The Dolores star., 1924-05-16
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the second time. He had read the newspapers
Harry Ford Sinclair was born in Wheeling W.
Va. in 1916 and his parents moved to Ibdepen-
dence, Kan. in 1882. He got his education in the
public schools. John Sinclair. his father, was
druggist and wanted Harry to follow on. So Hap-
ry took n pharmacy course in the University OF
Kansas. But hard times struck Kansas and Harry
lost the Union Drug store
Sinclair next appears to view in Oklahoma lit
tie before tho oil fever broke out there. Oid-lm-
ers NJ Ponca City say he worked drug clerk
and for n short time n waiter in II restaurant.
Soon, however, he operating n successful
brokerage office. Anyway, he became locally
famous the owner of the first silk underwear
ever seen in the Cherokee Strip Later he also
operated In other towns. including Bartlesvllle
Just west of Bartlesvie oil lease Tint
Sinclair and baker wanted to buy. The baker
had some money. Sinclair had none. SINCLAIR
went hunting quail with John Vann, n dseuty
sheriff. Sinclair tried to drag his gun after him
through barbed-wirs fence. Result No. l. the
loss of part Of his foot. Result No. 3, 5000 IN
surance money Result No 3. the purchase Of the
oil lease. Result No. 4, Sinclair and the baker
disagreed and flpped n coin. Sinclair won and
chose the half which turned out good. He got
some producing wells and then and there started
his financial climb skyward. This around
1900 He was shrewd enough to see that
rock hound" as the biologists called In the
oil fields. had all the best Of it. So he studied the
A II,
Sinclar's operations during his financial rise
would fill book. His name is known in every
oil-producing region of earth. Sinclair through
his various interests. has holdings pretty much
everywhere. He has concessions in Russia Pa
estine and Saghan. He Is stated to own some
thing like 100000 acres in Central America, ana
n So per cent Interest in $4,000, ,OOO-acre conceS
sion In Angola. the west coast of Africo In
the Persian field he is credited with beating ont
both the British government and the Standard OIL
Sinclair has made two ventures outside Of oil
and made both pay. One baseball He wns
one of the big men in the ill-fated Federal league.
Lots of people lost money In that DEAL but not
Sinclair; he got out with profit
The other Is racing Deciding to have stable
he bought the horses OF Sam Hlldreth of the Ran.
cochs stable. purchased the famous old Pierre
Lorillard place at Jobstown. N. j., near Harry
Payne Whitneys Brookdale farm and with Hi.
dreth began breeding and racing on n big scae
Last year the Rancocas stable, under Hlldreths
management and with Earl Sande as Its premier
jockey. stood at the head of American owners
with the wordrecord winnings of S43S $40
The star of the Sinclair stable Is Zev, brown
colt by The Finn-Miss Kearney, now a four-yenr-
old. Last year Zev won u out of IA races and
$272.Oos AS two-year old In 1922 Zev won S24.
G6o. The totn S20G.673 makes him the chnmpIon
money winner Of the world, surprising the long
standing record of the English horse Islnploss
s201.275
Zev's victories In the 1923 Kentucky Derbv in
the international match race with the English
champion Papyrus and in the match race with In
Memoriam need no recounting here II Zey tro,ns
on this year, he will be Of the American
horses to meet the French champion Epinard. who
comes over for three special races this summer NJ
Belmont park, Aqueduct and Iatonia totnI,no
100000 added money. Incidentally Sinclair bns
at least six entries in the 1924 Kentucky Derby
"hich are considered formidable Mt this writing
sinciairs intimates say he is the best OF com
pany' an inveternte practical joker. md alwny.
ready to take sporting gamble He morried
Elizabeth Farrell OF Independence Kan In 1oo,
and has two children. The Sincairs live In nm ornr,
ment at 075 Fifth avenue, New York, and bovs
country home at Great Neck, L. L., of 20 ocres
with shore front of half mIJe.