The Washington herald., 1921-09-22
Heavy Track Fails to Stop
Unbeaten Two-Year-Old
Races Dexterious and Second Thoughts Into
Submission Careful Captures Third
Event in Stretch Drive

HAvRE DE GRACE. Nd, Sept.
I.-Black clouds that hung mem
aeingly overhead throughout the
matinee and a course that ran in
rivulets of thin, slippery mire held
no terrors for the opening today
OF Maryland's autumnal racing
season. Close to 5000 fans rolled
down via specials over two rail-
roads to the pretty track along the
Susquehanna River at Havre De
Grace and welcomed the return OF
the ponies with no little en-
thusiasm.
Standing out as the headliner
was the Eastern Shore Handicap,
$4,000 race for 2-year-olds, in
which BENJAMIN Blocks Norwich,
latest rival TO Man o War. ap-
peared under silks. Everybody
able to discern thoroughbred
from a hobby horse had 1t all
mapped out how the proud brown
colt by Runnymede, unbeaten in
the ten races in which he has
strolled to the barrier, would go
right to the front and gallop TO
victory. He did. Ridden by John
son and toting the crushing i'm
post of 130 pounds. Norwich hoped
INTO the lead soon after the field
OF seven youngsters were sent on
the voyage OF six furlongs, and
there he stayed. simply toying
with the party. ....
Norwich Never Pushed.
From the time Jim Milton re-
leased the barrier, Norwich was
under a restraining hand. Fight
ing fCE his head, the handsome
iellow galloped to the first turn
and there. for just a brief spell.
Johnson let him run a bit. Then
the latest thoroughbred wonder
drew away from the others as II
they were hitched to steam rollers
and was under a stout pull as, amid
the applause of the admiring
crowd. he skinned beneath the
wire four lengths before Billy
divers Dexterious with Second
Thoughts only a neck away in
third position
The performance Of Dexterious was
the surprise OF the race. Though
Oliver is reported to have refused an
offer of 100000 for the colt there
were few who were willing to believe
he would be as good as second with
such good ones opposing him as Larry
Waterbury's Galantman. Dream Of
Allah, E. F. Whitney's Second
Thoughts and a couple of others. But
Dexterious, after dropping back in
the early stages, came fast under Cal
Iahan's lashing during the run
through the stretch and was just up
in time to get the place. Norwich paid
only $3.50 on each 81 pari mutuel
ticket. while those who played Dex-
terious to place were rewarded to the
extent of $14.1O for each ticket. The
winners time Of :13 2-5 for the three
quarters Of a mile was considered
remarkable under the circumstances.
That Morvich's name is destined to
go down in turf history alongside that
Of the mighty Man o. War shrewd
turfmen believe is certain. Already
he has won $73.00O-including the
s7.10O as the winners share OF to-
days classic-and is the greatest
money Garner Of the year despite the
fact that he is a 2-year-old.
Walter ]. Salmon. whose little flly.
Careful, made considerable history as
= Juvenile hereabouts, had a large
afternoon at the inaugural Twice he
saw his colors borne to the fore. In
the opener, Simplicity. a bay FLY. by
CeIt, took the Salmon silks to the
front In the stretch run and scored
with speed in reserve.
The Maryland Fall Inaugural, OF
ak furlongs for 3-year -olds and up
and the secondary feature, was pie
for Careful.
One Of the keeneSt surprises OF the
card came with the running OF the
final mile and one sixteenth when
Clean Gone. belonging to Johnny Far
reI. jr.. and ridden by the dusky
Allen broke clear OF a mass OF horses
in the stretch and paid the handsome
dividend OF $3.50