The Washington herald., 1922-08-27
RANCOCAS FILLY
DISPLAYS CLASS
ON MUDDY TRACK
Brocade Snags Third
Place for Bud Fisher
Stables.
by w. J. MACBETH

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N Y, Aug.
2s.-Edict. the fne brown 2-year-
old flly by Jim Gaffney- Royal Mes
sage, proved herself a juvenile
chsmpion-at least in the muddy
winning the spinway her this after
noon. Edict. which several times
previously had displayed salts
factory mud running proclivities,
was put to her hrse test against
thoroughbreds of real stake class in
this FIVE and a hlf furlong trial.
Yet she triumphed in a manner
which proves her among the very
top notchers of superior mud per-
formers. He victoy netted the Ran
cocas stable s7.425.
Edict poVed herself not only in
vincible in the mud, but a weight
carrier of rare Gameness. She was
giving weight to each of the ten
hllies that opposed her. with the
exception of Harry Payne Whitney s
Cresta and W. :. Kilmer's Sallys
Alley. In an even pull. Edict car
ried her l22 pounds as a feather,
raced the Oak Ridge stable Runelie
and H. p. whitney's Fly BY Dav
into submission in turn and stood II
hard drive through the entire
stretch to win from Fly by Day by
half length.
whitney Two Fnvorites
For this spinway. rich in racing
traditions as in prize money. Harry
Payne Whitney sent out an entry
Of Three Cresta. Fly BY Day and
Cntidy. he trio was favorite and
heavily backed. Plenty of money
showed also for Runelie, the full
sister of Norwich. he Rancocas
pair. Edict and Shaly. seemed en-
tirely overlooked and receded from
to to 10 to l.
Mars Cassidy got the field away
10 good start. Ddict was the frs;
to show form from an inside po-
sition. but almost imediately was
Joined by Fly BY Day and was
actually outrun in the sprint to the
:urn. Runelis also moved up fast
and Joined in the issue. and for a
time the three ran together close
as a team in a Roman chariot race.
Race In stretch
Rounding the bend Rune1is mo-
mentariiy drew a half length in
front of the others. then. began to
tire and shorten her stride. Fly BY
Day was the first to overhaul her
and swing around thu home bend
slightly in front. But here Edict
Gamely challenged, again swinging
up to even terms as the pair
straightened for the long run home.
II was a horse race through the
stretch Sande on Edict, and NJ
ing Us hrd as their laborinG mounts.
The lead seemed to alternate as
each head bobbed down. hut inside
the sixteenth pole the Whitney flly
hunC slightly and Rancocas won
we'll dos rived victory. Edict had
outgamAd Fly By Day. None of
the Others was extremely prominent
at any stage save I5ud Fishers Bro"
sade which SlOsc1 with great
hurst of speee through the stretch
to nail third money.
Rrocade. which ran impressively
in the mud the previous 1av. ran
truly remarkable race. Forced wide
at the stretch turn this illy bore
ont in the stretch un Sally's Alley
seemed to have fair chance till
the stretch turn was reached. Here.
coming through on the rail, John
son got anchored in the heavy
going.
The results:
First Race - Two-year- -olds and
up: three-fourths of a mile: Bees
wax, 11O CFator). 8 to s. to 5, out; ;
May Blossom. ia (Fairbrother).
even. out: EVIL. 1Os "a. Collins). out.
Time. 1:15. Fancy F. also ran.
Second Race Four-year-olds:
even. 2 to 5. out: Bullseye, 153
CMercler). even. 2 to 5: Peccant,
152 CRarrett). 3 to 5. Time, 5:34.
wisest Fool. Minata and Decisive
also ran.
and a half furlongs: Edict. Ill
(Sande). 7 to I. 5 to 2. Z to 5: Fly
by Day. 112 (McAtee). 2 to 5. 1 to
6: Brocade. 100 (Collins). 4 to 1.
Time. 1909. Runelise. Silk Tassel.
CSesta. Untidy. Betty Beall. Sally's
Alley. Po wwow. Thessaly and Hen
ma also ran.
Fourth Race - One and three-six-
teenth miles; 3-year-olds and up:
Devastation. 104 IL. Fator). 8 to 5,
? to 5. out: Bon Homme. 100 (Schut-
tinger). . to 8. ont: Prudery. 11s
CMcAtee), out. Time, 2:O5.
Only three starters.
Fifth Race-Postponed to Tues
day.
sixth Race - One mile; 3-year-
oids: Normal Ill a.. Fator). IL
to S. even. to &: Ira Wilson. 40
CTspl!r) to l. TO 1: Carmencita,
1oz (CaIiahan), TO ;. Time.
I:44 LIS. Jack Scot, Spugs: Fluff
and Queen Blonde also ran
Seventh Race Five and one
half fu-longs: two-year-olds: Dan
lei. 1O6 Cwalls). to l. to I, even:
Shamrock. III (Johnsonl. 2 to I.
even: Doughoregan. 107 &c. Kum-
rner), even. Time. l:0S SIS. Pen
non, Newmarket. Caveat Emptor.
Certain. New Hampshire and Wild