The New York herald., 1922-06-17
Has Won @213.Ooo.

praise he received.
Has Won @213.OoO.
some thoroughbreds might have run
faster and made records Others nave
had a cleaner record. But none ever
did what this old fellow has done
He has won forty-three races out
of oighty-one starts and was out
of the money only a few times. IL:
las Travelled all over this country and
Canada and has run on all sorts oil
tracks, He has travelled all distances
and carried all sorts of weight. He has
been trained by all sorts OF trainers
and ridden by all sorts OF jockeys. YET
he always was and still Is a great and
charming animal. He has won more
than S213,OO0--more than any horse ~
the history of the American turf with
the exception of Man o. War-and he is
now as sound as pebble ana ready
10 go on and win more honors, cups and
nurses. He is as docile as lamb and
more like a pet dog than a thoroughbred
around the stable.
TO all horsemen he is the greatest
thoroughbred this country has ever mad
In their opinion he Is peter than Man-o'-
War. He is in class by himself ana Is
sure to live as long rs racing lives.
The odd thing about the old fellow Is
better with every race and, despite his
seven wears. he Is now the best horse In
training in America.
Yesterday was his greatest victory. he
has won the Kentucky Derby. he mas
won cup races on all the Eastern tracks'
in Canada and in Kentucky, and on eacn
occasion won like a great horse. Bu'
Yesterday he accomplished the seemingly
impossible. He shou.jered the crushing
impost of 1876 pounds gave Grey Lag
one of the best horses in the country
Ten pounds and n beating. Ana IL was
no fluke beating. Hts great speed and
stamina. of course, played an important
part in the race, but they didn't pea'
Grey Lag.
Great Heart Won Race.
Mr.. Sinclair's colt had as much speed
and endurance as he. He won because
or his great heart. Grey Lag is a cour-
areous COLT, too. But the old fellow
proved a trifle game. Exterminator
went after the victory and he did every
thing but die in acquiring Il. He got IT,
but not until he had utilized every ounce
of speed and stamina he possessed. Az
tho end he was a tired horse, an cx-
tremely tired horse. But only the ex-
merits knew It. He wasnt showing IL 70
the public He ran straight and true
until he was eased up. Grey Lag was q
tired horse, too. at the end. But nc
showed II by bearing out trifle IN the
last sixteenth of mile.
The race, which was the thirty-fourth
running of the notable event, was two
horse affair throughout. The other con-
testants, Spalding Lowe Jenkins's Polly
Ann. the Quincy Stable's Captain Al
cock and Clifford A. Cochran's Bersag-
Iiere. were never serious contenders
Polly Ann set the pace for three-ouar-
tcrs of a mile on sufferance, and then
dropped out of the picture. Captain Al
cock and Bersagliere were never in IT,
Polly Ann finished third. half dozen
lengths behind the two great horses and
haIf n length in front OF Captain Al
cock.
RECORD Week Day Crowd.
II was because Exterminator and
Grey Lag were to meet that the big
crowd was at the track. All race goers
lsnew they we're great horses, ana that
thev would furnish a thrilling race. AS
n result. the gathering was the largest
that ever turned out on week day 70
Goo n contest at the historic course.
BECAUSE Of his sensational victory at
Belmont Park when he won galloping,
carrying I26 pounds and covering mile
in / :3s. only two-fifths of n second be-
hind the American record. Grey Lag
xss considered the likely winner among
rne horsemen and men who make large
wagers. But with the rank and file, the
thousands who love "a great thorough
hr ID, Extermlnator was the choice. In
other words Grey Lag was the favori.e
as far as the odds are concerned while
fxterminator was the public choice. th 2
horse having the most friends. The oil
roliou had q dozen times more follow
ers than Grey Lag. yet he was at to
while the Sinclair colt was at to 10.
Gene Wayland, who has accomplished
wonders with the old fellow this season,