The Washington herald., 1916-10-05
JOLTED
AT LAUREL COURSE
Yankee Notions Only Public Choice to
Land-Light Arms Wins
Jumping Race.
By GEORGE q. MORRIS.

LAUREL Nd, Oct. 4-Racing at Laurel
again attracted a good-sized crowd for
midweek program OF seven well-flled
events. from which there were but six
back in every race, with the exception of
the fifth, in which Yankee Notions was
returned the winner.
Today the first event over the brush
was given, and a new addition to the
ranks of the jumpers was shown in Light
Arms, an imported son of Labrador,
whose reputation had preceded his ap-
pearance as being one Of the best jump
ers in training, and the way that he won
his maiden performance stamps him as
a dangerous entrant from now on. Tom
Horn made the pace for the first mile
and a half, but succumbed to the rush
| Of the winner and New Haven. Sun
King, who was installed a hot favorite,
lust did get up to be third. while King
stretch and he with Tom Horn pulled up
very lame The time OF s:46 3-5 lowers
the old track mark of 400 for the dis
tance.
/ The first upset of the day came in the
drst race when Daddy Long Legs, from
the Herr string, made a phenomenal
stretch run, and beat out the Belmont
favorite, Deer Trap. who finished sec
ond. Lively being third
| In a field OF a dozen starters the third
race. selling AFFAIR for 2-year-olds,
brought out another beaten favorite,
when kits, very much fancied by the
talent, was beaten home by Glory Belle.
! Many who knew Yankee Notions fancy
for a track that had a soft top dressing
made her the selection in the fifth event,
which he won in a handy manner, get
ting off we'll at the rise of the barrier,
he made every jump of the six furlongs
In front, and finished in the good time
Of 1lS. Haynes never left the issue in
doubt, in spite of the exhortations of
the crowd to Fair Helen as she struggled
a length back trying to get up. King
| Worth finished third, after a short burst
Of speed.
Again the Bedwell-TapIin combination
were returned victorious in the sixth
race, when Borax, ably ridden by this
| little master OF the pigskin, beat the bar
rier sufficient distance to run from the
outside position to the rail in the first
sixteenth and be IN front by two lengths,
which lead he increased to FIVE going up
the back stretch. and won, eased up a
length and half to spare.
What appeared to be the nearest to a
dead heat was the finish Of the last race
when Success and Little Nearer ran like
a team for the last fifty yards. and only
| the Judges and the numbers installed
could determine who had won. In this
instance il was clear case of Ball
outriding the apprentice boy Kleeger,
who was up on Little Nearer Tapllnhadt
Maxim's Choice running away and led
into the stretch, but appeared to COL
lapse in the last sixteenth. Sea Beach
also ran close up to the leader. but failed
| to stay. Success was the best priced
winner Of the day. paying $3.50 for a s.
investment.
! Goldcrest Boy, running in the colors of
/ I. NJ. HedriCk, was returned the winner
of the fourth race, but the victory was
a hollow one from the standpoint OF the
purse. for, after winning, he being enter
ed for $3.50, was run up to S2,40O. but
was retained by the usual advance Of s.
by his owner Blue Thistle, another
favorite, finished second, and Wooden
Shoes was third. Summary:
/ FIRST RACE-Two- year-ods; six firlongs. Daddy
LongleEs III tReogh), SIS. $50 $50. won; Deer
Trap. ~ CButweln $50. g 60. second; Lively III
| tSchuttinger). $40, third Time, ls33 Is whirling
Dun. Harvest King and Napoleon also ran.
| SECOND RACE-Stseplechase: handicap; Syear-
olds and upward; about two miles. Light Arms.
Us IF. Johnson, $50, $50. so. won; New
Haven. l22 Crawford $50, $50, second; Sun King
| I35 #. Williams $50 third. Time $40 -.
Bachelor Tom Horn and King simon also ran.
THIRD RACES Selling; 2yearolds: Ave and one
half furlongs. Glory Belle. lO6 Mink. $50 s. 8.
Dolly. lls Dishmou, $50. third. Time, Os rs.
| Lord Byron. Old Drury, SweeteT Than Sugar Noon
lighter Stalwart Van, Melting Moments Rose Finn.
! LObclia. and BodWin also
! FOURTH RACE-Howsrd Stakes; S-year-olds and
upward selling; one and ones1teenth miles. Gold
crest Boy, u6 (ButweD, S2s.lO $50 $50. won; +;
Blue Thistle IN tsehuttIngerl. $50, go. second
Wooden Shoes. ll6 (Robinsonl. $50, third. Time
l :46 Eddie Henry. Transit, Prohibition. Venetia.
/ and Republican also
II FIFTH RACE-Selng; handicap: all ages; six
! furlongS. Yankee Notions lis (Haynesl, $50 So
$40 won: Fair Helen lo6 (Robinsnn) $50 s. Co.
second; King Worth. ia (TroIlerl. s. B third
Time. li3. Etrlscan. Scaramouch, Linda Payne
! and Fenruck also
SIXTH RACE-Seung; Syesrolts and upward !;
! one and one-sixteenth miles. Borax Ill TapLnl
SOLO S, $40. won; Jabot Ill Ward. S O s. 80
| second Little England, 10 BALL, $40 third
Time l47 IS. Shmberer, Ed Weiss, Jacket, Dan
| gerheh and MaCCAbee also ran.
| SECOND RACE-SellinE; 3-year-ods and upward !;
one mile ard seventy yards. Success I03 tBalD
SAB, $50 $50, Little Nearer. l0e (RIsegerl
HD $50, second; MaNim's Choice. los CTaplinl,
$50 third. Time. I4i IS. G. NJ. Miller Sea
| beach Woodfair FonctiOn aire, BENJAMIN and Rep