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: ! I ; ! i i , j I I i i i ■ I ! I i | ; j [ j I | I j : 1 j : 1 j j WINNING FIVE-YEAR-OLDS OF 1920 EXTERMINATOR AND BONIFACE THE OUTSTANDING LEADERS OF THAT DIVISION IN AMERICAN RACING OF THE PAST YEAR That noble gelding Exterminator led the American five-year-old winners of 1920 hy right and by might of performances. Sound geldings of merit improve and grow more reliable with age. Last fear Exterminator was mighty indeed. It was he. and not Sir Barton as Sir Barton was in the autumn. which should have contended against Man o War in the 5,000 Canadian race. It is expert opinion that at one and one-half miles, weight for age. Exterminator would have forced the champion to another supreme performance. lie may even have beaten him. Mr. Kilmers ".elding was a tough customer to contend against everywhere. He journeyed everywhere and won under high weight and in all sorts of going. There isnt and hasnt been a stancher character in all American racing than the son of hfeGee and Fair Empre-s. lie is sound, and with fair wintering luck will tip over the heal ones in 1921. Another hardy horse of great general excellence, speed and courage divided the honors of the five-year-old la-- with Extermina tor. He was Boniface. Commander Ko-s handieappor. which won one more race than Exterminator and but ,000 or -o le— . Boniface was not placed adroitly. He went here and there to meet all comers and performed great racing deeds. Exterminator and Boniface were the out --tending leader- :nuong the hor-es of their age. After them came honest and high class The Patter, Ed ward B. McLeans tine racer. He wasnt himself in the most valuable part of the season, but when he was in condition The Iorter was formidable in any company. Bob Smiths Kngli-h gelding Irish Kiss was fourth in the list of winning five-year-olds and the only other to win over 0,000. His best values were gleaned in Canada. The thirty leaders in the five-year-old division ran 887 races for 90,325 during 1920. Below are given the thirty, with their owners, pedigrees, racing performances anil financial prizes during the past season: Horse. Col. and Sex. Pedigree. Owner. Sts. 1st. 2d. 3d. Inp. Won. Exterminator ....eh. g. MeQea — Fair Empress W. S. Kilmer ..17 10 3 2 2 S52.405 Boniface b. h. Transvaal — Cerina I. K. L. Ross ...26 11 9 3 3 17.505 The Porter b. h. Sweep — Ballet Girl K. B. McLean... 13 li 2 3 2 2S.044 Irish Kiss b. g. Orplment — Soligenn Sunnyland Sthl.,18 8 2 5 3 24.197 Midnight Sun ...oh. m. Peep oDay — Summer Night J. R. Skinker...24 9 7 5 3 12.795 Drastic b. h. Hastings— Dragnet B. J. Branuon . . 15 3 3 1s 12.030 Bolster eh. g. Marco — Permia B, W. Forman..23 7 0 3 7 11.987 Knklux h. g. Broomstick Valkyrie C W. Hall 47 10 9 10 18 11.921 Woodthrush b. h. Olamhala — LAlouette C. Morton 61 It 10 10 30 10.524 Tippity Witchet...b. g. Broomstick — Lady Frivoles Bauer Stable ...18 s 3 2 5 9.S50 Loi.l Herbert b. g. Fltz Herbert Manzanita E. Arlington . . . .38 S 9 5 11 9.817 Jack Hare Jr. ...br. h. Marathon — Moonet W. K. Applegate.22 7 0 2 7 9,liiS ■Blazonry br. g. Whisk Broom II. — Pageant T. Hodge 46 8 9 11 18 %,9H Recount b. h. Ballot — Censure c. .. Stoneham.19 7 2 2 8 9.290 Yorkist b. g. Yorkshire Lad — Lady Kilmarnock ..M. Leroy 22 6 3 4 9 9.077 Don Dodge b. g. Toddington — Miss Oertel W. Walker ....55 13 11 7 24 9.025 Motor Cop h. h. Cnele — Xano J. K. L. Ross ..13 4 5 I J s.55 Sunnyland ch. g. Sunflower II. — Fair Anna F. Farrar 22 7 2 3 10 s.554 Helen Atkin ....ch. m. Jack Atkin--Helene I. T. Buckley ..46 9 8 11 IS 8.394 Bubbling Louder . . h. g. Cunard — Arthesia Mterson and Rers29 0 5 7 11 8.342 Aaalral b. g. PaUteaate Aastraltos a. Rweahe 28 s 3 3 14 8.246 Flags ch. g. Whisk Broom II. -Inaugural ...J.. Gentry 13 5 J 1 ;, 8T75 Phedoden ch. in. McGee — Melissa H. K. Crist 50 12 10 11 17 ST45 CliKiuer h. h. Plaudit Olga Nethersole B. Williams ....19 0 4 18 7 806 Fort Blis- b. g. Dick Welles-Esp.ro J. I. Skinker ..22 K 1; 7 7,79.-, Onico br. m. Marta Santa — The Pet T. Francis 37 7 7 s ]5 7770 Ammunition ch. g. Charles Kdward — Sinionese R. M. Hendrie...l2 6 12 3 7.700 Cobalt Lass b. vn. King Cobalt — Lady Rosalie . Paletare ....44 8 6 9 21 7!685 Great Gull b. g. Bryn Mawr — Flaming Flamingo ...1. J. Reilly ...54 0 11 15 22 7!410 Peerless One ....br. g. Jack Atkin -Sans Pared II S. Polk 39 9 4 3 23 ~.2~H
