The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-05-05
DISTRICT JUVENILE
OUTSTEPS FIELD in
SECONDARY EVENT
Fourteen Jumpers Com
pete in Baltimore Stee-
plechase-Three Spill.
By HAWTHORNE.

By HAWTHORNE.
BALTIMORE. May 4.-The Lex
Ington stables 3-year-old colt.
My Play. accounted for the Pixies
willie Handicap, the carded feature
of this afternoons program at
Pimlico. Running coupled with a
stabiemate, Missionary. the full
brother of the Incompatible Man
o. War. he was hustled into an early
lead soon after the rise of the
barrier and dominated the rum
ming throughout.
Two and one-half lengths IN
back of the Lexington silk bearer
came ]. f. Davis Prodigious. while
the Quincy stables All Over took
down the small end of the purse.
At the break Robinson had My
Play on his toes and before the
first turn of the field had been
reSshed he had the son OF Fair
PIay-Mahubah leading his opposi-
tisR- under restraint.
Through the backstretch Pror.
dicious moved up menacingly and
at the three-quarter pole was
Of the flying leader. Strengthened
out on the stretch run. Ny Plays
long, frictionless strides carried
him farther and farther away
from the Davis candidate. AS they
flashed under the wire Robinson
had the winner under a stout pull.
and was almost three lengths to
the good.
Downpour Sets In. ~
Threatening weather and in
termittent showers up until noon
in no way affected the attendance.
another large midweek crowd
turning out for the afternoons
sport. The fields which paraded
for the different events were or
larger proportions than those OF
yesterday and the competition was
of a much higher class. As the
afternoon wore on the light show
ers developed into steady down.
pour. and the last four events were
runsin a driving rain.
what was probably the shortest
price paid on a winner at Mary
land track in many years was
that on Comdr. J. X. L. Ross Lion
dor in the opening number. The
year-olds, non-winners in 1921 and
1929.
Lion dor was backed in the
machines to almost prohibitive
odds and when the pay-off amounts
WIRE displayed on the mutuels
boards the usual So investment re-
turned but $3.50, the equivalent to
sSn booking odds. The Ross
thoroughbred justified the conf
dence reposed in him by the play
ers by canterinE home twelve
lengths ahead of his next nearest
! rival 60
The jumping event, styled the
baltimore Steeplechase. brought
out one of the largest fields to
participate in a hurdling event
during the current season, no less
than fourteen being sped on their
yyav by Starter Milton
Tba Dosorfs stables Sobrigade
yvas. the one upon whom the form
pIayers conferred their attention and
he Rewarded his hackers by as
cunning command on the last round
trip of the field and stalling on
beIated rush by Flying Welshman.
OF fhe fourteen to start, all but
three finished. rather remarkable
when the treacherous and danger
Gus conditions under foot under
which the event was run is taken
into- consideration
Rsdstart disappointed by falling
tor sake the first cleanly and went
down. st. Paul was running
srIoothly and easily until the third
obstacle was reached and he also
sr5llled, while Troma did not quite
cIsSr the ninth. Fortunately, neither
Jockeys nor horses were injured
in the falls.
HardIng's Bucado Wins.
Bernard Harding's Bucado owes
a whole lot to Jockey Allen for
his score in the third. four and
one-half dash for 2-year-old maid
! ems and winners of but one race.
Catapult, on the strength Of
previous winning effort had been
made an odds-on-choice in the
speculation. and fattered his sup
porters during the first half of the
contest.
Allen. who had the mount. got
the favorite away winSinE and at
the top of the stretch enjoyed a
four-lenEth lead over the Harding
youngster. At the sixteenth pole
the Clyde colt stumbled. When but
seventy yards from the finish he
again stumbled and all but spilled.
Quickly recovering, the juvenile
could have won had not Allen. in
his excitement let go Of the lines.
In a desperate effort to stall off
Bucado's oncoming rush Allen
severely urged his mount. which
faltered still more under punish
m-nt. The fatty footwork. coupled
wien Aliens lack of Judgment. cost
the favorite the race by three
quarters of a length.
Toucana Begins slow.
Two-year-old hllies held the CEN
ter of the limelight in the Sec
ondary feature of the program. a
sprint Of four furlongs. styled the
Sqdbrook Park.
Samuel Ross first time starter.
i had been tipped as a real good
| thing and went to the post an
Overwhelming favorite. The Juvenile
propped at the rise of the webbing
and broke not only slow. but ex-
lcefdingly sluggish. Stirling finally
kEdt cher into a running mood and
InbVng up on the far turn dis
qsed Of the pacemaker. Papillon,
b the last sixteenth.
A selling handicap for 3-year-
fs and upward was the offering
the fifth number, and such
Unknown sprinters from the
bdicap division as Carmandale
ht Raider. Excuse Me. Pride of
a. Minute Man and FIVE others.
pied the issue.
leculation on the probable win
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