The Washington herald., 1921-10-09
My Dear End, Exterminator
Third, d,in$1O,OOOLaurelRace
E. B. McLean's Colors Ahead by Two and
Half Lengths on Slow Track Flying
Scout Takes Steeplechase.

half on a track as sloppy "a Vs,-
terday's comes a. close 20 appros-
imating the impossible as one ca,
imagine off-hand.
There Is no use. however. in a.-
tempting to detract from the show
ing Of The Porter. This son a,
Sweep-Ballet Girl proved bevonS
any doubt yesterday that he could
pick NJ a heavy impost. IN ind.
case 12o pounds. and be a crsdi, %
his forebesrs over any kind of /.
track and under the most trying
conditions.
FIyInE Scout Was steepIseh,..
The Chevy Chase Hsndicap. .
steeplechase over two and a b,Ig
miles for 4-year-olds and upward,
with $4,000 added created nearly as
much interest among the talent a,
the feature
Nine Of the cleverest timbertopper,
extant answered the bugle for IN,
event, and when the grueliinE test va,
ever. Flying Scout, a big grey geldIng
by oxford out OF Clasher. the longest
shot In the race. was the fret 10 nod
al the Three Wise Men. Flying Scout
paid s4sso. That shows what IN.
NdigfA AToukut OI hitNL
But their was one gentleman who
got the winters coal on this race
Five minutes before post-time thi,
party rushed up TO the cashiers cage
in the clubhouse. handed the Zoo party
s3So and politely asked for a $3.50
straight ticket and a 500 show coupon
on Flying Scout When Flying Scout
came romping home this party COL
lected something over $1,000.
We don't know who this party ia.
but the belief at the track is that he
IL an obscure inventor and has in
vented a way OF communicating with
the angels and getting overnight dope
from the most reliable Of all sources.
In which case he'll probably be selling
a handicap sheet soon.
To get back TO the chase. This Fly
ing Scout was five at the post. nine
at the break and one at the wire
This party isn't so fast on the straight
Always. but when IL comes to the
pinches. and there were sixteen OF
them yesterday. he can certainly
climb. He took every jump clean and
easily and without any hesitancy. And
he took them fast. But he lost ground
in the straight-aways, and Il was only
him home in front Le Marsouln made
the place coming up, while Peccant
saved the show money. trimming
ainata by a scaEt neck.
lie Cyprin, coupled with Minats.
running in Mrs. =. A. Clark's colors.
made the early pace. but weakened
in the last half mile and lost his
rider at the final jump.
The first event OF the day. a FIVE
and race for rnsioens.
was won by Brsinstorn. with Alex
H second and Maryland Belle third
The winner got away in front ana
was never headed. Alex II. was
closing strongly at the finish. Mar
land Belle. after approximately ten
or 100 starts. again failed TO emerEc
from the maiuen class. and on her
showing yesterday it1l certainly be
a dog race that gives her that honor.
il she ever gets IT,
ByCone Days surprised the talent
by racing Ararat and Baby Grand
into submission in the sixth race.
an event Of six furlongs. BygOns
Days was away last. but picked u9
quickly and was easily the best in
the stretch.
Merrimac, in the nightcap. was the
final jolt handed the talent. This
party got no play to speak of. most
Of the wise ones going to Comne Ci.
Tantalus and Madge r. Merrtmac
paid $3.50 for two.