The Washington times., 1922-10-29
OCEANIC WINS
HANDICAP IN
EASY FASHION
Another Three Ysar-oId Added
To Growing List of Thor
oughbred Champions Of Turf
BY LEONARD w. COLLINS.

AUREL RACE TRACK, Oct.
h 28.--And still another name
must be added to the already
growing list Of those three year
olds which are disputing the
championship Of the division for
1922. The Glen Riddle Farms
Oceanic, black colt by The Finn
Veuve Clicquot, this afternoon ac-
counted for the inaugural running
Of the $4,000 Washington handi-
cap. in such manner as to lead
his admirers 10 believe that he Is
the equal Of Rockminster, Bunt-
ing. and the host Of other aspirants
TO the championship crown.
Racing lick played no part in
the Riddle colts impressive score.
He won on merit alone. True It
IL that he carried an advantage in
weights, but what matters q few
pounds to q really great thorough
bred? Oceanic demonstrated be-
yond doubt that he Ia q great
Thoroughbred; that he possessea q
high flight Of speed and that most
necessary essential OF all-courage.
Had Real Composition.
Asked to measure strides with
such acknowledged stars as the
Incompatible Exterminator, the
Lexington stables Lucky Hour. the
imported English Paragon H.. the
Greentree stables Medina. the
Quincy stables Captain Alcock.
Spalding Lowe Jenkins Polly Ann
and J. 8. Cosden's Paul Jones. over
Q route OF a mile and n quarter.
oceanic flashed a performance In
the Washington that won the ad-
miration OF the great crowd which
turned out for Laurel's closing day
program.
Practically neglected in the
speculation. the son Of The Finn
the mutuels. At one stage Of the
wagering he was quoted at better
than 100 to I. His admirers rallied
at the last moment and when the
prices were posted on the board
after his victory It was found that.
the usual Investment Of 81 had
returned $100.70.
1t was not SO much the running
Of the $4,000 Washington handi.
cap and that the event had kt-
tracted q high class field that
served as the magnet for drawing
out the great throng which was
in attendance, as 1t was that
Willis Sharpe Kilmer's great geld.
ing, Exterminator. was an entrant
in the classic and a score for the
MCGEE gelding would have meant
that the American turf had q new
money-winning champion.
Exterminator 10 but q little more
than $1,000 behind Man o. Wars
high water mark in earnings. A
victory today for "old Bones" and
Man o. War would have toppled
from his pedestal. This IN what
had drawn the great throng to
Laurel Park. They were there
to see q new champion crowned.
But disappointment was thier
share.
At no stage Of the journey was Ex.
terminator ever q really menacing
factor. At the rise of the barrier he
was slow to begin and even after
Arthur johnson had gotten him
settled into his stride on the back.
stretch the courageous old campaign
or was not running with that long.
frictionless stride which marks his
winning efforts.
Exterminator Fourth.
The best Exterminator could do
was to finish fourth. q length behind
Paragon II and three and one-half
lengths In back Of the winner. True
It ID, however. that "old Bones was
going the fastest Of all when the fin
ish line was reached. He probably
could have won in another sixteenth
Of q mile, but unfortunately the race
was but mile and one-quarter. z
Starter James Milton spent four
minutes before ne could get the
field In perfect alignmnet for the
start. ocesaic gave the most trou-
BILE Of all. the Riddle colt showing
when led up to the gate. When Mi.
ton finally did get them Strengthened
out the entire band broke on equal
terms.
Lucky Hour assumed command at
the first quarter with Oceanic
forcing the pace. At the half Lucky
Hour was still out in front two
lengths In front Of the Riddle colt.
At the mile pole Oceanic had moved
up and was within striking distance
Of the flxipg paccmakcr. The first
mile had been reeled Off IN 1:38 2-5.
MarineIll Makes Move.
It was now q question whether
Lucky Hour would crack under the
gruelling pace. At the top Of the
stretch Marinelli made his move.
Under severe punishment Oceanic
responded In courageous style and
at the eighth pole was running
neck and neck with the Lexington
stable star.
At the sixteenth the two leaders
heads were nodding in unison. For
Q brief moment Lucky Hours nose
dropped down In front OF Oceanic.
Il appeared ~ though the Finn
colt was doomed to defeat. MARI
nelli. however. was riding the race
of his career. In q trice Oceanic's
head showed In front and then his
neck.
The race was over. Lucky Hour
could not withstand the challenge
and had quit. Oceanic continued
running and as the judges pagoda
was passed held q full half length
over the Lexington entrant. Para
gon End was two lengths In back of
Lucky Hour. while Exterminator
was fourth.
AS a result of Oceanic's score the
Riddle Farms Golfers were enriched
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