The Washington herald., 1922-04-04
EKINKER'S VETERAN
WINS
IN TERMINAL PURSE
Super Takes Fourth Race
After Apparently Be-
ing Beaten OFF.
B, HAWTHORNE.

H.
Nd April al. r. Skinker's vet
eran cafnpaigner. Midnight Sun.
scored a rather hollow victory in
- Raining Of the Terminal Purse.
srded as the stellar attraction at
Sowie this afternoon. Under the
skilIful handling of Apprentice
lang, the son of Peep O. Day-Sum-
HRer night assumed command enter
the back stretch, and setting
Is own pace was never seri-
threatened. although Lang
oreed to shake him up in the
Rxteenth to offset a challenge
ffbsd Voter.
victory was a most popular
Is the winner had been made
target for a well directed play
mat had backed him into almost
prohioitive odds. Midnight SUMS
score was the third public choice
TO. go over during the afternoons
sport.
Ideal racing weather and a better
than average card served to again
bring out a capacity crowd. Spirited
nnishes seemed to be the order OF
me day. with three favorites and
Tour second choices taking down the
long end Of the purses.
Thrill I'm Fourth Event.
The fourth event Of the program
furnished the greatest thrill of all.
IN one of the most spectacular
finishes ever witnessed at the Prince
Georges course. George W. Fore
mans Super. an odds-on-favorlte.
after apparently being beaten off,
wended his way through the field
to win from George w. Coburn's
war Note by two lengths.
super broke sluggishly and was
outrun in the early stages. Through
the back stretch the Foreman silk
bearer closed on the leaders and
as they turned into the stretch
Schwartz went to the whip and the
bay gelding responded In courage
GUS style. AS they passed the
eighth pole the two leaders, War
Note and Hidden Jewel, cracked
under the gruelling pace and Super
went to the fore, winning by a safe
margin.
The speculators received a set
Lick in the OPENING lumber when
Orleans Stables Daniel. after re-
ceiVfng the bulk of the play, was
forced to bow to the speedier Rork
and Lady Boss.
was hustled into an early lead,
which he never reIinquished, al
though Lady Boss made repeated
efforts to get to the flying pace
maker. Rork. Lady Boss and Daniel
passed under the wire in Indian
file. two good lengths separating
each.
J.. T. Looney's Camoufage ac-
common for the second event, a
claiming affair for 3-year-olds and
upwards at six furiongs. Morris
dominated the running with the
winner throughout. although Tran
'tula and Bright Lights displayed a
lot of early speed.
The longest priced winner of the
day went over in the third when
Apex, running in the colors Of z.
T. Zollicoffer. defeated the largest
band to face Starter Miller. H. P.
Whitney's Hullabaloo was made an
Odds-on-fsvorite over the field.
Eeogh rated Apex of the early
pace, passed the tirIng pacemaker.
Zorro at the -head Of the stretch
and won with something in reserve.
Hullabaloo broke slowly but came
with rush at the end and took the
place from Zorro.
e The talent again went astray in
the next event when Napthalius
slipped through on the inner rail in
the stretch run and won by two
lengths over Whalebone and Siesta,
who had been accorded confident
support by the players.
. The biggest upset of the after
rCon came in the closing number
Exhorter. W. D. Bernhardts aged
gelding. had gone to the post car
rying the bulk of the speculation
The favorite ran a dull race and
was never in the contention. Weary,
on whom a tip had been circulated,
rushed into the lead on the back
stretch and beat the outsider,
Maize, by a length at the finish.