The sun., 1919-08-14
UPSET WINNER OF
SANFORD MEMORIAL
Man o. War Is Left at the Post
and Golden Broom Quits
When Challenged.
POOR START MARS RACE
Disappoints Big Crowd at Sara
~toga-Hannibal Wins
Watervliet Handicap.
POOR START MARS RACE
By N ". KING.

ny NaA'N
SARATOGA, Aug. 13.-Paradoxical as
II may seem, Samuel Riddles renowned
colt Man o. War earned the juvenile
title when he was beaten In the Sanford
Memorial here this afternoon. He was
beaten a neck by Harry Payne Whit
ney's Upset and lost the major por-
ton OF the $4,000 purse and a gold cup
valued at 81, 900 but he didn't lose his
grip on the championship title. In
fact, he strengthened 1t so much that 1t
seems that only an accident or a series
of accidents will take the coveted hon
ors away from him.
He ran better IA he ever did and,
although beaten. made half a dozen of
the best youngsters in training. includ-
ing the great Golden Broom. appear
cheap. The worst kind of racing luck
caused his defeat. He was practically
left at the post and was raced into two
pockets. When free of interference in
the home stretch he ran as only a truly
great horse can run and came within
an ace of accomplishing the impossible.
As in his previous races he. displayed
tremendous speed and stamina but for
the FIRST time was tested as TO his cour-
age and he was not found wanting.
Twice during the six furlong journey
he stood the whip and every time re-
sponded under II al only a champion
car. II was the first time in his life
that he was touched by either whip
or heel but punishment didn't make him
sulk or quit. 1t arouse him to a fight
ing pitch and he did more than even
his owner or trainer thought 1t wss
possible for him 10 do. :
Better THAI Rest of Field.
He was fifty pounds better thar any
horse in the race and It seemed a crime
that he was beaten. Johnny LOTUS. the
jockey who rode him to all his victories,
who works him in the mornings, who
plays with him during his idle moments,
n who thinks more of him than any
other horse he ever rode, and C. r Pet
tinstll, the aged timer who acted as
starter in the absence of Mars Cassidy,
were responsible for his defeat.
Mr.. Pettingill did his best to give the
colt an even chance with his opponents,
but failed. LOTUS tried to give him the
best ride he ever received. but he, too,
failed. Mr.. Pettingill kept the field at
the post three mute in an endeavor to
get all the contestants away in a per-
feet line, but Then he sent them on their
way Man o. War was backing up while
Golden Broom and Upset were on their
toes dashing forward. Despite the bad
start LOTUS persevered, but in his eager
y 6ct Iii SlIihluk uiSldnCc Ol
the leaders he ran his charge into a
pocket during the first furlong. In the
homestretch, in an endeavor to squeeze
through on the rail, he ran into another
pocket. from which he was unable to get
out until 1t was too late.
Defeat Hits Lotus Hard.
Nr. Pettingill took the defeat of the
cot as a matter OF course as he should
dA AHk IL nrao 1tHA-a- w.gNN "a
1t stung him to the core and made
him the most downhearted person at
the course. For half an hour after It
he sat by himself in the jockey room
moaning over the colts defeat, and II
was with difficulty that any one, even
Mr.. Riddle, could get him to comment
on the race.
said. When pressed for a statement
he said Man O. War was beaten
at the start, but he would have over
come that defeat II I had had better
c 1 ran him into a pocket and
because Of his heavy burden of s13O
pounds l was afraid to taxi him back
and round the outside.
u anticipated an opening next the
ran at the turn out of the backstretch
and again at the head OF the home
stretch, but every time 1 was fooled.
The leaders didn't run wide and my
iprocrastination in the stretch caused
me TO fail to overcome the handicap
Mr.. Pettingill handed the colt at the
barrier.
IF 1 had taken him to the outside
an instant sooner he would have won,
for he is the gamest n most courage
Gus horse l ever rode, He would have
caught Upset in a few more jumps and
would have gone on a half mile further
IL I would have urged him to-"
Owner and Trainer Disa pointed.
Mr.. Riddle n Louis Feustel. the
trainer, were disappointed over his de-
feat, but they were not angry. They
are good sportsmen and attributed the
defeat to the fortune of the game. They
didn't criticise the starter or Jockey.
They praised LOTUS and did their
mightiest to cheer him up. Mr.. Riddle
seemed as proud as ever of his colt and
enthused over his great race. He told
all OF his friends Man o. War would
have established a new record IL he had
received a good start.
The time of the race was / IL Is and
Mr.. Riddle was sure his colt would have
stepped the distance in better thar
1:l0 2-5, which Is the record hung up by
Raymond Belmont's th~ree-year-old Jyn.
tee last year.
Upset's victory was a big upset to ali
racegoers. even his famous trainer
James Rowe. Before the race Mr.. Rowe
said his colt wal outclaased and thai
despite the fifteen pounds allowance he
didn't think Upset would finish better
than third. But he m-iscalculated the
ability of Golden Broom, the Sic, 900 coli
belonging to Mrs. Walter M. Jefrords. a
niece OF Mrs. Riddle.
Golden Broom Surprises.
Golden Broom caused more than ar
upset. He proved a big disappointment
He had no excuse and was badly beater
by both Upset and Man o. War. He
finished third, -four lengths behind Mar
o. War and only a length in front Oh
John Z. Madden's Captain Alcock, which
was added at the last minute and WASN'T
considered to have a chance of victory
W. r. Goes Armistice. T. F. Henry,
the Swimmer M George w. Lott
Donnacona, the other contestants which
finished in the order named, ran well but
were never serious contenders.
Because Man o. War and Colder
Broom were matched to meet In III,
stakes, thousands OF sportsmen made {
special trip here from distant cities ant
made the attendance almost as large a
that OF last Saturday. when all attend
lce records were broken.
The names OF the two colts were OIL
every ones lips from the time the en-
tries came out yesterday until tn,
horses went to the post. The other en-
trants were not mentioned. To the GROVE
here It was a two horse affair between
Mon ~ Wor and Gnldap prnoun and 81.