The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-07
FAMOUS FUTURITY
SET FOR SATURDAY
Thirtieth Running of Classic
for Two Years-0lds Excites
Great Interest.
NAN o. WAR FAVORITE
Mr.. Riddles Great Colt Looms
Up as Strong as Did Colin
Back i'm 1907.
MAN o. WAR FAVORITE
BY HENRY ". KING.


Americas greatest turf classic will
bo decided this week, for the Futurity Is
to i,e run at Belmont Park on SATURDAY
afternoon. There are older stakes than
the Futurity. but none carries with it
sloh worldwide interest II is to the
American turf what the Derby is to
England. 1t is for two-year-olds over
the straight six furlong course
Since its inaugural in 1888 1T always
has attracted the best Juveniles In the
country, and this year will be no eX-
oeption. In preparation for the thlr-
tieth running of the classic horsemen In
ali parts of the country have been point
ing their best colts and fillies all season
Eight hundred and eight entries orig
inaily were received for the rich stake
and ZOE are still eligible for It, or
these a dozen or maybe score will go
forth to do battle for 1t.
That the field will not be record one
is due to the fact that Samuel Riddles
great Man o. War will Re a starter. The
great speed and stamina and courage
this son of Fair Play and Mahubah dis
played in all of his races have frightened
out host of eligibles and left only the
cream of the Juveniles to battle for the
rich prize.
Because Of his wonderful perform
ances all racegoers ooncede him the VIC
tory. All agree he is the best juvenile
of the year, and that barring an acci-
dent he will win.
Since his first start Man o. War has
done everything that Louis Feustel, his
trainer, has asked him to do. He has
beaten more than a hundred of the best
colts and FLIES in the country in easy
fashion. Once he met defeat. That was
at Saratoga when bad racing luck and
wretched ride by Johnny LOTUS
caused him to finish a neck behind
Harry Payne Whitney's Upset. In sew
eral other races he gave away weight
and beat Upset in gallop.
Man o. War Weight Carrier.
Man o. War will carry 1So pounds
and give away big Jumps of weight to
all Of his opponents, but he is a powerful
fellow and half dozen times has deni-
cnstrated that he can carry his great
speed under a heavy impost over long
distance Of ground. And a muddy track
will not stop him, for he is just as much
Eat home in the heavy going as he is
on a lightning fast track. He has only
one fault and that is a minor one. He
is fractions at the post. When away
from the barrier he is as playful as a
pony, but when he faces the barrier he
becomes anxious to race, and it is with
difficulty that Johnny Lotus, who al
ways rides him, is able to keep him In
check unth the webbing flies up,
Mr.. Riddle and Mr.. Feustel say he IL
the greatest horse the American turf
has ever had and there are thousand:
and thousands of racegoers VINO agret
with them. In his trials he has worked
so fast that even veteran trainers who
havo clicked horses for a generation
could not believe their watches Timf
and again he has stepped half mile
in "forty-four' and on each occasion an
peared to be only galloping.
Because of these wonderful trials
there are a host of horsemen who de-
clare he will hang up a worlds record
next Saturday IL he Is allowed to dc
his best. That he will be the public
favorite there is no doubt He undoubt
eddy will be at prohibitive odds, but al
racegoers love a great thoroughbred and
there will be exceptionally few present
who will not encourage him with cheers
and prayers.
OF all the royalty bred youngster
named to start against him only on
looms up as having possible chance o
giving him a hard fight. He is Domi
nique, the speedy chestnut son of Pete