The Washington herald., 1914-10-04
.EEATuRELANDED
BY LAST Coin
Laurel Handicap; with Big
Purse Attached. Goes TO
Buffers Colt.
LARGE CROWD ON HAND
Syosset Captures SteepIechase Over
Short Course. with Old Salt
a Good. Second.
LARGE CROWD ON HAND
BY oE0RaE y. NORRIS.

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Laurel. Nd. Oct. a--A holiday crowd
turned out yesterday to see q high-elasl
program run on at the Laurel course
The feature OF the card was the Laure
Handicap at ak furlongH with a purse.
value to the winner OF si.54e
Last Coin. from the stable OF James
Butler. made show ef his company and
annexed the nth consecutive race for
Mr.. Butler. and also IN making II thres
straight for himself. The winner stamps
himself as a hIgh-eiass colt and in view
Of the fact that he beat older horses and
stepped the six furiongs In Ia rs, II viii
take a horse OF considerable class e
beat him in the future.
At the drop Of the barrier Last Coin
went through his fieids with a rush for
the FIRST furIong and drew into a com
manding lead. and Was never IN danger
thereafter. F1ittergold was second. while
Ten Points. with Is5 pounds up, was
third. The latter's performance was a
good one. In view Of the fact that he had
such q tremendous impost
The steeplechase. over the short course.
was easy for Dave Stevenson's geldinR.
8yosset. He was under restraint TO the
last jump, where he assumed an easy
lead In the last quarter and dreY away
without an effort. Old Salt. a rank jump
er, was second. while Leumss was third.
L.. t1AllEuD4CkS GOlLs
made a show OF his company in the
third event and won under wraps, beat
ing Hanson, who led for the first half
mile. where the winner shot to the front
and was never headed thereafter Han
son was second, three lengths in front
OF DisiIlusion-
The NTH event. handicap at a mile
and a sixteenth. furnished the sensa-
ton Of the afternoon. Pandean. h p.
whitney's gelding, won from August
Belmont's ThornbiIl by the narrowest Of
margins. Coming into the stretch a
blanket would have covered the first
dean finished full OF courage and man
aged TO beat the Belmont horse right at
the wire.
The closing event u the day furnished
the upset OF the afttrnoon's sport when
Executor. a top-hehvy fayodte. was
sWerved into by Oakhurst at the FIRST
turn. The former was thown and her
Jockey (Sumter) was thrown to the ground
and sustained a fracture Of the collar
bone. King Box at the odds Of Il to /
worked his way up on the outside and
won going away. Flitaway saved ground
the entire distance, but could never catch
the winner
The attendance was the largest Of the
meeting, and the twenty-six mutuel ma
chimes were kept busy all afternoon The
clubhouse was thronged with society folk
from New York. Philadelphia, Washing
ton and Baltimore. and presented q gor-
geous sight. Among those In the dub
house were Mr. Joe Letter. Mr.. Mont
gomery Blair, Frederick Chaplin, Horace
westcott, Judge Sims, Col and Mrs Raj
Parr, Mr.. and Mrs Jere wheeIwright,
Mr. and Mrs. r. A. Johnson. Col Charles
F. Grainger. OF Louisville; William
Street. OF New York: Senator ollie
James, Representatives Rinkaid, Of New
Jersey; Dupre. OF Louisiana, and Gordon
Lee, Of Georgia
FIRST RACE-Tuoyear-olds selling: purss.
SD: six furi0ngs. Borgo. IS tCnD. $40. SO.
s. 10 won; Capt. Psrr. lc9 ButEelD. $50. 80,
seonud; Tie Pin. l0l GAfertyl. s.. third. Time.
liza Jack Of Cubs and Change also ran.
SECOND RACE-steeplechase haudicap' three
yoaT-olds and upward: $50 added; about two miles.
syosset. s5 tPoEesl. $40 $50. $50 won; Old
Salt IA (Tuckeyl, 81 $50. secODd Leunas,
lC lAnen). 8. third. Time. IIs Garter and
ClelPs Sister also ran-
and onehaH furiongs. Harry Junior. 10 CTum-
erl. $50. s. $50 Won: Hanson. lis tKGnickl.
$50 $40 second; DisilusiOn. IL tAlsxl, <4so.
third TIME. Il y. Trust Ne. BrOomlesf. AnAns.
Celebrity. Our John. Brian Bom and CLEANING al-o
FOURTH RACE-The Laurel Handicap: all aEes;
81 oo added; sir furlougz. LAst Coin. Io4 BoreD.
so. SO, $50. won; Fittergold. lG TUNER.
$50. SO second: Ten Point, Is (Burfingamel.
s. n. third. Time l:Is IS. Robert Bradley. True
as Steel. IntOne. Isidora, Paint Brush. Judge
Wright and Chuckler also ran- :
FIFTH RACE-HAndicap: three-yehr-oldS and up
ward 500 added one and one-sixteenth miles Pan
dean III tcAllahanl SlL7O $50. out won: Thonn-
hin, 100 CTumerl. $50. out. second: BarDesAL ns
ButTelD. out. third. Time, l4S IS. Little NeGrsr
also ran.
SIXTH RACE-hree-year-old and upward: seIl-
ing; pnrse 500: mile and a furiong King Box
lO5 (Kanick), SO 30 sn0 $50 won: FIitaway
tdcCaheyl $50. third. Tine. is0 IS. Col Hell
loway, CammeIliA. Executor and Tay Pay also ran.