The Washington times., 1922-09-10
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Cromwell, Veteran Cam
paigner. Easily Wins Fea-
ture Race.
W LEONARD w. COLLINS.

"lMONlUM RACE TRACK,
Md, Sept. 9.-The forty-fourth
annual fall meeting came to a
close today, and this afternoons
program, like that Of the four pre-
teding racing days, was fraught
with thrills aplenty.
Favorites scored In the majority
Of the events and as a result the
talent went astray in but few
instances. Assf
The prettiest race from a spectac.
uiar point of view was the fourth,
a dash at six and one-half fur
longs, for those campaigners who
favor a fast track and a short
route. Mrs, w. ". Days Crom.
well. on the strength OF his Inn.
pressive score on opening day, was
made the fayorite, while a few OF
those supposed to be on the sin
side" got down hook line and
sinker on j.. Serio's Hard Guess.
Every Post q Winner.
Jockey Dennison broke the DAILY
silk bearer on top of the field and
made every post winning one. At
the half-mile pole Allen attempted
to reach the pacemaker with Hard
Guess, hut the Uncle Dreamer geld.
tng could never get up and Cromwell
flashed under the wire two full
lengths ahead of his opposition.
"A near accident was narrowly
averted in the running Of the
second number, when Jockey James
Allen astride Who Knows attempted
to squeeze through on the inner rail
as the field passed the grandstand.
At the time Capt. Bob was out in
front with Utah, La Bar and Sunset
Glow all punched, Allen sent Who
Knows up and the field staggered and
stumbled. yet fortunately none went
down. A.
Capt. Bob had thrown Who Knows
against the rail, and 1t was only a
miracle that the Christmas entry
held his feet. Capt. Bob continued
on after the Interference and won the
decision by head from La Bar.
Capt. Bob broke down after the
finish line had been passed.
Ranconteuse Easy Winner.
Fencing in fearless fashion and
holding an advantage of fifteen
lengths in the final eighth Rancon-
teuse scored with ease in the jump
ing event. Harris sent. the winner
INTO long lead right from the break
and only let down when victory was
assured. Mar Tom was the closest
in pursuit of the pace-maker, but
fell at the twelfth jump.
Pioneer broke down at the eleventh
obstacle and Mountain Dew was
pulled up after going lame.
J.. Crernans' aged gelding, Sir Ad-
sum, experienced little difficulty IN
accounting for the third, an event at
a mile and one sixteenth, for three
year.olds and upward. Tony Allen
hustled the Cremen color bearer into
a long lead and maintained his ad-
vantage throughout. Connors on
Tactless and, repeatedly challenged
hut the daughter of Fitzherbert was
never equal to the occasion.
Crowd On It's Feet.
The fifth resulted in a finish that
brought the large crowd to its
feet in frenzy Of cheering. At the
rise of the gate Jamaica Belle was
the first to show in front and for
the first half mile set pace that
II continued would have clipped
seconds off the track record.
Brown who had the leg up on
Zenotta rated his mount in back
OF the leader and at. the half
moved up and assumed command
when Jamaica Belle cracked. Zen.
notta managed TO stay 1t out and
outgamed Daddy and Litholick In
the stretch drive. But half
length separated the winner from
the runner up at the finish, two
dollar niutuels paid $3S.So on the
winner.
Teamwork in the saddle was di.
rectly responsible for Mrs. Elmer
Trueman's speedy little filly, Be
Trueman, scoring in the sixth. a
dash OF but five furlongs, for two
year-oldS .'., ...--
Be Trueman and Jean #. had
zone to the post as an entry. yet the
players pinned their faith In Jose
phine g. TO repeat her excellent per-
formance of last Wednesday.
9As the field passed the stand the
first time around. Jimmy Connors
had Be Trueman out In front, while
Mergler had Jean F. Just on the
outside and Josephine G, was flanked
agairst Jean r. Reaching the turn
Mergler crowded Tony Allen and
Josephine c. TO the extreme outside
rail, Be Trueman gaining several
lengths through the maneuver.
Allen made a frantic effort to send
Josephine to the leader. but the
interference had been too great to
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