The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-09-03
SINCLAIR TO FRONT
Gray Lag Promises f. Put
Exterminator in Shade At
New York Track
CoSDEN ALSO SUCCESSFUL
Latonia Championship Takes
Eye Of Sooner Ho~semen;
AN 20 Try for 1t
Uy BASCOM N. TGMMONs
Worlds Capital Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2. - Three
Oklahoma mon, recruited To the
turft within tho last three years.
have practically run away with
racing In the east this season.
Most spectacular or all has been
Tho career OF Montford Jones OF
Br.stow, owner OF one OF the best
thoroughbred Btringb Ia the country
today within week horses owned
by Jones captured the kingship &C
turfdom at the big Saratoga meet
First Jones' SURF Rider, Virginia
born, defeated Norwich. A few days
later jones' Rockmlnister defeated
Whiskaway. Always the principal
interest IN racing ~ In tho J-year-
olds ana Jones has. for tho time, o.
least. the two champion 3-year-olds.
Finish Was Exciting.
The victory of Surf Rider over
Norwich was sensational Norwich
was believed 10 be back in his old
time form. Thirteen horses were
entered In tho race. Eleven owners.
fearing the prowess bf Norwich,
withdrew their entries and only
Norwich and surf Rider went 10 the
post. Racing fans wondered at the
temerity OF Jones. But surf RIDER
only breezlng, defeated the sensa-
tionai Norwich by five lengths and
left him crumpled former chan-
pion.
Then Jones cent out his Rock
minister to take the measure OF
Iiorologue and Whiskaway In an
other rich turf event. Rockminlster
did II In such impressive fashion as
TO lcaye no doubt OF his superiority.
The Jones horses have been shipped
back to Kentucky and at lAtonia
next month Jones Will send SURF
Rider and Rockminlster into the
same race TO determine which IL
champion of his stable.
Harry T.. Snclair's Rancocos
stable has been winning races daily.
In fact IL Is not unusual for Sinclair
TO have n triple winning out OF thu
six daily races at the New York
tracks. Slnclair's Gray Lag. now
| that Exterminator IN on the shelf,
see ms easily best OF the elder horses
now campaigning Indeed, Gray
| Lag has ono, victory over Extermln~
ator to his credit, but ono defeat
never meant anything to "Old
| Poison as thousands of race lovers
effoctionhtely call Extermlnator.
Sinclair to oppose Jones.
Little chief, OF Sinclair's stable, IL
eligible for the Batonia feature racs
and will be pitted against MOntford.
Joues' good horses Surf Rider and
Rockminister. Little Chief has ~
long string OF victories TO his credit.
Moreover. Sinclair had about the
happiest day OF his career last Sat-
urday when his good filly Edict won
the Splnawny at Saratoga IN n driV-
ing finish over Harry Payne Whit
ney's Fly By Day. IL was the sixth
straight win for Edlct and stamped
her the best 2-year-Old filly Of the
year. TO date. although Montford
Jones has n 2-year-old nlly, Resting
Time, which he declares is better.
ZeV, OF the Sinclair string. has won
hts last four starts, and has never
been unplaced.
Resting Time has started only
once, finishing second TO Blossom
Time, She raced greenly and with
education racing men believe sho
will ho a sensation.
y. s. Cosden has BEEN as success
ful as Jones ana Sinclair. He has
the promising Juveniles Doughpre-
Ron. Henna and Crochet and maay
others,
through n claim his excellent colt
M0ntford Jones recently Lost.
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