The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-03-30
FORTUNE OFFERED.
TO DERBY WINNER
Turf Classic Presents Big
Chance to Three
Year-Olds

with the classic Kentucky derby
enriched by the raising Of added
money to $4,000. which makes tho
race worth something like $4,000,
and other big stakes increased all
along tho line colt that could
sweep tho boards In the 3-year-Uld
class this year would win hand
some fortune for his owner
Man ~ War, s u. Riddles 1919
champion 2-year-old has the ear
marks Of some such a colt but his
chances of breaking any records for
winnings as "A 3-ycar-old have been
greatly decreased because no is not
among the entries for tho Kentucky
derby. nor for the LatonH stakes,
worth 100000, to he run IN October
Can Better Sir Barton.
Sysonby's winnings IN 1905,
amounting to upward OF Sl2J,OOO,
constitute too high a total for Man
o War to shoot at, considering the
fact that his owner does not intend
TO hurry him along by running him
IN the derby But ho stands a chance
of betterinR Sir Barton's earnings Of
sss,25O. and his performances will
be watched with a great deal of in
terest by turf followers. because he
showed that something which iudi-
Gates that he may be just as great in
the 3-year-old class az he was last
year.
Man o. War Is being primed for
the Breakness. the Withcrs, tho Bel
mont and the Dywer stakes, worth
something more than $4,000 alto
gether, and these will be run before
n NJ Ia rfl
A really great campalgner. how
ever. could make a veritable killing
for his owner There Is total of
something like S170, 600 to be won in
some 10 races by 3-year- olds and
this without stepping from their
class. Man o. War outciassed his
rivals by far last year. II there was
a colt with his class and the cam
paigning qualities Of Spendthrift, his
great grandsire, the record of Dom
ino. whose total OF $170.s90 as a
2-year-old might easily be eclipsed.
May Uncover Pbcnoms.
The Kentucky Derby may uncover
some phenomenal performer. In the
absence of Man o. war, the nominees
of Harry Payne Whitney, New York
millionaire horseman, are being
given considerable attention. Among
the horses from which James Rowe
will select Whitney's standard bear
er in the derby are John T.. Grier,
Upset, Wildair, Damask, Amaze,
Leviathan, Cobwebs, Afternoon and
DIR. Clark. Many horsemen believe
| that should John i. Gricr train well
| he will go TO the post favorite In
| the derby. with Man o. War munich
/ ing hay in his stable. John u. Grier
was sent to the post five times las,
season and never finished worse thar
second, winning three of his starts,
| ! Damask Is another likely looking
derby candidate. along with Colder
Broom. Prince Pal, Miss Jemima
Westwood, Constancy, High Com.
mand and several others.
Though many colts. geldlngs ano
flllies are included in the list OF over
one hundred nominee recently an
nounced by the Kentucky Jockey
| club. tradition favors the colts. One
| filly and five geldinss have won the
classic since 1t was inaugurated in
| 1875, while Omar Khayyam, the
| 1917 winner, ranks as the only inn
| ported animal to win the great stake
Miss Jemlma, out of Black Toney
--Vaila. ranked as the best money
winner of 1919 next to Man o. War
| She won eight out OF 12 starts and
| took down 10000 for her owner, c.
! II. Rowe.