The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-13
Fighting for His Head
Colt Earns $4,000 and
Title of Champion.
rs l TO 20 FAVORITE
1000 Pay So Each to See
Wonder Horse Gallop on
Windsor Track.
BIG PROFITS ON RACE
Gate Receipts Over 100000,
With Mutuels and Movies
Swelling Amount.
BIG PROFITS ON RACE

~ Staff Correspondent of THE HERALD
WINDSOR, Ont, Oct. 12.--"Man O.
War, the greatest race horse in the
world"
That was the line written into the
annals Of the turf here to-day when
the lion hearted e-year-old ran
s~Ry from tEle mighty Sir Barton and
crossed the nnish line in canter
seven lengths in front.
1t wasn't much of contest in that
Man O. War made Commander Ross's
horse look like selling platter But
the twenty-odd thousand onlookers
had come out to crown a champion
and they did 1t in regal fashion.
There was worldwide interest in the
$4,000 match race at the Kenilworth
track. Breeders and sportsmen had
satd that there never had been and
probably never would be another horse
like Man o. War. But Sir Barton had
his big following and so to-day they
met and raced for the biggest purse
In American history and before one of
the most enthusiastic crowds that ever
watched barrier sprung.
The big chestnut son of Fair Play
and Mahubah was never fully ex-
tended. and although eased up to al
most walk all through the final fur
long he covered the one mile and
quarter route in 2:03. This time
clipped 2-5 seconds from the track
l.
madam record, made by Captain Swan
son at Hamilton in 1912.
But even though II did smash these
marks 1t docs not tell truly Man o. Wars
wonderful feat. The track over which
the race was run was at least three
seconds slower than Belmont Park and
Saratoga, and II was the opinion of all
expert horsemen. including the owner
and trainer of the vanquished Sir Bar
ton. that 1t was the equal of the ques-
tionabe worlds record of, 100 made
py Whisk Broom at Belmont Park in
1918.
with his victory went the undisputed
championship of America and Canada
for Sir Barton was in a class by him
self among the hendicap horses In both
countries 1t also made him the largest
money winner the American turf has
ever known. 1t brought his total win
nings up to the huge total OF $244.465
and a $4,000 gold cup. This beat
Domno's winnings, which formerly
headed the list. by more than S500O0,
for the late James r Keene's great colt
won during his racing career s133,550.
The victory also placed him fourth
among the largest money winning thor
oughbreds In the world behind three I'M
mortal English horses, Isinglass, Dono-
van and Rocksand.
Whether or not he viii 20 on next
season and lead the world Is matter
OF conjecture. Samuel ID. Riddle, ms
owner, said to-day that he has not de-
cided what he will do with the colt next
year. Louis Feustel the young trainer
who bought, developed and trained him,
said that he probably would compete In
q few weight for age races In 1921.
$1,000 Pay 50 Admission.
More than 21,oo0 persons. each OF
whom paid s5 admission, saw the contest
and never in the history of racing In
America or Canada did victor receive
such an ovation. The enthusiasm OF the
crowd was much greater than that ever
displayed by an American crowd on an
American track when Man o. War scored
his other nineteen victories. The throng
yelled and screeched and cheered as no
similar gathering has done In recent
years. IL wasn't wild cheer while the
champion came prancing down the
bomestretch and when he returned to
the scale such as that accorded him In
America 1t was continuous round OF
hurrahs from the time he took the lead
about seventy yards after the start until
he had passed out of view on his way
back to his stable.
II was an International match, because
Man o. Wars owner Is an American
from Philadelphia. while Sir Barton's
owner Is "a popular Canadian from Mon
treal But despite this international
rivalry among the citizens OF the two
countries. every one present, and they
were about equally divided i'm their
sentiments, cheered him to the echo.
They forgot their wagers and sentiments
and paid homage to one OF the greatest
thoroughhreds this or any other country
has ever known.
After the contest thousands OF ex-
cited men and women swarrned on the
track and gave cheer after cheer to the
equine wonder, his owner. trainer and
Clarence Hummer, the jockey who rode
him, and when MIR. Riddle was presented
with tho $4,000 cup emblematic of the
championship every man. woman and
child present gave vent to their feelings
with a round OF cheers that could be
heard across the river in Detroit.
And among the thousands who yelled
and screeched as loudly and az sincere
iy as the unschooled and rough stable
lads were men prominent in the social
md n-anciai world Such prominent
and self controlled American sports
men as W. II. Coe, Foxhall Kcenc,
william woodward, Joseph E. widerer.
Archibald Barklie. James X. Mad
6ex and William Street stood up
and yelled themselves hoarse. Mr.. and
Mrs Riddle and their guests and Mr.
and Mrs. Feustel and their friends be-
came so excited and enthused that they
nearly toprled over. Half an hour after
the race they were In such nerv-