The New York herald., 1921-11-09
OLD GRAY GELDING
FIRST In RICH CHASE
Flying Scout Beats Best jump
ers in Training in Manley
Memorial.
Special Despatch to THE New York HERALD.

Special Despatch to THE New YoRK HERALD.
BALTIMORE, Nd, Nov. S.--Flying
Scout. aged say gelding, which races
In the Malvern Hill Farm colors of
George A. Saportas, achieved the great
est victory of his long career when he
carried off the fifth annual running Of
the rich Manly Memorial Steeplechase
at Pimlico to-day. He beat the best
field Of Jumpers that has been assem-
bled in Maryland this year.
Ten, including Mrs. George w. Lofts s
champion Sweepment. faced the flag for
the two mile and half journey. Kettle
made the pace for the first mile and a
half followed closest by Sea Skipper.
Flying Scout, Sweepment doudini and
Bulls Eye. When Sims gave Flying
Scout his head the gray streak moved
into an easy lead. followed by Houdini
while the heavily backed favorite,
Sweepment. which had been held under
restraint by Mergler in an effort to
husband his speed under top-weight OF
16S pounds, attempted to close toward
him. M
Haynes called on Houdlni on the last
turn to overtalSe the leader and the
Widener candidate made bad landing
Mt the fifteenth jump so that his stable
mate, Sea Skipper. moved int. third
position entering the final straight
away. Sweepment, staggering under the
weight, came to grief at the sixteenth
and final hedge and Flying Scout went
off to his fifteenth length victory,
while Sea Skipper and Houdini, the
Widener pair, finished second and third
respectively.
Falls and Injuries.
Houdini's accident famed him slightly
l,a
that he almost lost third hohors to
Bulls Eye. Robert Oliver, which. had
been coupled with Flying Scout because
the pair are trained by J. w. Healy.
fell at the tenth jump. Jim Coffroth
tonpled over the twelfth, and Mergler
sustained fractured collarbone when
Sweepment fell. ~.
The time, 4:53. was considered fast.
Flying Scouts winning amounted TO
81, $50; Sea skipper, $1,000; Houdini. *lWo'
and Bulls Eye, by finishing fourth
earned $500 for J. S. Cosden. Lytle,
KaItie and Shoal were the others TO
finish. The latter's performance was a
disappointment to the Maryland HUNT
SET. for he was never serious co"-
tender, and finished last. a.
srhe Manly Memorial shares with the
Prook Cup. the Westchester Racing AS
sociation's $4,000 race, the hohor ol
being the richest steeplechase event Al
this country. .4,,
r Temple Gwathmey, who bred poth
E,y;ng Scout and Houdini, was spec
tator Bright, cold weather and Iast
trac,s contributed toward the enjoyment
~ the large holiday crowd which VIII
messed finishes that were generaily Close
and formful. t
Light Rose In Front.
Tight Rose entered the ranks or the
two time winners at the meeting when
| sbe carried off the Catonsville Hand1-
| can over the mile and sixteenth as
| tance from some Of the best mares IN
| local training Ridden by Schutunser'
! che YVES held behind the early pace made
by Muttikins until the field straighteneo
away on the backstretch, where she was
| sent into the lead which she held LOT
the remainder OF the way, though she
was driven to the limit TO wlthstanu
scotland Vets final bid.
! Good Times also showed himseii y
repeater at the meeting when ne tooh
! Tho measure of field OF fourteen
| iuveniles over the six furlongs. HeaVhy
backed into favoritism, he followed
along at the head of the second division
while Relay made the early pace. ne
RESPONDED to Morris's call and round ms
way through the tiring leaders near the
end. He was under hard urg1ng 70 take
the verdict by half length from Relay
while Picnic finished third, IN equal as
tance back.