The New York herald., 1922-09-17

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prospective fashionable champion. b
queen of the fillies of her age as we
ruler of all the juveniles of the COUNT
Saly's Alley beat one of the largest
peted in the historic stake. She beat
them easily. And they weren't an
ordinary lot which followed her home
They probably couldn't be bought for
half a million dollars. They were the
best colts and FLIES In training, in
Guiding threa which made the trip from
Kentucky especially for the race.
Sally's Ally carried the colors OF
Willis Sharpe Kilmer of Binghamton
n. Y. Mr. Kilmer bred her at his
Sun Briar Court, and her victory was
a notable triumph for this State as a
breeding place. She is the first young
ster that ever won the classic for q
New York breeder.
winner Earns s47.S0O.
She carried lis pounds. had Albert
johnson in the saddle and won by three
lengths. BY her victory she earned
s47.54o of the whole purse. which was
worth s57,71o.
Harry F. Sinclair's Zev finished sec
ond, a short head in front of Richard T.
Wilson's wilderness Robert =. Gerry's
Cyclops was fourth. E. r. Bradley's
Blossom Time fifth, clifford A. Cochran
c1oshawk sixth and Mrs. Payne Whit
ney's Untidy seventh. The remainder
of the field, which included Chickvale
Flagstaff and Picketer. from Harry
Payne Whitney's stable, were far in the
ruck, staggering and we'll beaten.
Sally's Alley came down the six fur
long straight course in I'LL. the fastest
time made in the race since 1t was firss
held at Belmont Park.
More than 10000 persons saw the race
and all of them declared that 1t was
the most satisfactory event ever held
down the straightaway. Although TWEEN.
ty-three youngsters competed there wak
no rough or foul riding and the bes
horse won. Sally's Alley escaped al
interference and under a faultless ride
by Johnson ran straight and true. Ze,
had no bad luck. either. But the same
could not be said for Wilderness. This
colt was interfered with as soon as the
barrier went up and lost several lengths
There is no doubt that he was ths
second best youngster in the race and
he might have caused the winner to be
hustled along all the way II he had had
better luck.
seventh FilIy to Win Classic.
Sally's Alley was the seventh filly tc
win the Futurity. the others being the
Butterflies. L'Alouette. Hamburg Belle
Artful. Maskette and Step Lightly
The fily's victory yesterday adds an
other to the romances OF the turf and
shows that winners Of merit oftentimes
come from unexpected quarters. Clar-
ence H. Mackay bred the Donovan mare
Strike A-Light. to Meddler in France
and got a colt he called Allumeur. which
Won a few races abroad. Then the colt
was brought to New York and sold for
modest sum at Mr.. Mackays dispersal
sale. He went to Binghamton and was
in Mr.. Kilmers stud for a short time
and then sold at auction for 1915 ulti-
mately finding his way to the Federal
remount service at Washington.
After his departure his daughter. out
OF Sal Volatile. beat % seconds for a
quarter OF mile as a yearlIng and Mr.
Hilmer tried to get the Government to
sell him back his horse. In this the
Binghamton sportsman was unsuccess.
full but he finally made an arrangement
whereby he exchanged imported Magic
for his Allumeur.
Sal Volatile was owned and raced
for z. d. Morgan. She Is a daughter
OF Disguise. the Domino horse. which
James r. Keene sent to England to run
I. In the Derby.
Almost Immediately after this classic
was decided three lion hearted thorough
breds came forth to do battle of the
two mile course. They were Harry r.
Sinclair's Mad Halter. r. r. Bradley 8
Bit or White and Richard T. Wilson s
Pillory. They were in quest of the
$4,000 and the $3.50 Gold Cup hung UP
by the Jockey Club.
II was a real test of stamina and
won by Mad Halter. Bit of White was
second. two lengths back and four
lengths In front of Pillory. The Sinclair
horse covered the distance In 1922 3-5
four-fifths of a second behind the rec
ord made by Exterminator two years
ago.
IdesEDay for Racing.
Never was there a more glorious day
for racing. and the throng which came
from all parts of the country for the
Futurity and Gold Cup had rare day
oe it Society was represented by the
field club enclosure was occupied and
the clubs lawn crowded. The huge
grand stand had an occupant In every
seat. the boxes were jammod and the
lawn. which stretches for a quarter oi
milo was one mass OF pushing and
showing humanity. There were hun
dreda in the infield also. and for the
first time in the history OF the famous
race the roof OF the grand stand was
well filled.
The crowd reached the course earlier
than usual and Harry Stevens's res
taurant in the old clubhouse was fillet
with luncheon parties as was the Turf
and Field Club. After Nose Dive had
beaten a cheap band OF platers In tn,
first race and Joseph r. Davies Ear
locker had won the Jimmy Owens Me-
mortal cup In a driving finish by q
nose from J. II. Lewiss Crest Hill thu
crowd swarnned into the paddock te
set a glimpse at the youngsters who
were TO start in the Futurity.
The twenty three youngsters were
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