New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-08
Riddles Super
oHorse Winner
By 3 Lengths
Nancy Lee Takes Feature
and $1,000 After Great
Race With General Gomez
By w. ]. Macbeth

the thorough breds run at the Sna Cow,
Man o War, Samuel c. Riddles spner
horse, canter a mile and three-six-
teenths in 1855 3-5 this afternoon
Man o War did not break the track
record simply because he was not al
lowed to try TO do so. Jockey f. Sande
who had the leg up, had all he could
40 to restrain the son of Fair Play
aahubah from giving the multitude 3
resl racing thrill. For from start 70
Ias' Man war was fighting for his
thoroughbreds that had the nerve 10
meet nm over distance of ground
Sance. doubtless riding 10 orders
was content 10 hold the race safe a.
sll stages. for when the others beoan
to falter from the pace he quickly hui
Man War under triple wraps quar-
termile from home and THROUGH The
final fur.ong was only cantering.
Sun, Man o Wars performance to-
day was quite as creditable as any of
his record breaking exhibitions. for
though ne never. did more than breeze"
at any stage of the journey and was
pulled almost to a walk in the last
sixteenth stil he raced the mile and
three-siXteenths within three-sftbs
second Of the track record held bv
Commander J. K. L. Ross's CudreI 90
ta6!ishec at 1856 fiat on August 16
1915. 49,
Carried 131 Pounds
:, Aside from the purely time question
Man o Wars performance was the
more credi'able of the two. Cudgel,
four-year-old under 131 pounds. had
ail the way. There was nothing against
Man o War this afternoon that could
have kept within gunshot had he ever
been LEI down, and Man O. War. three
year-old, was carrying 131 pounds the
same as shouldered by the four-year-
oie IN Ouegel record breaking gallop
Thirty-tve thousand threats doomed
wild acclaim as Man O. War led the
small procession to the starting post
just IN front of the lower end Of the
grandstand
The Riddle colt was led out by one
Of the stable hands with George ".
Lolt Donnaeonna close behind him
ana lAomas Monahan's King Albert
bringing up the rear. 1t was an i'm
presive procession that was to he
dupAcated IN the main event. only
varied by more widely separating dis
taNces. Man O War led Donnacona
home by three good lengths. King
Albert trailed eight lengths behind
the Loft colt
seD- % the race. or rather pro-
cesslon IS simply and shortly told
Perhaps the fractional time viii sneak
as plainly and succinctly as possible
hefs IS: O:2+; 0:48; 1:13; 1887; /
l:+s 4-5; :56 3-5.
OFF to Poor Start
Nan o War, which had the middle
posi'-on. got slightly the worst 0.
l lar 20. aseak but in three giant bounds
nrefs that fanked him. Sande I'M
meaiatei y shortened his hold and put
!Ae brakes on the super horse. Rat
-s nun ABOUT as finely as could be
IN WIN speedometer, Sande took
the track. never to be headed. Stride
ny STRIDE around the first turn Man
var drew gradually away from
''onAacona, which in turn drew
GRADUALLY away from King Albert.
4Afough he back stretch the rela-
i've positions were maintained, except
Ina' h-ng Albert gradually fell further
sAl lUrfner behind. Sande seemed con-
TENT to hold his two lengths advan-
fage over Donnacona. and when in +bs
inllda4e Of the far turn the Loft colt
began 10 talter bit Man o Wars
z u PUT MN further under restraint
LOW ne stretch came Man O. War to
s-cA an ovation as never before had
Q War
1t was merited ovation, genuine
1l'Oa'e 20 an unbeatable horse that
can canier over distances in fashion
that would leave any opponent blown
and spent and reeling at the end. Man
ar won the easiest 81 100 ever
picRed up by Thoroughbred That is
"Nal the Miller this year was worth
20 ihe victor, not to mention a CUP
presented by Mrs. Miller.
Inc United States Hotel Stakes. for
1"o-year-oids, 81 six furlongs, which
was really the feature as a racing at
l.acron, was won by P. A Clark's fillv.
Nancy Lee. Under the expert horse,
mansnip Of frankie Keogh this chest
nut daughter OF Bvoomstick- Naughty
LADY broke we'll in her stride, saved
ground al the way and gamely held
Genera J. NJ Gomez safe at the end
GeAera Gomez. on the inside during
'ne early part, finished with rush
$1,000 fer Nancy Lee
BLACK Servant, the rank outsider
was always close to the pace and out
gained j K. L. Ross's Registrar for
me. me consolation money in a drive
through the final furlong.
me victory Of Nancy Lee. which
added $1,000 to the flly's winnings,
saw saw the first defeat of Harry Payne
"htney's Exodus. one Of the most
promising two year-olds in the keep
ing OF Jimmy Rowe. Exodus. which
crew an outside position, suffered an
as,rocious ride on the part of Ambrose
Had ne been astride colt as good as
tncneape he could not have landed him
IN the money had he ridden the way
ne rode Exodus
On fairy we'll with the first flight,
nmorose Kept pulling up and pulling
up until he was back with the ruck
runners al the end of a furlong Not
content with thus handicapping him
cell ne kept the colt to the extreme
outside Of the course all the way He
must have covered nearly furlong
more ground than anything else in the
race. lie clrcled the home turn away
9ut near the outer fence and he came
uown the outside under the judges as
interested in what was going on in
the lawn.
More Incomptency
Quite as incompetent a ride graced
ioodwlnk's efforts in the closing race
q. SIX furlongs. Ambrose had the leg
up on this favorte, which was more
aseavily played than perhaps any other
Shoice of the week Hoodwink was
aammered down from 8 to l to to
:" .he oral quotations.
Twice ot