The Washington herald., 1922-04-26
HOWSUNEXPECTED
REVERSAL OF FORM
MAKING FEATURE
breaks on Top and Romps
Home Under a Heavy
Pull.
By HAWTHORNE.

HAvRE. DE GRACE, Nd. April
ss-Displaying an unexpected re-
versai of form. the Lexington
Ftable's Missionary accounted in
father hollow fashion for the Shen-
ndoah Handicap. the carded fea-
ure OF this afternoons program at
davre de Grace. Breaking on top
md outrunning his field to the
rst turn. the son of HourlessrMis-
ion continued to make every post
winning one throughout the en-
lire journey.
On the strength of his previous
hree starts. during the current
Maryland season. the Lexington en-
TRY was given very slight attention
by the general public. but an ava
lsnche Of money from those who
were seemingly "in on the know"
hammered his closing odds in the
machines down to a little. Detter
than five to one.
Commander ]. X L. Ross Spanish
Maize, whose ungainly running. yet
Willingness to travel a route, had
|gone to. the post an odds-on-favor-
lite. with Bud" Fishers Violinist.
Mrs r. Z. Miller's Sailing Along.
|Rndi r. T. Miller's Dick Deaceye re-
|csivng only scant support.
' Missionary Sets Pace.
As the webbing rose Missionary
oke from an extreme outside
sition, fairly dazzled with his
riy speed and as the first turn
ks reached had assumed command.
huttinger allowed the son of
|Hourless to cut out his own pace
Through the backstretch and by the
ltime the three-quarter pole had
jbeeh reached the Lexington silk
bearer had shook off his opposition.
At this point the race lost all
|semblance of contest, IL merely
|resdlving down to a duel between
ISpahish Maize and Sailing Along
for the secondary portion of the
|pursf. Missionary, in hand, crossed
|the line two and one-half lengths
ahead Of Sailing Along. the Miller
|filly having disposed of Spanish
Maize in the final drive
One of the two heavily played
|favorites of the afternoon to go
over scored in the fourth event.
Ehe result clearly demonstrated
hat Jimmy Butwell has lost none
4 his cunning in the saddle. as 1t
VAS .mainIy through his efforts
hat Superlative nosed out The
Peruvian IN a finish that set the
rowd wild.
Clarence Hummer, who had the
nount on Peruvian, urged the Tevis
candidate into an early lead, while
|Butwen was having his troubles in
getting Superlative into a running
hood. On the far turn Star Jester
FaS forcing the early paeemaker
fth- the Salmon entry laying
burth.
4 superIative Responds to whip.
At the turn into the stretch, But
yell slipped Superlatiye through on
he inner rail. Peruvian was fast
iring, but still at the eighth pole
eeemed to have. enough left to off
Set the rush of the fast coming
son Of Superman. Under severe
punishment Superlative responded
Pm courageous style and il was not
|lntiT the last few strides that But
kUell-literally was able to hurl his
mount under the wire a nose In
front. ..-.-.
The opening number was only a
|fepetition of so many of the events
bf the past week. Charlie Sunny
had received confident support in
the machines but at no time was
ever a serious factor. Titania, with
Lang up. assumed command from
the very first and breezed home in
easy manner. winning over Ting
|a-ling by almost three lengths.
r. T. Wilson and Walter j. SAL
mon sent Gold Mount and Soviet
|to the post in the second, coupled,
and, the entry was considered as
'Eood as in by those. who closely
Follow past performances. Gold
Mount was completely knocked out
II the contention at the break and
Bessie Leighton was the. first of
the bulky field to catch the judges
|eyes at the finish.
Phalaris weakens Near Wire.
Another good thing went wrong
In the third when Phalaris after
setting a fast pace for the greater
part of the route. a trip of a mile
and a sixteenth, weakened at the
end and was beaten half a length
by LouGh Red. Red got away
hone too well. but gradually worked
/ his way through the field and fin
bshed stoutly.
The winfrey stables Lunetta en-
Fabled the form players to partially
recover :heir losses of the after
noon by scoring with ease over a
tand of FIVE that went to the post
in the sixth event. Thomas rated
the winfrey mare on the early
pace until reaching the far turn
where she drew away with ease
and won as her rider wilIed.
Poor old Exhorter. after MANY
lattempts. was believed. to be in
|ahe right spot in the closing num-
Iber. but w. Farnum's Maize spilled