The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-08-09
King of Handicap Horses.
Quietly Shipped From Sara
toga for the Race. !
BIZ Vincent TreanOr.

sway from here last night. He was
sent 70 Fort Erie TO run in the $4,000
Dominion Handicap there on wednos-
day. Sande win go away 60 ride HIN.
Although there are some good horses
at Fort Era to give s r Barton bet
tie. the race is regarded here as a
-soregono conclusion.
The Ross champion is at the top
OF his form Just now. Among those
likely TO oppose him in tho rich Fort
Erie stake are Slippery Elm and The
Porter. The latter. Il VIII DO remem-
bered. beat him at Laurel last fall
ICES the best horse ever strad-
died. j had all could do to keep
MIN from running away" Such tao
lords OF Jockey Earl Saldo as be
.,nned his boots out OF the st rrups
,... Topped on Man o. War back nf-
i.-. de great colt had galloped to an
e..,y victory In the Miller Btales
-. ~ Saturday. The boy was answer
ing Judge CHRIS Fitzgerald's query:
What do you think OF himr and
there was a ring Of sincerity In his re-
ply.
Only a week previous. sande had
ridden Sir Barton to a mile and 2
quarter victory in the remarkable
time OF 2.01 As. Thinking the words
OF Sande regarding Man O. War might
contain some means OF comparing the
Riddle champion with Sir Barton in
view OF the possibility OF their meet
ing, we asked Guy Beowen. the clever
trainer of Commander Ross's string,
what he thought Of Sande's remarks.
The question seemed to strike ten
der spot in Bedwell He answered US
with the question: What do those
kids know and what difference does
Il make what they sayR A trainer puts
them on a good horse, and all they
have to do Is sit on him. The horse
carries them heme."
what about the trainer7" Again
Bedwell questioned US. ANY one
would think the jockey IL solely and
entirely entitled TO the credit when a
horse wins" he added.
The pubic ana those 0dorers OF
Jockeys. forget ali about the trainer.
He gets little credit when his horse
wins and Ill the abuse II he loses;
yet he In the person who shoulders
all the responsibility. He has all
the worries. He trains the horse,
brings him up to a race, keeps him
on edge and watches his every move
long In advance OF a race. He has to
: be on the lookout constantly for
scratches and cuts. He has to take
into consideration how the horse
eats, watch how ne feels. and keep
track OF stable help and a dozen and
one. other things.
"The Jockey has none OF these
troubles. All he does is TO follow
instructions. and II takes a good one
to do that Why, some OF them
would beat a sppouting champion
In three eighths OF a mile II the mat
ter were left to their judgment. And
they make as much as IS, 900 q year"
what do you think of Sir Bar
toms chances against Man o. War;"
we interrupted.
swell" and Bedweil rubbed his
chin, Man o. Wer would be a hard
horse to beat The little red horse
(Sir BIrton), however would make
him run"
ject and pardonably begun TO tell OF
his success in bringing back Sir Bar
ton 70 the races.
'sIIow many times did you hear that
the horse had broken down and was
gone entirely after Purchase beat him
last summer7" Bedwell was aguin in
terviewing the interviewer Often, we
admitted, and then Bedwell went on;
''Why. trainers told me l was a
crazy man 10 attempt TO train him
again. John Madden pleaded with me
10 retire him to The stud; Last tall:
when he was beaten In Maryland,
had to stand for lot Of gliding and l.
told-yon -so's.
well, You saw him run the other
day, didn't you? You saw him stand
The porter, Mad Halter and Wild Air
on their heads, and then Come on and
break the mile end quarter Truck
record. I gueas tene pliblic gives the
Jockey credit for that performances
and the horses rejuvenation, chr"
Bedwen chuckied, and as II an AFTER
thought said:
but you'll notice he didn't break old
Cudgers record for a mile and sfr-
tecnthl" We gathered from our CHAT
with the Ross trainer thai he would
welcome chance at Man O. War
with Sir Barton.
The frst week OF the Saratoga meet
ing attracted big crowds but didn't
furnish anything sensational In a rae
ing way. OF course considerable
Rlarnous was thrown around the APP
pearancs OF Man o. War. He - a pub
lie idol, and whenever he races II Is a
big event, but the dyed-in-the-wool
regular would rather have n lot OF
cheap selling piaters straining theiI
muscles 70 beat one another. So then
Man o. War races are merely exerciae
gallops for the great horse and they
would prefer that he take his exer'
else IN the mornings. The boys
want something to bet on.
This week Is promising in the way o.
good sport. with such events as th'
Delaware Handicap. the Sanford Ne
mortal for two year-olds, the Alabama
for hllles and the Saratoga specia
among the features.
Snapper Garrison. the old-time Jock
ey who was taken III with wha
seemed 70 be acute indigestion Sat
urdAy, was reported about the sam
last night. but hls ailment has beer
diagnosed as rheumatism OF the heart
which sounds bad.