Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-24
FINE DUEL IN MUD
Hamilton, Schorr's 3-Year- old,
Captures Laurel Feature.
RANK OUTSIDER Is SECOND
Favorites Have Good Day Despite
Bad Going-Springmass Makes
Show of Field.
RANK OUTSIDER Is SECOND

LAUREL, Nd. October 24-Comine
down the home stretch like a wobbly en-.
CINE making up lost time, splashing mud
on either side and back of him instead
of steam. J. w. Schorr's good three-year.
old, Hamilton, won the Anne Arundel
selling stake at Laurel yesterday from q
field of seven starters. The distance was
a mile and a furlong and the net Win
ming was just SO shy of Sl..rn-
The son of Bannockburn was in the
lead. but relirlushed II to G. NJ. Miller
round the first turn. 1t was only for a
short distance that he took the mud and
then he went to the front again to main
tain ii to the coveted goal. On the back
stretch Nonpareil, rank outsider, con-
could overtake him. When this pair
reached the six-furlong pole it became
evident to the spectators they would
finish as they were running, providing. of
course. Nonpareil did not do the unex-
pected.
In the meantime hackers Of Jacquelina,
one of the Bedwell horses. We're looking for
this black mare to begin her squirt round
ing the far turn. but they looked in vain.
for she was unequal to the occasion and
of her previous races ii generally took
about half a mile before she could start
to pull down the leader.
The Bedwell entry ruled favorite by a
Slight margin, dltHOuSn There was
heavy play on the Schorr horses.
Hamilton won ty length from Nonpa-
reil. with War Horn in show position
four lengths behind.
Thirteen horses were entered. but six
Of them-Superstitition. Bounder. Cliff
Edge, Col. Ashmeade. Oakhurst and
Amalf-were scratched.
The racing was spirited and favorites
carried off three of the events. despite
the sloppy track. They were Brynary.
in the first: Rosseaux. in the third, and
Yorkshire Boy. In the last.
Hamilton was q second choice. and so
was Springmass in the fifth contest. And
by the way. Springmass made a show of
her field 1t has been some time since a
horse going over tine long distance has
run away from the field SO easily did
this chestnut filly. At one time she was
eight lengths in the lear. and she might
have been more at the finish had she been
ridden out by the jockey.
In the running of the opening dash.
which was at five furlongs for two-year-
olds, Tommy Burns Mama Johnson fell at
the furlong pole. Jockey Ford escaped
injury and accepted mount later in tie
day.
The only real upset during the day was
the winning Of Roseitaire in the second
race. which was for two-year-olds and at
the same distance as the first. This flly
early running and was not challenged In
the stretch. Chuckles got up in the last
furlong and secured a mortgage on place
position, finishing a length and a half
back of the winner. Insurance Man. the
favorite. ran a good race. once started.
and came from next to last to show sew
eral lengths back of Chucxles.
In the third event there were supposed
to be a number of real mudders. Ros-
seaux lived up to his past performances
on a heavy track. and by being quick to
get in front won by a length from Flying
Yankee, on whom there was a false price
He was three lengths in front of Ochre
Court. who won the show place by beat
ing out the firing Madman in the last
couple Of strides.