The New York herald., 1922-08-15

SARATOGA. N. Y. Aug. 14--Mrs. Payne
Whitney's Exodus ran the best mile of
the meeting here this afternoon in the
Clemons Handicap. He carried 122
pounds and gave a big field of high
class milers. including Harry f. Sim
clairs Thunderclap, a decisive beating.
After galloping through the final furiong
the son of Peter Pan covered the mile
in :36 3-5 and at the end of the journey
was three lengths in front of IA. M.
Howard's F'rigate, who was five lengths
ahead of Thunderclap. The fractional
time of the race was 0.24, 0:46 4-5 ana
:12 3-5.
]. S. Cosdon's Big Heart showed the
way, closely followed by F'rigate. untii
we'll into the homestretch. There Big
Heart quit and Frigate went to the
front. But he was there only on suffer-
ance, for Exodus had not yet been let
down. Mrs. Whitneys representative
had been galloping along in fourth place,
with his mouth open.
At the final furlong pole Keogh gave
Exodus his head and the race was as
good as over In a few more strides, lor
Mrs. Whitneys horse bounded to the
front and for the remainder of the way
was under stout ttstraint.
Clifford A. CochIAns June Grass lhe
colt he bought for $4,000 last year.
showed that he is a pretty fair mlier.
In the fifth race he merely gailoped -
beat Firm Friend, Emotion and several
other three-year- -olds. IT. was the first
race in several weeks for June Grass
and he showed he was never better in
his life. He ran differently than In his
previous races. Keogh held him Off the
pace instead of setting the pace. he
followed Firm Friend and Emotion TO
the final furlong pole, where he stopper
to the front and won handily by
length. Firm Friend easily beat Emo
ton, the favorite
The Troy Selling Stakes for two-year-
olds at five and half furlongs was the
monetary feature. 1t was Won by Harry
f. Sinclair's Edct, a brown filly, by
Jim Gaffncy. She never left the result
in doubt She took the lead as soon as
the barrier went up and remained In the
front all the way, to win easily from the
Western colt Shamrock. belonging 70
Monfort Jones. Walter J. Salmon's Vi
gil was third.
Immediately after Edict's victory Sam
Lo1is went into the sales ring and bid
her up from $500 to $500. Even this
bid Of $4,000 was not enough to get the
filly, for Sam Hildreth bid an additional
| IS and led her back to her old barn.
For the first time in many weeks w.
iR Goes colors flashed home in front
IN the frs. race. They We're borne to
victory by Many Smiles. his three-year-
old daughter of Harmonicon and
Laughaway She displayed a great burst
of speed and led almost all the way, 10
win easily from Rear Admiral Grayson
Knot. f. G.. Soule's Polythia was third.
The race had peculiar look. Many
Smiles showed Improvement. Knot was
backed exceptionally heavy. Ten Lee
received poor ride from Sande. and
Beeswax didn't run to her best form.
Sande. who Is under contract to Sam
Hildeth. had the mount on Ten Lee.
and. although she is known to be the
fastest flly in the country, her odds
scared. despite the fact that Mrs. Louise
Viau. her owner, and her friends wag-
cred on her. Knot was backed by q
small coterie and Many Smiles had few
friends other than her stable connec-
tions
Polythia had worked fast for the