The Washington herald., 1912-10-13
FROG LEGS WINS
in FEATURE RVENT
ATLAURBL COURSE
Schorr's Entry Buns Impressive
Race, Beating the Favorite,
Sprite.
HEDGE SETS new RECORD

Special to Ths washinstnn Haald
Laurel. Oct. 12.-With< bright. balmy
weather. q record-breaking crowd and
one Of the most attractive cards offered
at Laurel Park to-day proved magnet
to the racegoing public, and those who
attended enjoyed . day Of excellent sport
Favorites Jared well. four being home
first, while the remaining three on the
card, which were well backed. finished
first
The feature race Of the day-the fourth
event-proved q wa1kover for Schorrs 2
Frog Legs. He ran an impressive race.
coming from the, rear and beating out
the favorite. Sprite, who. by the way.
had all chances ruined by bleeding. AZ
usual, Frog Legs made his great stretch
drive, the same as he does In all MS
races. and won going away.
The Chevy Chase Steeplechase brought
four horses to the barrier In the pretttest
race seen here in many . day. For
nearly two miles they raced neck and
neck, but the superior horsemanship
shown by his rider. Mr.. Kerr. was re-
sponsible for Shannon Rivers defeat.
Back Bay Wins Again.
Hedge made q runaway affair Of the
third event, winning by Q half do1en
lengths; while Back Bay, who has won
three consecutive times. came back to-
day and won at q nice price.
Hedge made a new track record Tor the
mile and a sixteenth.
Muff was the medium Of the public 8
choice in the fifth race. but was beaten
by Henry Hutchinson and Knight Deck.
The latter, although left at the post. was
only beaten by a nose.
The card for Monday il an attractive
one, and many of the best horses at the
track are scheduled to run. The sum
maries: ..-
longs. Grussvenor ITO tNicTassart). Is to 8. won:
Caroasel. lG lSchutt;ngerl. to l. second: Early
Light los GLASS;. to ., third. Time. l:b l&
Hans Creek. Star Actress. Chucties. Paris Queen.
SECOND RACE-Thr.eyesr-olds and upward:
selling: siI .hnlonSs. Back Bay. los tschveog,. 10
/. won; Ixdora. lol tGlas,. to L second; RosseaW.
I6 tButwenl, to !, third Time. liz IS. Chfy-
seis. CowI. Sam jackson. Doubas Five. Holman.
Right Easy and Pride Of LismoFe also ran.
THIRD RACE-Threeyear-olds; one mile Frog
legs, lis CMcTagsart1. ; to 2. won; Worth. lis
(Byrnel second: sprite. Io tGiass). to S. third
Time. l-S Penobscot. stentor. and Republican
also ran.
FOURTH RACE Chevy Chase steepiecnsse
Handicap, y.a0 ADDED; four-year-olds and upxard
two miles and a half. Gun Cotton. ls2 tMr. Kerr.
to ]. won: shannon River BS tMr. r. Tayor),
TO l, second: Idle Michael. IA CMr. Glasscpkl.
to s. third. Time. p rs Black Bridge also ran.
FIFTH RACE-Handicap; all ages: mi}s and .
sixteenth. Hedge. % tHonman) TO z won: DR..
Duenna. lo1 tButwelD, II TO 10. second: Amelia
jerks. 100 Davies, 70 TO !, third. Time la rs.
Hamilton, Cliff Edge and q. n. Miller also ran
SIXTH RACE-Three- year-olds and upward: sell
ing: mile and seventy yards Henry Hutchinson 1e
tFraschD, 20 !. won; knight Deck 100 (Gruss),
TO |. second: Adoaante. los Honman). 100 to l.
third Time. Las. Lady Sybil, Nun. futurity.
Outian. Penn o En-. Troy Weight, lima. Bonnie
Eioise. Golden Castle. and Fred Mulholland also
ran
SEVENTH RACE Three-yraroIds and upward ;
selling: mile and a furiong. Amah Ill tSchutting.
4 TO /, won; superstition, III tButweIl), TO S.
second; Bounder. Ill Glassl. 70 to !, third. Time.
1352 Supervisor Manashee. Oakhurst. Wofe4ton,
John Reardon. and Charles r. Granger also