Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-26
''HUNCH" CHANCES
Players Might Have Had a
Good Day Had They, Figured.
CLOSE FINISHES AT LAUREL
Fred Mulholland Noses Out Hilari-
Gus, Who Beats the Busy
Body a Head.

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tober 4, when the saddle cloth. bearing
the numeral Z. was worn by four win
! ners, second and third horse. The
three last thoroughbreds listed on the
program in each event yesterday fig
ured in the money thirteen times. The
third entry from the last Won in the
first three contests
This is how the last three horses fin
ished and their numerals:
First race-Fasces. =: George Stoll. Z.
and Schaller, s. Paris Queen, ), also ran.
acknowledgement. 4, and Brynary, q.
Hand Running, 9, also ran.
Third-Garth. s, and Toniata, ~.
Fourth-War Horn, g; Colonel Cook, !,
and Futurity, 4. Chemulpo, g, and Com
ing Coon, y. also ran.
Fifth-Ben Loyal, 10. Springmass, 6.
Sixth-Hilarious, s. and the Busy
Body, Z.
a fast track is not always required for
close finishes and the result of the last
horses were running I'm mud forelock
deep. A saddle cloth would have covered
the noses of the first three horses to
reach the goal
The event was at a mile and a six
teenth, and Fred Mulholland just got up
far enough in the last jump to stick his
| nose ahead of Hilarious. The Busy Body
was only a part of head behind.
1t was a grand contest all the way
around the oval. Springmass and Hilari-
Gus having a duel TO rthe honor of lead
ing the field. But for the fact that Hi
larious propped at the spring of the bar
rier it is probable that there would not
| have been contender and despite carry
| ing top weight he would have won.
Butwell Likes the Mud.
| Fred Mulholland was slow to begin and
1t was through the good generalship of
Jockey Butwell that Fred was taken to
the rail entering the stretch. From then
on he made gallant run. 1t was i'm the
last few strides that Butwells strength
! carried Mulholiand home winner And
it might be said here that Butwell proved
to be good mud jockey, for he got in the
money five times.
| Horses paying . to / or better Won all
the events. The longest shot to come over
was Col. Raj PARIS Garth. who scored at
to l. Two of the events were won all
the way, the first by Fasces, and the
| other. the fifth race. by Ochre Court.
Favorites had another bad day Honey
Bee went down to defeat the first crack
out of the box. She did not even get in
| the money. Brynary, in the second event.
ran in that position. 1t is probable that
quite a few played the winner. Yenghee,
the sire of whom is Yankee, good mud
der in his day. His other colts, making
good in the heavy going are Yankee No
| tions and Flying Yankee. 1t was a good
bunch for those who followed it.
| Union Jack was supposed to be one of
the real good things of the day, but he
proved to be a disappointment in the
third race and ran fourth. War Horn
was the choice in the fourth. with Col
Cook close second, and in those posi-
tons they ran.
Ben Loyal Fails.
In the fifth event Ben Loyal was sup
posed to be home before the race was
run. according to some wise ones But
Ochre Court led all the way, the favorite
probably carrying too much weight to
| contest With the winner.
There was heavy play on Hilarious in
the nightcap, but Fred Mulholland and
Springmass carried their share
Some of the spectators did not forget
that Fasces had won a race at Havre de
| Grace and did not hesitate in backing this
youngster in the opening dash at five fur
longs. He was off first. and led to the
furlong post. when Schaller challenged
but then dropped back. George. Stoll was
off poorly. but finished with lots of speed
and nosed Schaller out for place position
Honey Bee never could get up.
| The second race on the card was for
| two ear-olds, and the distance was six
I IuflOnSS. Because or Brynary victory
Wednesday on heavy track she was
made favorite. Yenghee had not shown
much in his recent start on a fast
track, but took to the mud like the pro-
verbal duck to water. and pulled down
the leader. Brynary, at the furlong pole
and then drew away to win by length
I Brynary was six lengths in front of IA
gusa, who wore down the firing Paris
Queen.
| Toniata and Union Jack set >the early
pace in the running of the third race
which was at six furlongs for three
| year-olds and up. Raj PARIS Garth work ed
his way up from a belated start and
showed good staying qualities in the last
sixteenth. He won by length and half
from Mindinette. Mindinette finished with
| a rush. and was two lengths in front of
| TOniata.
| Some first-class mudders went to the
post in the fourth race, which was for
| three year olds and up, at one mile and
seventy yards Col. Cook runs as Well
| through the heavy going as the fast, ana
was off first. He kept in the lead until the
last sixteenth, when War Horn who had
/, more staying power than the colonel,
challenged and then went to the front to
win by length and half. Futurity ran
! third all the way, and was a half length
| in the rear of Cook.