The New York herald., 1921-07-08
SINCLAIR HAS GALA
DAY AT AQUEDUCT
His Horses Win Four Races,
Including Stakes, and
Make Records.
GREY LAG TAKES DWYER
Races Mile and Furlong in
1:49-Mad Halter Runs Mile
and Sixteenth in / :43.
GREY LAG TAKES DWYER
BY HENRY ". KING.

Harry +. Sinclair had the greatest
day of his entire turf career at the
Aqueduct track yesterday afternoon. His
thoroughbreds won four races, including
the famous Dwyer Stakes and the Caush-
nawaga Handicap, and established two
records. His renowned three-year-old
colt Grey Leg won the Dwyer from a
good field and covered the one mile and
a. furlong course in :49, equalling the
worlds record figures hung up fort
night ago by Goaler and beating Man o.
Wars figures for the distance by a fifth
OF second.
Just previous to this wonderful per-
formance Mr.. Sinclair's Mad Halter
galloped one mile and a sixteenth in the
unprecedented time of / :43, four-fifths
of second faster than the old mark by
George w. Lofts On Watch last year
The other Sinclair horses to be re-
turred winners were Budana in the
opening event and Little Chief in the
final.
The Dwyer was the feature. 1t was In
this test for three-year-olds that Man
o. War was compelled to stretch his
neck last year to beat John p. Grier
1t is a condition affair at one mile ana
furlong, with $4,000 added. Because
of his previous victories Grey Lag was
top weight with 1913 pounds and giving
away weight to all Of his opponents.
Grey Lag Bounds to Front.
In the race he shouldered his weight
as if it were feather. Sande held hin.
OFF the pace until the stretch. There he
gave him his head and the race was over
Grey Lag bounded to the front and a
furlong from home was five lengths In
front Then Sande began to ease him
up. but his opponents were staggering
and he was still five lengths ahead when
he stepped past the judges. Arnold
Rothstein's Sporting Blood finished Sec
ond and the Quincy Sable's Copper
Demon third.
oxford A. cochran's Smoke Screen
was the one to set the early pace, ana
ne fairly flew He covered the first
quarter in 0:23 10. ths half in O:46 l-5 ana
the three-quarters I'm the remarkable
time of 1:10 is. Then Grey Lag took up
the running and sped past the one mile
pole in 1:35 20.
The victory proved conclusively that
Grey Lag is by far the best three-year-
old of the year Unless Playfellow Is
another Man o. War Grey Lag is in a
class by himself among the horses OF
his age Mr.. Sinclair bought him from
Max Hirsch last year for $50.0oO anu
oil horssmen agree he Is worth every
cent OF the price paid for him. He is By
Star Shoot out OF Miss Minnie. His
dam is q daughter of Meddler, for which
w H. Forbes gave $75,C00 and which
was afterward owned by the late w. &.
"a hitney and Clarence Mackay
Mad Hatter's racs was no less won.
derful than was Grey Lags. This five
: year-old son of Fair Play and Madcap
shouldered 132 pounds, gave the pro-
verbal ton OF weight to Royce Roofs
and Dr. Joe and was never asked to do
his best. He was on his good behavior
at the barrier and didn't try to Kick the
other horses to death as has been his
wont.
Makes New Record.
lie broke well, and before the first
sixteenth of a mile had been covered
was in front. Then he began his record
breaking turn OF the field. lie passed
the quarter pole in 0.n8 2-5. the half IN
e:ii 20 and the six furlongs in i:1O l-J
From then to the end Sande eased him.
but he went over the one mile line In
1876 and finished the sixteenth in :43.
AT no time during the journey was he
In danger of dsfeat, and at the end he
was five lengths in front OF Royce
Roofs. which beat DR.. Joe length anu
half for the second end of the purge.
Budana's victory was an easy one.
too. He ran away from big field of
cheap platezs Little Chief had TO be
driven hard to win the final from Harry
Payne, Whitney's Calamity Jane ana
Bud Fishers violihist. Irish Brigadier,
under weak ride from. keogh, was
fourth
After Budana scored Sam Louis
claimed her for ss,005. Charles Kohler
claimed Harry Payne Whitney's Zealot
for $4,000, and man named LAWN took
Tom McTaggart for s4,010 when he was
beaten by The Lamb in the second
race.
Jockey Clubs Statement.
The Jockey Club gave out an official
statement regarding the suspension OF
Frederick Johnson. 1t follows:
1T Is considered by the stewards
of the Jockey Club vital TO the best
interests of the turf that the bona
fides of selling races and the en-
forcement of the rules governing the
same be strictly complied with.
In the case of Beverly Belle, run
In the first race at the jamaica race
course. May 13. 1921, investigation
satisfies the stewards of the Jockey
Club that Rule 172A has been vio-
lated by Frederick Johnson, in that
he claimed the mare Beverly Belle
out of said selling race when he had
an interest In her through the lease
of the mare to G.. Marcrandsr
Rule 172A is Every horss run
ming in selling race may be
claimed by any one except his owner
or any person acting in his interest.
after the race, for his entered price
plus the value OF the race to the
es.s-er and as much more IN addition
the claimer wishes to bid.
"the stewards therefore fule that
all horses belonging to Frederick
johnson de disqualified from starting
In any race from this data TO and
during the further period covered by
the summer meeting of the Empire
City Racing Association"