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Show GREY LAG HAS BFCOME CHAMPION 1 I I-- iJ1- n 1 i . x ? $ t ' y x 1 I 1 f y " (iMsr 1 2SSS3$K B Gry Lag, Ace of Rancocas Stable, With Jockey Earl Sande Up. While the gallant Exterminator Is fLrowslng' In the salt breezes of the peaceful Virginia tidewater, his place in the thoroughbred racing sun has been usurped by Grey Lag, ace of the Rancocas stable. 1 This five-year-old son of Star Shoot end Miss Minnie, raised at Walter Jef-i Jef-i fords breeding establishment In Mary land, and trained by the astute Sam HUdreth, has become America's greatest great-est handicap horse. This was the title held by Exterminator Extermin-ator until he went lame at Hare de Grace recently and was turned out for the summer. These two great "horses may never meet again, but the chances are, that if they do, the more youthful Grey Lag would be more likely to win. Exterminator is now In his eighth year an age that a vast majority of racers never reach with their best form. Grey Lag is three years younger young-er and coming on. Record Proves Claim. The record of Grey Lag for the last two years proves his claim to the handicap title. In his last 11 races, he was defeated but twice, once by Exterminator on June 16, 1922, and more recently by Snob II, his nearest rival, on May 19, last. 1 Grey Lag was not quite ready for distance racing when Exterminator beat him at the Aqueduct track. But when they all went to the Saratoga later In the summer. Grey Lag avenged himself Impressively by winning win-ning a race of a mile and one-quarter In which Exterminator finished last. The Rancocas star had a comparatively compara-tively easy time last year because of the dearth of good four-yenr-olds, but he conducted himself so Impressively that his fame could not be disputed. Avenges Defeat by Snob II. Grey Lag's defeat by Snob II was the result of this imported racer's having broken the track record for a mile and one-sixteenth at Jamaica In which Grey Lag was forced to yield 17 pounds. That defeat was incurred May 19 In the renewal of the Long Beach handicap. handi-cap. Grey Lag came back on May 24 and won the Metropolitan handicap at Belmont park over a mile.. This time he conceded Snob II 13 pounds. The latter was in one of his tantrums and ran last. They both came back again In the renewal of the Suburban handicap, which Grey Lag won easily, although he gave Snob II 20 pounds. The latter lat-ter finished second by a length and a half. |