The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-08-03
SIR BARTON'S FEAT
Evening World Expert Thinks Trainer Bed
wells Entry Would Have Beaten Man
O War the Way He Won
Saratoga Handicap.
By Vincent TreanOr.
SARATOGA SPRINGS. Am

oAiNAIO WA 6HltlINGS, Aug. s.
GIFTS hard to beat a horse that
runs fast all the way" Kim
ball Patterson, the experienced
trainer. said a mouthful; he was talk
ing OF Sir Barton's great accomplish
ment in picking up 129 pounds, top
weight, and after a long let up win
ming the mile and a quarter Sara
toga Handicap in the track record
smashing time OF POI AS here on
opening day. The fastest time this
distance has ever been handled here
was in 2.O2 2-5 by Roamer in 1918,
| Whiskbroom has been credited with
200 fiat at Belmont Park, but on thai
day many expert timers disagreed
with the official figures, making them
much slower.
However, nobody had any reason to
doubt the time made by Sir Barton,
the performances OF the rivals in the
race proved that his. running was OF
the heartbrealSing variety. Whipped
away from tho post. he went right
into the lead. The Porter tried 70
hang with him, but six furlongs
croaked him. Then Mad Halter, who
has been breaking watches here in
his trials, undertook the task OF stick
ing with Commander Ross's champion.
A mile saw him curl up and drop
completely out Of the race. After this
Exterminator moved up courageousy;
but even he, who had run under re-
straint in the early part, could never
get within three lengths of Sir Barton.
At the end OF the race Sir Barton,
with ears PINNED back fiat on his
head, appeared to be only galloping
and willing to go on indefinitely.
Trainer Guy Bedwell naturally was
jdbilant. over Sir Bartons winning
and his manner OF standing the best
Of the handicap division on their sew
Grad heads. Horses have won before
in handy style, but none ever scored
a more impressive victory than Sir
| Barton making all his own pace,
Withstanding all challenges and fin-
| ably coming on TO bang up figures
which a decade ago would be unbe-
| lievable.
Before the race, Jimmy Rowe, the
| Whitney trainer thought he had a
| grand chance TO win with Wildair
| simon Healy had Willis Sharpe Kill
mer's EXtermiuator on edge and made
no excuse OF his belief that the geld
ing would win, and Hlldreth was SUI
| premely confident that Mad Halter
| oil ~.
all the trainers interested wanted 10
| shoot Handicapped Vosburgh for let
| ting Sir Barton in the race with such
! light weight as 129 pounds.
] Sir BaTton's clean cut and decisive
victory means that there Is trouble In
store for the great Man o. War when
! he essays weight for age competition
! II is the writer's opinion that sir
| Barton would have beaten him yes
| terday In the handicap, and Trainer
Bedwell probably Is OF the same
opinion. Asked II he was soaring
Man o. War out OF the weight for
age events so early, the clever trainer
| OF Commander hoss's string an
swered:
Il hope he won't duck us. ] would
! like 10 have seen him run yesterday
against Sir Barton on a weight foi
age basis. However, don't make any
strong statements ON the subject, be,
cause you may have TO take then
| back"
Judging by the first days turnout
Saratoga IS in for one Of its biggest
seasons, Never has an opening days
crowd at the track been bigger, and
the association found plenty OF use
for the extra tract Of land ADJOINING
the course on Union Avenue for park
ing automobiles, This was jammed
with machines OF all styles, Broad.