The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-06-27
RIDDLES COLT IS
ONE OF FASTEST
Man o. War Is Wonder
but Not Greater
Than Others.

NEW YORK, June 26.--Just
how great IL Man o. War;
Turfmen and others who follow
the sport a. kings are pretty gen
orally agreed that Samuel Riddles
illustrious son OF Fair Play Mnhuha
is one OF the greatest race horses
ever foaled. Many predict that ne
will outstrip the record huns up py
the great Sysonby and shatter the
marks made by Colin.
Having captured the rrcakncns at
Baltimore and the Withcrs at bel-
mont Park. hanging up new Amer
lean record In the latter race al
i.3b As, he is surely wonderful
prospect. Ills record In tho Withers
clipped four.fifths OF a second from
the track record mode by Srom-
boli In 1914 and at the same timo
lowered the American record or
1886 i-b made In 1913 at Saratoga
by Sun Brlar This mark Ia new
record for n mile In competition by
The fastest mile ever covered by "A
horse In this country was mlle
against time by the late Andrew
Millcrs Roamcr. Roamer covered
the distance at Saratoga In 1884 40
| against time.
Future Uncertain.
! bNt 1nhN now EftNN MAN "h'
Will prove himself to he remains TO
| be seen. That he will probably win
tho kingHhip OF three -year-olds for
the current season In generally ad-
mittcd, and II he succeeds he VIII
only be carrying out the pace he set
last year when he captured the two
year-old title, IL ~ debatablo
question. however, whether or not
the Riddle horse Is really greater
| than the best thoroughbreds dcvcl-
oped within the last decade or 40.
and one old timer. a great adnirer
OF Man o. war, by the way. debates
the question as follows
with reference TO Man O. Wars
wonderful performance In the WITH
crs, II may be well TO remember
when comparing his feat with those
OF other great horses that the tracks
today are much faster than they
were years ago. and larger In size.
"Sysunby ran "a furlong In the Sar-
atoga cup after being left at the post
In ten seconas, and won In "a gallop
lie ran the first mile OF the Annual
i Champion, n race at two and one
quarter miles. In 1:39 I-5, and won
pulled up. Man o. War IL a wonder
ful race, hut to say that he In the
greatest ever foaled ~ far fetched.
Run ON Turf.
THE races In England are run on
the turf not 'dirt'--Which In a big
| difference yet Caiman and other
| horses have made better time. When
Man o. War picks up 135 or ltO
pounds and runs races from one mile
| to two and onc-quarter miles against
the best horses In training OF the
class of Tracery, Prince Palatine,
Flying Fox and many others, then
he can be compared with the great
est ever, but not now.
TOD Sloan has said that Flying
Fox was the greatest racehorse ever
foaled and he has ridden the best In
this country. England and France.
Flying Fox beat Caiman's 1919 1-5
once and could run five miles
against any horse that ever lived and
beat him.
"Man o. War IN wonderful so far,
but not the greatest by long means.
! Sysonby would have set a record for
amount won In purses to S2h0,0 900 if
| he had not met such sad ed. and,
although believe Man o. War
would have beaten him at one mile,
Sysonby would have proved his
master at one and onc-half to two
and onc-quarter miles. Man o. War
has great future. and | hope he
makes good all that IN predicted Of
him. But until he does. It is pre-
mature to proclaim him the greatest
| ever"