The Washington times., 1914-10-25
Chevy Chase SteeplechaSe
Will Be the Laurel Feature


financial results must be eminently
satisfactory to the management. The
erection of the clubhouse, with its at
tendant facilities, has brought out a
large society element, which has given
tone and character to the attendance
quite equal to that seen at Pimlico or
the fashionable New York race meet
ings.
The program for the coming week. in
addition to the usual overnight events
and handicaps, provides for several
special features. which will give bril-
liancy to the racing and add largely to
the general interest.
Tuesday the Chevy Chase Steeple-
| chase Handicap, bringing out all the
best jumpers in training, will be the
star attraction. Thursday the Mary
land Handicap, with $1,000 added. for
two-year-olds, will be run off. On
Saturday, the last day of the meeting.
| the National Handicap, with $500
added, will make a brilliant wind-up to
the meeting.
Despite the threatening weather, the
turnout yesterday was about the largest
of the meeting. A large society element
from Baltimore, Washington, and New
York crowded the club house and made
things lively. After the races were over
several dinner parties were given, and
later dancing in the club house wound
up the days sport for the society folk.
out the best of the two-year-olds Of
the year and which was won by
Schuyler Parsons Sharpshooter, was
something in the nature cf surprise
to the wise fellows.
Although Pebbles had been assigned
the top weight, 127 pounds, he had
shown himself such a great colt that
the experts had come to regard him
as unbeatable.
His performance at this meeting.
when he took up 125 pounds and estab-
lished the track record for six furlongs.
1:12, had largely increased his reputa-
ton, so that the public centered upon
him yesterday and sent the colt to the
post a warm favorite.
Strange to say. however. Pebbles was
never in it. The weight seemed to
anchor him, and he could never get to
was always the contender, and. after
allowing Double Eagle to make the
pace to the stretch on sufferance, came
away when his rider pleased.
The McGee's colts performance en-
Tuesday, when he finished ahead of
such high-class sprinters AS Hester
Prynne and Springboard, foreshadowed
his victory in the Potomac, and the
close observers of form were not sur
prised when the youngster won.
Razzano's performance was one or
the features of the handicap. the colt
receiving a miserable ride and being
shut off two or three times. With
good boy up and clear sailing, RazZano
would have made it lively for the
winner.
Hurakan. which won the opening
event of the afternoon, was the me-
dunn of a heavy plunge away from the
track by the Leary confederation.
This same party had figured to round
out the day by winning with2Belamour IN
l,a1 n6
with commissions on the Rock Sand
horse. The plans of the confederation
were upset here when Belamour was
beaten by Billy divers kewessa.
which Just now has the foot of ANYTHING
at the track. 1t will be noted that
Kewessa, like Sharpshooter. is a son
Of MCGEE, that good stallion which Ed
Corrigan brought to this country.
The real surprise party of the after
noon came in the last race when the
venerable Guy, Fisher came TO NE, ana
turning his annual somersault, much to
the dismay of the talent, won handily
from a field of platers.
True the old horse had nothing against
him, but his performances have been so
poor of late that the public had come
to regard him as a has been, and en-
tirely overlooked the fact that he out
classed his field.
Soldier. the winner of the second
event, was another of the surprises OF
the afternoon. 1hls one was lour-
year-old maiden. and the public gener-
allv gave him very little thought. al
though his performance on Thursday
when he finished a good third to star
Gift and Bosom should have entitled
him to more consideration
Rolling stone. the red-hot favorite.
ran a very bad race. and at no time
had a look-in. His performance caused
considerable comment, and his lack OF
speed was hard to explain. Somebody
said the horse had a chill in the pad
dock when he heard the machines
clicking up the money poured in on
him.