The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-07-20
PURCHASE RETURNS
With ALL HIS SPEED
Carries 1876 Pounds and Fairly
Flies in Handicap at
Empire City.
KREWER BID TO $4,000
Madden Uncovers q Fast Filly
-Ensor Puts Up Bad Ride
on Thunderstorm.
KREwER BID TO $4,000
By HENRY ". KING.

By HENRY ". KING.
Purchase returned to the races yes
terday afternoon after an absence Of
nearly two years and he brought back
with him a burst Of speed the like Of
which has not been shown by a thor
oughbred, except Man O. War, on the
metropolitan turf in the last genera
ton. In the Katonah lightweight
handicap over the short six furlong
course at the Empire City track he
carried 1876 pounds and galloped away
from Gladiator, Dunsandel and Lord
Brighton. 1t wasn't the company he
beat that made his race impressive.
1t was the way he ran. Gladiator Is
not the horse he was a month ago.
Trying to make him travel distance
apparently has Slapped his speed and
in his last few starts he hasn't shown
anything like his best form Dun
sandel and Lord Brighton are only
mediocre platers.
Purchase beat them as II they were
ponies and he undoubtedly would have
beaten all Of the best sprinters in the
country just as easily. When Sande
allowed him to run he fairly few. His
noted jockey held him under restraint
for a furlong and then gave him his
head In what seemed like three bounds
he moved from third place. three lengths
behind the leader. into commanding
position. Then Sande took another grip
on the reins. but he wasn't strong enough
TO hold the horse In check. Purchase
fought hard for his head and despite
Sande's strong arms bounded along and
an eighth of mile from home was
swinging half dozen lengths In front
and fighting TO go faster.
At this point Sande realized the race
was over and began to pull Up, and sell
dom did a jockey have as much trouble
pulling up a horse in a race as he did.
Purchase was bent on running and he
continued to run until he was far past
the judges. While racing he caused a
sensation among the cloclers- Those
who timed him separately say he broke
the track record to smithereens in the
last i've furlongs. Many timed him In
OIL SIS, 0:23 Is. 0:35, 0 :46 80 and
0 59-despite the fact that he was I'M
der restraint almost all the way.
Horsemen Astonished Mt His Speed
After the race horsemen and sports
men seemed astonished by his perform
sncc. They went around the paddock
and clubhouse seeking friends to discuss
the horse. In the opinion of the ma
iorfty he was a wonder, the superior
OF any sprihter in the country and
horse which is likely to go on and win
the championship. At least a score of
horsemen regretted that Man o. War was
IN retirement. They said a race between
him and Purchase would make the
greatest contest tho turf has ever known
Whether or not Purchase will go a
distance Is matter OF conjecture. Only
sam Hildreth, his trainer. knows this,
and he won't tell. The horse looked like
n picture and all heapsd praise on Hill
dreth for bringing him back to the races
In such wonderful form. While resting
up his injured foreleg Purchase was
bred TO ten mares at Harry Sinclair'e
Rancocas Farm. and it might be that
when hs is asked TO go a distance he
VIII falter, as did Sun Briar when he
returned from Willis Sharp Kimer's
stud farm two years ago
After winning this event with Pur-
chase Hildreth trotted out another great
sprfnter in Krewer. This colt beat
Wellflnder and Guvnor in a driving fin
fsh. Krewer didn't run his best race,
and Fator was compelled to put up the
finish of his life to land his mount
home half a length ahead of weIlfinder
IL wasn't profitable race for the RAN
cocas Stable. Krewer was entered 10
be sold for $1,000. and when he returned
10 the scales Sam Louis was waiting for
him He boosted" the colt from 3. 600
70 ssno Than Hildreth stopped the sale
by bidding $4,000 on his own horse. This
Is the price Louis believed the Golf was
worth and quit the ring.
Class Horses I'm Selling Races.
II Is many years since so MANY high
class horses have been run in selHna
races. veteran horsemen saw n recalls
the days of the late Mike Dwyer He
often put Cleophus. Banquet ard other
STAKE horses in selling events and i'm
Nariably escaped bid ups. In fact he
escaped All serious opposition until he
went TO England with Richard Crokor
There he lost Banqust and Harry Raad
ana several other good ones through
the claiming routa
Jonn f. Madden uncovered a Fr,ar
ROCK hlly In the last race. which q,
aooVe the ordinary and may turn out Ia
pc one OF the best OF the season. she a.
emotion. out Of Affection. She can rim
tast and acts * she will 20 on and cove,
distance OF ground.
FOR riding the victor Turner was Of
lerei sz5 or cup. He took the Gun.
sz5. 0'e '''ai'
Cne can easily earn $685." he said
out L might not get another chance
to win a cup"
John yVhalan,a rs.t. nv