The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-07
GREY LAG DEFEATS
KNOBBIE BY A HEAD
$4,000 Colt Wins Remsen
Handicap in a Driving Fin
ish at Jamaica.
BY HENRY ". KING.

Grey Lag. the colt which S. C. Hill
dretn bought from Max Hirsch a fort
night ago for $4,000 turned the tables
on the Quincy Stables Knobbie in the
Remsen Handicap at the Jamaica track
yesterday afternoon. Grey Lag won by
the proverbial whisker with Knobbie
second and Morton L. Schwartz's Care
Free second.
The last two times Grey Lag and
knobbie met the Quincy Stables colt
won off by himself. In those races
Knobbie was in receipt of big Jumps of
weight and the track was heavy and
suited him better than it did the $50
600 beauty. Yesterday the two colts
met on practically even terms, Grey Lag
carrying 1913 to Knobbie's 122. And
there wasn't a pounds difference at the
end of the contest.
Knobbie had some bad luck, but he
also had some good luck. OFF running he
stumbled In the first couple of jumps
and lost several lengths but he skinned
the rail entering the homestretch and
saved several lengths. Knobbie was
running the stronger at the end and
probably would have won In few more
jumps. Grey Lag was not as straight
as the proverbial string, but he was
doing his best without extra urging from
Buddy Ensor.
Both colts are fast and game, AM if
Grey Lag is worth $4,000 Knobbie is
worth Just as much.
The Remsen was the feature Of the
card. 1t was at six furlongs and brought
five colts to the post. At the barrier
there was long delay due to the frac-
tiousness of Care Free. AS the webbing
iI1T TIT he
and before twenty yards had been
covered was a full length in front
Then he stumbled and Grey Lag and
Care Free dashed past him and Mulciber
ranged alongside of him. This placed
Knobbie in a pocket, and Joe Mooney
who had the leg up on the Quincy
Stables colt had nothing to do but re-
main where he was and await an open
ing.
Rounding the turn Care Free sped
away from Grey Lag and quickly opened
up gap of several lengths. Just be-
fore turning for home Ensor began to
ride Grey Lag hard and he reached the
leaders saddle girth. AS he did so
Care Free ran wide and carried the
Hildreth colt with him. While they sped
out to the middle of the track Mooney
rushed Knobbie through on the inside.
At the final furlong pole Care FREQ
quit badly, leaving Grey Lag and Knob
bic to fight 1t out between themselves.
Knobbie gained ground with every
bound, but Grey Lag had just enough
speed in reserve to retain his lead to
the end.
Grey Lag was heavily backed and
went to the post at to 10. while Knob
bic receded in the betting, and was at
to l at post time.
Hendrie Is Disqualified.
The second race brought about dis
qualification. Hendrie finished in front,
but in the run through the homestretch
he fouled Nightstick and the purse was
taken from him and awarded to Night
stick. Buxton had the mount on Hen
drie and he rode like a Western cowboy
in the final furlong. He guided his
mount against Nightstick and nearly
knocked him down.
After the race the stewards called
Hummer into the stand and then sent
for Buxton. They questioned both and
then changed the result
Lawrence Waterbury's colors flashed
home in front in the opening contest
when his Squawman led home big
field of cheap Juveniles. Day Lilly fin
ished second and Ballynew was third.
Osgood, the son of Garry Hermann,
winch lS one Oh the pest Inuu runners
in the country, ran great race on
dry track in the third event 1t was
n dash of six furlongs, and furlong
from home he was ten lengths behind
Prince OF Como. which had taken the
track at the start and was setting a
fast pace. With that short distance TO
go weiner went to work on Osgood with
a will and by a finish rarely seen by
an apprentice boy got his mount up in
time to win by half n length. Great
Gull ran away from band of platers
over the one mile and a furlong route
in the fifth race, and John Sanford's
imported filly Conine beat o small field
OF maiden two-year-olds in the final.