The Washington herald., 1916-10-17
SUSAN B. IS INJURED
in JUMPING Event
Breaks Leg in Steeplechase Race and
Is Put to Death-Two Jockeys
Badly Shaken Up.

Laurel, Nd, Oct l 6-Threatening
weather did not keep the attendance
down at Laurel Park today. For Mon
day crowd It was a hummer-perhaps the
largest that has ever assembled on this
popular course on a similar day since its
Inauguration.
Favorites were bowled over with q reg
ularity that made form players Vince.
Only one managed to get home first.
Frtjolee came to life in the steeple-
chase and was home first by three lengths
in front of Cynosure and Chevron. There
was two bad spills in this race. Susan B.
! lost her rider at the eleventh jump after
showing lot of early speed. and when
1 safety over this jump she broke leg and
was later put to death by a bullet.
! This mare has been perhaps the most
notorious actor both on the fat and over
/ the jumps that has ever faced barrier.
She has been ruled off time and time
again, but in every case has been allowed
to start at different courses
Jockey Bush was badly shaken up, but
not serious injured
Otto Flotto came a 'cropper'' at the
eighth fence. His rider. Jockey O'Con-
nor, escaped with a few bruises.
! Gloucester was a real live horse in this
event. He ran away three miles before
he was brought to the post, and whatever
chances he had Of winning was therefore
ruined. He pulled up after going half
/ mile.
James Buffers Bally made a runaway
! of the third race, an affair at six fur
longs, and covered the distance in l:12 3-h
Woodtrap was second and Reprobate
! third.
The feature number on the program.
/ the fourth race. at one mile, was annexed
~ rNN- lie
posed of the red-hot favorite Panmaid
while Lady HiIlington was third.
. Pierrot accounted for the following race
when he managed to get home a head in
front OF Meellcka, while Busybody was a
neck away.
R. F. Cannan put Nigel over in the
sixth race when he managed to beat
Dolinda home by three lengths. Repton
was third.
Soldier came back in the closing num-
Der on the card when he beat Queen OF
Paradise by two lengths, while Voluspa,
at p to l to show, was third.
FIRST RACE-MAiden 2yeAI-old aI furIcnsx
Courtship. ia lBIns): $40 a0, so. Won P1rst
Ballot. Ill CMetcalN. $50. $50 second Sea Wave,
III tKeOgh), s.. third. Tine. li3S6 BeAyer
XIII. Smart Money. MeodrSnA, T1ox1, olyn O.,
Lynette. Sandale. Polly J., Bright Star also ran.
SECOND RACE-steepech,se; +yeaE-ods and
upward; about two miles Fdiolse 1t Cwalksr).
SB h N2D. $50. won; Cynosure, LR CC7srk),
Ns5O SD. second; Chsrron, l3s CSoe). $50 third
Time. $50. Abdon. Otto Flotto Glouostsr RusiIa
and Susan B. also ran.
THIRD RACE-Si1 furlonEs: 2year-oldS Bary,
is tSchutdnger). $50 $50 s.. won: Wood Trap.
lis tButwelN, go $50. second; Repro6Gts lis
Harrington $50. third. Tine lISS5 Pick
wick. Sandal Frendless, Seronest and Pirasus
| also ran
FOURTH RACE-One mile: 1year-olds and up
ward Nenetia, lo6 (RoHnson) $50 $40 s. %
won; Pan Maid. Ill (FsirbrotheT) $40 s. 80 sc
ond; Lady HiIlingtonl. Nc2 Mink s.. third Time,
lHol-S Lady Teresa, Artemis and Kings Oak
also ran
FIFTH RACE-seIlinE; Syear-olds and UPWARD
six furlongS. Pierrot, IL CSchuttinger), S69.
s.. 81. won: Meelicka, Io9 (AIinE) s., SD. second
The Busybody. ll3 Ward. out third. Tine ia
Theeisrts, TAnuVity, Naushon, JGcklst Ieona,
Wizard. Minda. Sandel. Broom Corn, Preston Lynn,