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Show Exterminator Expected to Come Back to Races Exterminator, Willis Sharpe Kilmer's Kil-mer's courageous gelding and beloved of all race followers who have witnessed wit-nessed his exhibitions of spirit Hnd stamina, is expected to come back to the races next season. Exterminator is sound again and is not too high in flesh. He is in the capable hands of John I. Smith r.nd there will be plenty of time to get him ready for the big events at Tia-juana Tia-juana next March. It will not be possible pos-sible to get the gelding In shape for the fall campaign In Maryland or for the Kentucky special. When Exterminator went wrong last spring his total earnings were $248,456, just $1,009 short of the earning earn-ing record of Man o' War, the Hitter's being gained in a couple of seasons, while Exterminator has raced through six full seasons and part of a seventh. Exterminator is entitled to race for the winner's share of a $50,000 purse. The biggest he has striven for was the Washington handicap of $25,000. Although Al-though he has a Kentucky derby, four Saratoga cups, three Pimlico cups, two Autumn gold cups, three Toronto Autumn Au-tumn cups, one Ontario Club cup, one Latonla cup, a Kentucky and a Clark handicap purse to his credit, most of his efforts have been expended in rates of small value. The biggest purse he ever won was the Kentucky derby of 1018, which brought him $14,200. His last Toronto Autumn cup paid him $12,000. |