The New York herald., 1922-08-27
EDICT LEADS FILLLES
IN THE SPINAWAY
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entered to be sold for .s,7oo. This time
she was bid UP to $500.
AS In her previous race this was not
enough. Sam HildTeth retained her
with an additional s5 bid. The third
time her entered selling price was in
creased TO s5,7O0 and when she won in
gallop she was bid up to $500 and
retained for a third time.
Sam Louis of Kansas City. horse
man who makes business of bidding up
horses entered below their real value. Is
the man who went after her three times.
AS all racegoers and officials of the
Jockey Club know. Sam Louis is an
asset to the turf He helps it immensely
by keeping horses In the classes in which
they Belong. and II is only on rare occa-
sions that he bids up horse belonging
TO poor man who has unaonseiously
undervaltied his charge.
Mr. Sinclair started another filly In
the race besides Edict. She is Thsssaly,
a miss which was claimed out Of race
recently for $4,000 by j. S. Cosden. Sam
Louis put a bid in for her, but Mr..
Cosden's was higher and she was turned
over to him. But very strangely She
was back in the Sinclair barn in a short
time and to-day came back in white and
green silks in the stake which is one
of the most coveted on the turf.
Before the race the Whitney trio.
trained by Jimmy Rowe and coupled in
the betting, We're the favorites at even
money Runelise had some friends, but
all of the other contestants were prac-
tically friendless.
When 1t came to running 1t was prac-
tically two horse race all the way be-
tween Edict and Fly by Day. Fly by
Day broke in front and was followed
closely by Runelise and Edict until
rounding the bend. There Runelise fall
tered and Edict moved into second place
and closer to Fly by Day. which was
setting A fast pace. considering the
heavy and treacherous track.
Entering the homestretch Edict
reached the Whitney fllly's withers, but
Fly by Day had some run still left In
her and she struggled on gamely and
retained the lead until the final fuflons
home At that point Edict stuck her
neck in front and for an instant Nc
Aztec stopped riding Fly by Day. To
some It seemed as IL Sande on Edict
had crowded him, but that wasn't the
case. He was n tired lad. and when
Edict's neck shot In front Of him he
probably assumed that she was going on
to win easily.
Fly by Day Makes Gains.
But one glance at the Sinclair Ally
told him different. Edict was laboring
along as hard AZ his mount and he
went back to work on Fly by Day with
renewed vim. He pushed and showed
on Fly by Day and held his own all the
way TO the judges. but that margin
Edict gained at the eighth pole he was
never able to get back and was com
PEELED to accept the second end of the
purse.
Mrs. whltney's My Untldy )didnt
run as she did the other day. She
broke well, but was never a prominent
contender. Mr.. Whitney's Cresta, rid
den by Keogh. propred at the start and
was as good as left at the post
Grey Lag. Mad Halter, John Paul
Jones and Best Pal were scratched in
the Merchants and Citizens, leaving
only Devastation, Bon Homme and
Prudery to fight II out for the race.
Devastation won, but 1t Is question IL
he was the best horse in the race. Bon
Homme. which he beat BY a head In the
most sensational 1nish Of the day. did
not receive gilt edged ride from
Schuttinger. The veteran Jockey took
him wide rounding the turns, went to
the front in the backstretch, then eased
of the pace and then came oh again,
If ridden properly Bon Homme would
have WIN hansily.
Lake ,re Bp.haway, tIlis was a two
horse ane.r all the way. Devastation
and Pom kyoIAnp raced close together
and enc cuatess Was not decided until
the very lss. jyinn. when Fator brought
Devastation ZIP with 4 rush and nipped
his opponent on the post.
The chase furnished the best race
through the field OF the meeting. wisest
Fool, carrying ]. =, Wideners colors,