New-York tribune., 1920-10-11
Mur1 o. War z 10 5 Fau0rite
In $75, 600 Race Tomorrow

and worked easily, too, but he did not
have the vim or the fight, the reserve
or stamina, apparently, at the end, and
his time was 209, though undoubtedly
he could have beaten that by several
seconds, as he will have to do Tuesday
if he hopes to keep within whinneying
distance of the superhorse at any stage
of the journey.
1t is difference of opinion that makes
horse racing, they tell US, and so till
the issue between this pair is settled
the heated debate pro and con must
Continue. The approaching match has
quite Ovcrshadowed the worlds cham
pionship baseball season that is being
waged in Cleveland and this section OF
the country is a vertable hotbed of
baseball. Canada seems deeprooted in
its patriotism and love of the Canadian
owned horse. This part of the Great
Lakes section leaned somewhat to the
four-ycar old before the vanguard of
the Eastern invasion rolled in with its
wonderful stories of the super three
year-old.
Sir Barton's admirers will tell you
that Man o. War as three-year- old
never disposed Of rivals of the class
that fell before Ross's horse in the
Kentucky Derby, the Preakness, the
Belmont, the Withers and other stake
engagements. They say, and with some
truth, that practically all of Man O
Wars three -year-old engagements have
been two-horse duels pure and simple
and that the general class Of the divi-
sion is far below that which obtained q
year ago. They point out that Man
O. War is going out of his class for
the first time to meet a horse that has
more than held his own against the
best of all ages. And as dyed-in-the
wool thoroughbred fanciers believe
it is a religion as we'll as an axiom
three -year-old is not supposed to
class with an older rival over dis
tance of ground.
A Glutton for Punishment
Those VINO have watched Man O. War
all season remain serene in their facts
in this horse of the ages. Only once
as a three -year-old has Man o. War
been stra ght. That was in his race
with John p. Grier in tie Dwyer and in
the last sixteenth mile he made Grier
was giving him eighteen pounds by
the scale.
1t is generally known that Man O.
War went out against Grier somewhat
high in flesh. He is a elutton for work,
and Louis Feustel had let up just q
trifie with him. In short Man O. Wal
raced himself into condition through
that first gruelin and record breaking
mile and then came off 20 a handy
victory.
1t may be that Sir Bartcn will be
able 10 put Man o. War TO more
severe test than John p Grier fur
nished in the Dwyer, which. by the
way. was severe enough for any mans
horse.
But it is also probable that Man o
/ War viii be able to discount that rec
ord-breaking achievement. He is as
/ fit as hands can make him. Fuestel has
worked him up to the highest pitch
of form for this particular race, which
IS to be his last of the season. Never
before this year has Man O War gone
to the post at the razor edge of form.
Guy Bedwell, who trains Sir Barton
declares the four-year-old wonder wa.
never better, but it struck me that Sin
Barton seemed just triAe sore Sat
urday morning and that he was inclined
to be a bit proppy, even though moth
ing like his best was asked of him
lie is great little horse and a game
one. There is little doubt Sir Bartor
( will be able to give Man o War
sitter argument through the distance
selected than could any other thorough
bred in training.
There never was match race be
tween thoroughbreds which created
such local interest as prevails her
over Tuesdays prospective classic
Undoubtedly this is but reflection o