The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-09-10
ROCKM|NSTER Third
IN HISTORIC STAKE
Contest Arouses $4,000 Race
goers to High Pitch Of
Excitement.
KAI-SANG HAILED KING
Sinclair Colt Runs Fine Race
Setting Pace Too Much
for Bunting.
BY HENRY v. KING.


Since the day the immortal Saliva
tor won Its inaugural in 1889, the
Lawrence Realization Stakes never
furnished a better race than It did at
Only three colts went forth in quest
Of the $4,000 purse. but they fur
nished as many thrills as a field of
dozen could have done. Harry F. Sim
clair's Kai-Sang won the event in
driving finish by half length, with
Harry Payne Whitney's Bunting Sec
ond and Montford Jones's Rockmin-
ster, which came out Of the West es-
pecially for the stake. third.
The contest was what horsemen call
real horse race every step Of the
way. From the drop Of the flag until
Kai-Sang went past the judges In
front the $4,000 racegoers were in
high pitch Of excitement. At least
dozen times during the long journey
Of one mile and Ave furlongs the
crowd was roaring in ecstasy over
challenge by one or the other OF the
three great colts.
From beginning to end the result
was in doubt and during the two min
utes and forty-two seconds it took to
cover the ground, the cheers and yells
of the thousands were loud and con-
tinuous.
Best Threee-Year-Old Race.
T.. 1t was the best three year old race
Of the year and it was won by probably
the best three year old colt of the
year Kai-Sang ran a remarkably fine
race and deserved to win. The race
was truly run and all three jockeys
rode faultlessly.
While a vast majority OF those pres
ent hailed Kai-Sang as the king of
his age. there were many who ex-
pressed the opinion that Bunting would
have beaten him IL 1t had been a two
horse affair. There is no doubt but
that Bunting had the worst of 1t. He
made the pace and Rockminster forced
him to step along at a fast clip all
the way to retain the lead. This pre-
vented Bunting from getting breath
ing spell and left him with little re-
serve speed for the final drive.
Ten times during the journey. Clarence
Hummer who rode Bunting, eased him
up trifle. but as soon as he would begin
to take back Rockminster would range
alongside of him and force him to let
his mount do his best. While Bunting
was undergoing this pressure. Kai-
Sang under a perfect and confident ride
by Sande was coasting along in third
place three lengths off the pace.
Just before the homestretch was
reached. Sande stuck his heels into
Kai-Sang and the son OF The Finn
began to move up rapidly and when
the straightaway was reached he was
in front. Then Sande began to indulge
him little but only for short time.
for Bunting responded gamely to the
whip. which Hummer piled on him and
Sande was compelled to put UP a vigor-
GUS hand ride In order to get homo
first.
The Realization has been one of the
classics of the American turf since its
inception. 1t is a real test and in
variably decides the championship
among the three-year-old Among its
winners were colts which will never die
such as Salvador. Dobbins. Ethelbert.
Sysonby. Fair Play. Omar Khayyam
and Man o'War. But none OF them
with the exception of Man o. War ever
ran any better than did either Kali
sang or bunting. The time or : AZ was
exceptionally fast and was only once
beaten In the stake. That was in 1920
when Man o'war stepped over the dis
lance In 2 40 40.
For the stake 1S8 nominations we're
made and early In the season 1t looked
as IL there would be at least a dozen
top notch championship contenders
starting in II. But one by one they
went wrong with the result that only
three OF them were fast and sturdy
enough to try for the historic prize.
Kni-sang Starts Favorite.
Because OF his great race last week
Bunting was made the early iavorite.
majority of the crowd favored him
and Jimmy Rowe his veteran trainer
said he could carry his great speed ten
miles II necessary. The trainers remark
floated through the crowds and made
hundreds who were in doubt about his
ability to win wager on him. But despite
the fact that a majority wagered on him
Kai-Sang went to the post the first
choice. His stable connections wagered
on him so heavily that at post time he
was even money and Bunting 70 5.
Rockminster was the outsider at to !.
Continued IN paro EtUht