The New York herald., 1922-10-12
Fights On and Beats Amuse-
ment Which Went Past
Her in Stretch.
EDICT RUNS POOR RACE
Winner of the Spinaway Fin
ishes Far in the Ruck-
Contour Scores.
BY HENRY V. KING.

Victor Vivadou's Miss Star earned a
of the year yesterday afternoon at
the Jamaica track. In the Hiawatha
Handicap she ran a sensational race.
She carried 11S pounds over track
ankle deep with mud and, beat eight
Of the best young misses in training
With Willis Sharpe Kilner's Futurity
winner. Sally's Alley, in the race it
would have resembled a champion
ship.
Miss Star displayed remarkable speed
and still more remarkable courage. Her
great speed carried her to the front soon
after the barrier went UP, but August
Pelmont's Amusement had an abund-
arce of speed. too. and raced alongside
OF her for half a mile. When well
Strengthened out FOR home Amusement
stuck her neck in front and seemed
az II she were going TO run off with the
race. But Miss Star wasn't beaten yet.
Under a strong hand ride by Thomas
she fought on with typical thoroughbred
courage, and, catching Amusement fall
tering seventy yards from home, went
TO the front again and passed the judges
a
running much stronger than any of her
opponents. Half a dozen lengths be-
hind Amusement finished Mr.. Belmonts
other filly How Fair. Harry F. Sin
clair's Sweep was fourth. Harry Payne
Whitneys Gadhy fifth and George ID.
Nidener's Equinoctial sixth. In sew
eIth place and a soundly beaten filly
Harry F. Sinclair's .fllly Edict staggered
fome.
Miss Star Fast and Game.
Miss Star ran the best race and de-
served the major portion os the $4,000
urse. She did everything a real good
FLY should do. She showed speed.
courage and Stamina Amusement ran
an exceptionally fine race too. but fall
tired when put to the trying test In the
final run
How Fairs race was a fine one. too
She was shuffed back soon after the
start and before she got running at her
best she was last. When settled down
ard with clear sailing ahead she made
up dozen lengths and was running
strong at the end.
Sweep did her best So did Gadhy
and Equinoctial. Edicts race was a big
disappointment. This winner Of the
Spinaway showed nothing. She was in
good position soon after the start. but
was unable to hold it, John f. Mad
den's Best Dove also disappointed. She
ran forward for a while and then quit
almost TO n walk Mrs. Payne Whit
ney's Untidy failed to live up to expecta-
tions. but she had an excuse. She
broke in front. but Edct knocked her
out Of her stride and out of the race.
Despite the wretched condition of the
track Miss Star covered the five and
hair furlong route in the good time OF
:06 1-5. Although she won the stake
and put herself in the same class with
Sallys Alley, Fred Taral, her trainer,
was a disappointed man. He wasn't lis
appointed with her race To him Il was
fine, but the trainer has been waiting
for the Hiawatha for several weeks In
it he was sure his flly would hang up
new record for the track and come close
TO new American mark. N Tarars
opinion Miss Star is the fastest thor
oughbred the American turf has known
in several years.
Worker Quarter In Fl 40 Sec.
Thine and again she stepped a quar-
ter OF mile better than 20 seconds" he
said. Twice she ram so fast I refused
to believe my watch The third time I
tried her I had two other horsemen clock
ntT, anu All lHfte OF US Caught DeT IN
10 AS and 81 4-5 seconds"
The trainer added that on that occa-
sion she acted as IL she could have gone
another quarter at the same terrific clip.
Taral doesn't claim she Is the best
filly OF her age. He says she is a good
one with plenty of class. courage and.
speed. and that he would like to match
her against Sally's Alley. He said that
Miss Star is not whip horse that she
will stop under It. and that the day
Sallys Alley beat her she was struck
and faltered when punished
Willis Sharpe Kilmer's Contour. a
mean filly. by Celt. beat a big field OF
maiden Juveniles in the final. To pilot
her Albert Johnson made the trip here
from Maryland Contour Is such a mean
horse that Mars Cassidy puts her on the
outside OF her field irrespective OF what
position she draws so that she won't in
ture her opponents Yesterday Johnson
got her away flying and. taking COM
mand at the start, led TO the finish 10
win easily by three lengths.