The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-11-13
|PnILICO CUP PURSE
TO EXTERMIlgATOR
THIRD TIME IN ROW
Greatest of Stake Horses
Beats Boniface by Nose
In $4,000 Race.
d. nAY HELGEsEN.

heavy rain, Willis Sharpe hilmers
again proved his right
to the title OF King OF Stake
Horses" by winning for the third
time in as many years the famous
Cup Purse, defeating J. X.
L Ross Boniface by a short nose
In driving finish 1t the end OF
the two-and-a-quarter- route,
Lady Emmeiine. owned by Henry
T. Oxnard. the only other starter
in the days feature. was never a
factor. and finished third, twenty
lengths back ofs Boniface.
The race. as usual, was the long
est event on the fiat OF the Mary
land turf season The unusually
long distance kept many owners
from entering their charges. Only
four were carded to go to the posi-.
and the heavy rains of the night
before caused II. p. whitney to
scratch his entry. Damask. thus
leaving the issue to Boniface and
Exterminator. Lady Emmeline was
never seriously considered, even the
most rash of the star-shooting spec
ulators refusing to risk their hard
earned" money on the impossible.
Race Close Throughout,
From nag fall to finish the guess
ton "Can Exterminator make
three cup victories in a row. was
In doubt Though the Kilmer geld
ing got of I'm front. he was never
able to Gut daylight between him.
self and the Ross horse. Only once.
in fact, did Exterminator have as
much as a short-length lead. That
was as the two leaders splashed past,
the mile pole. Thereafter the lead
of the greatest ef stake horses
varied from q neck to q nose. Most
of the time. however, he was run
ming with only his head in front of
the Ross horse.
As Starter Jim Milton sprung the
webbing Exterminator. on the rail,
went to the front with Bonifice at his
saddle girth. They swung through the
first three-quarters OF the gruellins
battle in this fashion. Both were rum
ming easily. The two Jockeys. Arthur
Johnson on Exterminator. and Earl
Sande on Boniface. were saving their
mounts for that battle. which would
come as sure as nightfall. through
the stretch.
Approaching the end Of the first
mile Exterminator got his longest
lead of the muddy battle when a short
squirt. unexpected by sande, brought
him practically a full length in front
of the Ross horse
The length lead, however. was short
lived. as Sande again brought Boni
face up and at the mile and a half
Boniface had cut the distance until
they were running. stride for stride,
only heads apart with the "king' In
front.
Lad yEmmeline at this stage was
splashing along fifteen lengths behind
the leaders. hopelessly out Of Il, mere
ly moving with suffic:enf momentum
to be sure Of getting across the line
before the start Of the sixth race. thus
assuring her owner OF third money
$1,000.
The two leaders moved as one
through the final mile their hoofs
splashing in almost perfect unison on
the slippery. sloppy surface OF the
rain-soaked oval
Coming out OF the last turn Sande
made his final effort-destined to fail
with the game son Of Transvaal.
As the two sped down that last long
Sande. who had begun
moving up at the head OF the stretch.
brought his mount 70 even terms with
the fast moving leader.
An eighth from the finish line Boni-
face. for the first time during the long
journey brought his nose on a line
with that OF Exterminator.
But the greatest of stake horses
was far from through. and. ridden
almost perfectly by the clever little
Johnson. he called upon that re-
serve power which has made him
what he is, flashing over the line
q nose in front of the Ross s.
year-old.
Exterminator was under l26
pounds, giving away 5 pounds to
Eoniface and 30 pounds to the OK
nard flly. The race was worth
$3.50 to- Willis Sharpe Kilmer and
81 SOC to Bill Knapp, trainer of the
winner.
Purely Business-That's All.
In this respect the fact that Lady
Emmeline went to the post at all
Is of more than passing interest
II shows at least that a business
man Is at the head of the Oxnard
stable. The flly was entered in
two of yesterdays events-the Pim-
leo Cup and the seventh event, the
Jockey Club Handicap.
When Damask was scratched in
the feature it required but a little
figuring and even less time to reach
Inc conclusion that the filly would
be worth more in the cup purse,
even though she was completely out
than in the last event. In
he cup purse Mr.. Oxnard was as
sured Of $1,000 regardless of where
he filly finished Just as long as she
checked in before midnight. On the
other hand. the daughter of King
James would have to win the last
heat to bring just a little more
han an even $1,000. Whoever did
he figuring for the Oxnard stable
lidn't have to be an accountant TO
know the right spot
The Triple Springs Farms Opper-
nan crossed the talent by getting
Town in front in the sixth event, a
ace for 2-year-olds at one mile.
Opperman and Clansman, sgother
outsider, had the heat sewed up be-
tween them throughout the race,
md the Triple Springs youngster
lust managed to get his nose in
rent in the last few strides. Clans
nan easily took the place money
rom Jim Beans All Fair. who, with |
a New York juvenile, |
vas a fayorite in the speculating.