The Washington herald., 1922-11-08
By FRANK HARTIG.

Election Day, 1872, will live long
in the memory of ]. S. Cosden.
Amid the cheers of thousands of
turf fans Martingale. a bay colt out
of the Cosden barn. came laundering
down the home stretch at Pimlico
yesterday afternoon. winked his
right eye at the Three Wise Men"
in the judges stand. had his num-
Der hung up and trotted back 10 his
staIL~sr
1t was a good days work for
, Martfngsle. for the colt won the
<Futurity Cup and. brought showers
{of organizations to its owner. Yes.
Cosden should remember Election
Day. 1922.
The s-Old Hilltop" track packed
'em into witness the running of the
Futurit$ Cup, but Withdrawals
robbed the event of anything ap-
preaching championship character.
and but two starters faced the bar
rier. These were Cosden's colt,
Martingale. and W. s. kilmer's bay
flly, Sally's Alley.
Saly's Alley won the second di-
vision of the Futurity last Satur-
day, while Martingale had to be
content in finishing a length behind
her.
Martingnle shows Class.
Saturday may have been the day
for Sally's Alley. according to an
old saying, every dog has its day."
and that must be extended to in
elude thoroughbreds, for yesterday
belonged to Martingale.
At the break johnson took the filly
away winging and had gained the
advantage of two lengths at the
first turn. At this point Hummer.
Astride Martingale. figured that
BaiIy's Alley had held the spotlight
long enough and let out a wrap.
'FrOm then OF it was just a ques-
tion as to how far Martmgale Would
win by, for the slow going was IA
vored by the Cosden colt.
AS the finish was reached Martin
gale was the winner by three
lengths.
Ritckie Presents Csp.
The race between Martingale and
Sally's Alley was one event that was
enjoyed by the talent. for those that
picked Martinca'e were happy in the
thought that they had picked a win
ner. while those who liked Sally's
Alley only had their feelings in
juTed as the result Of the defeat of
the hIly. Neither side. however. won
or lost. as no mutuel tickets were
sold on the pair.
Governor Albert c. Ritchie pre-
sented the gold cup to Capt Raj
" hF oil An he of =
COsden. the owner of the winner.
MartinEale completed the mile in
1:fO. which was creditable consider
inE the slow going.
Captain AlCock. showing an uneX-
pected reversal in form. surprised
Ufe crowd by winning the Bowie
andicap over a classy field Of B.
ear-olds In the $4,000 handicap
fere such stars as Paul Jones, Mad
fHatter. Oceanic and Medina.
Oceanic Set Pace
After lots of trouble at the bar
rier. Starter Milton managed to get
them off in bunch with Oceanic
going to the front. At the first
turn. Oceenic was leading by two
lengths with Mad Halter next in line.
followed by Captain Alcock and
Medina.
At the three-puarter mile post
there was very little change In the
relative positions Of the leaders.
Passing the mile post Marinelli kept
his mount in the lead. while F.
KeoEh, astride of Captain AlcoCk.
put the whip to him. which re-
sponded with burst of speed to
! supplant Mad Halter as the runner
up.
Coming around the far turn for
home. there was A general closing
up of the trailers. with Oceanic lead
ing Dy four lengths. but Captain AL
cock was coming strong with Exo-
dus close behind. All three went
under the wire together. Captain
Alcock won by a nose. while Exodus
managed to Out-game Oceanic for
mace.