The New York herald., 1922-06-14
Comes From Behind in Garden
City Handicap and Wins
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in a Romp.
RACE IMPRESSIVE ONE
Runs Mile and a Sixteenth in
1:44-Wishbone an Easy
Winner.
BY HENRY ". KING.

Exterminator. the best all around
thoroughbred the American turf has
ever known, continued on his vic
torious way yesterday afternoon at the
Belmont Park track. The aged son of
McGee and Fair Empress carried 135
pounds and won the Garden City
Handicap at one mile and sixteenth
in a romp. beating high class field,
including Harry F. Sinclair's Mad
Halter
At no stage of the journey was the
result in doubt. Johnson broke the grand
old fellow we'll but in the first flight
he was outrun by Mrs. Walter NJ. JEFF
fors's Two Feathers and Mad Halter,
which raced like a team for quarter
OF mile up the backstretch. Then Two
Feathers faltered and Mad Halter went
into the lead and stepped along at a
fast pace.
Rounding the turn Exterminator be-
gan to move up and when Strengthened
out for home he was In second place
and running easily, while, Mad Halter
"ao Sihie dP CFSfS SAAh6 iAO POoSSSSSN
In front of the old club house Johnson
gave Exterminator free rein and a kick
in the ribs and in a few jumps the
race was as good as over Extermina-
tor bounded forward without any ap-
parent effort and at the final furlong
Salloped to win eased up by two
lengths.
Mad Halter, which was in receipt Of
seven pounds from the great cup horse,
was second half a dozen lengths ahead
of Steve Petit's Devastation.
Could Have Bcttered Record.
The time of the race was 1 IA. four
fifths of (, second behind the track record
established by Captain Alcock last year
when the Quincy Stables colt shoul-
dered only 100 pounds. Considering the
easy way Exterminator won the race
was record breaker. 1t was the con-
sensus of opinion among horsemen that
he could have hung up new figuress IL
he had been compelled to do his best
throughout the journey.
Willis Sharpe kiimer, owner of the
old gelding. was present to see his cham
pion win, and announced after the VIC
tory that he would start the colt in the
Brooklyn Handicap on Friday, and that
he believed he would beat Harry +. Sim
clair's Grey Lag In the famous classic.
Racegoers saw probably the best
Juvenile that has raced this season when
J. S. Cosden's Martingale sped home in
front in the final event. This son of
Martinez and Lady 1rma raced like a
real high class colt. He was in close
quarters and outrun In the early stages
but finished with a terrific burst of ,peed
and won easily by five lengths. John E..
Madden's Pravus was second and James
Z. Smiths Autumn Bells third.
dozen youngsters started in the
race, and many of them may turn out to
be stake horses. Most of them had been
III and some of them have not fully re-
covered. Mrs. Payne Whitney showed
"a youngster named Dustabout. who may
he a top notch colt. He looks it and
las shown a good burst of speed In his
trials. He is handsome brown son of
Sweep, out of Kopje. He was extremely
green yesterday and didn't seem TO know
what TO do on the track. He displayed
good speed in spots and with education
is likely to beat a good field.
Occur de Lion Shows Speed.
Harry f. Sinclair's Cnur de Lion, a
son Of Fair PLAY and CoIronne de
Laurier. showed speed for hnlf mile
and then quit. Before he was stricken
WIN the cough ara lc'ci iio a
stout hearted fellow, who could carry
his speed as we'll as any youDgster. His
illness seems to haze sapped his stamina.
Wishbone, the three-year-old daughter
of Sweep. belonging to the Allies Stable.
beat Harridan and Sherando In a gallop
in the third race In exceptionally fast
time. II was Wishbones initial appear
ance Of the season Lest year she was
an extremely fast filly. but she couldn't
carry her speed any distance and was
regarded as half miller.
1t now seems as II the $4,000 special
race at Latonla is going to be great
race. 1t Is almost certain that five great
three-year-old colts will start In It. 1t
was definitely settled yesterday that r.
r. Wilson's Pillory will be among the
contestants. Tom Healey said he would
ship his Preakness and Belmont winner
the early part of next week. Snob I'd.
the $4,000 French bred colt belonging
to J. 8 Cosden. will race at Adueduct on
Saturday and be shirped to Latonia on
Sunday or Monday Harry Payne Whit
ney's Olympus will be shipped to the