Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-16
THRILLS FOR ALL.
Well Played Horses Reward
Their Backers at. Laurel.
SUPERSTITION is A WINNER
Jesuit Carries OF the Steeplechase
Purse-Anavri and FL Orc Lead
Home Their Fields.

| LAUREL. Md. October 16.-The at
| tendance at Laurel yesterday was large,
ana the SPECTATORS recouped some Of the
losses Of Monday. Close followers Of the
ponies had figured out many OF the win
ners. and the bookies were kept busy
with their sponges and chalk.
| Three farnrites reached the wire first.
but not only on them did the spectators
| cash. but horses to place and show car
rted considerable money
The winning of well played horses
started in the running Of the initial
event which was two-year-old maidens
at five and one-half furlongs. Afterglow,
| J. w. Schorrs geld!ng. and the Greentree
stables Ambrose were targets the specu-
lators aimed ut after tho hackers Of Fed
eralist had bet their limit.
Eight youngsters started. and according
to anticirations. Afterglow and Ambrose
furnished the thrills. Afterglow was the
speediest and won. It. r. Coles Feder-
alist could never get up. August Bel
mont's royalty bred colt Belray was back
in the rut with Federaiist when Ambrose
| weakened after his challenge of After
glow. Ambrose beat Burgeous by Six
lengths for place.
Heavy Play on Jesuit.
/ In the steepiechase the other day Miss
Hynes easily beat Jesuit, but this did not
prevent close observers from backing
Jesuit yesterday. He opened at 4 to l
and was backed to 10 TO s.. Miss Hynes
opened at to ), but went TO the post
with to ! odds and few hackers.
I'm the running Jesuit had to be re-
strained until the last turn In the field.
Then he went to the front. He romped
home winner by eight or more lengths
from Lizzie Flat. who was fifteen lengths
In front of Prince Hampton. Miss Hynes
pulled up lame, and Jockey Tommy
Wright said she had turned an ankle in
the early running.
Montcalm was the choice for the six
furlong selling event. In the race he bled
1t was Monkeys day. This son of Loco
hatchee- Missing Link was full Of run. and
took pace to the homeStretch. when he
cut loose and came with a rush In the
last furlons. Schuttinger, on Toniata,
tried to stall Off Monkeys challenge. but
could not, as his mount was firing. Mon
key won by a length from Tomato, who
beat Pedigree by more than length.
"old Supe" a Winner.
The fourth event was a selling handicap
at one and one-sixteepth miles The dis
lance suited Superstition, and the race
was in before the bugIe blew. The books
laid tempting price Of s to , against
"Old Supe," 1t was a false price. He
stood out to win at odds on. He made
every post q winning one, and gallopcd
past the judges stand three lengths In
front Of the feet Jacquelina, who beat
Hamilton, 10-to-1 shot. two lengths.
The six-furlong selling race had entered
Cherry Seed, A. u. PARIS geldins, who
carried a load of money at II to 10 or
better. as did Anavri.. The latter was
off like fash, and the only one in the
Jack Nunna.iy. the game old son of Da-
vid Tenny. He got near Anavri. but
used up energy in doing it and found
Anavri had reserve speed enough to Off
set the challenge.
This duel occurred as they were racing
around the far turn. 1t took something
out of Anavri, and he was firing when he
went past the post length in front of