The Washington herald., 1916-10-06
TOP O. THE MORNING
Wins laurel STAKE
Tommy McTaggart Puts Powers Geld
ing First Across in the High
weight Handicap.

Laurel, Md, Oct. 6-with an impost of
40 pounds, Top o. the morning, cleverly
ridden by Tommy McTaggart, was an
easy winner Of the feature number, the
fourth race, a lightweight handicap at
six furlongs at the Laurel course today.
Top o. the Morning outran his field
from the start, and shook of The
Masquerader at the turIong pole. and
had plenty of speed left to stall of
Wiseman's rush. That Top O. the Morn
ing is a high-class handicap horse, there
can be no doubt. His performance today
was creditable one, and II will take
sprinter of considerable class to beat
the Powers gelding in the future
Tommy McTaggart gave an exhibition
Of his old-time skill in the pigskin, and
1t seems pity that such a clever rider
should be kept out Of the saddle, owing
to his increasing weight. Tommy has a
shade on an the boys when it comes
down to riding, and his masterful pilot
ing of Top o the Morning shows that
he is still master of the game. The
winner covered the six furlongs in l:12
20, or within two seconds of the track
record, held by James Buffers Pebbles
fiat in 1875
Reprobate was the winner OF the open
ing number on the program, easily de.
feating Ponce de Leon and Scylla The
winner drew away into a long lead and
was only galloping at the end while
Ponce de Leon and Scylla were driving
to save the place.
Racebrook annexed the jumping race
by scant margin from Sdarch Court
and Promoter. The winner outgamed
March Court right at the end. The
That Racebrook has come back to be
a real good jumper was demonstrated in
his race today
James Butler. the New York million
aire. won two races, the first with BaIly,
at nice price. and the eecond, with
Gnat. The former took the measure of
a good field. defeating Straight Forward.
who was looked upon as the best bet of
the day. while Ticket was third, and
lastly Wizard" Bedwell's Manokin.
Gnat was an easy winner Of the nth
race, when he forced the pace for the
entire journey and was only galloping at
the end.
Richard Carman, the Washington and
New York horseman, annexed the sixth
race by a head with his Hastings hIly,
Queen Of Paradise. who lasted long
SIOuen 10 Win from BUZZ Around. Ine
favorite. Robinson. the Canadian ''Whirl-
wind" who rode Buzz Around. took his
mount wide at the first turn, thereby los
ing several lengths and dropped out Of
it for the first sixteenth.
Emil Herr kept up his daily winning
streak when his Peep O. Day gelding beat
Soldier by a neck in the last number
on the card. NigiI was third. The lat
ter was a forward contender all the way,
opl rryfII HI Mt, hnF hts
is over.
Summaries:
FIRST RACE-Two-yesr-olds: FIVE and one-har
furiongs Reprobste. l3 Davies. S.9. $50, s. 70,
won; Ponce de Leon. Il3 Tro1ler,. s2-o. SD.
seoond; scyna. Ito u. McTasEsrt). $50. third.
Time, ! M Is. Buchanan Brady. PositAno, Bur
hank. Lady Rowena Hssty Cora, Capital Prize.
Stalwart Van. Long Distance. and Precise also
and upward; about two miles. Race Brook. Jas
tNoel. $50 $3.50 $50, won: March Court lS5
tSmoot) $50 $40 second; Promoter. Is III.
Crawford. So third. Time 3F. King Pin.
Otto F1oto. Aberfeldy, Frijolee Emerald Gem, and
Paw Streak alsp ran.
THIRD RACE-Handicap; 2year-olds; six fur
longs. Bally. ll3 tschuttinEer' $3.50. S. s..
Straight Forward, ll5 u. McTargartl. $50, $50,
second: Ticket, I3 tBymel. go third. Time,
lib. Manokin Bondage and Blue Fox aIsp ran.
FOURTH RACE-High- weight Handicap: ali
McTasEartl. .. $40. SN. won; wise Man, lo
ID. Hoffman,. $50, SD second; The Masquerade.
10 CBurDe), ST. third. Time II S5 Xylon.
KeUessa Hidden Star. Bonnie Tess. Favour, and
Startling also ran.
FIFTH RACE-Hish-weight handicap; all ages:
six furlongs. Gnat liz tSchuttngerl. $50 &0.
$50. won; Pan Maid. IZ tByrnel. $50 S-8, SC
o0d: Hanson 1B Davies, $50 third Time,
johnson, Lady Hilhngton. and Madam Herman
alSo rar.
SIXTH RACE-seIing: 5yesr-olds and upward; ;
one mile and twenty yards Queen OF Paradise 10
H. McTaRrartl SIN ClO $50 won. Ruiz
Around, 10 CRobinsonl, $50 s. 20. seoond Doliua
10 Haynes. $50 third. Time la ouien Zsbo.
KeZiah Edna Kenna Sepect and Juliet also ran.
SEVENTH RACE-Sellling; 3yeAr-olds and up
ward one and one sixteenth miles F1Ag DAy, los
tKeogh). A.6O so go won: Soldier llo DUylel.
$50, $40. second; Nigel los CButweID. s. third.
Time, l a. Zodiac. Menlo Park Fair Weather.
DamiettA and ShepheTdess also ran.