The Washington herald., 1918-10-10
FIRST
IN HANDICAP
Captures Honors in Hyde
Park Stake from Classy
Field; Valerius Lands
Liberty Bond.


ter coal at Laurel. yesterday. when
four out OF the seven races on the
card at the popular Maryland race
course went to the ''unheard or
horses.
Everything was merry for the
form followers until the fourth race
when Capt Raj PARIS Esquimau
handed knockout wallop when she
ganoped right from the feed box
past the judges stand to grab OF
the decision. Esquimau paid better
than Z to l.
A ton of money went into the
on Tetley and Ambassador
Sd. who were running as the Weir
entry, but the best the pair could
do was to finish out of the money
by some lengths. Esquimau was
the first to break and went sailing
along on the rail with Knot press
ing him hard for the entire distance.
In the stretch Esquimau found her
racing legs and went past the
judges stand with something in re-
serve. while Knot. the second choice
in the betting, went into the second
hole and Miss Voski. third.
Valerius, running under the colors
of the Beach stable. ran her Gus
tomary good race and annexed the
brackets in the Criterion Liberty
Bond Handicap. O'Brien took Va
lerius to the front at the break
and kept her there for the entire
hike of a mile and seventy yards
John I. Day closed with a rush and
would have won in another stride
but Valerius was in the ivan" and
it was all over but to pay off. With
a little better racing luck John 1.
Day woud have got the decision
but she got of to a bad start.
GraysOn. who came in for third
money was a contender for the dis
tance but was cut of at the stretch
turn.
The Hyde Park Handicap,
sprint for six furlongs was a soft
one for Icarus, who led from start
to finish and won easily.
Hummer took his mount away
from the barrier in the lead and
kept him in that position for the
entire distance. Only at one time
was the decision in doubt and that
was in the stretch when Bulse closed
with his customary rush but not in
time to catch Icarus. In winning
the race Icarus equaled the track
record of iii 3-5. Bulse finished
second and Leochares the fayorite
came in for the short end of the
purse.
Judging from her race yesterday,
Leochares is not the horse she was
last spring. The old horse broke slow
and could not find her racing legs in
time to grab OF the honors.
One of the prettiest finishes that has
been seen on a Maryland track for
many moons occurred yesterday when
Soldier, running under the colors of
A. n. Gilpin, managed to hold on long
enough to stall of jefferson Living
ston's PIAZZA
Soldier and Piazza fought it out from
the start, and, things looked pretty
bad at the stretch turn for the Gil
pin campaigner. In the stretch Sol
der shook of PIAZZA and copped the
bacon with something to spare. One
of the biggest surprises happened
when PIAZZA, who finished second, paid
5000 for the place. G. NJ. Miller, the
aged campaigner from Dick Garments
barn. with Jimmie ButweI, the SOL
dter-jockey in the saddle, finished
third.
Another long shot came in for the
brackets in the last race when
Graphic. after leading for nearly the
entire distance, gave up to Ben Hamp-
son IN the stretch but managed to get
up in her last few strides to take
down the decision by a nose. Graphic
paid his hackers a little better than
70 to l.
The first race went to Bagheera
y hg4a - -hrzr,- L rs..r-
Ceramic pressed him hard for the en-
tire distance, but to no avail Syl-
vano finished third.
FIRST RACE-FOr e-ysar-olds, claiming. five
and q half furlOngs: Won By BaVheera iKuru-
msrJ, go. so. 800; second. Ceramic IKelsayI.
-, ID; third, Sylvano Dickens, $50 Time,
v, 70. Dr. Rae, Jill, Tidal Jacnetta, Bessie
helnet' Echo 3, Beauty Sleep. Charley Thor
e. e. avon. Court Gallant, Marion Holins,
Name t,-l,- Connell. Cinders also ran.
oECyND RACE-FOr 3-year-oids CLAIMING
one uile: Won b. Leta iKuappl 500 40
IN second, PHlnes lEelsayj, 10, SO; third.
NOod Violet Preecej, 40 Time l,f2 %
star Ben. Candidate. d. Man o. me Ho1r
Goi CluH, sam Hill, Queen Blonde, O'MaIley'
hsien Atkln' Candelaria. sibola, Nose, Car.
THIRD RACE-A handicap for 5vssr.o,a,
and upward. siI furlOnEs: Won by Tcs1,s
lhlmmer), I60. 40. 70; second BuIse
%. .Brienl. $40, 80; third. Leochares iKnsTpI-
-. Time, lll3a DR.. johnson, Efruscau,
Belle Roberts, Bachelors Bliss also ran.
FOURTH RACE-FOr 2-year-olds, selling, iva
and half furlOngs: Won by E.suuinlau fKu-,s
msr). $50, so. $40; second Knot iCallahspI.
100. 400; third, Miss Voski tCollinsl. sso
Time, lM -. Translate, Tetley. Anbassador
u, Gath, Marioa Rollins also ran.
FIFTH RACE-A selling handicap tor 2-,,ar.
olds and upward, one mile and seTeuty yards:
Won By Nalsrius tO'BhenJ. $50, $50, out; sec
ond. John L Day. go. out; third. Grsyson
lPreese), out. Time, lis Is MsIVoIo and
Mancha also ran,
SIXTH RACE-For 5year-olds and upward.
calming one mile and one-sixteuth: Won by
soldier lknapp). l5.6O, $50, 50; second, PsLza
collins. 5o.9 $50; third, @. NJ Miller but
WE'LL S.S. Time. l:i5 l-5. Charley McFarau,
Biazonry. Grey Eagle, Vocabulary also ran,
sEf ENTs RACE-For 3year-olds anil up-
nru' rs' Gaining, one mile and one-sixteenth: /:
won BY Graphic tstirling). 3e70. I2o. $50;
seeona' Ben Hampson tsneidxlan), 40. 500;
Ct,l Cnlru, Baeetts Preese). 400. Time. 1.4s rs
y Shfls1e. GoldcEsst Boy. Fairy Legend, Senator
broder1ek, Capital CITY also ran