The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-07-06

Old earnings enormous. And then came the match
race" between Man O. War and Sir Barton in Can
ada for a purse Of $5O,OO0-a purely commercial
proposition and a ~foregone conclusion. SO Man O.
War, q turf aristocrat, had easy ~pickings against
horses of his own age.
E~Nterminator, by McGee-Fair Empress, by Jim
Gore, is now eight years old. He was bred by
Frederick d. Knight and is owned by Willis
Sharpe kilmer of Binghamton, y. Y. He has
started % times, finishing first A times, second
II times, third Is times and unplaced 13 times.
He holds one speed record: . miles, 12S pounds,
2:31 40, Belmont Park, 1920. His winnings have
been hard-earned. His Kentucky Derby Of 1913
brought him only S14. 700. His four successive vic
tories In the Saratoga Cup at ~ miles. 1892
brought him only about $4,000.
Moreover, 'Old Bones has won his quarter OF
n million largely in races open to the world. He
has won at all distances and against horses Of all
ages. Most Of his losing races were in handicaps
where he was asked to concede Jumps Of weight to
the winners. In these races he was often the best
horse. but could not overcome the handicap.
Mighty few horses have ever beaten him at weight
for age or at even weight.
For instance, when the three-year-old Chickvale
beat him by a nose this year in the Old Dominion
handicap at a mile and 20 yards at Havre de
Grace, the winner carried 11 pounds and the loser
132 pounds. EXterminator came from behind and
would have won In another stride.
In the philadelphia handicap at Havre de Grace
EMIL illiulol tdiliSu - pouuUS anu Won ut L Ito
miles from Paul Jones (6). 100; Fair Phantom (I,
1O7 Irish Kiss (S), 108; Comic Song (4), JOG. and
ROuleau (6), 1O1. EXterminator got off well, and
then was placed by McAtee behind the leaders.
Comic Song led to the stretch, with Fair Phantom
forcing the pace and looking all over the winner.
Paul Jones made his move in the stretch and then
came along old Bones from fourth place. He
and Paul Jones had it din. dong down the stretch
on even terms. Then Paul Jones weakened a trife
and odd Bones kept right on to win by q neck.
E~XterminatOr was a top-heavy favorite over the
field at 45.
So Exterminator not SO much Of q turf aristo.
crat as Man O. War, has worked hard for his win
nings during seven strenuous years Of campaign
ing. during which he has lodged no mans horse
and has run at all distances and under all condi-
tons.
And in this probably lies the reason why the rae.
ing public is roofing for "Old Bones to pass
Reds record.
A great horse Is as hard to define with eyactness
rs a gentleman. But he must have speed, and he
must have courage. He must be able to carry right
and to 60 a distance. He must have intelligence.
He must be consistent In performance. He must
be willing to do his best always. He should have
Il good disposition, an equable temperament, a
sound body and a rugged constitution. And, above
all, he must have that indeinable something called
class-the quality which enables the stake horse to
look the platter in the eye and go on to win.
Exterminator has these qualities-and every one
of them.
ITO say that the defeat of Exterminator in the
Old Dominion was q bitter disappointment 10 the
crowd that cheered him for his heroic failure. is
putting IL mildly" says an account of the race.
Cheer after cheer rent the air as he paraded to