New-York tribune., 1920-06-22
Man O. War
After Another
Record To-day
Riddle Colt Seeks New Mark
for Nile; Four Favorires
First Across the Line
By w. ]. Macbeth

Man o'War. the greatest thorough
hred in training. will be seen in action
once more to-day. This great three
vesr-old. SON Of Fair Play. is to start
in the Stuyvesant handicap. at a mile
The fact that Samuel Riddle decided
70 send his champion of champions out
FOR the $4,000 prize at Jamaica, may
have detracted somewhat from the race
so far as the number of thoroughbreds $
connecting is concerned. Rival owners
hold Man War in such regard that
onlv four other thoroughbreds have
been named over night to oppose the
re;sning sensation of the turf-and
two of these are from one stable. Yet
that fact should not detract greatly
from the feature of to-day's racing
card. as no one who has seen the big
chestnut race expects a horse race in
snv event, in which the Riddle colt
starts.
Man o'War could pack (and has
nacked) the biggest course of the East
for a walkover He is one thoroughbred
which the public dearly loves to see
run. There does not appear to be any
rival of his class capable of keeping
within haliing distance of Man O. War,
even when he is just galloping.
Nobody has any ldea how fast this
horse can run In his two starts at
Belmont he broke worlds records for
the mile and for the mile and three
IL. Cf l,+
record was truly phenomenal, for to
do it he had to race over the g.
shaped Belmont course, which COM
prised for nearly half the distance the
old training track of the Westchester
Association, which was fetlock deep in
sand 81 the time,
Overcomes All Handicaps
The word has gone out from those
supposedly close to Louie Feustel,
Man o'War's trainer, that the big
chestnut colt, irrespective of weather
and track conditions this afternoon,
will be sent after a new mile record.
Man o War seems the true type of
thoroughbred which is bothered by
nothing-wind, weather or track. He
runs as well through the mud or slop
ss he runs on lightning fast track
Just how good Man o. War is he may
prove this afternoon. For if he notohes.
let alone breaks, any worlds record
for the mile over such a course as
Jamaica is likely to be, then he must
be hailed the king of all horses, past
and present.
After yesterdays deluge, the course
is bound to be tough. And the turns
at Jamaica are SO varied and sharp
that they might be expected to in
terfere with a great, striding horse
like Man o War. And the Riddle colt
will have no feather to carry in the
l35-pound pack on his back
Sam Hldreth has named Krewer,
which has been improving in his races
recently, and Dominique, which has not
yet started this season. AS two-year-
Old Dominique ranked among the top
no.ehers Of the juveniles second to
Nan O. War. This Dominique is
superior mud runner, and if he is
tightened up for q mile effort is the
enc likely to furnish stiff argument for
tie place. He has 70 concede FIVE pounds
to George w. Lofts On Watch.
There is a lot OF speed in the Flight
Handicap at six furlongs, the second
;ry feature. No less than fifteen hand
zap horses Of the first order are
iamed for this event.
Dry Moon Takes Feature
In spite OF a heavy rain. which
prompted an unusual lot of scratching,
l'rm stood up we'll among the contest
ing mudlarks yesterday afternoon.
four tavorites won, the most popular
one, perhaps, being r. T. Wilson jr.'s
Dry Moon in the feature event, the
Greenfield Selling Stakes at FIVE and a
lalt furlongs. Dry Moon got off we'll,
tad plenty Of early speed and wo, we'll
IN hand, though Walter j. Salmon S
s1perwoman, the rank outsider, closed
gamely through the stretch and made
lpa lot q ground.
IA. Coburn's Alcatraz might not have
ssen able to beat Dry Moon, but certain
would have had lot to say as to
ne winner, but for lot Of bad racing
,.ez. ~. Alcatraz was practically left at
sas post, but after working up gamely
s,u shut off by Dry Moon coming into
'ae stretch. Buxton, who rode AL
sa'raz, lodged complaint with the
EeSards, but all the satisfaction he
70. for his pains was a $50 fine.
lie concluding race Of the afternoon,
;'s maiden two-year olds, at five fur
.:'nss, saw about as much action as any
sssas Of the meeting. A. H. Morris's
Brown colt, Dark Horse. which Sande
.seea quickly to the front, just man
sssse to last long enough to Offset Cur
,sTa spirited challenge through the
Az furlong. The latter would have
s'a IN couple more strides, as it
;Aex all Sande could do to save his tir-
ss mount.
Hot Tip" Winner
,aark Hor6e was one Of the hottest
.s.as' Of the meeting, but such heavy
Eay was made on Brigadier General,
ssy Lillian and Wireless that his
re SCARED from 2ia to to 4 to l at
nH brigadier General might have
~ cnance had he not been in close
,a!ters on the rail all through the
.sstcn. Fator, who had the rail, was
sss sef,. '''e ''N' anu
'" Mcclelland's Scraps made a
Wv 81 TIE field in the Metropolitan
s.ae' racing the FIVE and a half fur
,.sS over heavy mud in :O7 fat. A
siage developed before the second
~. ~ wrlcn WAS won by Claauer, an
s.'.: iayorite By this time every one
ne 'a*n ~as swimming.
,..eaeiope 81 odds-on, Won the fifth
ss, st rnile and seventy yards.
ygssfy "aterbury's FHbberty Gibbet
10 Jas long enough to beat Hen
fF IN TIE SIX furlongs third. The
s@'ss' t}rgallng, despite the guid
S,.s u Sande, vas com pletely at sea.
s,slsli1 and sgDratively. with q few
s.WinRa the racing yesterday vas
,-.saa4ly spiri'ed. the fact that every
.ss apFrozimated $1,000, no doubt
l*hih2 the incentive
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