The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-08-04
Great Son of Fair Play Runs
Remarkable Mile and an
Eighth Preparing for Miller
Stakes Saturday.
BIZ Vincent Treanor.

SARATOGA STRINGS, N. Y, Aug.
A-Just when everybody had begun
20 fear for Man O. War should he
meet Commander Ross Sir Barton
IN a race here under weight for age
conditions the great son of Fair Play
up and does things in a way to make
all trainers stroke their chlns in won
der. Man o. War Is being prepared
for the Miller stakes to DO run here
Saturday. and TO say that he is on
edge Is putting It mildly. Yesterday
morning the fast colt was trotted out
on the track for a speed test flnal
for his coming engagement. and what
do you suppose he dld7 Just a mile
and an eighth in 1.4s As, faster than
races are generally run these days.
Many a mile and eighth race has been
won by good horses in 1.52
The 1.4s As Is extraordinary in itself
but when one considers the fractional
time the work was nothing short OF
sensational. He went TO the half In
AZ rs seconds, five flfrlongs IN 50 AS,
to the three-quarter pole IN liz fat,
TO the mile IN 1.36 4-b. the mile and
one-eighth IN 1.49 AS. and then con-
unued on to the mile and q QunrteI
pulled up in 2.04 S-5.
In the Miller stakes, Man O'War ia
to meet John r. Grler the Whitney
three-year- which forced him tC
the limit In his last nce and which
many predicted might beat the Riddle
horse before the season Is over. or
that day Man o. War conceded over
fourteen pounds. His concession L
the Whitney colt will be greater or
Saturday. A great race between theu
IL In prospect.
Major A. ]. CasSatt, whose colors
red, white and blue, have been famous
on the race tracks OF the country foa
} years is coming back TO the races. ]
Simon Healy, who trained the Cas-
, satt string, gives out the news. II,
I reports that Flying Fairy, one Of tn,
| most popular mares since Old Imp
time, has a yeArling by a rates
> French sire, OF which great things ar
l expected. The Cassatt colons will b
Q seen agaan next season.
I The fast time being made hore Il
c races, indicates that the track Is 4
fine condition. Yesterday Dinna Car
won an easy mile in 1.SS flat and IN
d platter lemons Bon covered the sam
el distance in 1888 2-5.
The steeplechase yesterday locke
4 Nike family affair. J. w. Heal
4 trained both Robert Oliver an
= Stucco, which ran in the colors {
. different owners and incidentally fin
n ished one, two, and J. w. Dayton ser
- both Flight Captain and Vigilante
the post in different silks This stal
90 OF affairs perplexes race followers.
say the least. II would be a EoC
"a thing for steeplechasln II trainel
=. handling horses of different owner
~ would enter them in different races
~ Maxey Hirsch evidently has taugl
= George W, Lofts Guv'nor TO "sticl
10 in races. In recent starts up to ii
Va one previous to yesterdays the CO
Or has curled up in the stretch. Yeste
day he went all the way 20 win eai
"a victory, lengthening the gap betwet
~ him and the contenders the furth
m he went. Many politicians are he
er at the Democratic conference al
N came 10 the track sporting badg
Of proclaiming Al Smith as their choi
er for Governor. When they %
81 Guv'noT's name on The entries IN