The Washington herald., 1922-08-02
FAVORITE DASHES
FROM REAR FOR
NARROW VICTORY
Exterminator Upsets by
Trailing Field-Dust
Flower Wins.

SARATOGA RACE TRACK. Aug.
1.-The Rancoacas stables began
. auspiciously here this afternoon on
l the first day OF the months race
meeting by winning the Saratoga
Nhandicap with the favorite Grey
Lag. The goed horse ran from be-
hind. and covered the distance in
2:o3 is. Exterminator. believed to
be. the latter's rival for handicap
hohors this season and who beat
Grey Lag a head in the Brooklyn
handicap. was last. disgracefully
so. Bon Homme was the runner up
to Grey Lag and he made It a con-
test all the way. fighting It out to
the last jump only to lose by half
a length. Prudery. the Whitney
filly. was third.
Prudery. Devastation and Bon
Homme ran alternately in the lead.
very little separating them at any
stage to the far turn Here De-
vastation dropped back. and so did
Pruddery. so that Grey Lag left
Exterminator to carry the target
and began moving up Bon Homme
was still there to give him battle.
Grey Lag came around everything
at the head of the stretch and won
by just enough.
West Scores
The West saved a victory at the
opening meeting when ]. c. Mi
lam's Dust Flower. a Peter Ounce
Silly, beat a big field of juveniles
in the flash stakes She followed
r the pace set by Willis Sharpe Kill
mer's Sun Mist until furlong from
home, where she stepped to the
front and in a driving finish re-
manned there to best Bud Fishers
Cartoonist a head August Bel
mont's Messenger. a handsome son
of Fair Play and Mission. was
third.
The second event marked the
resumption Of the cross-country
sport 1t was the Shiltelagh handi-
cap at about two miles and the
first jumping event since the close
of the Acqueduct meeting. Mrs. F.
A Clark's Minata, which won the
same feature last year. came right
back and duplicated the victory.
He won IL in exactly the same
time. 4:23.
MuskallonEe Wins
Bud Fishers colors were carried
to victory in the first race when
his good horse Muskallonge was
returned an easy winner over a
good field Gladiator. running in
the Max Hirsch silks, was second.
with Valor third.
Advocate was. the winner of the
fifth. a one-miIe selling race Tre-
velyan was second and Wellfinder
third in the field of eight.
First Race-3-year-olds and up;
claiming: furlongs: MuskallonGe,
"a CKelsay). to 2. s to 5, to 2:
q aiator. 12o (MarinellD. even. 1
to 2; va1or. los (Thomas). even.
Time: 1:12 2-5. Kirklevington, Ar
row of Gold. Lackawanna, Ira VIII
son also ran.-
second Racs&5-year- and up:
about miles: Minata. 1874 (Keh-
nedy).. to 1. to 1. even; xFaunus.
135 (Crawford), 4 to 5. to 3; xHal-
lavill. 131 (williams). to 3. Time:
4:23. Bittle. Roi Craig and Grena-
dier also ran. xCosden entry.
Third Race-2-year-ol 5h fur
longs: Dust Flower. 110 (Garner),
Is to l. to /. to 1; Cartoonist,
110 eKelsay). { to 1, 2 to L; Mes
singer. 107 (McAtee), 2 to 1. Time:
1905. Shamrock. Boys Believe Me
Hell Gate. Aladdin, Banter. Better
Luck, Sun Mist. Moonraker, Spot
Cash and Wilderness also ran.
- Fourth Race-3-year-o and up;
IL miles: Grey Lag 100 IL. Fator
to 10. 1 to 5. out: Bon Homme,
109 (Schuttfnger), to 1, even;
Prudery. 116 (Morris), to 4. Time:
2:O3 is. Devastation and Extermi-
nator also ran
Fifth Race-2-year-olds and up;
selling; 1 mile: Advocate, 10a
CPrueningC 4 to 1, 2 to 1, even;
-revelyan. 81 (BelD, to I. to 1;
Well Finder, 101 CMerimee), 3 to 1.
tTime: 1:3S as. Rebuke, Adonis
Tufter. Bellsolar and Crank also
ran.
Sixth Race-Maiden 2-year-olds: S
furlongs: Comixa- 112 (Josiah). 25
to 1. s to 1. 4 to 1: Zev, 116 (Sande).
even. 1 to 2: Betty Beall. 112 (wil-
son), to l. Time: SO 3-5. How
Fair. Sun Quest, Eileen. Ethna. Cape
Clear. Blue Peter. Sequel. Diamond
Dick, Chenille. Great Luck. Pow
WOW. Better Times. yirginius. High
Prince. Scotch Broom and Big WILL
lam also ran.