New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-27
Interests Represented by
"CurIy" Brown Make Trans.
fer of Property.
MEETING THERE IN OCTOBER
Cock O. the Walk Romps Away
with Huron Handicap in
Rafting Good Time
at Saratoga.


manager Of the Churchill Downs track
at Louisville and Terrazas Park at Juarez
Mexico. arrived here this afternoon and
announced formally that he was the new
manager at Laurel, the Maryland State
Fair track. in Anne Arundel County.
situated midway between Baltimore and
Washington.
This announcement means that the deal
for the transfer Of the Laurel course
from the interests represented by Curly"
Brown to James Butler. Philip J. Dwyer
and other friends Of Mr. VIM has been
contaminated. II means also that there
will be racing at Laurel through the
month OF October. under the authority Of
the Jockey Club, for. now that Brown Is
eliminated, the Maryland course will ex.
perience no difficulty in securing dates
The previous applications OF Brown for
permission TO race under Jockey Club
rules had been tabled.
Mr.. VIM declared that the new pro.
moters of racing at Laurel would adopt
Browns stake and purse programme
with one important modifcation-that the
entrance money in stakes would go TO
the winning horse instead OF 70 the race
track. The retention OF the entrance
money last fall by Brown. IN defiance o.
usage at Jockey Club tracks, was the
cause OF much acrimonious discussion
and a couple Of threats Of lawsuits. The
Laurel meeting OF thirty days will FOL.
To- =
and then will come the autumn meeting
OF the Maryland Jockey Club at Piml!co
The racing at the Saratoga associa-
TONS track this afternoon was literally
attended and the purses were stubbornly
contested, the feature being the renewal
OF the Huron Handicap, in which ?.
Johnson's gallant little three-year-old,
Cock O. the Walk. shouldered the steady.
ing burden OF 123 pounds and won 10
rafting good time
Ten Point was one OF the overnight
nominations, but he sidestepped burden
Of l25 pounds. and August Belmonts
great colt. Rock View. TO which the
Handicapped assigned 10 pounds. was not
added. as expected. The other runners
were Prince Eugene, bearing the silks OF
Jefferson Livingston: Buskin, under the
colors OF John Whalen: Harry Payne
Whitney's Night Stick and r. <. Wat.
kins's Barnegat The most fanc!ed were
Cock O. the Walk and Buskin.
The distance was one mile and three
sixteenths. and the pacemaker for upward
Of one mile was Night Stick. Barnegat
and Prince Eugene kept within Striking
distance Of the Broomstick gelding Tor
mile. while Cock O. the Walk and Buskin
trailed Glass made play with Cock o
the Walk as Night Stick entered the upper
turn. and the brave little Peep O. Day
colt moved rapidly forward on the outside.
He got 10 Night Stick as the latter swung
around the home corner. and the struggle
for supremacy was brief
Cock o. the Walk came away easily IN
the last furlong. and won with LOT IN re-
serve in 80 Is. Night Stick oeatihs
Barnegat cleverly enough for place money
Ruskin. which tried 10 move forward when
Cock o. the Walk made his dash, failed
10 improve his position, and brought up
last. Cock o. the Walk ranks well Up
with the best OF the Huron Handicap WIN
rers which were SIR John Johnson. SOM
brero. Short Hose. Kennyetto ana COUNT
loss He has won three first class handi-
cans here this month. His owners have
made up their minds 10 send him 70 hen,
lucky in the autumn TO try for the SIs'vVV
Endurance Stake. a gallop OF four mics
The race for maiden three-year-oids'
which began the card, fell 10 MISS BRUSH
because Brady failed 10 get William LAKE,
lands colt Gray Planet away rom wv
most. Miss Brush was in front all tn'
way. but she had 20 do her best IN INC
homestretch 10 stall of the onfus"ns
GRAY Planet. Mohawk Girl was poor
third Sir John Johnson's half-ss'e''
La Clif. ran disappointingly.
Colonel Cook. fancied strongly oy US
reople. won the mile for platers OF wv
second grade from Impression ana "olH
ing Lad and changed hands AFTER uu'
finish Entered 10 he sold for SsVu' "
nrlce was holsted to $1,000 oy y -.
smithson. and J. O. Talbotts agent
him go. Talbot had Colonel LOON Co. %.
snring and lost him 10 smlthson
secured him again after his hrst Vi0,O.,
under the Smithson colors. only 10
him again in the fashion described
bott's agent claimed Impression FOR W.
y r. Bradley's Bac, recently grdu."
from the maiden class. beat Olu 80
AZ three-quarters of a mile after spN,s.
brush through the homestretch. O'u -.
probably was the better younss'el ~ ~.
weights, but he bore out maAhe
home corner and lost more grouhu u'.
he could recover In the last quai'''
Notwithstanding Borel rode win en"'a
teristic energy Bayhead was
third 49, NJ
Humiliation. a home bred gelui"e
Aeronaut won the two-year-oia nna. ;.
race for Captain Il. b. Cassau- p''
had the hardest sort OF battle thfous
the last furlong with William la or.
Miss Cavanagh and Alex Smi'h -.
rane's Decoy. The field was top "'a
and Humiliation owned his victor! ~,
fortunate break. but he will improve, 10
is a full brother to the light foo'eu ~.
Fairy, because OF which Relationship
talent picks him 10 go on. ,ns
one OF the slowest races OF the ihee"
was the last. mile for piaters' III "I ~
Afterglow Brookfeld and Little 'uP q,
were highly thought Of BrooKhe'u'
front from the barrier. beat LlttIe '"f
after a lively tussle. Afterglow oli"e ,.s
up last. Brookfeld's time was Isl
a poor sort OF horse that cannot ee'
mile here in l:S9 or better. A.,
Musgrave was suspended TO-DAY -.
rough riding yesterday. The term u
suspension will be four days unless Wv