Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-18

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Laurel Gets q Foce-Lftinq
BY LEWIS 3. ATcHIsoN

IT'S TOO BAD THE QUEEN won't have a chance to
visit Laurel and see where snub-nosed Willie Snaith.
respondent in the royal color got her Landau In
front Of the 1854 running Of the Washington D. c. Inter-
national before finishing dead last in field of Too
bad because Laures current facelfting job Is putting
it in class by itself as appointments As favorite
tout might say you wouldn't hardly recognize the jernt
no more"
The tired foctsore 50 bettor because
escalator will transport grandstanders to the upper
deck The gloom of losing afternoon viii be dspelled
perhaps by the cheerful pastel color scheme worked out
by Architect Arthur Froelich The old-stye muue
dows where the clerk sometimes looked willing to wreste
you for dough- have been replaced by bankype win
dows thoughtesS person could be fued into thinking
he was just putting aside little green stuff for rainy day.
Apparently they've succeeded in camoufaging every
thing but the horses. which, with the exception Of the
field in the 100000 Washington, C., International
include many Of the energetic racers now earning their oats
at Marlboro But there is always chance of course that
Laurel will attract real speedsters despite II days of
opposition from Garden State, plus New York.
THE NEW COLOR SCHEME is produced by Illusion. A
series Of pastelcolored bae plus lighting effects.
hide the pipes and other unsghty necessities under the
ceiling Scores Of longshot players have suffered from
illusions before Of course and not only at Laurel And
there day deluded into thinking we'd hap
pened thing. It the first time fell
into the hands Of a tout
It was at Laurel. years ago. pencil behind ear.
form sheet newspaper. couple Of stray clippings and
program were enough to tip this touting team that fair
game was abroad.
"You know that Teller is over here?" asked Tout
No edging up to We looked at fellow rng pack
of mutue tickets thick stack pancakes Before
we could say we didn't know him. Tout No. moved into
the game.
Gotta match?" he asked
Tout No produced quickly.
Say he said eagerly who do like in this
Mister?"
Whore your" Tout No asked suspciously And
you" he repeated, turning to
We gave our right (Ah wilderness) Tout No.
produced badge showing he Jockey Somebody
others cousin and promised for 50 bet to put the
winner He insisted buying the tickets. losing himself
huredy thereafter But we didn't feel bad because
ticket on Whitney horse with Sonny Workman up, and
we'd already bet the horse He had to be winner
Delusion came few minutes later.
1T WAS AT LAUREL TOO, that discovered the
secret OF selecting winners Throw away form Sheets
disregard handicappers notes and latest word the
checkers Just station yourself at the paddock gate and
watch the horses reaction the walk them after
they've been sadded
While standing there day noticed horse
in particular Every time he passed the gate he paused
pcked his ears and gazed out at the track He looked
like kid who wanted to be first In the old swimming hole
and to us he looked like winner Prince Pest the
name, but he was SO to the board and discretion
dictated 50 place bet, our last deuce rather than
plunge for it ALL
We wonp keep you waiting Prince Pest got lost in
the shuttle came back fighting and at the finish
ming over horses. He finished second by nose and we
rejoiced In the knowledge that we'd stumbled the
secret Of picking winners. That too, a deuson.
MAYBE OLD BUD sToTLER would like the new
Laurel, but with his many there in the mid
1906 the trainer who died early this week and buried
Wednesday in Salisbury, Pa, his native town, had deep
attachment for the old track Of Cy Cummings time Bud
suffered from arthrits for long time and had never
fully recovered from injuries suffered In automobile
accident in 1885,
It was Stotler who. in 1888. recommended to young
Alfred Gwynn Vanderbilt that he buy from Adolph Pons
for $4,000 2year-old Of Display-Ariadne named
Discovery. Vanderbilt did and the colt ridden by
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