Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-07
RIVALRY WILL Be RENEWED
SUNBRIAR AND CUDGEL TO
CLASH AT HAVRE DE GRACE
Fall Meeting OF Hartford Breeders
Association VIII lie Held From
September II to 70.

HAERE DE GRACE. MD, Sept g.
a renewal in the $4,000 Hartford County
and the $4,000 Havre dc Grace handi-
caps OF the rivalry that began at Sara
toga in the running OF the Merchants
and Citizens Handicap between Willis
Sharpe kilmcr's great four-ycar- old
Sunbriar and Commander J. *. l.. Ross
great five-year-old Cudgcl. Will make
the impending September meeting of
the Hartford Agricultural and Breeders
Association at iiavrc de Grace track
September IL to so. especially attrac-
tive to patrons of thoroughbred racing.
The Hartford County Handicap will
be the opening days feature. The
Havre de Grace Handicap Will be run
on September %.
;, Sunbriar has already arrived at
mavre de GraEe track from Saratoga
Ex,erminator. winner in 1915 OF the
kentucky Derby, the Pimlico Autumn
iandicap and the iatonia AUTUMN Cup
ana, as recently as last Saturday. of
the Saratoga Cup. Il couple OF Two
year odds and three or four three-year-
Already Trainer Henry Mcdaniel is
readyins Sunhriar up for the Hartford
County Handicap, and the big son OF
tainouSly. Cudsel will come down
from Belmont Park early this week
He also is in hrstrate condition. as are
@hieh Traner Fl G. Bed@ef has n0f in
charge.
Beaten by War Cloud.
Cudgel was beaten in the Belmon,
Park Autumn Handicap. race OF one
mile and furlong. last Monday by
is NOT counted against him. cudsei
never liked 10 race with the rail on
his right: Forsuna,ely. he came nicely
dicap and. Bedwell sends word that he
is as good today as he has been at
any time in his career.
Sunbriar. tho Juvenile hero OF tho
Saratoga August meeting of 1917. the
winner in 1915 of the Delaware Han
ming OF which he established the new
American record of l:3Sl-5, that was
eaualed three weeks back by rairy
this seasons renewal of the Delaware,
also the holder of the Saratoga record
dnF 'G IS s f Sss, bsrs m of ana Ind ns
barn.
After Sir Barton, the winner in the
rreakness. Wiihers and Belm ont
Stakes. ,Cudgel is the star of tho Ross
establishment. lie was the outstanding
$4,000 Kentucky Handicap. the $4,000
Brooklyn and several other races of
importance and value having made
substantial total of about 100000
earned by the Canadian racers.
just no" tuuBel mas the indian
five-year-old. which was bred by Harry
Payne Whitney in New Jersey. de-
featcd the imported colt rather easily
in the Merchants and Citizens Handi- |
cap; But Mr.; kiimer was not satisfied
Merehan.s and cI'izens. H liar ia 'a at
the hands OF, Jockey Knapp, and he
has instructed Mcpaniel to have sun
pending meetings with Cudgel in the
Hartford County and Havre de Grace
handicaps. Sunbriar's best speed is
positively dazzling.
CudEcl IIns Fine Speed.
At Saratoga last September after
the horses had left for Belmont Park
SuAhriar was sent out for a trial
one, mile in 1894 fiat Cudgel is gen
orally regarded as a better distance
runner than mere miller, but he, also
has fine speed; When he defeated the
Schenectady Handicap at Saratoga in
August. 1915 the Of BroomstIck
Ealloped one mile and three-sixtcenths
under 49, pounds in 1856 Nat. Bed.
one mile over the Havre de Grace
track in l:37. or better.
While the racing fraternity would
be well satisfied to see these two
/ horses race without other competition
in both the Hartford County and Havrc
dc Grace handicaps. il is improbable
themselves. Midway winner Of this
preparing for both handicaps
So is Re Frank. winner OF the La
three year olds in the country. So is
Eternal. winner Of the Brooklyn Han
dicap. and SO Is The Porter. the star
Beac Mclean. OF washington. and the
winner at Saratoga Of a race Of one
mile. which distance he covered in