The Washington herald., 1922-12-25
LORD HERBERT
NEVER LANDS
HOME AHEAD
Ed Arlington's GeIding Has
Had More Than Two Million
Dollars Plunged on Him.
By FRANK G. MENKE.
Copyright. 1922. by King Features
Syndicate. Incl

by FRANK u. MENkE.
Copyright. 1922. by King Features
Syndicate. Inc)
TN ALL the years that the turf
game has endured in America
no horse ever has been a great
er friend Of the bookmakers than
Lord Herbert, the seven-year-old
gelding, owned by Ed Arlington.
There's no way of estimating
definitely what Lord Herbert has
cost the hoss players this year
alone. But it's reasonably safe to
say that over $4,000, 900 has been
plunged upon his chances for vic
tory through 1922-and never once
has the gelded son of Fitz Herbert
SManzanita galloped home in
front.
Beyond s2.OOO.OOO wagered and
lost in a single year upon a 500
race horse-that's the story.
Lord Herbert is the lure" horse
OF his generation. He runs every
race in a way to force the con-
uction that he surely will triumph
IN his next start. But always
always-through 1922 has he fallen
short of the mark.
And yet those who backed him
at the start of the year are still
backing him. Lord Herbert has
disappointed-has crimped their
hankrolls-and will continue-in the
nope that some day he will win
and they will get back some Of
the money that has been lost in
backing him.
COULD NOT RECOUP.
But the hope. as time fits,
seems barren. The public, which
mas backed him in something like
twenty-five starts this year. could
not recoup unless Lord Herbert
eomeday won at 25 or 80 to l.
And he'll never be that price. For
the ''bookies" never have laid bet.
ter than an average price Of s to
against him.
Always slow to get under way,
most always a sufferer from in
reference or pocketed in the early
running, Lord Herbert never fails
TO hit the stretch with the speed
Of the Twentieth Century Express.
Through the last sixteenth or eighth
OF a mile In every race that he
has contested this year, Lord
Herbert always has run over his
held, as the finish line neared-
taking two leaps for every one Of
his rivals.
But his squirt has been timed too
late.
Seven or eight times he has
come from far back to finish second
or third: upon other occasions he
has picked up ten or fifteen lengths
In the last 200 yards and caused
the form sheet writer's to pen that
Lord Herbert finished fourth. run
ming like a wild horse. and would
have been the winner il the race
Mad been fifty yards longer"
ALWAYS THE SANE
Those who bet on the veteran in
that duel remember the remark
about If the race had been longer
and the next time Lord Herbert
starts in a race an eighth or six
teenth of mile longer they double
their plunge on him. But always
it's the same story:
Lord Herbert. off poorly. trailed
the field until the turn for home
and then ran over the other horses
at the finish. but couldn't catch the
leader
At times during the wear certain
old fellow. The distance was one
end an eighth nr one and quarter
miles-his favorites-and he was
dropped in competition with horses
much slower than ones he was
accustomed to meeting. On the
face of things it looked like a
'shoo-in' for Lord Herbert.
The public which had played Lord
Herbert in vain in all his previous
races, felt the same way about it.
They fell for the lure" they dou-
bled or tripled the size of bets they
had been making on hin. figuring
THAT here at last was the spot to
make a killing. But always-al-
ways-it was the same old story
Lord Herbert didn't win.
BOOKMAKERS PROFIT.
And so the bookmakers have
grown richer and richer-whila
those who have remained faithful
10 be the friendliest friend the
that runs today, have grown cor
respondingly poorer.
For this Lord Herbert hoss seems
TO be the friendliest fried the
"bookies" ever have known-and
probably tip 'em off in advance as
to his winning plans so that when
he does time a squirt which isn't
too late" there won't be much
financial enrichment for those play
ers who have trusted in him. he
lieved in him-and always found
him to be nothing but the book
makers friend"