The Washington herald., 1922-08-09
HUMMER PUSHES
WINNER TO FRONT
EARLY CONTEST
Numerous Scratches Mar
Feature Event Ten
Lee Scores.

SARATOGA RACE TRACK. Aug.
-S-BiaEes won the Delaware Han
dicap from the odds-on choice, Bon
Homme. this afternoon. Georgie.
who beat Blazes last time they met.
vas a distant third. The race was
spoiled by scratches. Grey Lag.
.Thunderclap. Prudery and Best Pal
having been withdrawn.
Blazes went out in front and was
never caught. Bon Homme moved
up some on the back stretch, but
when Hummer headed Blaxes for
the home turn he drew away again.
Before they swung into the stretch
Bon Homme was put away. and all
through the last sixteenth Hummer
was easing the winner up. The
victory of Biazes acted as d tcnic
on his owner. ]. s. Cosden. VINO is
recuperating from an attack of
pneumonia He watched his horse
win from the club house lawn.
Hin House Wins
Thirteen 2-year-old maidens went
to the post in the opening event.
and nearly everything In the race
was played. After they were all
away and settled in their st;ioes
Hill House was in front. Eddie
Hummer, who rode him. led by
open daylight all the way and won
well In hand. Hill House was
1s-to-1 shot Evelyn Sawyer fol-
lowed Hill House almost from the
start but never got near enough to
Aher to be dangerous. Fator got
Betty Wood home third Don't
Bother Me got into a contending
position osA!ng to the stretch. but
couldn't negotiate the going the
rest of the way.
The ]. E Widener colors were
bore to the front at the start OF
tho steeplechase by Joyful. ana
Jockey Byers saw to il that she
stayed there all the way. At ine
end Joyful was very tired, but had
enough left to beat Sea Bryn five
lengths. New Haven was third
Efout a sixteenth of a mile back.
Hallavil. the chief contender. lost
bis rider at the hedge in front of
the club house. Previous to this
williams had lost his stirrups on
IIallavil. and it seemed only aues-
ton Of time when some mishap
would put him out of the race.
Ten Lee Leads Penrose.
Ten Lee and Penrose were about
sven-up choices in the 6-furlong
event. the Congress Park Purse,
y
by herself, after Penrose had out
run her in the first sixteenth Lang
sent Ten Lee to the front at the
far turn. and from there home she
just galloped. At the end she was
half a dozen lengths in front. and
Penrose under the whip couldn't
>nein an inch. Prelude was dis
tant third
First Race - For 2-year-olds;
claiming; five and a half furlongs:
Hillhouse. liz (E. Kummer), IL to
l. to l. to /; Evelyn Sawyer. 1l2
CKeogh). to l. ) to 2; Betty Wood.
1O4 L. Fator), 3 to 2. Time,
1:IO O2-5. Don't Bother Me. Av-
alanche. Yankee Traveller, Quaint.
Poor Puss. Paddy's Lass, Chief
Flynn. Heirloom ard Rebuke also
ran
Second Race-Four-year-olds and
up; about two miles: Joyful, 13S
CByers). 4 to 5, / to 5, out; Sea
Bryn, I3O (Hunt), Z to 8. out; New
Haven. 14o (Hines). 2 tc' 1. Time.
4:2S. Hallavil fell.
Third Race-For 3-year-olds and
up; six furlongs: Ten Lee. 11e
CLang), even, out. out; Penrose, 123
U. Fator). out. out: Prelude, 100
CSchuttinger). out Time. 1:16 rs.
Polly Wales also ran
Fourth Race-For 3-year-olds and
up: one mile: Blazes, lis &C. Kum-
mer), to L, l to 2, out: Bon
Homme. 116 (Schuttinger), out. out;
George. 107 (McAtee). out Time.
1:432-5. Only three starters.
4 Fifth Race-For 3-year-olds and
UP: one mile: Tangerine, los
CMartz). to 5. to 3. out; Well
finder, 80 (Merimee). to l, even:
1Red Legs, 100 (Thomas), even. Time,
las as. Rebuke also ran
Sixth Race-For 3-year-olds; five
furlongs: Zev, lis CL. Fator), 3 TO
5. to s. out: Wilderness. 110 (Mil-
ler). even. l to 3: Nassau, lis
Mooney. to 3. Time. 1903. Bell
Hour and Easter Bells also ran.