New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-22
BY w. ]. Macbeth

NAhAlOIA, N. u, Aug. 2l.--lf any
further proof were necessary that Mar
o War is the greatest horse ever de
veloped in the history o.; the American
turf, if not indeed of turf history
Samuel C. Riddles great three year-olc
THIS afternoon furnished the clinchine
argument III the Travers Handicap
when he galloped the mile and a quar-.
ter in 2:01 As. tying the track record
which was set by Sir Barton in his
wonderful race of the opening day OF
the present meeting. The Travers has q
guaranteed cash value of S13,500. ano
by his easy victory this super-horse
added S9,275 to his fine list of win
nings.
Man O. War has been given some Won
derful ovations in his brilliant career
but nothing which approached the pop
ular acclaim that greeted him as he
returned to the scales after to-day 5
running of the Travers. Fully $4,000
enthusiasts, the greatest throng that
ever jammed its way into the Saratoga
track, made a fuss and a furore that
must have carried all the. way to AL
bany. Well has it been said that no
thoroughbred is ever the same once
Man O. War takes him over route.
In the Dwter stakes at AQueduct
Harry Payne Whitney's John p. Grier
for d mile and sixteenth showed the
way to the horse of the century. Then,
a sixteenth from home. Man o War
broke Grier's heart. Man O. War has
been out several times since for win
ming efforts. Grier had not raced again
until this afternoon.
Better Looking Than Ever
Man o War never looked more i'm
pressive than he did this afternoon
John P. Grier looked far below the Won
derful antagonist of the Dwyer Though
Man G. War was never once let down
by Andy Schuttinger, who had the
mount. and though Schuttinger had the
great horse pulled into a hand gallop
through the last sixteenth, still Man O
War was able to notch the record for
the mile and quarter
John P. Grier, on the other hand.
was beaten off nearly hundred yards
and finished third to Upset, his stable
companion, which has the distinction
of being the only thoroughbred ever
to take the measure Of the great Rid
die colt That victory a year ago was
a fuke pure and simple.
John P. Grier was not good enough
to-day to make Man O. War extend
himself at any stage of the journey:
The Whitney pair. John P. Grler and
Unset, the only three years-olds that
dared accept the issue with the cham
pion of champions, broke to good
start. But in few giant strides Man
O. War had pulled away into the lead.
At the end of quarter mile. as they
passed the judges the first time, Man
O. War was almost a length in front
of John P. Grier, and Upset had already
dropped a length and a half behind
his stable mate
Though plainly to be seen that he
was under restraint and fighting sfor
his head, Man O. War continued to
draw away from John P. Grier as they
swung round the first turn. The super
horse was two lengths in front Of the
contender as he Strengthened for the
long run down the backstretch. Man
O. War was running smoothly as a
we'll oiled engine. He measured the
ground with rhythmic bounds that
never seemed to vary an inch and that
took him flying at remarkable speed
without the least apparent effort.
An inkling of the speed which Man O
War was showing without the least ap-
parent effort can &c grasped when II IS
stated he ran the mile IL I :3o 3-5. Here
is his fractional time: 0:12 Is, O:23 ID,
O:35, 0:46 3-5, 0:5S 1-5, 49, l:Z2 80,
1863 / AS 4-5, 2:01 40.
Upset was badly outrun for the first
half mile. He seemed back nearly a
sixteenth from the proud leader. John
P Grier was doing his best all the time
but he was a different John P. Or II
from pwyer Day, and at the far bend il
was seen he was in distress. Ambrose
went to the whip, but Grier was
through even then. Upset closed with
a great rush through the stretch and
passec the tired John P. Grier at the
furiong pole, taking the place alnos;
as ;sily as Man O War took the race
Harry Payne Whitney's Prudery, q
wonderfully fast tilly, which has been
beaten only once this season and or
that occasion by Tryster, colt of the
same stable, won the Grand Union
twin features presented to the big
holiday crowd.
In her race against Tryster, wher
both the two year-olds were ridden
out, the tilly put up a remarkably
courageous and game battle against
the colt, making up great deal OF
ground from Instantaneous start
At the time, experts were of the opin-
ion that the filly might take the meas
ure of the great colt i. they met again
at even weights.
That Prudery is a grand FLY was
evidenced in her race to-day when she
stepped the six furlones in l: 12 flat
tying Man O. Wars record for this
stake, which was set one year ago
Only four two-year-olds of the
original halt dozen nominated went to
the post Tor the Grand Union Hotel
stakes. James Rowe at the last mo-
ment scratched out his good colt
Exodus, while J. W. McClelland with.
trew Scraps, which is partial to. &
slower track.
The start was struggling, H. r. Will
sons colt, Dimmesdale, refused t.
break and was practically left at tn,
post. Jefferson Livingston's Orol,
was off winging with Tommy Rowan
Prudery in quick pursuit. Nelson
Hooper's Normal was somewhat slug
glsh and was quickly left severa
lengths behind the two leaders.
Oriole was possessed of plenty 0.
early speed and to the first turr