New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-04

I'D of four, some twenty lengths be
fhe Nursery Handicap, the two-year-
I'D feature of the Saturday program,
xas won by the faverite, John San
sYds Sncb I'd, from Mr.. Cochran's
ynne Grass. after one of the most
thrilling stretch duels seen at Belmont
al year.
The Greentres Stables Sedwe, which
1T the pace for the first half mile
and which raced nose to nose with
June Grass from there until we'll down
he stretch, hung on gameiy to the
after end The three of them came
down to the wire so closely punched
that none but the judges 4uld tell
to certainty how they should be
nIsced-they were heads or, rather
ncses apart; it was blanket finish
In ali that the name implies.
Grey Lag Not in Shape
Until che twenty-ninth running of
shc Lawrence Realization Yesterday
afternoon the smartest judges of horse
aesh believed Grey Lag far superior to
any other three-year-o1d in training,
Some even went so far as to rank the
Rancocas star within a few pounds OF
the Man o. War of last season. It was
not believed any rival could take Grew
Lays measure at equal weights. The
race proved there is no such u thing
IS a cinch at racetralk as the holt
day crowd which eagerly snatched up
edds of to 10 realized to its sorrow
when the heat had been finished.
However, in all justice to GREY Lag.
the great colts championship asnirs :
lions should not be condemned on tbis
enc failure. The colt plainly was sore
in the paddock. and in going to the
post. He pulled up sore after his last
previous race in Windsor, where he
Won $4,000 purse from Black
Servant, and had been rested IN as a
consequence. Possibly Sam Hildrer,
figured his charge would work out of
bis soreness when warmed TO the heat
Of battle which may have been the
case. as Grey Lag charged horae
through the last furlong like q veri-
table Man O War. Or more POSSIBLY
Earl Sande over-estimatad the nace
and under-estimated Touch Me Not,s
stamina 1t did seem the way Grey
Lag came away at the finish that
Sande has been expecting all along
thas Touch Ne Not would come back
to him.
Teush Ne Not proved himself q
grand colt by the manner in which he
ran. And Coltilletti, who had the leg
up, handled the colt with rare good
Judgment. He rated his mount well
and smoothly.
The Lawrence realization is a test
q nile and five furlongs calculated
to develop stamina and bottom as we'll
Is speed, and as such yesterday after
noon proved an unqualified success. The
rsctional time best illustrated Touch
ne Ncts sustained and even rated
Fars. 0:23 =, 0:47, 1:13h, 1888, 2:04s6,
2:S0aa and 2.431lha
Touch Me Not's time was somewhat
SLOW in comparison to the record of
s46 As, established by Man O. War
last year, but outside that one per-
formance it was stin the best time
ever made at the distance in a Law
renee Realization. And it must be
remembered that Man o. War is q
horse that comes once in a century.
Touch Me Not, famous for his early
foot, broke last of the four, but raced
quickly up on the outside before the
hsld had swept the length of the
grands.and the first time. Taking the
arst turn the pink with black stripes
Of the Greentree Stable was flashing
half length in front of Clifford A
Cochran's green and gold. Sporting
Blood was couple of lengths behinc
Smoke Screen, with Grey Lag in the
ruck several lengths further behind
Smoke Screen Withers
This order was maintained until the
horses had reached the long back.
stretch. Here touch Me Not anc
Smoke Screen began gradually to draw
away from the others. Half way ur
the backstretch Sande called on the
favorite for the first time. Grey Lag
quickly stepped up to Sporting Blood
with Smoke Screen The pair raced
together for sixteenth. The PACE
was too much for the Cochran colt
vhich withered and stopped to drop
back further and further all the rest
OF the way.
Once he took undisputed second
place, Sande took a snug hold of
Grey Lag to bide his time for q stretch
finish He evidently expected Touch
se Not to come back to him. But there
was no coming back on the part of the
6reentree candidate. Rather, as he
rounded the bend for home and straight
sned out for the long run, Coltilletti
gave Touch Me Not his head and be.
Tore .Sande could grasp the situation
me leader had pulled away several
ieEgta5 further
Sande went to work then in despera-
non. He rode out Grey Lag as only
z Sande can ride. But desperately as
ne tried Touch Me Not tried also. The
latter, under fine ride by Coltilletti,
niung on as gamely as could be. Through
me last furlong Grey Lag was gain
ing steadily, but that may have been
because Coitilletti had enough sense of
pace to draw finer finish than other
Wise could have resulted had he ridden
vut ms mount to the extent of Touch
Ne Not's ability.
AS to the Nursery Handicap. those
privileged to witness this great two
year-old test will not soon forget it.
nsVen Juveniles paraded to the post,
larry Payne Whitney having added
sfsinstorm at the last moment. 1t was
brilliant win for John Sanford's
Saoo "a and popular one, too, as he
WAC heavily played favorite.
A Three-Horse Race
from start to finish the race was
among Sedge, Of the Greentree Stable.
snob I'd and June Grass. The other four
mignt have been left in the stables
sor all the chances they had; they
nneser once figured. William A., of the
.ssancoeas Stable, which was second
s s;e IN the betting, ran particularly
csappointing race. The colt for which
sao Hlldreth and Harry Sinclair paid
soo,oeo earlier in the season trailee
t'1cpcally all the way and was lucky
. oeat Brainstorm, which finished alb
oedgs was the early pacemaker with
sane Grass at his collar button and