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has led the list OF winning owners
horses have won more than $l,0O0,f
OF importance.
Back in 1919. when he became inter-
sted in the turf. he allied himself with
;am Hildreth, probably the best trainer
N the country. Beginning on a small
Gale with Hildreth. who recently had
esigned as trainer for August Belmont.
few horses were purchased and run
n the name Of Hildreth and later in
he name of the Rancocas Stable.
Sinclair now owns the largest stables
OF horses in training and one of the
.ergest private breeding establishments
n the United States. He has spent
money with a lavish hand in building
ID his stable and has the distinction OF
paying s15o.0o0 for 1nchcape, the high
st price ever paid for two-year-o old
n the history of the turf
Incidentally Inchcape ran only once
n his colors and last spring was burned
to death In fire that destroyed about
naf a million dollars worth of stations,
orood mares and foals at his Rancocas
Farm.
Hts Turf Earnings Arc Big.
Among Sinclair's other notable pur-
chases was Grey Lag, for which he
gave $4,000, while for several years he
has paid fancy prices for yearlings at
The sales. However, the horses he
bougit. or most of them. have earned
big interest on his money. Zev,
named after his personal attorney
j.. w. Zevely, is the greatest money
winner in the history OF the turf, with
S272.00s TO his credit.
Zev made much fame for Sinclair
and his Rancocas Stable last season
races for three-year olds and the in
rernational race with Papyrus, win
ner OF the English derby, at Belmont
Park. The year before Grey Lag and
kai Sang put Sinclair's stable at the
cop of the list. although he brought
10 the races more than fifty horses.
Employs Crack Jockeys.
In addition to having the biggest
stable and the best trainer. Sinclair
also has under contract the best
jockey in the country-AEarl Sande.
He also has the two Fator brothers,
ability.
Three years ago Sinclair purchased
Rancocas Farm at Jobstown, y. j., the
old breeding farm of Pierre Lorillard,
which in the eighties was one of the
show places OF It's kind in the country.
Sinclair has spent Il small fortune on
the place building new stables and a
training track, as well appointed as most
tracks where regular meetings are held.
lie now breeds his own horses, although
he also continues to buy i'll the open
market when he or his trainer sees
likely possibility in a ready-made horse.
Several years ago Sinclair was one of
the chief figures in racing cas- celebre,
when he bought Playfellow, a brother
OF Man o War. for 100000. and then
after the horse disappointed him sued
10 recover his money. He won his case.
Sinclair is a member of the New
York State Racing Commission.
Earned Fame In Base Ball.
Sinclair became associated with the
Federal League in the early part of
l915-the last year of that organization
but ii was his millions and his repu-
tation as q fighter that forced organized
base ball TO establish peace in Decem-
ber OF the same year, practically at his
own terms. Sinclair was the owner Of
the Newark club in 1915. but after the
season was over he announced that he
had purchased a piece of property in
the Bronx and that the Federal League
would place team in New York in
1915.
The oil man became interested in the
Federal League through the late Robert
b. Ward, who invested nearly a million
dollars in the defunct organization in an
EFFORT TO put it on the same basis as
the National and American leagues
Ward died in October of 1915 and it
was Sinclair who practically dictated
the terms at the peace conference be-
tween the two factions at the Waldorf
Astoria in December.
Although the Federal League lost
thousands and thousands of dollars
during It's operations in 1919 and in
1913, Sinclair compelled organized base
ball to reimburse him. the Wards and
EDWARD Gwinner Of the Pittsburgh club
for the money they invested.
II also was said at the time that
Sinclair would become part owner of
the Giants but this was not so.
Got Fancy Prices for Stars.
1t was announced after the peace
agreement had been signed that
Benny kauff, the dashing young out.
fielder, and Lee Magee, the second
baseman, both members of the Brook
lyn Federais, had become the prop
be sold to the highest bidder. Sim
clair sold Kauf to the New York
Giants for $4,000 and Magee to the
Yankees for price not made public.
Interested with Sinclair in the
Newark club was Pat Powers. for
mer president of the old Eastern
League, now the International. The
OIL man erected a wooden plant for
his Newark team in Harrison, n. j.,
which had q. seating capacity OF
1000. The Newark team opened the
season at home on April 16, 1915,
with the Baltimore club. 1t was esti-
mated that $4,000 fans witnessed the
opening game.
The Newark club did not draw so
well after this, even though Eddie
Roush, now OF the Reds, played CEN
ter field. In fact, so many fans stay
ed away from the Newark park that
Sinclair and the other Federal League
rate policy--10 cents for bleacher
seats, a quarter for covered seats in
the pavili6ns and half dollar for
grandstand seata