The Washington herald., 1922-04-30
RACING LUCK AIDS
WHITNEY JUVENILE;
FAVORITES BEATEN
'Trantula Is Only Public
Choice in Front on
Closing Day.
By HAWTHORNE.

AaClnB luck cIftcTcu INV ee
played a prominent part in the
running of the 5000 Chesapeake
stakes at Havre de Grace this aft
ernoon. which was won by Harry
Payne whitney's three-year-old colt
Bunting. In fact, there are still
many hold to the belief that had
1t not been for an imperfect stirrup
ring, the Lexington stables Lucky
Hour would have been returned the
winner.
The list of overnight nominations
for the closing days feature COM
prised the names of but five-Lucky
Hour, Missionary, Sidereal, Bunting
and Superlative. Missionary was OF
necessity scratched out of the event
on account Of having contested in
the Century Handicap, while SLIDER
cal was excused through the fact
that he had developed a cough dur
ing the early hours of the morning.
with but three left. II. /. Miller's
Sailing Along was declared eligible
as an added starter at the last min
ute and the quartet went to the
,
an odds-on-choice over the field.
Bunting Breaks on Top.
At the rise of the webbing Bunt-
ing was the first to show on top,
closely pursued by Sailing Along.
Lucky Hour and Superlative in the
order named. As the field swung
into the backstretch 1t was notice.
able that Schuttinger. astride Lucky
Hour. was repeatedly taking his
mount up and as the three-quarter
pole was reached the son of Hour
lsss-Lucky Catch was running last.
On the far turn 1t was also no
ticeable that Lucky Hour was re-
peatedly blocked when trying to
get through On the inside to the
leader. Straightened out in the
home-stretch Schuttinger still held
to the pole with no possible chance
of getting through. As they passed
the line Bunting was out in front
by three-quarters of a length ahead
of Lucky Hour, with Superlatiye
but a half length to the rear of the
Lexington stables Preakness can
didate.
Schuttinger was subjected to a
fine ''razzing" by the crowd upon
his return to the. unsaddling ring
The criticism was entirely unjusti-
fled for the reason that at the start
the saddle ring of his stirrup had
slipped and at no time during the
running was he able to replace his
foot in the stirrUp.
Winner Never Extended.
While it is true that Bunting
was never fully extended to win,
the slow time in which the journey
was negotiated makes it highly
probable that had Schuttinger been
able to do his mount justice there
may have been an entirely differ
ent. story to tell. But Lucky Hour
was the victim of only one of the
thousand and one things which go
to make and break winners.
A ragged start marred the run
ring of the secondary feature on
the prOgram-the Century Handicap
and it probably cost George W.
Foreman's Super the race. After
considerable delay at the barrier,
due entirely to the fractiousnes Of
BunEa Buck, the field was dis
patched in Indian file. with the
Dattner silk bearer breaking on
before the webbing was sprung.
Bunga Bucks unruly disposition
made it necessary that a twitch be
used and as one of Starter Millions
assistants was leading the cut-up
TO the barrier he got Buck away to
a flying start. 1t was just this
margin that told in the ultimate re-
suit.
Super. VIGOROUSLY slow breaker.
was shuffled back at the rise of the
gate. but once Strengthened out on
the backstretch moved up with Il
determination that won the admir-
alton Of the large crowd. S:raigh-
tened out for the final drive, after
rounding the far turn. Lang astride
Bunga Buck. went to the whip in
order to hold his advantage over
the Foreman entry.
Bunga Buck Wins BY Nose.
Thomas, likewise, went to work
upon the son OF Superman and with
every stride was cutting the lead
cr's advantage down. AS the pair
flashed past the judges pagoda
there were many who thought
Super had won the decision, but the
placing judges ruled otheru ise
BungI Buck had been awarded the
victory by the scant margin of a
nose.
FavOrites as usual meant moth
ing No matter what the form play
ers settled upon as the good thing
in a race, just as surely was that
one forced to bow to defeat. ]. R.
Skinker's Trantula proved the one
exception of the afternoon. Out
breaking his field the Washington
owned spriEter went to the front
and was never seriously threatened
Little Chick" Lang added to his
ever growing popularity and also
went a long way in dlspelling the
belief that his Bowie riding was
only flash in the pan. Lang
scored with no less than three Of
the seven winners In the opening
number he piloted L'Effare home
first ahead of a rather bulky field
and came right back in the second
with Trantula He completed the
triple by riding Bunga Buck 20
victory.