The New York herald., 1921-06-18
Three -Year-0ld Colt Leads
Home Fine Field in Turf
Classic at Aqueduct.
JOHN P. GRIER IS SECOND
ExterminatOr Finishes in the
Third Place-20,000 See
Race OH Dull Track.
by HENRY ". KING.

Grey Lag, the three -year-old son oi
Star Shoot and Miss Minnie, won the
historic Brooklyn Handicap at the
Aqueduct track yesterday afternoon
He carried the colors of the Rancocas
Stable past the judges a length and g
half in front of Harry Payne Whit
ney's four-year- colt John p. Grier
and twice that distance ahead of Willis
Sharpe Kimer's grand old cup horse
Exterminator.
Leonardo H., the speed marvel from
the Xalapa Farm, hobbled home on
three legs in fourth place. and farther
back and well beaten were such fam
GUS thoroughbreds as Capt. Alcock
1Audacious, Mad Halter, Blazes, Paul
Jones, Eternal and Donnacona. They
finished in the order named and with
the exception of Donnacona, which was
left at the post, all were staggering
from fatigue and covered with mud at
the end of their journey.
Grey Lag didn't break any record, but
he ran magnificent race. Over a track
that was dull from the drizzling rain.
which fell all day. he covered the one
mile and furlong course in the real
good time of 40 AS, three-ffths OF a
second behind Man O. Wars track rec
ord.
The victory of Grey Lag was a sur
price to almost all of the big crowd pres
ent. Even his veteran trainer. Sam Hill
dreth, did not expect him to win. He
was the public favorite and a vast ma
jority of those present wagered and
Cashed on him, but that was because he
was coupled with his more renowned
stable mate, Mad Halter In Mad Hat
ter Mr. Hildreth believed he had the win
ner, despite the fact that he was carry
ing the top weight of 1872 pounds, and
he told all Of his friends sNu. He put
his premier jockey Sande. on him and
gave Fator the mount of Grey Lag
Great Feat for 3-Year-OId.
Time and again Grey Lag has shown
he is a high class colt, but few believed
he could beat such renowned old horses
as those matched against him yesterday.
He had beaten all of the three-year-
olds except Playfellow, and wen the Bel
mont a week ago like champion, but he
was carrying 11o pounds. and no horse
of his age had even carried that much
weight to victory in the famous classic
since 1t was inaugurated in 1887.
Lad, Celt, Friar Rock and Eternal. had
won the famous stake, but they carried
less weight and did not meet as many
or as good horses as those Grey Lag
defeated to-day. &a
For the victory of his colt Mr. Hildreth
gave full credit to Jockey Fator. Il
never saw a better ride" he said. 1T
was perfect. 1t was ride we see very
rarely these days. TIE boy didn't make
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vantage of every opportunity to better
his position. Grey Lag is good colt
high class colt, but I can't compare
him with some of the great horses
have trained. Purchase, for instance
would run away from him."
After the race Mr.. Hildreth and Harry
Sinclair were as jubilant as two school,
boys They "whooped it, up as soon as
Grey Lag went to the front in the final
furlong and continued to ''whoop" until
long after the jockeys had weighed in
and left the track
John p. Grier's Fine Race.
The race was a truly run one, and al
the weights the best horse won. John
p. Grier ran bang UP race. 1t was his
first appearance under silks this sea-
son and he showed plenty of speed and
rare fighting ability. He raced Leonar'
do into submission and then stood a long
hard drive all through the homestretch
A furlong from home II seemed as IL III
had Grey Lag beaten. but he faltered II
the final run and the three-year-old
which had the benefit of several races
outgamed him. Jimmy Rowe had th'
Whitney colt in excellent condition. bu
II John p Grier had had race undel
him he probably would have won HI
will be a hard horse to beat the mex
time he starts.
Exterminator ran as he always rum
when he is fit--a good. game race. out
run in the early stages, he displayed hi
famous burst OF speed in the stretch an'
gained ground rapidly. but Grey Lat
and John p. Grier were too much fol
him.
Leonardo displayed all OF the spec
that made him famous In Kentucky. Fl
stepped to the front In the first nifty
yards. set a terrific pace. and, despit
severe pain from his unsound ankles
struggled on TO the Judges. When h
returned to the scales he wH scarcely
able to walk
Capt. Alcock ran a bettH~yace thai
was expected. He was almb Atance6
in the first half mile, but hss31hght oi
gamely, and at the end was running a
strong as any horse in the race. In
few more strides he would have beei
third
Audacious was the big disappointment
OF the race. This famous horse. whic
won the Suburban. didn't relish tn
greasy track or the heavy weight OF IL
pounds. He ran In contending Ssosi
tion for half mile and then droppe
out of the picture completely.
Mad Halter didn't run his race, either
He likes to run in front. but he had n
chance Of outrunning Leonardo or Johi
O. -.rier. and when he couldn't get com
nland he threw back his ears and didn
seem 10 try to run his best.
The track wasn't heavy enough 70
Blazes TO show TO advantage, and III
same was true about Paul Jones, both q
which are better In the mud than on
fast track.
Eternal broke among the leaders. bu
before he had travelled a hundred yard
Scnuttingcr took him back while hi
sfablemate. Leonardo. set the pace
But II the veteran jockey believed h
would come on again he was disaf
pointed. The further he went the slowe
he travelled, and at the end he was at
splutely lac. except for Donnacon'
Which came home long after the rae
vas over
Mars Cassidy sent the field away I
n perfect start. All were aligned as h
errung the barrier. but Donnceoila stuc
Ms feet in the sand and refused TO brea
With his field. For the first few jump
the field ran abreast. Then Leonard
cnrted 10 the front. He was full of ru
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