The New York herald., 1921-09-04
REALIZATION GOES
TO TOUCH ME- NOT
Mrs. Payne Whitney's Colt
Beats Grey Lag in Classic
at Belmont.
SN0B TAKES NURSERY
Finishes a Nose in Front Of
June Grass, With Sedge a
Close Third.
sNoB TAKES NURSERY
BY HENRY v. KING.

BY HENRY v. KING.
Mrs. Payne Whitney's. Touch Me
Not, the beautiful son of Celt and
Dainty Dame, has developed into one
OF the best colts III the country. He
won the historic Lawrence Realization
yesterday afternoon at Belmont Park
and beat the best three-year- olds in
training. including the mighty Grey
Lag, which has been heralded by some
followers Of the turf as another Man
o War.
Touch Me Not ran a powerful race,
but he didn't race like a Man o War
and Grey Lag didn't run any better
than any one of a score of good colts
which have raced around here in the
last decade. Grey Lag finished second,
with Sporting Blood, the colt Bud
Fisher recently bought from Arnold
Rothstein for a price said to be $4,000,
third. Clifford 4. Cochran's Smoke
Screen was last.
When the entries came out on Friday
for the Realization racegoers believed
Grey Lag was a sure winner. that all he
would have TO do to win was lope along
behind the pace. then come on and win
according TO his past performance and
assuming that he was at tne top Of his
form. But the colt wasn't at his best.
He acted as if he were sore yesterday
morning wnen he was sent out Tor
breeze and some horsemen believed he
would be withdrawn. Sam Hildreth, his
trainer. believed he would win. however
and wagered on him, but Sporting Blood
had a host of friends and Mr.. Payne
Whitney and Jimmy Rowe. his trainer
were confident Touch Me Not would win
and told all OF their friends So
Touch Me Not Greatly Improved.
Touch Me Not was cut out for great
horse, but he was an erratic fellow and
only on a few occasions did he do his
best. In the mornings he acted badly
at the barrier, but when in motion fairly
flew. In most of his races last year ana
this he displayed tremendous speed and
plenty of stamina, but he only ran IN
spots While training at Saratoga he
began to settle down and Jimmy Rowe
announced that he would be q different
was. At the barrier he behaved like a
little lamb and Coltiletu had little
trouble getting him away with his field
The Lawrence Realization is the long
est race in the East for three-year-olds
Ii Is real test at one mile and i've
furlongs. but Touch Me Not stepped
along as IL he was going TO race half
the distance. He went TO the front soon
after the start and set stiff pace. He
covered the first quarter in 20 20 Sec
onds, with Smoke Screen at his SIDE
The half was travelled in AZ 4-5 seconds
AT that pole Smoke Screen was still at
his side, with Grey Lag third and Sport
ing Blood bringing up the rear At siN
furlongs, run in 1913 1-5, Smoke Screen
began TO falter and Grey Lag moved up
into second place with rush.
Then followed a stirring race to the
mile pole. Grey Lag tried his mightiest
to take command, but Touch Me Not
woulc not let him go past him. Round
ing the turn into the homestretch Grey
Lag made another bid for command,
but Touch Me Not was still strong
and would not stop. Instead he made
Grey Lag stop in the homestretch while
he went on by himself and won handily
by a length and n half, covering the
distance in 2:43 1-5.
Entering the homestretch, Smoke
Screen quit to a walk and Sporting
Blood. although tired colt struggled
on and took the third end of the purse,
five lengths behind Grey Lag.
Three Finish Noses Apart.
The Nursery Handicap, the secondary
feature. resulted in sensational finish.
At the Judges the proverbial blanket
could have covered the first three horses.
So close was It that only the judges
were able to decide the winner. They
declared that John Sanford's Snob III.
won by q nose. with Clifford A. Coch-
rams June Grass second. a similar dis
tance in front of Mrs. Payne Whitney's
Sedge.
This Juvenile stake was at six fur
longs on the main course. IL attracted
seven good youngsters, including Harry
Payne whitney's Brainstorrm, which
was added at the last minute
Mars Cassidy sent the field away to
perfect start Sedge had the most
early speed and was the first to show
IN front, but Snob and June Grass
were never far behind him. Rounding
the turn and entering the homestretch
Sedge ran wide and lost at least a
length. As he ran wide June Grass
went TO the front and looked like n
sure winner. but Snob. under an ener-
getfc ride by Robinson, came with n
rush on the outside in the last furlong
and Sedge came on again and the
three colts passed the final sixteenth
pole abreast. Then followed n stirring
whipping finish to the judges. Rum-
mer got every ounce Of speed out Of
June Grass, but 1t wasn't quite enough.
Snob was a better colt and inch by
inch drew away to win by the short
est OF margins Sedge finished strong.
TOO. and would have been second in
another Jump. He was probably the
best In the race and undoubtedly would
have won II no had not lost so much
ground. 1t was a fast race, the official
timer catching Snob in IL 1-5.
Late Races I'm the Rain.
The sport began with a sprint for
platers and furnished a real good con-
test with R. Penn Smiths Arrow Of
Gold the victor by a head. Charlie
SUNNY was second and Cum Sab third.
Arrow OF Gold won because he received
perfect ride from Ponce. The same
could not be sald about Fator's ride on
cum Sab, nor the way Butwell guided
Charlie Sunny.
A big surprise came In the second
when II. Walkers Last Girl led home a
small field or cheap platers. She had
Ow friends and was at rs to l in tho
betting. Tricks took the second end OF
the purse and Kirtle, the favorite, was
third.
II was almost as dark as night when