The Washington herald., 1922-09-23
WHITNEY JUVENILE.
DEFEATS M'KENNA
IN STRETCH DRIVE
Wellfinder Gets Big Play
In Machines, But
Finishes Third.
BY FRANK HARTIG.

Under a clever ride by Jockey J.
Rowan Edward, F. whitney's bril-
liant chestnut filly Second Thoughts
won the Piedmont Handicap. for q
year-olds and up. a sprint of ive
and one-half furlongs. feature at
Hsvre de Grace yesterday.
The Whitney Juvenile was little
considered in the machinesJ Well
finder. Mrs. Robert L Miller's big
f-year-old gelding. carried the bulk
of the public's money. He finished
third. running In that position all
the way and being unable to better
his position. Dream of Allah. E. h.
McLean's clever flly was second
choice in the iron men. but was
never in the running The Mclean
hlly broke in sixth place and nm
ished there. She flashed a disap-
pointing performance. never being
able to get up enough speed to
break, into a contending position.
MeKenna Sets Pace.
The cerise and green silks of Mrs.
Miller shot into the lead as the
barrier was sprung. But wellfinder
dropped into third position before
the quarter pole was reached. At
, the quarter Second Thoughts took
the lead for a few lengths with w.
P. Iurch's McKenna running second
two lengths in front of wellfnder.
Rowan, however. preferred to let
McKenna set the pace. SO at the half
he had dropped Second Thoughts
a length behind the Burch gelding.
Rowan had Second Thoughts run
ming easily. He met McKenna's
drives to, better his position with
counter drives and kept the Lurch
gelding from getting more than a
length in front
1t wasn't until the middle of the
stretch was reached that Jockey
Rowan made his bid. Here he
brought Second Thoughts under a
determined drive and McKenna was
unable to Withstand the challenge.
Gradually McKenna's length was
worn down until but few strides
from the finish Second Thoughts
nose showed in front and when the
finish was reached his advantage
had been stretched to a neck.
Rowan Goes to whip.
McKenna finished a good second
. three lengths in front of wellfinder,
which was still racing in third po-
-FN
enough left to stave off the last
! minute rush of Blazes. ]. S. Co.'S
den's big horse. which was in under
top weight.
During that final drive through
the stretch Jockey Rowan was
forced to go to the whip a couple OF
times but once Second Thoughts felt
the sting of the lash there was no
ner.
Codina, a chestnut filly by Colin
Dtnah Do, flashed a nice. perform
ance to earn brackets by winning
the opening number, 4 claiming race
for two-year-old maidens at five
furlongs. s. l. Jenkins Eulalia cut
out the early pace, but stopped IN
the stretch. Codina kept close
enough to the leader to go ahead
when Eulalia stoped. and had little
trouble in breezing under the wire
an easy winner.
Chase to DafTadOwndiIIy.
A pair of falls before the sixth
fence had been reached robbed the
jumping event of some of its color.
Daffadowndilly assumed command >:
the second turn and won under re
straint, gradually icreasing her lead
to twelve lengths.
L. W. Bissell Water Girl, two
year-old daughter of Rapid Water
Alberta H, accounted for the third
race. a claiming event for two-yearZ
olds at six furlongs. in the closest
finish of the afternoons sport
= Water Girl started badly, but
gradually found her way through
the field until at the half she vas
running second, with Little Hope
cutting out the pace. Water Girl
was still second at the head of the
stretch, but at the sixteenth she
made her bid and Little Hope didn't
have enough left to stave off her
rush. Little Hope finished second,
with Noon Glide getting the small
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