The New York herald., 1922-04-16
CUP Horse TAKES
HARTFORD HANDICAP
Aged Hero of Many Historic
Distance Races First in
Driving Finish.
BILLY KELLY SECOND
Lucky Hour Scores in Tip Top
Purse-Big Crowd at
Opening.
BILLY KELLY SECOND

Special Dispatch 10 THE New York HERALD.
BALTIMORE, April 5.-Exterminator,
always great, has seldom shown him
self greater than he was this after
noon at the opening of the Havre de
Grace meeting when he picked up 1872
pounds and Jockey Arthur Johnson in
the w. S. Kilmer colors and won the
$1,000 added Hartford Handicap over
the six furlong distance. The seven
year-ol son of McGee-Fair Empress
was making his first appearance of
the season saddled by the new Kilmer
trainer, Eugene Wayland, for the
event and showed all his old gameness
in a brilliant stretch run to overtake
Billy Kelly, the Commander Ross cam
didate, which had appeared the winner
in the final sixteenth after having dis
posed of pacemaking Dexterous.
A monster crowd. attracted from all
parts of the country for the open
ing. witnessed Exterminators victory
Among the clubhouse contingent were
Samuel p. Riddle. Edward W. Sims,
Harry Payne Whitney. ]. S. Cosden
lanes w. McClelland, Robert Hillard
and Commander Ross, who came from
Canada in the hope that Billy Kelly
might be able to win his fourth straight
Hartford Handicap.
Form was surprisingly well observed
considering the rough condition of the
track. which was only slowly recover
ing from drenchings of Friday and the
carly morning. Harrows worked indus
trfously throughout the afternoon, but
none of the other times recorded COM
pared with Exterminator'
Dextcrous Shows Way.
Starter Milton wasted several min
rtes before he succeeded in getting
them away to a ragged start. with
Dexterous showing the way to Billy
Kelly. Exodus third and the others well
punched in second division with the
exception of Broomster and By Gone
Days The latter's usual perversity
asserted itself early during the post de-
lay and he went away at a walk Dex-
ferrous showed high speed under Lang's
caJoling and led the field rounding the
turn. with Exterminator. finally clear
OF pocket making up his ground
rapidly on the outside Straightened
for home. Johnson called and Extermi-
nator responded gallantly by working
his way into third position at the final
eighth. Dextereus quit suddenly and
Kelly appeared the probable winner.
but Exterminator would not be denied
Billy surrendered within forty strides
or home. and Extermipator was draw
Ing away at the end with three parts
OF length to spare
Lus1Sy Hour, one of the Lexington
Stables Derby hopes, showed that he is
advancing to condition for the classic
by the manner of his victory in the Tip
top puras five and half furlong
event. which served as the secondary
feature. Lucky Hour, ridden by Shut
tinger. was backed into prohibitive IA
voritism on the strength of recent work
outs and his enviable Juvenile record,
Roy Waldron, the Lexington-Xalpa
FARMS new trainer. saddled his first
winner In Lucky Hour. which was kept
behind Caretaker's pace after he had
succeeded in getting clear OF pocket
through the primary quarter. Care
takers rider kept him close to the rail
through the stretch in what was evil
IDENTIFY the slower part of the going
throughout the day and he weakened
badly approaching the final eighth,
where Shuttlnger sent Lucky Hour to
the lead and off to his easy victory
Caretaker saved the place from Last
Effort. which got up In the closing stride
TO relieve Brainstorm Of the short end.
Enchantmcnt I'm Front.
Harry Payne Whitney started the
meeting well by furnishing the convinc-
ing winner OF the first a Juvenile race, In
the filly Enchantment. handsome look
ing daughter OF Chickle-Enchantlng.
which followed pace provided by Better
Times to the final4 eighth and then took
command to romp home with Penman
holding her under stout restraint.
The Lang followers were in high glee
following the running OF the second a
six furlong event for platers, which as
sembled fifteen in the biggest field OF the
day. Lang ploted Betsinda. the win
ner. Turnabout, though running in an
other interest finished second and was
coupled with Betsinda because the pair
are trained in the g. G. whitney stable.
Lang and Penman shared the riding
honors with two winners each. Lang win
ming the final with the well backed Attor-
ney, while Penman brought Dresden. the
days long shot, home in the fifth event
over some clever three and four year
olds. including vlolinist, Polly-Ann and
our Flag. Dresden paid s57.40 for the
s. ticket and came from a long way
back through the stretch to overtake
T.olinist.