San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-21
Belmont Park Race Track. New

Belmont Park Race Track, New
York, Oct. 2O.-Zev, dusky son of the
Finn, scored an impressive triumph
for American turfdom Saturday, de.
featlng Papyrus, rated the best Eng
glish 3-year.old. by five lengths in an
international stake race, for which n
purse of 100000 had been put up.
Zeys time for the mile and q half
was 2 80 %.
The victory OF the American colt
was greeted by a roar Of cheers from
10000 spectators.
Iev proved his class to those doubt
ing critics who had felt that he was
not the best 3-year-old ON this side. On
a muddy track which he found to his
liking. the Sinclair horse ran his own
race, splendidly ridden by Earl Sande.
and was the victor all the way.
PapyruS, handicapped by lack of
proper shoes for the slippery track.
made soft by steady rain Friday. did
not show even the finishing powers
for which he is supposed to be fam.
Gus.
Zev took the lead and kept it from
start TO finish. Papyrus had his
chance 1t the three-quarter pole, the
HaII-Way marx ana failed.
The victory was made an American
one when Major General Hines repre-
senting General Pershing. presented
the gold cup to Harry +. Sinclair, oil
magnate, owner of Zev.
Crowd Is for Zev.
A colorful throng OF race enthusi-
ssts thought well of the American vic
tory also. and the bedlam of cheers
that greeted Zev as the Rancocas colt
flashed into the stretch and drew away
from his firing adversary was a real
vel of triumph.
The race was q vindication of
American training methods. It show
ed that Zev. laboring even though he
was under the handicap of a skin dis.
ease that broke out Thursday and
threatened to cause his withdrawal in
favor of My Own, was still vastly SUI.
perior to the best that England could
produce.
After the race. Major August Bel
mont, who promoted the contest, made
the following statement:
Vow that the race is over I feel
confident that the verdict will be that
1t has been a great and fair sporting
event. That is the only spirit that
has permeated this contest on both
sides of the Atlantic. 1t is greatly
to be deplored that Mr.. Irish (owner Of
Papyrusl could not be here, because
ne deserves the highest praise for his
attitude ever since the negotiations
for the race were opened.
The race itself. however. will have
accomplished its purpose il it has en-.
couraged an era of interest in thor
oughbred racing and promoted good
feeling and fellowship among sports.
men of this country and abroad"
Papyrus Improperly Shod.
Inc only regret expressed by snorts.
men after the contest was that Papy-
rus appeared to have been improperly
shod for race on a slippery track
spch as Belmont Park today.
Steve Donoghue. brilliant Irish
jockey who rode the loser. said after
the race that Papyrus slipped under.
meath him.
Basil Jarvis, trainer of the English
horse, had been advised to PIT n diff
ferent kind of shoe on his horse, but
chose to ignore the warning.
Jarvis said after the race that the
best horse, under the conditions. had
won. He deplOred the difference be.
tween the condition of the track Sat
urday afternoon and that of the Eng
lish turf where papyrus had scored
notable triumphs this year.
The race itself went all one way.
Before going to the barrier Zev las
as nervous rs switch. eager TO be
off. 1t was all that Earl Sande.
Americas premier Jockey. could do %
bring the horse quietly TO the start.
ing line.
AT the barrier Papyrus stood like
statue. Iev, prancing about, was
turning when the tape flashed up. The
old familiar racing roar went up ms
Donoghue shot panyrus ahead. The
roars turned TO a gasn as it seem
that Sande had let the tiny Irish
Jockey get the jump on him but il was
only moment before a roar of tri.
umph swelled again.
Takes Lead Away.
Before Papyrus had settled into his
strides Sande had shot Zev past him
IN the rail. and nj the 100-yard mark
bas half length ahead.
At the first furlons which was run
N thirteen seconds. Zev vas a length
ahead and as they took the turn Dom
oghue fell back to tine ra At the
quarter, which Zev negotiated in Is 40