The New York herald., 1921-06-30
PLAYFELLOW MAY
NEVER RACE AGAIN
II. +. Sinclair Says He Will
Not Garry His Silks and
Wants Money Back.
BY HENRY ". KING.

BY HENRY ". KING.
Harry r. Sinclair substantiated yes
terday afternoon at the Aqueduct track
everything his trainer. Sam Hiidreth.
said on Tuesday about Playfellow. the
colt he bought from James r. Johnson
said he Is going to hale Mr.. johnson into
the courts in an effort TO get back his
money.
He added that the colt will never don
ris racing silks again that he consid
ers he doesn't own the horse and that
he will prove he doesn't In court. Play
fellow Is eligible for the Dwycr Stakes
next Thursday and It was believed he
would start In 1t. Mr.. Sinclair said that
II he races In that rich stake 1t won't
be in his colors.
Mr. Johnson was not at the track
yesterday. but when seen last night said !:
II don't believe Mr.. Sinclair IL going to
take me to court. He has no basis on
which to sue. II he thinks he has he
has been misinformed. Playfellow was
an absolutely sound horse when Hill
dreth bought him and l think he Is alb
soiutely sound now.
But II he weren't It wouldn't make
any difference. We didn't make any
guarantee. As a matter of fact. when
Hildreth came to look at the horse he
asked F1tzsimmons about his legs and
when Fitz informed him that he had
the best legs he had ever seen on
thoroughbred Hildreth examined them
and agreed with Fitz. There was moth
ing the matter with the colts wind and
he was as sound as pebble. II he is
wind sucker he became one while In the
toI1 AM ~ GraVaQanH
track and at AQueduct knew we used
a crib bit on him last year. but all the
horsemen stabling at those tracks also
know we used an identical bit on al
most all of our horses.
Similar Cases in Court.
OF score Of horsemen interviewed at
Aqueduct between races all declared
that neither Mr.. Sinclair nor Hildreth
had a chance of getting his money back
through the courts. They pointed out
that a score of similar cases have been
threshed out In court and that In every
instance the decision favored the seller.
The latest case was that of Joe Marrone
against Clifford A. Cochran. Marrone
bought Philippe. He claimed he had
been sold to him as sound horse. AFTER
he had been In the Marrone barn rev
days It was discovered he was "bleed-
err" Marrone wanted his money back
and when Mr. Cochran refused Marrone
sued but was beaten.
Some horsemen laughed at the idea OF
Mr.. Sinclair taking the case to court
They said he might have had chance
of receiving q verdict II he bad acted
quickly, but that every one who knows
anything about horse knows he could
contract anything In eleven days--the
time between TIE sale Of Playfellow and
the time Hildreth announced that he
wanted his money back.
Mrs. George w. Lofts Sweepment ran
and Jumped like a Good and Plenty IN
the WINFIELD Steeplechase Handicap. He
carried 157 pounds, and under q poor
ride by Jockey Mergler won In q driv-
ing finish by half a length and hung up
a new track record. He covered tho
short two mile course In 4:o6 40, clip
ping two seconds from the old figures.
established by J. r. Daviss Brooks In
1917. Joseph Y. Widener's' Joyful nm
ished second and the Dosoris Stables
Syrdarya was third.
Sweepment followed Frank B. for one
turn of the field. Then Mergier gave
Mrs. Lofts horse his head and he went
to the front in a few bounds. once IN
front, Mergley rode like novice. He
head and driving hard. His tactics
took a lot out OF the horse. with the
result he had little left when Joyful
challenged In the final quarter or
mile In the last fifty yards Mergler
allowed his mounts head TO get away
on him and Sweepment bore over close
to Joyful, but not enough to impede
the Widener horsss speed.
Syrdarya ran an excellent race. He
4..aA e. nd n
the end was running as strong as any
horse in the race. With better luck
no would have come close to winning
the stake.
Ensy for Captain Alcock.
Capt. Alcock scored "A hollow victory
In the Sir Walter Handicap. He won
on sed ND by four lengths That his VIC
tory was SO easy was due In great part
to the battle royal Ridenour on Hobey
Baker and Turner on Fair Gain were
having all through the homestretch.
Turner carried Ridenour wide at the
head of the stretch and from then TO the
Judges Ridenour seemed TO care more
about getting square with turner man
about winning the race. He pumped
Hobey Baker into Fair Gain and FAR
Gain bumped him back again. While
they were following each other all over
the track Capt. Aicock. on the outside.
came on and had little trouble beating
them home. Diomedes also came along
and beat them. Fair Gain was third.
For his foul riding Ridenour was sus-
pended by the stewards for the remain
der of the meeting.
Despair, from the xalapa stable. won
the nrst rrce, beating good neld OF
sprinters. including Harry Sinclairs
Valor. After the race Sam Louis BID
the winner up to $4,000, but kimbail
Paterson retained him for his owner
with an additional IS bid.
stock Pin beat home big held OF
cheap youngsters In the third race, Rep
from the maiden class In the
fifth and Little Chief won for Mr.. SIN
clair In the nnal ,,,
Ralco. the honest colt which sam Hill
dreth bid up to $1,000 and took from
the Islip Stable a few days ago. has
20 his old stable. Hiidreth sold
him back for $4,000. Hereafter the colt
will race In the name OF his owner,
y. C. Bownes. instead Of the lsiip
Stable.