The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-10-18
FATE AGAIN AIDS
SHOAL TO CAPTURE
HONORSN CHASE
Wins Jumping Event as
Accidents Incapaci-
tate Leaders.
by RAY HELGESEN.

Baby Grand. J. X. L. Ross good
little 3-year-old, captured the
chichester Handicap for all ages at
six furlongs. feature at Laurel yes
ferday. Baby Grand was coupled
with Motor Cop as the Ross entry
and was a slight favorite in the
machines Step Lightly, Walter ].
salmon's 3-year-old lilly, dropped
into the place hole while H. p.
"hitney's Ararat grabbed what
was left OF the purse.
The winner was clicked in 1:12
nat equaling the best time of the
meeting, which DIP to yesterday
was held by Careful.
The ultimate victory of the Ross
entry was never in doubt after the
haby Grand moved into the lead
and gradually increased II in the
romp through the stretch.
IL was Motor Cop which went to
the front when the barrier was
sprung. He set a terrific pace in
the early going with Step Lightly
second, .Ararat third and Baby
Grand fourth. But the Ross 6-year-
Ola either couldn't or wouldn't hold
the pace and was passed by Step
Lightly as the head OF the stretch
doomed.
shoaI Again Lucky.
The Salmon flly, however, wasn't
vthere hong. Baby Grand moved up
and in a few strides took the leao
ana held it. Jockey Lang had taken
the Ross 3-year-old up on the out
side and used his head by refrain
ing from attempting to gain the
rail- but bringing him to the wire
on the outside instead.
r. Pending's 4-year-old timber
topper, Shoal. gets more friendly
with fate and the gods OF the race
track as each twenty-four hours
pass.
Shoal was enabled to break from
the maiden class a week ago yes
teruay when he went to the post
with nine other starters and after
SIX Of them had been disqualified
by running out or losing their rider,
ne was lucky enough to lead the
remaining three home.
II was much the same yesterday.
Eight timber toppers went to the
post in the relay steeplechase for &
ear-olds and upwards at about two
miles OF this number five finished.
Baronet had led throughout the
pourney, but fell at the thirteenth
pump Sea Bryn had already lost his
rider at the sixth jump. And then
Nalspar broke down at the thIr-
1 teenth hedge.
Alex H., Overlooked, wins.
Thus shoal was once again aided
by fate. When Baronet fell at the
| thIrfaAnfh
thrown into the lead; he couldn't
keep the Kearney silks in front as he
had worn himself out following the
pace set by Baronet in the early
going. And Shoal which had raced
aweu in hand. took advantage of the
breaks and had enough left to
take the lead from Jim Coffroth in
the stretch after the final hedge.
The fact that Shoal wasn't much
considered in the machines is shown
by the price-S13.70 for 50.
Alex H, a comparatively long
shot. got home first in the third
race, an event for 2-year-oIds at six
furlongs. .,
Despite the good showing of Alex
H. last Friday, when he led a fair
field home IN the opening dash, the
LaACAI MIN 10 lead
the parade yesterday.
But Alex H thought different,
aud, taking the lead at the head of
the stretch, he again brought the
dark green silks of B. Harding home
a winner. John Morrill,, Carmencita
Opperman and Dexterous were
among those who were forced 10
follow Alex H. to the payoff station.
Night Raider, considered by the
talent a gtlt-edegd cinch, grabbed
the lond end OF the purse in tn.
nightcap, when he led a small but
better-than-average field to the
wire.
But four starters faced the bar
rier in this event. Grenadier raced
to the front in the early going and
in the crush at the rail in the back
stretch Night Raider was showed
into extremely close quarters. Pen-
I man, however, took his mount up on
the outside and outgamed MontaIyo
and Grenadier in the stretch. thus
a happy ending for the
talent's day.