Related Clues:

• Left hurriedly
• Con- ducted
• Helmed
• Competed politically
• Ran away from
• Superintended
• Sought public office
• Bled, like dyes
• Raced away
• Flew the coop
• Made (off)
• Absconded
• Had charge of
• If it follows also, it's a failure
• Competed at Belmont