fast Hilarious bolt