The evening world., 1920-06-11
Riddles Champion Three
Year-Old on Edge for To-
MoTTow'S Classic.
By Vincent TreanOy.

I n time trials can be taken as a
basis Of calculations, and they
doubtless are these days, no mat
ter how useless they may have seemed
TO oldSfashaoned handicappers in the
paSt, who depended solely on pounds.
lengths and track conditions. then
Man o. waw is the Surest OF sure
tiatngs for to-morrow's Belmont
Handicap. That the great son Of Fair
Play Is on edge for the classic stake
10 evidenced by his final trial Thurs
day morning, when he covered q mile
and a quarter in the astonishing time
Of 2.05 flat Horses are not usually
asked such fast efforts, even II Il Ia
in them, and 1t wasn't expected Of
Man o. War. He simply went out and
dfd Il as " In the natural course OF
events.
:. While the Belmont won't be a bet
ting event. at least as far as Man
o. War Is concerned. there is honor,
prestige nd q gold cup connected
with its winning. all OF which mean
more than the value Of the purse TO
owner Samuel ID. Riddle and his
capable trainer, Louis Fenstel. To the
pHblic II will mean the sight OF what
-tecday looks to be one OF the greatest
horses OF turf history. Racegoers will
f0rego the privilege Of betting for the
chance to see a historic perform
ance, and unless all signs fail they
win tomorrow see that and a horse
about which they can talk till their
dQOmsday.
In was feared that because Of Man
q Wars prowess he would have no
opposition, but this would be deplora-
bic, inasmuch az he would get only
half the purse in that event. with
second or third money going a-beg-
Eing, or, in other words, reverting to
the association. But from what we
hear there will be no walkover. Don
nacona and VIVID Air will very likely
oppose the Riddle three-year- -old,
promising at least a contest.
igWhlle talking OF Man o. War and
the Glen Riddle farm stable we wish
10 call your attention TO another oc-
Cupant OF the same barn, Dinnaeare,
which was the last event yesterday.
This gelding, highly regarded as q
tVo-year- old, started only once last
year and was retired because OF bad
legs. Yesterday he started for the
second time in his career, ana did
what was expected of him in COM
manding fashion. on to a bad start,
at least two lengths behind the last
horse in q field of eight. he had to
. overcome a lot OF difficulties to get
into contending position. He did
this inside a half mile, and, turning
into the stretch. was running in sec
ond place on the outside Of Royal
Jester. Half way down the stretch II
looked a. " his early efforts had
taken too much out OF him and that
he would have to be content with
second money. Hummer. who rode
him, evidently had an armful left, for
he nailed Sande and Royal Jester at
the eighth pole. From there home IL
was a case OF a mild hand ride, and
al the finish Dinnacare was safely in
front and not extended. His per-
fofmance Is another tribute to the
dare and training ability Of Mr..
Feustel.
gAbadane was surely done up In at
tfactivs style for his debut of the
season. He was dressed up for an
eruine bali. His tail was carefully
tnaided and adorned with yellow rib
R6ns, and 80 was his name. His fore
fcgs we're stiff and sore from old
S0mplaints, but judicious cocainizing
@Rd them up, so that by post time
MDndane looked as fft and good as
the day early last season when nearly
eFerybody took to on him to beat
Naturalist, which incidentally he
hdn't do. Yesterday, however. Aba.
dHue was nearly himself He went to
the front shortly after the start and
won in O gallop. He came back TO
The scales good and sound too. He
rad negotiated the six and q half
furlongs In 1.20.
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