Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-31
.ExTERM|NATOR LEADS
ALL HANDICAP HORSES
Racing Season Was Devoid of
Sensations, and Only One
Record Set.

Tho racing season was devoid OF
sensations. Only a few track records
were broken and only one new Amer
lean mark established. The new ng-
urea for the country were hung up
by Radio. owned by VIII Perkins.
OF Kentucky. In tho LatonIa cup at
Latonia, he beat good field. including
Montford Jones' Kockminster, ana
ran two miles and half ia 3:43.
clipping three-ifths of second
from the old mark
Tho best horse OF the year was
Wills sharpe Kilmcr's aged geid:ny.
f8terminatcr He gave away weight
TO all o; the best handicap horses
In the country and defeated them de-
cisiseiy. lie won cup after cup and
as In other years, toured this coun-
try and Canada and raced on all
Kinds of tracks. when he retired
to winter quarters. he was within
u fow thousand dollars Of equaling
Man o Wars money winning record.
HIS best race OF tho year was the
brooklyn Handicap. when he gave
Harry +. SinCiairs Grey Lag seven
pounds and a beating
Mr.. kilmcr's Sal!y's Alley, which
won the New York aud pimlico Eu-
'uih''9' "aa uhuHcstiOHubly the best
of the Juvenile Miles and probably
the best OF her age. Surely she was
as good az any of the colts She
beat the best OF them decisivcly on
several occasions. because of her
Victories In the futurities she liz en-
Utica 10 the undisputcd crown OF her
hXe whether or not she is n better
hiiy than August Balmont's Mas
hehsst as colt Is "a matter OF con
Itc'ufe. Messenger didn't get a
chance To show his real worth Jus,
ms he reached the top OF his form and
anew now To race he went wrong. In
,he Grab-Bag Handicap at Saratoga
ne mace big Held of colts and lilies
TOOK cheap. II was in that eycnt
.nat ne grabbed himself and caused
ms trainer TO throw him out OF train
ing.
mere is no three year-old cham.
pioh' mar dozen showed cham
piohship FORM at one time or an
pthrr' hut all retired beaten. Ben
Jamih BLOCKS Norwich. the unbeat.n
juvenile champion las, season. was
'ne sensation Of tho spring. lie dis
prayed world Of speed in Ills early
ria's ana then went to Churchill
Towns In May ana beat n mediocre
held !n the Kentucky Derby. The
race was his last Of any account. His
s"piieh knee went back on him and
" his subsequent races he displayed
tremendous speed for half mile and
thch quit. The knee would not mend
and Mr. Block sent him to the stud
to stand beside Man o. War under
the watchfui eye Of Miss Elizabeth
Daingerficld at Lexington, Ky.
Whiskaway while In Harry Payne
Whiiney's stable was "A sensation for
n while He beat Norwich and was
heralded as the champion, hut after
ne WAS sold 10 @ =. Clark for slc5.-
700 he wouldn't work and was beaten
GeciSivcly at Saratoga. After his dis
appointment Harry Payne Whitney's
hunting came out and was truly a
great colt. but he went wrong In
kentucky and didn't get a chance To
show his hest
Which was the best three ycar-old
lilly also is "A matter Of conIectura
Robert l.. Gorry's Emotion, w. L.
Thompson's Medina beat each other
and majority Of the horseincn arc
unable 10 sar which Is the better
me stecplechasc season closed
without leader. tGu They heat each
other every Other week and any ole
OF half dozen might be placed On
top.
Earl Sandc was undoubtedly the
best jockey. He was in Il ciuss by.
himself. He rode consistently good
all season and made few mistakes
Albert Johnson probably was Sec
ond best. He didn't ride nearly as
many winners rs Sandc. Neither did
he ride ms well. but he rode almost
al the big STAKE wlnncrs, Includir
DISCRIMINATION in the Brooklyn Iiandi
cap and cup races, Saliy's Alley in
both OF the futuritics and Norwich
in tho Kentucky Derby.