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...serve a two-year term for violation of the Volstead Act. His father, George, president of the Wiedemann Brewing Co., did not go to jail with him, but paid the U. S. a $10,000 fine. His horse, In Memoriam, remained on his stud farm at Newport, Ky., munching bluegrass. As a three-year-old, In Memoriam outran Oilman Harry Ford Sinclair's swift Zev at the $50,000 Latonia stakes on Nov. 3, 1923. Two weeks later, Zev defeated In Memoriam by a nostril in the most thrilling match race of all time. Today, Zev is eating grass...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Feb. 20, 1928 | 2/20/1928 | See Source »

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