Evening star., 1912-10-10
COY BOUGHT AGAIN
After Winning First Race at
Laurel Walker Purchases FiIIy.
MISS EDITH THROWS RIDER
But Jockey Escapes Injury-The
Rump Pays Good Price-San
Angelo Lands the Steeple.
MISS EDITH THROWS RIDER

| The winning of several long shots and
| the penalty for q win made by favorite
We're among the features Of yesterdays
races at Laurel.
The beginning. middle and the finish OF
| the first race figured in trouble column
| No. 1.
! When the horses got to the post John
O. Talbot's Coy and Thomas Hitchcock s
| Smash behaved badly at the barrier
When the field was sent away the horses
were in fair order. Around the back
stretch turn trouble No. occurred Tea
han attempted to pilot Miss Edith through
too narrow an opening and was bumped
and spilled, but escaped uninture
Coy won the race. The win made the
Coy's stable folk happy. but it was a
fast-feeting happiness. The race was a
selling affair and this fact caused trouble
No. 3.
Coy was entered to be sold for 81 600.
She was bid up to 5000. at which price
she was bought by w. (Red) Walker OF
the S1.2O0 advance price one-half ($8OO)
is to be paid, according to rule, to John
Burttschell, owner Of Paris Queen, the
second horse Second money in the race
was $40. making Burttschelrs total Of
the double transaction 500 r. #. Will
son had Hester Prynne, an also ran, i'm
the race.
A condition of this race stipulated that
al entry not to be sold should carry
three pounds extra. This put top weight
~. pounds. on Wilson's Disguise-Witch-
craft illy.
Record Time for Coy.
Coy won her race in 1:V7 ID the time
being fifth of second faster than the
track record. made by Richard Reed, who
carried same weight.
The second number on the card was the
Army and Navy Officers steeplechase. 1t
was not popular speculative affair, and
its running relieved strained tensions. The
soldiers race was good. Scratches re-
duced the field from six to four starters.
The officers rode so exceptionally we'll as
to cause the most fattering or just COM
ments.
While knight of Elway had backing
San Angelo was the real one. Al the
rode San Angelo in the fourteen-mile
cross s-country race and beat a big field.
He finished first In the fourteen-mile
event but lost because OF conditions. His
an hour and about seven minutes faster
than his nearest contender. This endur-
ance race stamped horse and rider.
The stamp was true one. He won the
two-and- -half-mile steeplechase by ten
lengths from Knight of Elway. The latter
beat Zagg by eight lengths and Zagg beat
Gus Straus handily. They all fenced well.
knight of Eiway pulled up lame.
Another Long Shot.
The six-furlong selling race had. eli
eihles included, twenty-one starters. Or
this number thirteen went to the bar
rier. Double Five. owned by w. &.
Gardner. a 10 to 1 shot. won. He opened
as low as II to ]. His victory was de-
cisive. Chiffon Queen went a trouble
place, which she won from knight Deck.
The defeat of Azyiade featured the
Hopkins selling stake. The Rump.
though he had shown racing ability the
last time out, was hardly considered and
was let 60 to the post at 20 to !. He
won in a drive by a head from Star
Jasmine 80 to / shot. with Superstition, |
at II to 1. third. The start OF the race |
was spoiled by the proverblal bad post |
actor. Chester Krum.
In a field Of dozen starters the specu- |
lators sele cted Hilarious to win the mile |
and seventy-yard race. He formerly ran |
in blinkers. but wore none. He tried to
swerve out on two occasions In the run
and he Won under restraint.
The final race OF the day was the fast
est long-distance event yet run Oh the
course. 1t was at one and one.eighth
miles and was won by Charles +:
10 to l shot He opened at
= larger price. The time was l.a2 $50.
The track record was 1.53 Is. held by
[dleweiss. with 10S pounds up. Charles
F. Granger carried III pounds. The frac-
tional time was remarkably fast.