New-York tribune., 1922-09-10

Man o. War.
Kai-Sang won, for the time at least,
clear title to the three-year-old crown
And in winning it he added S2l ,4oo
to the purse winnings of the Rancocas
Stable. which seems to have a corner
IN the rich stakes of the Metropolitan
circuit this wear. The gross value of
the stake, minimized from the fact
that there were only three starters,
was $24, 700.
Kai-Sane, fully extended from
brilliant run through the last three
furiongs, that carried him trlumpnan1
from last to first position, was straignt
as q string at the end and dong his
level best. He was little more than a
neck in front of Whitney's game bunt-
sng. ruturity winner of 1921 and only
two lengths before Montford Jones S
gockminster, which had shown his
class and mettle in Saratoga by beat
ing Whiskaway, the conqueror OF the
erstwhile .invincible Norwich.
Bunting is great three-year- OLD.
So is Rockminster, though shade
lower in class than either of the
others The Whitney horse, indeed,
on some future occasion may square
accounts with the Hildreth star, for to
Earl Sande as much as to the speed and
gameness of his mount, must go the
credit for Kai-Sang's score.
Sande's Work is Brilliant
Sande's horsemansnip was jewel Of
the purest ray of a poem of artistry AT
that Bunting, after forcing the pace
ali the way to relinquish it at the top
of the stretch, was coming on reso-
lutely again at the end and apparently
overhauling the victor with each
stride. It must be remembered that
Clarence Hummer was riding Bunting,
McAtee having gone to Kentucky to
ride Mr. Whitney's Flagstaff, and he
may or may not have ridden so as to
get the best possible out of his mount.
Bunting broke away from the barrier
with the speed of gazelle and as the
trio Strengthened out to running drew
away quickly to decided advantage.
AT the end of the first furlong, as they
swept past the judges stand, Bunting
had drawn off to lead of two lengths,
with Rockminster half length in front
of the favorite. For the first half mile
this same order was maintained. Swing
ing around the first turn Rockminster
stepped up to dispute the issue with
Bunting. Hummer let out wrap and
Bunting bounded away, drawing clear
to three full lengths. If Hummer was
thinking to fool Sande in this move
he was badly mistaken. The premier
rider of them all continued to bide his
timn and rate Kai-Sang behind.
Rounding the turn into the back
stretch Rockminster was given his head
momentarily and he drew up on Bunt-
ing till he was almost Tapped on the
outside of the pacemaker. Again Kun
mer shot away but again Sande refused
TO make a move. Strengthened for the
long run through the backstretch
Sande, at length, determined to get
closer to the others, but not until near
ing the half-mile mark. Even then he
worked up gradually, content to nibble
away foot by foot at his disadvantage.
Half way around the last bend Sande
had closed the gap that separated him
from Rockminster and coming on with
q rush to the outside set sail in earnest
for the feet Bunting.
Kai-Sang Charges
Like brown thunderbolt charged
Kai-Sang, while the majority of 10000
throats caught up the road: "Kai-
Sang!" ~Kai-Sang!"
Sande had rated Kai-Sang and timed
his rush to a scientific and mathe-
matical nicely. Before Clarance Kun
mel could realize what it was all about
big brown flash had come out of the
nowhere and grabbed him by the throat.