The New York herald., 1921-05-10
BENNINGTON WINS
LIKE GOOD COLT
Almost Left at Post He Fights
On and Scores in a Driving
Finish.
VALOR is EASY VICTOR
Leads Home Field in NewtOwn
Selling Stakes-DOuble
for Sinclair.
vALOR is EASY VICTOR
ny HENRY ". KING.

Jimmy E1lZSlfnmOnS ana Eu Sd0i IL .
close friends. When away from home
they live together. They know each
others stable secrets and each does
everything in his power to help the
other-except In a rnce Yesterday at
the Jamaica track each had colt In
the third race. Nash had Bennington,
handsome chestnut son Of Fair Play
and Roxane. Fitz had Playfellow, a
fun brother of Man O War, being by
Fair Play and Mahubah.
Fitz knew Bennington was high
class colt. He had taken care Of him
all winter for Nash and had trained
him this spring until his owner re-
turned from the New Orleans meeting.
He knew the colt had speed and knew
lie was ft Nash had told him 10. But
that didn't change Fltz's opinion. He
knew Nash was sure Bennington would
win, but he was surer his own Play
fellow would score.
After saddling their colts in the pad
dock the two trainers met.
TIN going to beat you to-day said
Nash.
II don't think so replied F'itz IF
this fellow of mine runs the way he can
run there won't be any race. I'm going
% bet OH my colt and you had better
not plunge on your fellow"
Then each placed bet on his charge.
Bennington was at Is to at one time.
but several professionals learned that
Nash had wagered on him and followed
suit. They plunged and quickly backed
him down to to 1.
And Bennington won in sensational
style by a length. while Playfellow fin
ihed fifth. a dozen lengths back.
While at the pest Playfellow was
kicked BY Merchant Marine and after
a1, atA1 t, IL n
Kick is not serious though. for it was on
the muscle OF the left hind leg and didn't
touch or iniure the bone. But In Fitz-
simmons opinion 1t wasn't the kick that
beat him. 1t was his bad temper. The
colt had worked remarkably we'll for
the race and would have won II he had
run half as well. He got away from khe
barrier flying. ran twenty yards and thp
pulled up. After trailing the field to tine
home stretch he began to run again and
made up lot OF ground but not enough
10 get him any part of the purse.
With Bennington it was different. lie
was almost left at the post but he fought
on courageously and in thrilling finish
beat out Merchant Marine. which took
second honors a head in front of East
View. Hamilton put UP n Garrison fin
ish on Bennington. but his work earlier
In the race was not so good. Besides
route all the way and went extremely
wide entering the homestretch.
After the race Fitz was jubilan. over
the fact that his friends colt had won.
Nash was joyful. too. but he was worried
and rained for several minutes because
he had been told It was his colt which
had kicked Fitz's Playfellow When told
1t was Merchant Marine that had done
the kicking he gave a sigh OF relief and
replied, I'm glad of thst. It's bad
enough to beat F'itz without killing his
horse"
Vaior Gallops to Victory.
The feature Of the programme was
the Newtown Selling Stakes This event
went to Harry Sinclairs valor in a
Sallop by two lengths Fort Churchill
was second ard Our Boots third. valor
IL an aged horse BY Ballot and Muriel.
He was entered for $500 and ran like
$4,000 colt. Last year he han In
stake races and beat good handicap
horses. That he was not bid up after
the race was surprise. He did not
race as IL he were u cripple and pulled
up apparently sound
Earl SaEde, who returned from
Churchill Downs yesterday morning, had
the leg up on VaIor. IYs got him away
from the barrier in motion and rushed
MIN into big lead in the first furiong
Then he allowed him TO swing along as
he pleased. to win easily by two lengths.
Mr.. Sinclair made it a double victory
In the final race when his bay colt Lit
tie Chief. by Wrack out of Medora Cd,
romped home ahead OK select field of
juveniles. Fator rode this fellow. He
got him away well. rushed him to the
front before the furlong pole was
reached and then allowed him to gallop
the remainder of the way to win by
four lengths.
IT was reported at the track that this
colt Is the best In the Sinclair barn. He
might be, but there were others In the
race which are mighty fine looking
youngsters, and several Of them have
shoVn In their trials that they have
pleINy OF speed. Among those which
ran green and promise to give a good
account of themselves In future stake
races are Ellanjay. Fancier and Side
real.