New-York tribune., 1922-09-01

StdheS from dozen OF the very DeS
post all year.
Dunlin left no doubt as to which
was the best of the field as the race
was run. He did everything good
thoroughbred should do He came
from way back and after hurried
rush he won going away and he won
comfortably. The race was worth
S2s,960 to the winner.
Secondary to the Hopeful, in the
matter of public opinion was the run
ming of the Saratoga Cup, which
brought out three Of the best handicap
horses in training. Willis Sharpe Kill
mer's grand old gelding Exterminator
won the event for the fourth consecu-
tive time. Exterminator was opposed
only by the Rancocas stables Mad Hat
ter which was beaten a good half
length and Bon Homme beaten off as
far IS one could throw stone. Ex-
terminator proved beyond question
that he is in class by himself among
the handicap division irrespective of
his age
whitney Entry EaVOFiEe.
The bright sun and wind Of early
morning left the track in such good
condition that only two of the orig
inal fourteen nominations of the Hope
full were withdrawn by scratching. The
Whitney entry as usual proved the
public choice, but never figured seri-
ousiy in the running of this Juvenile
classic. All three were away poorly
and could not improve their positions.
The Cosden entry-Dunlin and Mar
tinga1e--were well supported as the
sectnd choice. There vas some sup
port for Bud Fishers Cartoonist, which
likes nothing but pastebosrj track.
The field was off to fair enough
start for all except Harry Payne
Whitney's Enchantment which was alb
solutely left at the post. w. C. Clark's
Goshawk broke on top but Zev of the
Raneocas stable soon raced him down
and before he hit the turn had drawn
away to command of a couple of
lengths.
Here it looked as If Hildreth was
going TO add the richest classic of the
meeting to his string of successes.
Then he appeared only to be breez-
ing with the front runner but round
ing the home turn Clarence Hummer
gave the lightweighted Daniin his
head for the first time. Dunlin re-
sponded with most startling burst
of speed. He ran around and away
from Zey as if the latter had been
tied and won going away by almost
full length.
w. C. Clark's Goshawk, which fin
ished second in this great -year-old
classic, proved Himself colt Of ex-
ceptiona1 merit. He hung closely to
zev, the mud running fool, through the
4xef rxs.n No.. ~ will Ia nj he
raced down Zev before he surrendered
his position to Dunlin heading into the
stretch. Curtis, stablemate of Zev,
was prominent for the first five fur
longs, but quit to walk under punish
ment in the final drive. Martingale
was never prominent after poor start.
No Line on the Champion
The Hopeful this year was only
rich stake. 1t showed no line this year
on the championship class. The two
year-old crown is right where it was
at the opening of the season and must
await the running of the Futurity for
a definite line to be had. In the Hope
fuf to-day the track was treacherous.
II was almost good, but just trifie Off
as the time in the appended form
charts will prove.
A long delay at the start of the
Hopeful mitigated against the chances
of the top weights of the field. keogh,
who had the leg UP on W. G. Clark'5
Goshawk, broke on top from one of
the outside positions and for 150 yards
showed the way to the other dozen
dandies. Then zev took hand, rush
ing up from the extreme outside.
Through the next furlong, this mud
running star of the Rancocas Stable
threatened to spreadeagle the field. He
opened up lead of fully two lengths
as he swept around the bend. Goshawk
was on his collar all the time, with the
rest OF the field we'll punched behind
him. None more prominent than Cur
tbs, stablemate of Zey, which quit to
walk when Fator went to the whip
rounding for home.
Clarence Hummer rated his mount
admirably to win the grand prize. He
did not give Dunlin his head until after
he had Strengthened for the run home
through the stretch. Then he came
away almost to win as he pleased.
Sande appeared to make too much use
Of zev in the early running. He not
only forced the pace. but he kept his
mount in the very deepest going at the
rail. Cartoonist, which was off some
what poorly, finished with great burst
of speed and was wearing down the
leaders at the end.
sold Bones at His Best
The Saratoga Cup was horse race
worthy to stir the red blood of the
greatest racing enthusiast. For the
fourth consecutive time Willis Sharpe
Kilmer's grand old gelding Extermina-
tor won this feature of the closing
day. "OId Bones" had to be at his best
TO annex rhis signal honor, as Hildreth
went after his scalp with Mad Halter,
who is one OF the very best handicap
3 horses in training.
AL Johnson rode clever and heady.
race with the geiding that shares with
Man o. War the most illustrious ped
estal in American turf history. He
rated the Kiimer gelding in front from
start TO finish as regularly as clock
could do. Bon Homme and Mad Halter
In turn took crack at the paeemaker,
but both evidently believed the cid
gelding would surely have to come
back. Eterminator only galloped and
2alloped and gaIloped. Sande charged
down with Mad Halter rounding the
far bend Johnson let out wrap and
Exterminator drew away. The greatest
cup horse of history was laughing him.
self to death as ne breezed through
the final sixteenth under triple wraps,
almost q length ahead of Mad Halter.
And Mad Halter, be 1t remembered, was
the odds on choice at to in this
field of three.
The boys who love to daily with the
chalk markers had a laugh or two
during the afternoon. They got a real