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EXTERMINATOR AGAIN 1 More Fame for Americas Most Popular Equine Hero. Wins Toronto Autumn Cup for Third Consecutive Year Woodbines Good Racing. TORONTO, Ont., September 20. Good old Exterminator accomplished something at the Woodbine this afternoon that no horse ever , accomplished before at the Ontario Jockey Clubs course when he -won the Toronto Autumn Cup Handicap for the third successive time. Other horses have won this famous race twice, but it remained for Exterminator to go them one better. In 1920, with 132 pounds up, Exterminator beat My Dear by a head and in the following year with 137 pounds in the saddle he again beat the same mare by a head. This afternoon Exterminator carried 132 pounds and won going away from Guy and Bit of White in exactly the same time he ran the race in last year, 2:0pVfc. Eleanor S. and Brilliant Jester were withdrawn and Mayor House added. Exterminator, always a great favorite with Toronto racegoers, was heavily backed despite the flattering reports which were spread about concerning the Idle Hour Stock Farms Bit of White. FAST RACE THROUGHOUT. The race was marked by a- terrific early pace. Guy assumed an early, lead and, with the imported horse Golden Sphere in close pursuit, they went to the quarter in 22, the half in -1C, the three-quarters in 1:11, and the mile in 1:38. Exterminator was rated along in fifth, position and Johnson never made a move with him until the top of the home stretch. When called on the latter responded with his usual sterling gameness and, passing the leaders In the final eighth, won going away by a half length. Guy managed to last long enouh to beat Bit of White by a head for second place. The latter was in close quarters next the inside rail the first half mile and Callahan took her to the outside. Boniface was fourth, another length away. The winners portion of the stake was 2,S00. A great crowd turned out and enjoyed a great days racing. The Ontario Jockey Club, whose policy has always been to attract the best in racing and to encourage the breeding of the thoroughbred, did its share in the way of attracting the best material available by adding the handsome sum of 7,000 to the seven races. Conditions were ideal for outdoor sport and keen contests were in order. Apart from the cup race additional attractions were the Maple Leaf Stakes, with ?3,000 added, for Canadian-bred three-year-old fillies, and the Woodbine Autumn Steeplechase. ,000 added, over the two-mile course. J. K. L. Ross furnished the winner of the Maple Leaf Stakes in Affectation, while the Maryland turfman C. K. Harrison, Jr.s Sea Tale won the steeplechase stake. Affectation beat Push Pin by a length, while Sea Tale won the steeplechase by a neck from Dandy, but was under stilt restraint at the end. Sangrado was claimed by C. Irby out of the seventh race for ,700. The J. S. Cosden horses which are racing at the Woodbine are in charge of Woods Garth, Jr. TURF RULERS MEET TODAY. The Canadian Racing Associations will hold a meeting at Woodbine tomorrow. It will be the final session of that body for the year of 1922. J. II. Madigin of the Niagara Jockey Club and Commander J. K. L. Ross of the Montreal Jockey Club arrived this morning and will remain for the meeting. W. B. Hendrie, son of Colonel William Hendrie, assumed the position of associate paddock judge to C. R. Wigney at the Woodbine today. Jockey R. Doyles apprentice allowance on the Canadian tracks will expire after he rides one more winner. This lad goes to New Orleans next winter. Isomorphous, which raced a couple of times in the colors of Charles Millar, will in the future run as Raltim. Cyrus Field Clark, former trainer of the J. H. Louchheim stable, was an arrival from New York. He has arranged to ship his mare Ogarite to Chicago at the conclusion of the Woodbine meeting. During his stay In New York he acquired by private purchase from Mr. Louchheim the racers Bum-pety Bumps, Cornstalk and Nebish, which have been turned out at the John Woodloe farm in Kentucky. Nebish is a two-year-old bay gelding by Granite Queen Mab, which has never been to the post j. K. L. Ross presented jockey E.. Har-bourne with his contract and the latter will ride as a free lance in the future. The lad EXTERMINATOR was getting a bit heavy and wished to ride at one of the winter tracks. Mortimer Mahoney came down from Montreal for a few days racing before returning to Maryland. Steeplechase jockey "Specs" Crawford came up from New York to ride the J. S. Cosden jumpers. Colin Campbell, who will act as one of the stewards at the Woodbine, wired that he would arrive tomorrow. Fred Richard, the moving spirit in the Dor-val Jockey Club, came down to attend the meeting of. the Canadian Racing Associations.
