The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-10-25
ACCIDENT ROBS
BUNCA BUCK OF
WIN AT'LAUREL
Caught in w ebbing at
Start, But Finishes Sec
ond in Feature Race.
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OnQ IN fedture N9ce.
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Bunga Bucks misfortune In get
ting caught In the webbing at the
start Of che fourth race yesterday
At Laurel virtually kept that rest.
less s-yssr-oid from grabbing the
long end Of the purse. and by the
same token allowed J. X. L. Ross
Sailing B to set home at. the head
OF the procession The fourth race,
. handicap event for s-yesr-oid,
and upwards at one mile. was carded
as the feature. event OF the day. and
as the program otherwise was a.
devoid of real features a. the pro-
verbal hen OF teeth, IL had little
IL any competition for that dubious
honor.
Starter Milton and his assistant
exponents Of cursing and cussing,
as cursing and cussing 10 done In
the best circles. seemed q bit on,
and had q tough Job in getting the
restless bangtails lined up properly
In this event. And said bangtaf1s
of course. weren't much help to the
aforementioned exponents Of proper
cussing at the proper time and place.
Cussing Has It's Eject.
But some horses. like some men.
sometimes respond to good cussing.
and eventually Milton let 'em 60
But the webbing. going up. fondly
wrapped itself around the arched
neck OF Mr.. Bunga Buck. and thus
this party was detained at the bar
rier while his equine buddies romped
away.
having unwrapped themselves
from the webbing. Jockey Mooney
and Bunga Buck proceeded TO make
up for lost time.
Sailing B had got the best of the
break. but by the time the field was
from the back stretch
Bunga Buck was right up with the
field. which was more or less
punched, and trailing Sailing B by
three lengths.
At the three-Quarters the son oil
Vulcain sneered at the neld q cou.
pie of times and went on to join
the more exclusive Sailing B. But
the time lost at the barrier had
given Sailing B too big . lead. and
Bunga Buck was unable to over
take him in the stretch.
From the second-guess angle one
can guess that had It not been fol-
that tough break at the start Bunga
Buck. would have romped In.
rA..> A. M CAGr~Sh
Slippery Elm. touted as a SURF
winner by those on the inside
wherever that 10. failed to rur
in the money.
Jockey Mahoney brought jim
Coffroth home q winner in the
steeplechase. an event for maiden:
and winners Of one race, 3-year-olds
and upward.
Six Jumpers faced the barrier and
took the first hedge. but only foul
managed to finish. Sim Feiner %
falling at the fourth jump. and
Prosit taking q flop at the nintr
jump.
Charles. X. Harrison. IRIS. Bar
onet romped to the front in thu
early going. but Mahoney rated jim
Coffroth perfectly and brought hi'
mount to even terms with tns
leader at the thirteenth hedge. took
the lead at the fourteenth and ther
went on to win easily. Barone'
finished second. while Sobrigadt
easily took what was left from
Briganna-
walter J. saimon's simplicity
had little trouble in taking the
opener, a claiming event for maid
ems and winners of one race at sia
furiongs, from a fair field OF 2-year.
oids.
Meuse got the best of the break
ad went to the front in the cary
going,~but hadn't enough to stal
on the Salmon flly in the drive tc
the wire. Meuse managed to save
second from the fast closing Man
helm. which, with simplicity. car
ried the bulk Of the talents nego'
table currency before the race.
Our Birthday provided the Dig
rest single upset of the day IN tn'
nth race, a claiming handicap foi
3-year-olds and upward at one mile
and sixteenth.
Oar birthday Surprises.
Our Birthday and Old Dad. two
which weren't much considered II
the machines, led the parade all tht
way with the latter q bit In front
Old Dad, however. couldn't stan on
the rush Of the winner In tht
stretch drive, and Our Birthday go'
the decision by q bandolineo eye
brow.
Since neither of these two go'
much of a play from the wise one'
the Judges were saved a few en-
barrassing moments which wouit
have followed had the perform
ance only" gents been concerned II
their decision. Our Birthday ma
now won twice at the Laurel meet
ing, and both times by the bares'
Of margins. Both times. too. he ma
paid good prices. As they say IN tns
done sheets, he's one to watch.
The Nightcap provided q three
way upset for the talent and SEN
the house and-lot contingent hom'
In q happy frame Of mind
vibrate, with but ninety peuno'
up, romped home a winner. whii'
Helen Akin and Some Baby nm
ished in that order for what wal
left.
HOBBY Baker, Arrah Go On and
Pride of India, three good ones
failed TO get up where the judges
could see them, and therefore didn''
get any parts Of the W. k. NTH.
Nth.