New-York tribune., 1920-09-12

quarters of a mile in the very COM
mendable time Of :12 1-5. Her great
rush through that last eighth carried
her to half length victory over.J. K.
L. Ross's colt, Star Voter, and the filly
won going away. Max Hirsch's Grey
Lag was third, a half length behind
Star Voter. Grey Lag, which ran a
remarka hSe race after a very disad.
vantageous start, took third money by
nod from r. T. Wilson'S Kirkleving
ton.
The rest of the field was strung out
for sixteenth of a mile or more.
Larry Waterbury's Our Boots, which
was practically left at the post, was
pulled up right after the start
Prudery, the highly regarded filly Of
Harry Payne Whitney. which was con-
sidered dead moral certainty by stu
dents Of form and whose presence with
Crocus in the Whitney colors made
that entry an odds-on choice at 8 to S,
much dscredited miss when it was all
over. Prudery, off we'll enough, after
racing prominently until the pinch
came, tailed off to nothing, and was
seventh in the field as it flashed past
the judges.
Dodge Man o. War Race
q
nients, let US whisper that Man O. War
was no secondary feature in his prac-
ticnl trial against time. Man O War
came out in the Jockey Club Stakes, at
a mile and half, to engage the horses
of all ages, for the first time in his
career. But there were no horses of all
ages to meet him.
The Sir Bartons and Exterminators
and Naturalists all ducked this
super horse after they saw him kill off
the best of his own class, and had it
not been for the sportsmanship of
Harry Payne Whitney the son of Fair
Play doubtless would have had a walk
over in the Jockey Club Stakes. It
was the craftsmanship Of Mr.. Whit
ney and his trainer, Jimmy Rowe, by
the way, which helped make Man O.
War the wonder horse that he is. Mr..
Whitney sent the very best three year
olds of his barn after this champion
of champions time after time when
the other millionaire owners religiously
sidestepped.
In vain he went after Man O. War
with Upset and Dildair in the Preake-
ness. He came back with Wildair in
the Withers and though Man O. War
broke Wildair's heart and ruined him
for the time with his record break
ing mile of 1885 AS Mr.. Whitney was
game enough to try again in the Dwyer,
Of mile and an eighth, at Aqueduct,
with John P. ,Grier.
That race will go down in history as
perhaps the greatest match of the
American turf. The pair, running nose
to nose for a mile and a sixteenth,
broke every record up to that distance
And then Grier cracked under the
strain. This was seen in the Saratoga
Cup, at mile and three-quarters, whe N
Mr.. Whitney's John P. Grier and Upset
both went out to race Man o. War into
the ground, if possible. On this sec
ond occasion John P. Grier was un-
able to keep within two lengths of
Man O. War, which only galloped over
the route.
Damask Proves No Match
Mr.. Whitney yesterday sent out the
last hope of his three-year-olds, Dam
ask, but DaInask suffered the same fate
as his stable companions. Man O. War
heat Damask at the mile and half by
lsomething more than twenty lengths.
and in doing it set new American rec
ord for mile and half around turns.
Man o. War raced the mile and half
in 2:2S AS, which clipped 2-5 seconds
off the track record established by
James Caffrey's three-year-old Cowan,
under 106 pounds, on October IL, 1908
Man o. War, like Damask, carried 118
pounds yesterday afternoon. The
worlds record for the distance is 2:25
fat, made by an English horse named
he two years ago.
those who own him so desired, could
have made He's record look as obsolete
as coat of chain mail--a relic of the
antiques, in fact. Clarence Hummer,
who had the leg up on the superhourse,
was instructed by Trainer Louis Feus-
tel not to try for any records; Messrs
Riddle and Feustel were content to
stand on the great colts record break
ing performance in the Lawrence Real
isation at mile and FIVE furlongs of
the previous Saturday.
war. that's all. He was full of run
ming and he gave Hummer such a fight
IN that first mile that he tired out the
Jockey, took his own head, and shat
Tered the American record by three
ano NTH seconds anyhow.
Slow Pace at Start
That Hummer wasn't trying for a
xseord was evidenced by the slow pace
throughout the first mile. This was
raced IN 1888 fiat; last Saturday in
ms M trial at mile and Ave furlongs
Mah O. war reeled off the opening
miie IN 1:3s2S. But throughout the
lssS half mile Of yesterdays race Man
O. war even heightened his stride and,
tnough hard held throughout, romped
the distance in 0:A93h.
Ambrose, too, had his riding instruc-
sions also: Evidently he was told not
% allow Damask to race himself into
the boneyard, as other Whitney three
%ear-oids had done In chasing Man o.
war. Ambrose was either fooled by
the pace or was out for an airing, for
st the end of the mile he was trailing
ny hfteen lengths. And he continued
70 traii further the further the race
vent. Though at that Damask was far
from discredited. He ran race that
might have worried any three -year-old
but Man O. War.
1t is doubtful il there ever has been
more soul-stirring Futurity run than
that OF 1920. A sixteenth from home
with the leaders hooked UP in a death
gfappIe In which every Thoroughbred
and every rider was putting everything
he had in the effort. any one OF four or
Ave might hope for the fame and riches
that attach to Futurity victory.
Almost 70 the very wire the issue
huag in the balance. with the palpitat-
ing stands rocking In frenzy TO each
succeeding stride Of the cavalcade. II
was 80 pretty g spectacle as 10 possible
in race over the, Belmont chute,
where few can see anything, anyhow,
till the horses reach the quarter pole.