The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-11-02
5 KNOBBIE
NOSE; TRACK
Is SEA OF MUD
tfort Jones' st. Hen
a. Is Beaten in First
Maryland Start.
By RAY HELGEsEN.


Walter ]. Salmon's Careful, J.
sar-old daughter Of wrack, yes
to-day raced home a victor in the
nSRst Pimlico serial weight-for-age,
an event at six furiongs. feature
Of the opening day at the annual
fail meeting of the old Hilltop
tack on the outskirts of Balti-
1pre. Following the heavy raiI \,
tie track was a sea of mud. bat
the fIly took TO II IKE a duck
to water, showing that a good
horse can run under any kind OF
conditions
The Rancocas Stables Knobbie.
which had been tearing thing"
]. oGe on the Metropolitan cireuiut'
laced neck and neck with tie sal
mon filly throughout but could
never get his nose in front and he
was forced to follow the hlly 10
the wire, beaten by a nose. Billy
Kelly, which raced In third posi-
Ton through the entire journey,
though never in a contending posi-
ton, finished third, easily leading
George and Smoke Screen, two
h:g hly touted New York animals
p Tough Day for n. Y. skates.
Altogether, horses which had re-
csRtly been showing their wares on
pe Metropolitan tracks had dis
lrous day. In addition to Care
rhl's. handy defeat of knobbie,
George and smoke Screen, ST.
AHenry, Montfort Jones' feet 2-year-
I'D, was handed the first beating
his short but startling career
hen two Maryland horses, G|od
mes and Carstaker. sprang some
nE new on him by showing MIN
path to the wire.
ST. Henry is entered in the Flu
rtty. and I'D to yesterday was
Iirhiv regarded by many who back
heir opinions with coin OF tne
balm.
v Judging him only on yesterdays
\ effort. one would say offhand that
unless he was considerably under
byer he will hardly add the Flu
urity to his string of victories.
However. the Jones colt may be,
Undoubtedly is, much better on a
Efast surface than he showed IN
that sea of mud. Let's hope SO. az
amy rate.
Careful and Knobbie flashed a
race which is sometimes read about
but rarely seen. Never were they
more than a half length apart and
Vat times the boisterous Chuck
Connors was forced to stop and
verify the color of their respective
before calling their posi-
Nions
Race Neeks Apart.
naaking as one the FLY and
lie romped into the lead and
He'd to make a two-horse race
with the flly in front they
out of the back stretch,
the first turn and into the
irive head and head They
I-omInE as a team and had
kaltered the race would have
walk-away for the other.
any race follower will tell
hat in addition to her speed
IN has more than her share OF
:" And any of the $4,000 who
Messed the struggle yesterday
tell you that Knobbie, too, war
|, around when the heart" por-
were handed out
lice the colt challenged the
once at the head of the
+ch and again at the sixteenth
2 But both times Careful re-
bnded with all the gameness in
makeup, turning back the bid
the wonderful Knobbie with
nsreIy a nod and a smile.
thus they flashed over the wire
areful a victor by a nose-then
nobbie-then Billy Kelly leading
at gang of highly-touted Metro
litan hopefuIs TO the checking
booth
Good Times Jolts Talent.
caretuTs victory was not entirely
nexpected, as the talent has quite
healthy respect for her follow
hp her clever work on Marylanp
tracks during the present season.
etartinR 1--WE times at laurel the
kdIly cantered home in front -FOUR
times and finished second the other.
Yesterdays triumph gives her a
Scord of fve straight wins Two OF
en- stake victories
But the showing OF GOOD Tlmes'
q Cosden's clever Juvenile in The
ikesyiIle Purse, for 2-year-olds at
liz furlonEs, was certainly an un-
! pronped in with st. Henry.
nkee Star, Sedge. Oil Man and
hers as good. II was thought by
talent that he was in a bit
yer his head"
Virtually all the performance only
ents went to the much-advertised
Henry. A big delegation Of New
rkers were on hand and they led
home-breds like lambs to the ma
hines and ultimate slaughter when
n came time for st. Henry to show
!. his wares. Most Of them figured
fthey'd recuperate their losses on
George and Knobble by sinking the
FORKS on the Northern flash. At
post time st. Henry was to 5
% win. and the odds would nave
I.,en shorter had the New York con-
,ingent had the wherewithal.
More worry for Dopesters.
gut the best things sometimes go
!. S,ronR. and this one most assuredly
Mid, Good Times went into the lead
the break and. with the going
n to her liking. she raced St
f. into the sea" winning, not
X easily. but well. What more could
sne ask:
; The ecaSk;G handed to st. Henry
sin give Ire dopestsrs some more
n worry about when they start dop-
6r the Futurity. How does he rg-
rUre there after running second to
Good Times? Was It the sloppy
.track that threw him of his stride?
{Correct answer would be much ap-
kpreciated by the faithful.
The Sunnnyland stables slippery
slim handed the talent a terrible
joIt when he got down in front in
the Arlington Handicap for S-year-,
Ill nd