The Washington herald., 1914-11-01

BpassI b ne Washinrtun Hesah
Laurel Nd Oct H%I.aurel Parks
race meeting came to close yesterdhs
with the biggest crowd q the season u
attendance. Tbs October meeting has
been the most successful ever held a
the Maryland course. and II was . dttins
close 20 the meeting. The National
Handicap. the richest race run ~ ne
fwenty-seven days worth more than = so9
70 the winner. was won by r. 7. Wis
-son's Tartar, four-year-old by Ogden
Yankee Sister With only 102 pounds %
carry. a weight that seemed extremely
ifnient ia the light OF his perfoFmaness
Tartar went 70 the front after Robert
Bradley. Gainer. and Pardner had run
themselves into the ground. and Wo7
handy enough At the finish.
In the Washlngton Handicap, won BY
Roamer. Buskin carried il6 pounds 70
Tartar's ln2 asd Ta-tar beat Busi,in, npt
Eandirarps= vcshursh nevertheless as
siFncd Bnskin only one pound less yes
tsrday letting Taftar in at the same
weight OF lg2r The result was Tartar
easily defeated Buskin. The latter. how
ever. ran a smashing good race in the
National Hardicar yesterday. Robert
Bradley. with bis elsctric speed. took the
track al the start and showed the way
q the stretch tsrn. where Tartar went 70
AuC ATHfA WIN = NNrAAf anu AAoAA NAAc $685.
OF the stretch home was never IN trouble.
Buskih, who. as usual was slow to be-
STA. came fast IN the final furlone, ana
passed the firing Bradley. nipping Pard-
ner on the post for the place.
The time was excellent, but not 80 fast
as the mile and e furlong run by Roamer
Ia the Washington Handicap. Tartar COW
cred the distance IN Ii59 S-5. which Is just
a second slower than the track record
disappointment. The Whitney horse look
ed good. but he quit utterly when called
on Summaries:
The stewards OF the Jockey Club have
sanctioned another winter race meeting
al Charleston, S. c.. from December 4
10 January g inclusive. The promoters
Of this affair N their application for a
license named February 70 as the final
day. In view OF the scandal that in
VOWED last winters racing at Charleston
the Jockey Club evidently has decided to
put the promoters on trial with the idea
that If all Is not on the up and up there
will be no racing after January 3. c.
H. PettingiI. a veteran racing official.
has been appointed steward, represent
ing the Jockey Club. Mr.. Pettingill has
had sufficient experience to distinguish
between clean ra cling and sharp practices.
There Isn't a doubt that If he runs across
eF1idoerS al Charleston they soon VIII
come to grief. Last winter this meeting
ives pronounced a disgrace to the Amer
lean turf by persons who saw what was
going on under the noses of the officials.
Farsemen who competed for absundly
small purses admitted that the game was
worth an Official Investigation. The
sport. sO-caIled, was at the mercy OF a
bunch Of Western faanipaIztors who ap-,
peared 10 regard the Jockey Club rather.
lightiy. These individuals and the pro-
rioters OF the track alone were able 70
show profits when the alleged meeting
came to an end.
Curley Brown, builder of racetracks al
New Orleans. Jacksonville, Laurel Md.
and other places In this country, has
bobbed up In Cuba. Brown is Just finish
ing a race course near Havana, which
viii be opened early in December He
has spent 800, 900 in this venture, so the
story goes and Is framing many valuable
stakes with which to attract the entries
OF leading American turfmen Brown
says that the Cuban authorities will not
interfere with wide-open boolmalSing and
pool selling. He intends to have room in
the betting ring for 100 bookmakers-if
business warrants that maryland each
-boolie" win have 10 pay 500 day for
the privilege Of taking the publie's money.
Brown is not on good terms with the
Jockey Club, however, and II is believed
that many horsemen and professional
followers of the turf win not make the |
trip.
with the prospect of the annual winter I