The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-04-30
LUCKY HOUR LOSES
OWING TO BAD RIDE
Shuttinger's Handling Of Colt
Gives Bunting Length Vie
tory at Havre dc Grace.

Special Dispatch 70 TIE New YORK HERALD,
HAvRE DE GRACE, Md, April 29.-What
had been intended for brilliant w,1dup
u the thirteen day Havre de Grace
meeting was suddenly converted TO a
satisfactory Bunting had little conten-
Shuttinger, astridc tho Lexington
Stables Lucky Hour. lost one of his
stirrup irons at the start Of the Chesa-
pealse Stakes and sat bolt upright in the
saddle for the remainder of the mile and
sixteenth journey. pulling and saving
az the colt. who was undoubtedly many
ounds the hest, but was forced to accept
second honors. a length behind Harry
Payne Whtney's Bunting, while Sailing
Along. a cheap platter. finished third, 4
neck back of Lucky Hour. who forced
his way through along the rail and took
his honors on his own courage.
It was the most incompetent and timid
riding exhibition ever witnessed in
Maryland and provoked the ridicule of
banner sized crowd. MANY 81 whom had
just recovered from the Impotence with
tie official placing of the fourth event.
The Chesapeake running was most un-
satisfactory, Bunting had little conten-
ton for the pacemaking job at any
stage Sailing Along attempted to keep
ace through the early running. but the
Futurity winners class kept him on the
lead. Superlative showed a fair effor.
for one who had only recently grad
uated from the maiden ranks BY racing
along in third place whenever Shuttinger
took another haul of the favorite.
Through the stretch Morris had only to
sit still on Bunting, SO that he won by
length. Bunting will be returned to
Brookdale Farm tonight for further
preparation for the Preakness.
Mercury First Home.
Trainer J. p. Smith saddled his first
winner for his new employer. the Vul.
cain Stable when he sent the well bred
Mercury out TO take the SIX furlong
Pacific Handicap in a hard drive by a
length from the Lexington Stables My
Play. three-year-old full brother of
Nan o. War and Playfellow, and three
others, who comprised a well punched
field at the finish.
Messines in the Ross silks showed the
early way, but tired badly at the final
eighth and gave way TO Mercury. who
responded well to j. Rowans energetic
handling. My Play left the barrier with
his usual sflggishness and was forced
to take up before he could get clear run
ming way on the outside. He made up
considerable ground rounding the final
turn and stood long drive until he hit
the final sixteenth, where he hung. and
was doing his best to save the place
from Wellfinder. Messines tired. but
saved fourth from the fast finishing
Canadian mare, Lady Meave, who
showed a sparkling effort. The time.
1:123-5, was one of, the best of the
meeting considering the very hard con-
dition Of the track
The Chick Lang followers started the
DAY joyously when their pride took the
first and second races easily, and at gem
erous prices. His first mount was
LEffare, who broke we'll In field OF
fifteen and dropped in behind old Arrah
Go On's pace to the final eighth where
he assumed easy command and was
going away at the end Arrah Go On
tired badly under a drive. but saved the
place from Perigourdine. The winner
was heavily backed by the Koehler-
Kearney- Boden confederacy, but paid
the generous return of s12.70.
Titania. the second one to carry Lang
home when he dominated the running OF
the second, another six furlongs claim
ing affair Titania led from flag fall
to finish and was only galloping TO save
the honors from Panaman. Perigour~
dine saved the show hole from the ten
others.