The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-10-07
Superstition Proves
Big Surprise Of Day
Defeats the Favorite, Sepulveda, in Sixth by Head
Large Crowd Sees Belmont and Wilson
Entries Win at Laurel.
BY c. w. SWAN.

Laurel. Nd, Oct. 6.-The few betters
courageous enough to back w. B. Car
sons Superstition in the sixth race to-
day were rewarded when the horse. with
the odds Il to l against him, finished
head in front of Sepulveda, the
favorite. The victory of old Sup was
a sad blow TO the form players as big
bunch of money was laid on Sepulveda'
while the winner had but a small fol-
lowing.
This was the best day of the meeting
as far as attendance and weather, as n
huge crowd witnessed the running OF
six good races. Thirty-five books We're
lined up. and the talent played every
race well. Two favorites came home in
front, the other four winners carrying
odds of from Is to to !.
The colors of two miIlionaires, August
Belmont and Richard T. Wilson, flashed
to the front in two events Strombol,
with Big Money McTaggart Up, was
Belmonts winner in the second race,
while Little Johnny McTaggaTt. rode
Montresor home a winner in the handi-
can rewarding R. T Wilson to no small
degree, as the books paid as high as
to 1.
Bat Masterson proved to be the best
in the opening event a six furlong
event, with Sir Alvescot second, and
Luria third. Nello, who ran such a
good race Saturday, was the top heavy
fayorite. but was never a real contender.
In the second race, Stromboli was on
in front and was never headed. The
Belmont colt finished with plenty in re-
serve, Addie M was second, and I'm
furl third.
Blackford proved his class in the third
race at a mile and a sixteenth, winning
easily, with Bonnie Eloise a good second.
Bonnie Eloise got a poor start but ran
a good race. Napier was third.
The fourth event, a handicap at a mile
and seventy yards, went TO Montresor,
with odds of to l against him. Star
Gaze was the favorite, with plenty OF
bets of DR.. Duenner and Working Lad.
DR.. Duenner was the second horse in,
with Elwah as the third horse.
Arran, played but little in the ring.
was the winner Of the fifth race with
Dynamo second, and Homecrest third.
Thirteen horses faced Starter Milton in
this event
Superstition Comes Home.
The finale event, at a mile, saw a field
Ten nOTS6S sIdIl III AlOhl VA NLN SaeAAA0
stand. Starter Milton got the horses
away in an unbroken line, one OF the
prettiest starts ever Witnessed at Laurel.
The field raced around the first turn,
with Lace in the lead. Rounding the
bend into the home stretch, old Super
stition raced into the lead, and was
winner by two lengths. Sepulveda, the
favorite, was a good second, and Lace
third.
George Miller, the popular starter, will
start the horses at Piping Rock meeting,
which starts next week. George Miller
will be remembered for his clever work
at Electric Park this spring.
Some of the best horses at the course
are entered in the-six events scheduled
for tomorrow. Flittergold, the Belmont
two-year-old, is expected to start in the
handicap. with Superintendent, Gotelus,
Trnid, and several other good horses.
A steeplechase event is also carded
Summary:
FIRST RACE-Three-year-ol and upward; six
furiongs. Bat Masterson. l04 (Halseyl. to l. won:
Sir Alvescot, los GENTRY, 10 to l. second; Luria.
los CRightmirel. Is to l. third. Time. la Is,
Americas. Glen Beachey. Nmbus Chiffon Queen,
Joe Gaitens, Compliment. Fred Levy, AfterglOw.
Edith Inez, Nello. and Ancon also ran.
SECOND RACE-Fillies and geldings; tvo-year-
olds five and one-haf furlongs. strOmboli lis IT.
McTazgart, 10 T. won: Addie NJ, 100 (ButwelD,
Z to 2 second; Unfutl, lO2 Cwolfel 60 to l. third.
Time, l:o7. Master Joe and stellsta also nan
THIRD RACE-Threeyear-old and upward; sell
ing; mile and one-sixteenth. Blackford los,
CNathan), TO S. won; Bonnie Eoise. lOI o. Me
Taggartl to i. second; Napier. liz Watts 70
to !. third. Time. sie IS. Fred Mulholland also
ran.
FOURTH RACE-Thrce-yea and upward ::
handicap; selling: mile and seventy yards Mont
ressor, 20 Il. McTaggsrtl. to l. won; EIwah, ~
DeruDdel, . to /. Second; DR.. Duenner, 100 Is.