New-York tribune., 1922-12-24
Ten Leading Racing
OsCnerS for 1922

was expected tnat tht meeting az Ia
Spa would uncover many iuv,sil, -
sations. But whether tie all ,,,is.
sickness Of 1922 had mors ssrleu,ls
undermined the physical form q M.
youngsters or whether Il vas esss a
their lacking the usual class and ia.
Ina, the fact remains that none skor,l
championship stability or contIs,srey
August Belmont, Chairman q IL
Jockey Club, returned 20 the ne,s
with some highly touted two-yssr.stI
the most seriously regarded Minisla
q full sister OF Man o. War, and Ns,.
senger. whom many believe The ksa
two-year-old of the season. Miassla
as beauteous a picture 10 look Al a ksr
illustrious brother, was not seriouly
eampaigned. She raced greedy hsr
FIRST start; on the merit occasion he
effort possibly was educational osly
also, a. the race was Woa By Bsstitait
a stable mate. Whiie Mesteruf
showed supsrlatiys class q. esn.sf.
this colt did not race enough 70 q.
tablish q claim 70 the ehanploashlp.
Like the rank and hle Of the bna's
tvo-yesr-olds, he, too, went Srona o.
the eve Of the HopsfuL
Were one made sallys Alley vouI
deserve the tvo-year-old ehanplonshi,
award Of 1922. Certainly Willis Sharps
Kilmsr owned By far the best flly ot
the year Ssllys Alley cane from hr
back 10 Win the Futudty from twenty.
two others that we're undsnlably ths
real class Of the diyision-speh a. II
was. Sally's Alley won "a bY hsnst
in sensational time, but she had big
pull in the weights. This hny also ven,
one division Of the $4,000 Pimlieo n.
turity az q mile.
Argument Stln Goes On
A dozen or more two.year-oldS max.
ing as the best must take up the pH-
settled argument Of 1922 IS three-ysar.
olds in 1913. II they all return 70 tie
races AZ next spring this division
should witness some rars sport To
two-year-old championship aspirann
was able 20 eoneede much IN the wsy
OF weight 20 his fellows. lev and Edies,
OF the Raneoeas stabls, as also vts
Martingale, we're particularly formia-
able in the mud. Among ether tEe-
year-olds that flashed ehamplonlhlp
ability az various times we're R. 7. WI
sons Campfire colt. Wilderness, n. 2.
Whitney's Pieketer, Chievals and Flag-
staff; j. s. Cosden's Dunlin, the Hope
ful winner; (. r. Bradley's Rlossom
/ Time, Greentree Stables Untidy ard
Pandowdy, Bluemont, Cayest Enp'orl
Mckee, Newmarket, Don!es, Cartson'
lst and many others
In the three-year-old division Nsf-
vieh was the seyen-day wonder OF tns
early spring, and after winning. TIE
Kentucky Derby bis place seemed -.
cure. Then he went wrcng-developsd
osselets-and quickly degenerated into
the platter class. Snob II then sprane
momentarily into the limelight "
spreading a supposedly good nsle'
which included he highly tonted Cal
antman and Pirate Gold, o. the Sfeen-
tree Stable, as well as Modo ana June
Grass, In the Stuyvosant, a. : nle
Jamaiea's spring meeting masl,
the mile Withers At beimon.
Snob II simply breessd In front o
T. Wilson's Pillory, winner o.
$50, 900 Preakness, many began V
sorry for Norwich that day he -.
hook up with Snob H. By n.
thev met. however, Snob lis 49,
had been prleked. and BY Pillog
doubtedly the best three-year-ch
the wear over a route. In the bsl1s
AZ a mile and three furlongs, hus.
laid of snob's early pace TOT
then moved up at will and Won -
LaWA waIINu.
The big day eventuslly =, isss-
the Carlton Stakes, At . nil'' 'vs-S.ht
duet In mid-June. IL vas @-,snS,
Eastern debut. He gave hisssn pvs avs
20 Whiskaway and HhsI| fke
him a hfty-pound tflmn,av tsa
whitney colt won by pT ,ue,t
lengths: Norwich beat snoo - wsisi.
as far. On his next appeafsDo ".Scvn
awav nat his Waterloo and va pli.
up worse than had been horsls" :,
iorv and snob II. On Aug'nn "a
Ssrstogs In the Huron, a. q mhs 49, ~.
throe-.i xtsenths. Roekminsier. Is
ern three-year-old, beat hh"
seven lengths.
The Case Of Ksi-sanr
R.o.u,e Of his two $4,000 -
A. pLsss and In the Belrsn,,
Pillorv was the biggest money ret
among his division. bat tns' xsi.stni
doubt the Raneoeas Stagls - v,ai
was the best three-year-oto a. 49, ,far,
Jimmy Rowe thought ne nae u. vrost
pion in Bunting, which Ssp. spr..-,,n,s
early in the year, but in the Le,iri Ls',isnri
PosIixation al a mile and Eve 49,
Ksi.Sano beat him a long nss.,rl.
NAV have been a case Of Sands 1913 .s,Is
inc Kummer. as Bunting cams .ssf
rssolutelv through the last Tsi.
after Getting q sizzling paes :, a.
Sang was straight as . string
end. vts.ns usi
virtually unbesten In six 'sl,.--ths
won only three races, y - 49, Van,
I,awrence Realization and yeIomn' ..sel.
dlcap AZ the Belmont PARK isn an.
Inc and his hrst start az about =. !,
LONGS during the summer mee''1k =,
EmnIre CITY. But In two OF ms
800 AZ Saratoga--the SaranAe
nils and the Travers Of mi', 80
: auarter-Little Chief, 9 steoleIvs'iI
w.s aIlowed 10 win on suheranee ~ .s.
SANG traiIsd a Geld Of four n =, y
Horse Haven. a six-furlong spnhs \
ssratoea. but this was the fseI y
stahle Calculations. Sam Hildretn y,
clared 10 win with IhunosIs,.ft a,
stablemate. Sande seemed 20 80 s.,
race sewed up with Thunasrsls e.
Eater lay away back wltn 1890.
In the closing strides keogn Tsrs
hIs way between Bigheat sns .,s,S.
dsrclap and won In the very ~. ~. go esn1
So unexpected was the move it. sns, .s.ss, S.-u
eould not rush Kai-saag 70 ~ ~