New-York tribune., 1920-10-10
Sir Barton's
Time Bettered
By Man o W ar
Supcrhorse Breezes a Mile
and a Quarter in Trial
at Windsor in 2:O7 3-5
By w. !. Macbeth

since time 1mmemOrial has looked with
longing and hungry eyes across the
half mile Of strait that separates it
from Detroit, has civic pride for the
novice that puts an imaginary spite
fence in the river. Windsor next Tues
day afternoon is to be the scene of
what should be the greatest match
race between champion thoroughbreds
this continent certainly, if not the en-
tire turf world has ever known.
Samuel c. Riddles three-y -year-old
Man o'sWar and J. X. l.. Rosss four
year-old, Sir Barton, areA to race
one mile and a quarter for a purse of
$4,000 and gold cup valued at $5,-
900. To these multimllionaire turf
men neither the cash nor the cup
means button off the vest, except as
measure Of sentiment. There is lit
tie doubt either man would give twice
the small fortune involved for the
thrill Of seeing his colors come home
in front in that event.
Both are looking behind the race to
the time when these wonderful colts
retire to the stud, and to the prestige
Tuesdays victory would assure in that
blue blooded aristocracy of the equine
world to which real sportsmcn aspire
in breeding lines
Canada is nrimar;,,, 1ono;r "'.t
patriotism Ibough tba nci,,ais ,,1'isY, nf ~
big match race are both American bred.
Sir Barton is a product of John f.
Madden's and Man O. War of August
Belmont's Kentucky breeding establish
ments; one is Canadian owned and that
makes all the difference in the world,
nou on1y u ihdSof' DIT to Canada in
general
oach Or barton heavily
If human sentiment can influence
horse sense then Sir Barton should 90
out against Man o War with evaTv
assurance. Canadian money may be At
disadvantages in exchange. bat the
CanaGians VIII more than ofsat tha
quality through tho Quantity. AlroaS,,
they are consIoraf-{ iav, r,. aiieH,.y
TAX Vancouver and they have
ba1es baGusi 'ne i0"g green III veritable
';'.o |;ron borSn.,S ,o (osS .nto tHe iHaW Of Inc
ton,s ',s' ohnnoa %orsuS or mu'uel5 on Sir Bar
f,,,o,r', qrrS'','i'' ,1,I,>r r
Sir s,:',.c[,,,'N Pnr+on a. N. ~ NoSS who owns
r2'l ""I1'"' IS mujtl-mliiionaire OF
ss.; ~ VITO appeals as q sort Of
Ur';''.soe 90 oNe h'en oi me North. lie
subjects of tho Dominion quite a.
Hf1q9e as the popularity thai was
., N"'one. theodore Rooaeyelt's when
sl'.' 9Na'esmaN, as rough rider, at
,;.:a ,f ins9 tne pinnacle Of world renown pc
40 uIs.'
NIX; lpr many years Windsor has baen to
,,o ',.a. 10y w,'at brooklyn OF the old days
was 10 Mannattan Briefly, Windsor
was good, quiet place in which Ia
sleep: But how different this ali is for
'he tme.
inc O2oad!an OF the border is hiqhly
9mer'canized in Americas rational
E;siac; A worlds series is raginq, in
cleveland. bat the CANADIAN has neither
eyes Nor ears. Let alone time. for il
JHst now. Horse. nothing but horse, is
,he taik of thc town. And cverv t,me
INA? t|o or three gather the tonic in
yaIably drifts back to Sir Barton and
Man o War. 80 '''' a"o
Big Profit ys Ass,.xo5
A NJ O,,,,noa
tinics nf ~ n'gn, %no coqsrois the des-
thon%h 10 .ne Dig match Al
the I,'l,,d - ae mas gQaranteed $50, 900 TO
ION % ora ,ieiS 10 oi nan " ar and Sir Bar
in i'm 'rr mnro'.ar' ''a' spene Upward Of $4,000
nacit,- '','Yt ~, y, eH!9nlS toward sehtlng ca
po'u'oS' ne WlN come off with hand
S.s some pf9ht for himself and fellow
p"+ra'riil'. ls-.e-,,i,l'
i, ~ ra w. Nrr9S VI "e'tner-tor the race
b. ~ '.o+ "ii t4." "a ~ o o. sAlne-there Will
occae,;o', ss'o'0 ~ ~ 10000. for this grand
of NsI'-vi s5 ,..;l, in' MINIMUM edmission fee
fion MI ~ pe o"@rgeu. And the assccla-
- si"ie IN inc mutuels.
class;a as II IN anticlpatlon Of the coming
non,s1.e % - o"rl Classics, a crowd of
e'riI ~ Ao,Goo attended to-day's races at
~ Ne'''" ", ~ 'h' Man o War was the mag
plsv @ ne great chestnut son of Fair
ray was given a tremendous ovation
Sir 'Gpl Rartan 1arneo IN the track.
mile and a or"rfer srm, ra,+ %er the
ilworth Park early this norrin, ar nen and
stepped the distance fractionajII,, iI '';u ~
this fashions: q AZ % 40 10
LA 4-5, /: :2S 40 and 200 F;f+oa,,' 49,
minutes before the first raco -, 49,.
afternoons card Man n, W., U' '" ."is
Dreezcd mile and a Quarter in 9.o7 3rS
Inc fractional time was 1oo.5 22
3S -, 81 20, 1:o42-5, In as. IA a.
Z;O| 3-5.
Both horses proceeded merrilv neither
Delng forced by his rider at anv nortion
OF the journeye Man o. War ran alone
and Gordon had him under heavv
wraps during the first mile. There
a11er ne allowed him his head and he
IA nan ehe last quarter in 23 3-5 seconds.
lalher LOUIS teNstel stood with watch
III mana ana appeared content as the
"onoer colt breezed off each quarter.
'oli barton was net extended, being