The New York herald., 1922-11-05
FORDIAM OUTRUSIIES SPRINGFIELD TEAM, BUT is BEATE
Sally's Alley Repeats
in Pin1LicO Futurity

to the end she ran straight and tru'
without touch of heel or whip and spec
past the judges a handy victor.
AS Best Love faltered Donges came
with a rush and sped past her. AS
the final straightaway was reached
Little Celt found clear sailing and came
like a thunderbolt and chased Blossom
Time and Donges home. How Fair also
sped past the Madden filly in the
stretch and so did Montford Jones's
Oui Oui.
SaIIy's Alley All the Way.
In the second division 1t was Sally's
Alley ali the way. Johnson rushed her
to the front in the first sixteenth OF a
mile and then took a steadying hold on
her. Under restraint she stepped alona
three lengths ahead OF her opponents
who were led by Martingale until a
sixteenth Of mile from the judges.
There Johnson glanced over his
shoulder and seeing his opponents stag
gering began to ease up. Martingale
ran an exceptionally fine race and was
second throughout. Our Own was one
of the trailers in the early running. but
made up ground quickly on the back
stretch and was an easy third.
Gene Weyland, the veteran trainer
who developed Sallys Alley. took the
great victory as a matter of course. He
was sure his filly would win and be-
fore the race told the writer that she
would have to fall down to lose. He
said she had worked phenomenally we'll
for the race and that q new world 3
record for a juvenile would have to be
broken to beat her. "She will beat :3S
If necessary" he added.
The veteran trainer was emphatic in
declaring that she was the best racing
mare this country has had since the
days of Artful. He said that if 1t
weren't for two attacks OF influenza she
and peen the largest money winner In
the history of racing In America.
"She was at the point of death early
In the spring." he said. "and was dan
gerously Ill after her victory in the New
York Futurity. When In training there
never was n time she couldn't break q
record and IL she had been able to fulfill
one-half of her engagements she would
have won more than 100000"
Hopes to Win Derby.
He predicts she will develop into a
sensational three-year-old, and has
hopes of winning the Kentucky Derby
with her.
iAO OWucI > vi VI all Lfle Gn~
trants lauded the generosity of the
Maryland Jockey Club for hanging up
the two $4,000 purses. and after each
stake had beaa decided the trainers OF
the eight money winning horses said
they would gladly start their charges
in the special for the Gold Cup next
week.
The other stake on the program was
steeplechase. It was the Autumn
Green Springs Valley at two miles and
quarter II was won by Joseph r.
Widener's Comique. with J. S. Cosden's
Hallaville second, and Charles K. Har-
rison's Sea Tale, third.
Mrs. Payne Whitney made the trip
from New York to see the Futurity and
incidentally see her aged steeplechaser,
Soumangha, perform in the cross-coun-
try event. But NSoumangha was not
doing well and Vincent Powers, her
young trainer. advised against starting
This rendered to disappoint the popular
New York sportswoman, but her dis
appointment vas short lived for in the
fourth race, the Monumental Handicap,
at six furlongs. she saw her three-year-
old colt, Galantman, beat q big field OF
sprinters in hollow style.