Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-29
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Especial 10 The Times Dlspatch1
LEXINGTON. KY. Oct. 2S.-As the
result of the $4,000 special inaugural
in June. which Whiskaway won bril-
liantly from Thibodaux, Norwich and
Ptllory, was accepted by racing as
determinative OF the destion of
primacf among the American three
year-old developments OF the spring
meetings of Maryland. Kentdck and
New York, so the outcome of the
batonia championship renewal last
Saturday is now everywhere con-
coded To have been decisive of the
whole seasons championship.
The expert consensus. East and
West. is that the title rightfully he
longs to Montfort Jones splendid
colt Rockminiater, son Of Friar Rock
and Mallard, and scion Of the, ceIe-
brated family OF Maggie Il. H., great
est of American thoroughbred ma
irons.
TO win recognition as champion.
threc-year- must shoulder
weight and run fast and far, and
heat the best OF his. or her, age
That is what Rock minister did in
the Latonia championship renewal
In Bunting and Lucky Hour he took
olds still I'm training. After Lucky
Hour. under the silks of the Licking
ton stable--"I.e Xington stable" is the
collective racing alias of Edward r.,
Simms. of kentucky and Texas, and
Henry Oliver. OF Pittsburgh--had led
him n mile In "a 4-5ths, one mile
and quarter in 2:0j i-5th. and one
mile and half In 2:29 1-5th, he
moved forward through the last
quarter To win going away. II.
finished the championship mile and
Ia rs... H..
by full second the old American
record DETERMINATION had established
at Saratoga in 1920.
In Lucky Hour Rockminster van
pushed the con1ucror of Bunting In
renewal OF the $4,000 Potomac
handicap at Havre de Grace and Of
Mad Halter in the $4,000 Edgemere
handicap revival at Aqueduct. In
Eunting he defeated the Joint hero
with kai Sang, OF the Lawrence Re-
alizati"n renewal at Belmont Park,
ana the winner in Maryland of re-
NiNals OF the 10000 Havre de Grace
.hd slp,oob Maryland. handica ps.
ihere mad been nothing to choose he
tween Tie Lawrence Realization per.
t"rmances OF kai Sang, the winner,
and Bunting, the contender. Kai
Sang won by half length in
80 20, the fastest time for ono mile
anu hve furlongs after Man a
war 2:iO 40, made in the Rcaliza-
tion renewal Of 1920. ever hung out
anywhere. Rut Bunting was catch
ing kai Sang through the last. six
'eenth after kai Sang had held him
ny length n furlong out. Rock
MINISTER fetched up a length back of
hunting. hanging doggedly to his
WORK under mercilcss punishment,
after having made two rushes AZ,
'unting. the early pacemaker, in the
PACK stretch. Jockey Albert John
son did not ride Rockminster In tho
heaiiIation with his usual good
judgment. Rockminster's defcat
therefore. by kai Sang and BUNTING
/ was not decisive.
hockminster was bred by John F.
Madden, at the Hamburg Place stud
OF fayette County. Kentucky. His
SIRE frIar Rock, son OF Rock
Sana and firy Gold. and roduct
Oh August Belmonts Nursey stud
| Won the 3-year-oid championshin ~
iib ny defeating the best horses
that raced in renewals of the Brook :
/ iEh ana suburban handicaps and tha
/ hciinont aud Saratoga Gun STAKE.
oh me female side Rockminster Is
"i me FAMILY that has given racing
shch horses OF national and inter.
h"ti"n renown as lroquois. winner M
me british Derby in 1881; Whisk
broom H.. winner of renewals In
1915 oil the Metropolitan. Brooklyn