The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-13
MAN O. WAR CHOICE
FOR THE FUTURITY
Great Son of Fair Play Ex-
pected to Lead Home Field
in Famous Classic.
OLD RECORD IN DANGER
Huge Crowd Will See S35, 900
Stake Decided at Bel
mont Park.
BY HENRY ". KING.

turf event of the American turf will
be decided at 80 this afternoon at
Belmont Park. For 1t eleven OF the best
Juveniles in the country have been named
overnight to start. OF these probably
one or two will be withdrawn and there
10 a possibility that one or two others
may be added.
The stake this year is worth between
s34 900 and $3.50 and the winner will
receive something like $4,000. Inc
second and third horses will receive
goodly sums as VIII the nominators OF
the first, second and third horses
II is the thirtieth running Of the
famous stake and one of the largest
crowds that has yet attended race
meeting in this country is expected to
be present. The track WAS in fair con-
dition yesterday and it probably will
be lightning fast this afternoon. If it
Is a new record for the event Is likely
20 be establ shed and there is chance
that the track record of :0S 3-6 for six
furlongs straighaway will be lowered.
Man o. War Favorite.
Among the entries Is the renowned
Man o. War, the great chestnut colt
belonging to Samuel D. Riddle of Phila-
delphia. He will be the favorite and at
almost prohibitive odds. Last night
3 would be an exceedingly generous
price against him. He is unquestionably
the best two-year-old of the year and
barring an accident will be returned
the winner
Man o. War will carry 1877 pounds
and give away weight to all of his
opponents. That he will not shoulder
1870 pounds is because Mahubah, his
dam, had not produced a winner pre-
Inn 70 Tan n
again Man o. War has demonstrated his
weight carrying ability and the weight
he will carry this afternoon will not
sap his speed or strength. He is a big
fellow and a dozen times In his morn
ing trials worked phenomenally fast
carrying 1870 pounds or more In his
last trial for this coveted event he
stepped three furlongs without doing
his best in 33 seconds.
While Man O. War is conceded by
most racegoers to be the winner there
Is a wide difference of opinion as to
which will finish second.
Dominique Has Friends.
Dominique, the big chestnut son of
Peter Ounce. probably will be the choice
Of the majority for second honors. He
has a tremendous burst of speed tand
may carry 1t long enough to beat home
all except Man o. War. He will carry
122 pounds and be ridden by Hummer
In Cleopatra w. r. Coe has a filly
which probably will be in the money
She is an extremely slow beginner but
once in her stride skins over the ground
at a terrific pace. She has an abun.
dance of stamina and is likely to be
running as fast as any horse In the race
at the end. Butts" Fairbrother will
have the leg UP on her
Harry Payne Whitney has named
John p. Grier, Upset and Arethusa to
carry his silks. but It is likely that only
two OF them. John P. Grier and Upset
VIII go to the post. Upset once beat
Man O. War. but that was because Mr.
Riddles great colt was practically left
at the post and pinned in several pockets
during the contest. On several other oc.
casions Man o. War made him lool
cheap.
John P. Grier has run onIv a few
races and has shown nothing to warran
the belief that he Is a really great colt
His last EFFORT on last Wednesday wa.
an Impressive one, but it was not bril-
liant He had bad racing luck anc
finished like good game colt and bea
a fairly good field in rather good time
He may improve over that race anC
give a good account Of himself in thu
battle for second honors.
Miss Jemima to start.
Miss Jemima, the brown flly ownet
by c. E. Rowe which came out of tn
West this summer heralded as a worl,
heater. Is named to start and may b
hard to beat for place honors. She wa
beaten of IN her last start at Saratoga
but In that race she met with interfer
ence. She may show to better advan
tage to-day and live up to the grea
things expected from her by Western
horsemen.
The other entrants, George w. Loft
On Watch, Raj PARIS Paul Jones, jaime
McManuss Padraic and John Z. Mad
denis Captain Alcock, are considered t
have only outside chances of finishin
one, two. three.
Half an hour after the Juveniles tinis
their struggle in the Futurity a sma
but select field of three-year-olds will &
forth to battle over the one mile and
half course In the Jockey Club Stakes
II practically will be a matcts race be
tween S. C. Hildreth's Purchase and I
A C1ark's Dunboyne. which won tn
Futurity last year. Edward Arlingto
has entered QUESTIONABLE. but he prot
ably will be withdrawn. Polka Do
which Is Dunboyne's stable mate, an
Thunderclap, which is from the sam
stable as Purchase, are likely to