The New York herald., 1922-10-15
Accomplished More Than Any
,Other Thoroughbred and
Beat Grey Lag.
NO JUVENILE MONARCH
Two Year-Olds and Three
Year-Olds Have Been Beat
ing One Another.
BY HENRY ". KING.

With the Pimlico Futurity the only
cided. the juvenile championship is as
much in dispute as il was when the
Metropolitan season began here last
May. There isn't any champion. and
irrespective~o of which wins the $4,000
mile test in Maryland next month
there won't be any champion with an
undisputed title. Every month. in fact
every big race has brought forth a
colt or filly which gave promise of
going on and earning the crown. But
they have been beating one another
and none OF them seems able to give
away weight and win.
August Belmonts Messenger is prob
ably the best juvenile shows this year,
but he went wrong before he had a
chance to prove his worth conclusvely.
I lie won the Grab Bag Handicap at Sar-
atoga like a truly great colt, but he
llicked himself In the race and was re-
tired. All of the others, Dunln. Zev,
Goshawlz. wilderness, Cyclops. Mckee.
Cherry Pie, Martingale and Flagstaff
were hailed as wonders during the year,
but there isn't one of them that stands
out as being better than the other, es-
pecally at difference in weight.
Harry Payne Whitney has a grand
youngster in Enchantment, but he is
celdlng and an unruly one and cannot
be depended upon. In Rialto he has an
other colt which is likely to go on and
GpNelOn into the hest in fhp
country
Wilderness has as much speed as any
colt and runs as If he can travel a long
route. but he is slow beginner and that
is big handicap in short races. In
the Pimlico Futurity and in the long
distance events next spring he might
prove to be a really great colt.
salIy's Alley Queen.
In sally's Alley Willis sharpe Kilmer
has filly which is undoubtedly the best
OF her sex, and there is a chance that
she is as good as any of the colts. She
has displayed tremendous speed in all
OF her races. and in the Futurity ran
as il she can cover a distance of ground
She also proved that she can garry big
weight. But il is a question II she is
faster than Victor Vivaudous Miss Star.
This miss has demonstrated time and
again that she has tremendous speed.
and last week at Jamaica she proved
conclusvely that she has plenty uf cour-
age and more than an ordinary amount
OF stamina. But she hasn't done as
great things as Sally's Alley and it
would be unfair to place her on the
same plane with Mr.. Kilmer's filly
Muddled as is the Juvenile division. it
js not one whit more so than the three
year-old battle for stellar honorS. These
fellows will return to winter quarters
minus monarch. AS with the Juveniles
there has been a wonder colt every year.
First 1t was Norwich. winner of the
Kentucky Derby; then Whiskaway.
twice conqueror of Norwich then Pill
lory, winner of the Preal<ness and Bel
mont Stakes; then Bunting, then Kai-
Sang and then Lucky Hour, and then
Oceanic. All ran remarkably fine races
but each was beaten or went wrong just
after being acclaimed wonder colt.
Lucky Hour didn't start until late this
fall because of being kicked in the fore
head and nearly killed by his stable
mate Southern. Cross but since his re-
turn to the races he lias done every
thing a great colt should do. He beat
everything opposing him. including
horses his senior.
tested. He came forth early In the
spring, but went wrong while being pre-
pared for the PrealSness. Later he was
beaten, but 1t was said at the time that
he came out of that race suffering from
high fever. He Is rounding into form
again and might give a good account OF
himself in the stakes to be decided at
Fimlco.
Exterminator Il King.
The grand old gelding Exterminator
Is an undisputed king. He is the king
\ OF all cup horses and the best handi-
cap horse in the country. He has met
with a reverse or two But he has done
what no other horse has done. and there
fsr't racegoer in the country who re-
crown on the turf lie gave Grey Lag
weight and beat him In the Brooklyn
Handicap. and Grey Lag is the second
best shown this year. But Grey Lag
Is an unsound horse, and a cripple
should not be considered for premier
honors. Old Mad latter Is his SUPERIOR
This son of Fair. Play has been racing
all season and. except on few occasions
when he sullss. he Is the equal of any
horse, with the exception OF Exter-
minator.
In Bralnstorm Henry watterson has a
young gelding which has been under
estimated. He can run extremely fast
as his recent record breaking perform
ances show and he can carry his speed
any distance from six furlongs- 10 mile
and a quarter. There is doubt about his
ability to handle weight. but that un-
doubtedly will be tested before the end
of the season. If he can handle 100
pounds or moro and run as he has been
running he will be entitledfto a place
beside Mad Halter and close behind
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