The New York herald., 1922-07-16
Owner and Jockey Keogh Are
Likely to Be Interrogated
About Last Race.
CHICK LANG SUSPENDED
Commits Two Fouls and Is Set
Down for Six Days by the
Stewards.
~ HENRY v. KIwo.


Hephaistos, tho three -year-old son
Of vuloain belonging to Frank Brown,
won tho Empire City Derby at the
Yonkers course yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Payne whitney's Letterman was
second. Mrs. wilfrod viau's Firm
Friend finished third. but was dis
qualified and the third end Of the
$4,000 purse went to the Riviera
Stables Lally, the only other starter,
which was beaten nearly a sixteenth
of mile.
The stake, which was ordained as a
classic and attracted the nomination
Of more than sixty highly bred colts
and fillies, was not as good as an ordi-
nary overnight handicap The result
did not please the public nor the stew
ards. but It made a small coterie Of
racegoers extremely happy.
AS result of the race Mr.. Brown
and frankie Keogh, who rode him last
time, Will be called upon to answer
several questions. On Thursday
Hephaistos was beaten by Brainstorm
and Prodigious after Keogh had rid
den him worse than a stable lad. Tho
track was muddy at the time. but on
several previous occasions Hephaistos
demonstrated that he was real good
mudlark. He was without blinkers for
the first time on that occasion.
Sands I'm the Saddle. M
Yesterday he was without blinkers
again and the track was good And
yesterday Sande instead Of Keogh was
IN the saddle. And the horse was q
different horse. He ran lilse he wanted
to run on Thursday. He followed the
pace set by Firm Friend until rounding
the turn for homo. Then he set sail for
the leader and was in front before he
was Strengthened out for the final run.
Once in command he gallopeds along to
the judges to win the 5000 purse by
three lengths. As he finished there wore
large means from tho close followers
OF the sport. Many had watched his
race on Thursday and branded II a.
untrue. The horse and his owner also
were severely criticized for his gigantic
Improvement over all Of his recent
races.
Hephaistos was at 8 to 1 at one time,
but his few friends wagered on him so
heavily that he went to the post at
to 1. almost equal favorite with Firm
Friend. who was the public choice.
The stake also brought about punish
ment for Lang. This little Jockey. who
has been fouling and rough riding his
opponents all season. finally received a
suspension. Twice during the day he
committed fouls which looked deliber-
ate but the stewards punished him for
his foul work while astride Firm
Friend. While entering the stretch he
guided his mount far out on the track
and there bumped Hephaistos. But
Sande on Mr.. Browns colt bumped him
right back and completely out Of the
race.
When the race was over the stewards
called Lang before them. He replied
that he went wide to get the best going.
His excuse wasn't accepted by the OIL
cials. who suspended him for six days.
In the opinion of all racegoers the off,
cials were extremely generous.
Rough Rider Punished.
In the second race he rode like a
novice and committed a foul that looked
deliberate. He rode Ten Leo wide all
through the homestretch. but seventy
yards from homo. when Mrs. Whitney's
Exodus threatened him, no guided his
mount toward tho rail- His move was
too late and Exodus went past him
without being bumped.
Because no is young lad. with an
excellent reputation for honesty. the Of
ficials at all Of the Long Island tracks
treated him too well. They accepted
tho explanation that he was unable to
hold his mounts straight But tho other
Jockeys knew hs was committing foul
after foul. and, although they didn't
complain, ali were on the lookout for
him and steered clear OF him. His foul
Coutfnued on Para Thru.