The Washington times., 1922-09-24
LUCKY HOUR
is WINNER OF
POTOMAC RACE
Handicap Easily Taken From
Whitney's Much : HeraIded
Bunting by Lexington Entry
BY LEONARD w. COLLINS.

by LEONAkD w. COLLlNS.
"AvRE DE GRACE RACE
TRACK, Md, Sept. 23.-
" Lucky Hour, a fieet-footed
son of Hourless-Lucky Catch,
and running in the silks of the
Lexington Stable, scored with COM
parative ease over Harry Payne
Whitney's much-heralded Bunt-
ing in the tenth renewal Of the
Potomac Handicap at Havre de
Grace this afternoon.
Bunting and Lucky Hour,
which was coupled with Xalapa
Farms speedy three-year-old,
Southern Cross. shared almost
alike in the public's esteem, while
Deadlock, Saddle and Boots, and
Comic Song, the other trio of
starters, were given scant con-
sideration in the speculation.
Starter Milton got the field of a
half dozen away in perfect align
ment, and before fifty yards had
been travelled Bunting was showing
on top, with Saddle and Boots and
Southern Cross in closest pursuit.
As they Strengthened out on the
back stretch Jimmy 'Butwel, astride
Southern Cross, sent the Xalapa en-
rant to the front. Bunting was be-
ginning to show visible signs OF
cracking under the grueling early
pace.
At the three-quarter pole Andy
Schuttinger had sent Lucky Hour
out in front by almost three lengths.
the heavy post getting in its deadly
work on the Whitney reliance.
Lucky Hour maintained his advan'
tage to the turn into the stretch,
and II was here that Keogh made
valiant but Intellectual attempt to
overhaul the leader.
Gap Too Wide.
Running easily, the Lexington
star was under wraps. Keogh mar
aged to reduce the gap, but 1t was
too wide to be overcome In such
a short distance from the wire.
Shuttinger had timed his ride ad.
mirably, and, while he let Bunting
and Keogh creep up until they were
but a length and quarter In the
rear at the finish, he could have
won by a far greater margin had
he so elected. t.. ....
Southern Cross, which was
coupled with Lucky Hour in the
wagering, saved the third portion OF
the purse with yardage to spare.
Deadlock, Saddle and Boots. and
Comic Song were never serious con-
tenders.
III, E. Crisis seven-year-old Helen
Atkin found clear sailing entering
the stretch and was soon running
over the top of every thing In front
OF her. Gallivant, which had shown
on top at the three-quarters, was
unable to withstand the challenge
and faded away. Helen Atkin hash'
ed under the wire two full lengths
ahead of the Skinker entry.
The fourth, jog of a mile and
seventy yards, was strictly a two
horse race. Harry Payne Whitney's,
or rather Mrs. Harry Payne Whit
news, Medina, with the Quincy sta
ble's Yankee Star, had been made an
equal choice in the betting. For the
first half mile the issue was very
much in doubt, but entering the
stretch Ponce carried Yankee Star
wide and Medina slipped through on
the rail. to win by two and one-half
lengths.
Sam Louis sent an entry to the
post In the sixth in Rebuke and
Billy Barton and the former re-
warded their hackers by scamper.
ing home length and one-half
ahead of Walter J. Salmon's Trev-
eiyan. Top Sergeant cut out the
early pace but stopped badly after
reaching the three-quarter~ pole.
7 r. Skinker's Bromelia outbroke
her opposition of fourteen in the
closing number and, making every
post a winning one, was home a
short neck in front of G. w: Fore,
mans King George, which had
come around the field in the last
si0hth