The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-10-20
INTERFERENCE In
STRETCH CAUSE OF
STEWARDS ACTION
Ticket of Leave Steeple
chase Easily Captured
By Musty.
BY RAY HELGEsEN.

A lot Of dissatisfied patrons Of
the sport Of kings nIed out of the
Laurel gates yesterday and. like
MT Grey's famous plowman,
Wended their weary way home
ward. The dissatisfied ones yess
terday. however, had something on
the tiller of soil.
The plowman, we are given to
understand. was merely weary;
otherwise he was at peace with the
world. Yesterdays dissatisfied ones
we're weary all right. But some
were also Disguised and not a few
u them angry.
And from their angle they had
'eason enough.
Moco was one Of he hottest
IaVorites Of the Laurel meeting to
aste. And to show that the con-
uaence reposed in her was not mis-
paced she romped through the
opening event and won under
But while the performance only,
PRAYERS were waiting for her price
the stewards had called jockeys
Penman and Allen into the stand.
A tomblike hush fell over the
crowd while the stewards cues
toned the two jockeys.
Stewards DIsquaIIfy MocO.
Then, while everyone was asking
what and why, Moco's number was
taken down and that of Grace
Mayors which had finished second,
put into the winning slot. Miles
was moved up from the show to
the place hole and Troubler's num-
Der was hung in the vacant 500,
mus vacated by Miles S.
me stewards had disqualified
Moco for cutting into the rail al
tne stretch and hitting TroubleI
ana Grace Mayors thus throwinG
them of their stride.
Moco unquestionably interfered
with Troubler to some extent, but
whether II was accidental or inten-
lonaI, Is a matter which came In
tor a lot Of discussion during the
afternoon.
Trainers aQd owners who were
questioned by the writer were
ABOUT evenly divided on the sub
1ect' Some'Hefe of the opinion that
IL was an Unavoidable accident
that Moco had slipped in the sandy
going: others laid the blame al
the door Of Jockey Morris. All
however, admitted that the stew.
ards rendered the only decision
possible under the circumstances.
Musty Wins Chase.
Musty. which was coupled with
Hallavill as the Cosden entry, made
a show OF his field in the Ticket OF
Leave Steeplechase which was
carded as the feature event
Crawford took Musty to the from;
at the first hedge and the Cosden
3-ysar-old stayed there throughout
the long journey. He fenced clean
y and seemed TO be particularly last
on the straightaways. After Perkio
men lost his rider at the fifth jung
u was merely a question Of how
FAR Musty would win by, always
providing he suffered no accidents
Sobrigade dropped into the place
| hole while Briganna, which wa!
coupled with Perkiomen as tn,
StraSsburger entry, hnisred in tn,
only other money hole.
Top Sergeant. carrying the silk.
81 Mrs Harry A. Parr, jr., cap
tured the Chincoteague HandicaJ
for 3-year-olds owned or leased b,
4 member OF the Maryland Stat
Fair Inc, at one mile and a six
teenth.
Six starters, all of them owned o
leased by prominent members o
Southern society. faced the barrier
Top Sergeant went away in tn
lead and was never headed thougl
he was challenged by Blazes in tn
final drive. BIazes, however, wa
carrying topweight. 1875 pound,
and hadn't enough left to get 4
the Sarge.
The Calvert to Elemental.
races at Laurel this season, WASH
much considered in the machine
and the Shareholders were paid OF
at the rate Of 1910 for two.
Elemental had little trouble IL
taking the Calvert, an event at siI
furIongs for 2-year-olds. The win
ner went to the front early an,
won going away. Fancier ant
Sedgs followed in that order blu
kneither was able to make 1t inter
listing for the Foreman 2-ysar-olc
The fifth race at one mile and
furIong for 3-year-olds and up
wards was taken by CONNIE CT afte
the Foreman youngster had flashe
a beautiful burst of speed in tn
drive through the stretch.
CONNIE CT was left at the pos
Aatfooted. Woodstock, however
brought him up on the outside an
AT the eighth pole the Foreman
geIding found his racing legs an
outgamed and outran Bribed Vote