The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-01

Is Roam 4 greater race horse than was Salvator?
 The Andrew Miller gelding trayeled a mile in 1:3i 4-5. which smashed the 2s year old record of 1852, made by Sal. vator in 1890. This apparently makes tt seem that Hoamer is the more remark able thoroughbred of the two; that he undoubtedly is the greatest race horse
 that ever was foaled. But the old timers
 insist that all things considered, Salva
 tors epoch making feat on the old Mon
 mouth track in New York eclipsed tho
 amazing performance of Roamer on All
 gust 21 at Saratoga.
 If Salvador had been favored as was
 Roamer he would have travelled faster than did. Roamer," assert the. old timer s. In reburlal the Roamer adherents have replied:
 If Roamer had been favored as was Salvador in 1890 he would have travelled faster than 1:34 45.'
 And there you are
 Few sporting events ever have provoked so many arguments as that which Fol lowed Roamer's performance in running mile faster than any American horse
 that ever was foaled. The two horses
 made their records under entirely differ. ent conditions and because of this .he rival factions claim if their own horse had been favored as was the other, their own horse would have gone much faster than the records show.
 Matt Byrnes who trained Salvador for C111ar , and who saddled him the day that he ] made his 1.95is record, saw Roamer frac- ture that mark at Saratoga. After the
 Miller gelding had set the new figure for the nile. Byrnes declared "Roamer's accomplishment is a praise worthy one, III grant you that. But I think that if Salvador had run under the very same conditions that Roamer ran today he would have made mark much faster than Roamer. Roamer had things in his favor today that Salvador never | had.i
 "Salvator ran on dead track; Roame,, 1 ran today on the fastest track in the world. Reaner was given the benefit CT I a wonderful ride by one of the greatest l jockeys in America Salvador was handi- | capped by having on his back strange l jockey and one who was hindrance 10 l him rather than help.
 Tt rained the night before Salvador was scheduled to run, against the world s 1 record of 1:39%, which had been madc I years before by Ten Broeck The track was in such poor condition during the morning that it wasn't until noon that definite decision was made to let Saiva- | tor run against the record. And at the | last minute Salvators regular jockey wasn't ava ble. So had to put Marty /! rI The how rode with s
 long stirrl,p and long rain. And he didn't ride crouched down so as to kin off wind resistance as did Schuttnger on 1 Roamer Schuttinger helped Roamer; | Bergen was but of little assistance De- cause he kept pumping around on Sal. vator's back and certainly impeded tho progress of the racing whirlwind of three decades ago.
 q feel certain that if Salvador had s real jockey on board and had run overNa l track as fast as Saratoga is now, thaf |Salvator would have travelled the distance in far letter time than did Roamer. Roamer supporters reply;
 I "Salvator made his mark on a straight | away Roamer made his on a track thai had two turns. Every time a turn IS | reached a horse must slow down littte. That is what Roamer was forced to do' Had he run on straight away as did Sal 1 vator his time would have been at leas; 1 one second faster. In other words, given a straignt-away track on that day, he would have travelled the distance m 1:33 4-5, o. better
 Another thing in Roamer's behalf ii the fact tha, he didn't have pace make' and Saivatcr had two. When Sasyatoi :; hrckc away from the saar.'ng line ths pacemaller hroke about 100 yards in frons | That was something to urge on Salvatrr Any great race horse always rises to hi'
 best when he is trying to overhaul
 front running opponent. Salvador hR'
 the incentive of trying to pass his firs