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WONDERFUL MEETING ENDS t i f Two Noble Contests Mark Last Day at Saratoga. 1 Exterminator Wins His Second Saratoga Cup and Leonardo II. Rich Hopeful Stakes. 1 BY J. L. DEMPSEY. SARATOGA, X. Y., August 31. Willis Sharpe Kilmers sturdy Exterminator, recently arrived from a triumphant invasion of Windsor, where he scored a double stake victory last week, accounted, for the Saratoga Cup this afternoon oyer the trying mile and three-quarters. It marked the secon I victory for the horse in the same stake race in successive years and his performances excelled the brilliant achievements of Kentucky, which won in 1805 and 1800: Springbok, which won in 1874 and gained a split victory by running a dead hear with Preakness in 1S75; the renowned Parole, which scored succetsively in 1877 and 1878. and famous General Mcore, which placed the fixture to I1I3 credit in 18S3-1884. Exterminators superiority over the double victors of the stake was in the fact that lie carried more weight than they did and showed superior speed, for the 2:5G that he ran the distance in represents a new record and clips one and three-fifths seconds from the former 2:58 track record, made by Africander in 1903 and himself last year. The bugle call brought only two starters to the post. The splendid three-year-old filly Cleopatra accepting the battle, and. she made a valiant, ,cf-vforfMul-down Jixterminator, -hut-thelast-quarrer of the race found her giving way to her sturdy opponent and the last eighh found him drawing away steadily, to ultimately win as Fairbrother elected. In the earlier running Cleopatra held on tenaciously and Exterminator could at no time get farther than a length away. She challenged stnbbornly after going a mile and a quarter, but Exterminator shook her off and it spelled the end of Cleopatras dangerous opposition, for she gradually began losing ground. The race had a net- value to the victor of 4,950. GREAT FINISH IN HOPEFUL. The unbeaten Leonardo II., carrying the colors of the Xalapa Farm, owned by Edward W. Simms, carried off the victory, laurels and tho 3,850, the winners net portion in the Hopeful Stakes, which divided interest with the Saratoga Cup and featured the closing days sport here. His victory was not as decisive as that of Eternal, his stable mate, which captured the stake in 1918, for Harry Payne Whitneys crack filly Prudery finished at his throat latch, was going the gamest and had suffered from a slow start and bad riding management. The general opinion after the race was that she was best and, under anything like equal conditions, would have reversed the finish with the winner. It is not intended to detract from the winners performance, for lie merited the laurels, but there is no gainsaying that Scliuttinger played an important part in the result by his alertness at the barrier, which enabled Leonardo II. to be fully iu his stride at the start and heading the others in the first few strides. He continued in the van., with Oriole his closest attendant. Prudery was away slowly and Ambrose, her rider, became involved in all sorts of difficulties. The leading pair had full sway until after rounding into the stretch, where Oriole challenged stubbornly and for a brief space appeared as if he would displace Leonardo II. out of the lead, but the Simms representative held on grimly and caused the Livingston starter to tire. All during the struggle of the leading pair Pruderys great race was lost sight of. Following far back for the first half she suddenly began a lightning rush and, although forced to come wide into the stretch, continued her oncoming rush aud about the last, eighth post the spectators began to taking notice of the splendid dasli of the filly. She continued In game style, responding valiantly to the hard punishment her rider applied and was steadily wearing the leader down, but the finish was too close and Leonardo II. flashed by the line a scant head in advance. MUCH APPLAUSE FOR PRUDERY. After the finish there was just as much applause for Prudery as there was for tho winner., While seemingly Prudery was best in todays race, it. however, do-s hot augur that she is superior to Leonardo II. It develops that doubt existed as to whether it was sound judgment to start the colt this afternoon, because of fear that he was not fully as fit as his trainer would like to have had him. In liis last race the colt struck himself and it caused a filling in one of his forelegs. It necessitated the colt being subjected to ice tubbing night and rtay for over a week ami his preparation for the stake race this afternoon was necessarily intermitted. He displayed in iiis running that he might have been a trifle short. Orioles race was also a sparkler and had the track been muddy, as many thought it would be after the hard rain that camo up this morning, there is good grounds for the belief that he would have triumphed. Considering the twin attractions carded for this afternoon, coupled with the fact that this was getaway day, a surprisingly small attendance was on hand to view the sport. The smallness of the crowd was probably duo to the threatening weather following the heavy downpour. The rain, however, held off and instead of the expected muddy track good footing prevailed, as evidenced by the record made in the Saratoga Cup. Backers of favorites had a field day, as choices were returned winners in all the dashes. Phalaris began proceadings in the opener, which he won easily from Asterisk. Xigntstick, running" in the interest of P. T. Chinn, the first time this owners name had been curdert on a program in years, made a runaway affair of the second race. He was at a prohibitive price. Leonardo II. airt his stable mate Serapls rulert choices in" the Hopeful Stakes and Exterminator was it edds-on over Cieopatra. R. T. Wilsons Thunderstorm and "Buddy" Er-.sor, who was granted permission, to resume riding, Oeatlaaed oa wcoad wee. WONDERFUL MEETING ENDS Continued from first vase. proved a winning combination that had public support in the fifth race and the Kcntuckians found some consolation for a disastrous season by the victory of E. R. Bradleys Behave Yourself in the final dash of Saratogas 1920 meeting. Behave Yourself was an intended good tiling, but it took Lykes best riding skill to land her a winner over Atala. Paddy Dear, which finished second to Nightstick, was claimed by B. A. Lane for ,300. Considerable concern is felt by owners here over the shortage of cars, and many stables that had planned departure for Belmont Park yesterday and this morning are still in a quandary as to when they will be able to secure the necessary cars in which to ship. Sain Louis will ship his entile string of horses that he has been campaigning here to Havre de Grace and will campaign, during the remainder of the racing season on the Maryland tracks. Jockey Schuttihger leaves with the horses shipped by James W. McClelland to Havre de Grace and will make occasional trips to Belmont Park to ride the McClelland starters there.
