Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-18
OLD SUPE A WINNER
Veteran Campaigner Captures
Race With Odds 8 to |.
GOOD DAY FOR DOPESTERS
Ell Orc, Another Maryland Favorite,
Lands Purse-Jockey Corey Is
Set Down by the Stewards.

LAUREL. Nd October 1S-Thorough-
breds may come and thoroughbreds may
go, but it seems as il old Superstition will
go on forever. The aged son of Aldine
won another race at Laurel yesterday. 1t
was his second victory of the week and.
incidentally. the third of the meet, he
being returned the winner on his last
three starts.
The odds against the campaigner of
many seasons the first time he won at
Laurel this fall We're L. to !. The second
time out he closed at 13 to ) and yester-
day he came over at to /.
CHANGING over the chart, one will find
that the names of the first three horses
to win began with the letter IS" They
were Spearhead. Superstition and Sur
prising In looking over the program it
was seen that three thoroughbreds bear
ing the saddle colth No. led their fields
home They were Superstition. Surpris-
ing and Redpath.
Another Maryland favorite showed the
patrons that he was not all in by any
means, and he was Ell ORC, who took
down the purse in the fourth race. The
winner is the property or n. Is. Beai,
who also furnished the victory In the
closing event in Brynavia. Fairbrother
rode both horses.
After Redpath.
There was one run-up during the day
and that resulted in X. +. Carman. jr.,
trying to take Redpath away from d..
Ford Carman bid the horse up to $500.
He was entered for 500 Ford went s.,
higher and retained the younsster.
Jockey Cores riding in the fourth
hp n:
the stewards sand he was set down for
the rest of the meeting. Corey had the
mount on Sepulveda who finished third
The opening event was for all ages that
had not won more than one race. The
distance was six furlonSs. Spearhead
and Petelus were the choices and the
former got home in front. but not until
the Cassatt youngster subdued Mon
mouth in the last furlong. Less than a
length separated the horses. Fathom was
firing in the end and just managed to
show by a narrow margin.
Out of the nineteen entries in the sec-
ond race six went to the post. The dis
lance was mile. Little Jupiter. i'm with
ninety-six pounds and ridden by McTag-
CART was the favorite. At the break
old Superstition went to the front and
had enough all the way TO hold the field
safe Homecrest could not get to the
leader. but finished second. The favorite
was third. Little Jupiter pulled up lame
after the race and Flammarion broke
down on the far turn. Jockey Nathan
was forced to dismount.
Surprising Makes Good.
The two-year-old handicap at five ano
one-half furlongs- was the third race and
fine field of youngsters went to the
post. Surprising was the favorite ans
the Carman entry raced Belmont's Cross
bun into submission before the home
stretch was reached. Gamer. carrying
125 pounds, finished full OF run and wa.
length back of Surprising. Addie M
who was crowded back at the start
showed
In a field of six starters i'll the fourth
race which was a mile and sixteenth. a
warm tip was passed about on three OF
them-Yellow Eyes. El Orc and Working
Lad. FL Orc won going away but the
real part of the race resulted in the fin
ish OF yellow Eyes. second: Sepuiveda
third. and Working Lad. fourth Noses
separated the trio. Working Lad prob,
ably would have given the winner bat