Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-25
WIN, LOSE OR
DNAW By FRANCIS sTANN
Opening Day at Laurel

prophets predicted which places them in the same category
with handcappers Instead of ideal day it
cloudy weepy muggy and it all the horse players
could do to charge the sellers windows including two
which all except SO missed the curtain went
up.
There one breed Of horse player that favors wheeling
daily double the type who will
the midnight oil trying to dope Surehre winner in the
first and couple his choice with all horses in the second
Or he reverse one horse in the second and all
in the first Either way is simply another way go broke
In the past all wheelers" know it necessary
carry in pocket fist full of individual tickets"4 and y
and q and q ETC. This gadget used for the first time
in the East just normal-sze ticket 1t only
pocket but is the tearup type of loser
his energy
Mr. Riggs Mahoney says he is keeping open mind
the wheel machines" They're on trial." says Laurers
mutue manager I'm not I'm sold" Thirteen of yes
erdays So users however liked it just fine After Swear
old geding named Buff bounced down in the first race
was just question of how much Each paid $24 his
Whee ticket because there were IL horses in the second
race They collected $13420 1t could better
on the other hand Buff might not have won, either
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OTHERWISE, LAUREL LOOKED about the same Pretty
much the people, although not too of them The
backdrop of autumn foliage full of rich oranges browns
and greens and coned beef and cabbage remained the
menu The quality of the horseeh inspiring
Mr. Joe Kelly sighed phiosophcaly, going to get
worse until Garden State closes and get some more
horses Dagmar in the clubhouse dressed in what might
have been medieval suit of
The flags of many nations feStooned the approaches to
Mr. John Schpro cultural center bright reminders that
Laurel is the home of the Washington c. International
which only 10 days Indeed of the international
horses Prince Cortauld already barned in SchapoS
so-called Olympic Village, which inspired Bill Jaeger
publicity chief to telor rather re-ethe strange story
OF this horse and his and trainer
Prince Coraud is owned by Californian but is billed
as Australians challenger because he anywhere
except Down Under This good horse Jaeger was
saying because he won Is of his So first time
saw nm which was about the first of September Prince
Cortaud was as poor looking horse looked at
But Bill added, rehectively would any horse or
even ANITA EXoerg after 43 days on freight boat"
PRINCE CORTAULD is OWNED now by 43-year-old
Forest Smith, r who dishwasher before he
5000 set himself in the restaurant business Now he
chain of 6 beanere three TONER chow stops
country clubs.
Smith says he bought the horse just for the Inter
national" Jaeger said Maybe so, maybe not. Anyway
Prince Cortauld is our first Australian entry"
Foty-three days to get here unused visitor WAS
two-oared skiff?"
"Oh, the boat didn't dock at San Francisco. Jaeger
pointed out 1T went through the and docked
at Boston, Then they had ship the horse Maryland
was taken to Danny Shea place above Baltimore to recover
What sight His hooves had grown they looked like
oldfashioned harons Naturally fresh out of vita
Minis, too 1t was some job vandernat had on his hands"
$3.50
JAEGERs VISITOR BLINKED "Reiner Vandernat"
Bill said lis the trainers He's Holander ex-ock
who rode in sumara and Singapore until the Jap
body out.
"vandernat pretty good story in himself He's only
80 this country two years exchange
dent at use UCLA place To pick up little side
money naturally turned to what he knew-horseS Ben
Jones gave him lob and he's training this horse
Prince Cortauld-for Smith
the program the Australian horse will be listed as
eyear-od Technically he's only Jaeger insisted You
see this the world all horoughbreds have birth
day January On the other side It's July Anyway the
sheas and they to trim his hooves to
size and do a real overhaul ioo'
How does the horse look now?'
Well, I'm not betting man. Bill replied but II were
and that Sonofagun the post parade I'd maybe put
down small bet just because he looks good what
they've got to do is keep him from getting fine
Egad