Evening star., 1923-10-02
GRAYSON IS FIRM
ON RACE DEMANDS
Insists That Zev Must Meet
My Own Over Mile
and Half.

Urless the Jockey Club or Sam Hill
dreth. trainer of Zev. makes further eff
forts TO arrange a match race between
the Sinclair horse and Admiral Cary T.
Grayson's My Own., there will will be
no test involving these brilliant three
year-olds to determine which shall carry
Americas colors in the 100000 interna-
tlonal contest with Papyrus, English
Derby winner.
Admiral Grayson this morning de-
CARED that under no circumstances
would he feel justified In departing from
his original proposition of matching My
own against Zey over mile-and a half
route. The offer made by HiIdreth
through the Jockey Club for a test at
e mile and an eighth cannot be con-
sidered, Ny Owns owner stated.
On behalf of the International rae
Ing committee of the Jockey Club.
MAJ. Belmont last night telephoned to
admiral Grayson the proposal of
Trainer Hildreth for a trial race at
the shorter distance. Maj Belmont
when Informed that My Own would
fun derby route. intimated. according
to the admiral that such a race was
impossible.
VIII Not Compromise.
II have tried to be entirely fair
In this matter. all the way" Admiral
a considerable sacrifice when j start
ed My Own in the national trial
sweepstakes instead of the gold cup
event run on the same day at Bel
mont, but was satisfied to do so to
meet the requirements of the inter
national racing committee of the
Having fulfilled their requirements
then. I do not believe I should COM
promise now. My offer to match My
Own against Zev at mile and a
half still stands. 1 am willing to
send my horse into such race on
any track at any time for a purse or
with none at stake. .s..
Naturally / would prefer such q
race at Laurel. for 1t really Is my
home track, and feel that my friends
In. Virginia and Maryland. where 1
have been most Interested in racing.
to witness such a contest. However,
1 would willingly race My Own
against Zev over any recognized
track. but only at a mile and a half"
Declines Hildreth Proposal.
Following the telephone 'conversa-
tion last night. Admiral Grayson tele-
graphed Maj. Belmont an authorita-
tive declination of the Hildreth pro-
posal. The admiral declared he saw
elimination race to a distance that
would not test the full endurance
qualities of the two horses. Accord
ing to, My Owns owner, to make the
race shorter than the international
Cup event itself would be contrary to
the accepted rule in all branches of
sport as to elimination contests.
Admiral Grayson this morning
could not account for the rumor that
Est My 9wa heard nat said the admiral Il
communicated with Trainer Burch
and was informed that the horse was
In excellent condition. To let the
public know this L am having My
49, %~i1 he
Laurel track this afternoon. That
should be enough to disprove rumors
of My Owns poor physical condi-
ton 49,
Attracts Much Attention.
No recent controversy in the sport
of horse racing has commanded so
general as whether My Own or Zey
is to meet Papyrus. Ambassador Har-
yey had q hand in arranging the COM
ing contest. and horse lovers on both
sides of the Atlantic have looked for
ward to 1t with great expectations.
The Jockey Club arranged an elm
ination sweepstakes race at Belmont
Park September 16 to develop an
American contestant. All horses car
rying the same, weights were elfgI-
BILE and 1t was won by My Own, Ad-
miral Grayson's three-year-old Won
before was an unknown, grazing on
some Virginia hills not far from
Washington. Zev was not entered in
the Belmont Park elimination, but
had been the winner of the Lawrence
Realization at Belmont Park on Sep
tember 8, to which My Own was not
eligible for entry.
About, that timerthe Jockey Club
decided to consider the Lawrence
Realization an elimination race also,
and thus created a situation where
two winners-Zev and My Own-were
contesting for the honor of meeting
Papyrus.
Ny Own, meanwhile, had carried
off the Saratoga cup and won hand
some prizes on other tracks. Immedi-
ately his admirers began urging the
committee of the Jockey Club to name
him as the challenger to meet the
English champion They contended
he had won the right as the winner
of the elimination at Belmont, and
argued that if such a claim was not
sufficient he should run in an elimi-
nation with Zev. To this Admiral
Grayson readily agreed. but Zevss
trainer at first refused to meet, but
today proposed an elimination for a
lesser distance than the International
race. This Admiral Grayson refused.