Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-01-06
The Worlds Greatest Horse

The Worlds Greatest Horse.
THE superhorse of all time" an ad.
mirer calls him in the course Of SIEVE,
al columns of praise in a Kansas no
per, and enthusiasts aplenty, especial.
ly since bis defeat of the great ca.
madam runner, Sir Barton, have &C.
cepted it as almost a platitude tba,
Man-o'-War is the greatest horse tina,
ever lived. He is compared TO
prima donna by one of the several
newspaper scribes who have gone TO
visit him in the little Pennsylyanio
town, Media, that he has put on tn,
map. "As one inquiries into the If,
of this thoroughbred" writes the re.
porter, zones mind Involuntary con.
jures a comparison with the cere.
monials which encompassed tn.
worlds super-women." The great
racer, groomed until his chestnut
sides shone "like silk hat" given
drink out of golden cup that was on.
of the prizes of his victories, attend.
ed by retinue of servants and
specialists, is certainly quite as much
pampered, says this interviewer, as
was ever "wonder-lady of history"
He goes on in the. Kansas City Star:
Kings favorites and pashas' leading
ladies are said to have had even rump.
led rose-leaves removed from their
beds that they might rest the easier II
Man-o'-War so much as stirS in his
sleep there are two handmen (mascu
line for handmaiden) at his bedside
in twinkling to see that his blanket
is not creased beneath him.
There seems to be good reason for
pampering an animal that is without
an equal on the American turf, that
holds three worlds records, several
American records, and has won a total
of SPAS, PCS for his owner. This sea-
son 1920 alone he has amaSSed pur-
ses to the amount of Sl65,94O. His
race with Sir Barton, in Canada,
wherein the horSemen across the oor-
der looked to see his colors lowered,
was an eight-lengths victory for Man
o'-War, to say nothing of the fact that
a purse Of $4,000 and $4,000 gold
cup were the trophies he brought home
with him for his mile-and-a-quartef
gallop around the Kenilworth PARK
track And this is the horse which, as
a yearling, two years ago, MAJOR
August Belmont, his breeder sold tOf
$1,000.
Altho it sounds rather Theatre MS
rrescE, owner, MI Riddle, refused last
June an offer for him which was CON-
veyed in a signed check, drawn III
blank, and to be filed out in any sum
that seemed to represent his grea'
value. Only last week he rejected
fiat offer of 100000 for Man-o-Waf
1t appears rather the better way "
begin the personal chronicle OF Nan,
o'-War by describing how on, cofrs'
upon him in a visit to his home VI
Glen Ridge stock-farm. The FARM o'V
acres of rolling land, lies about lou
miles westward of Media, Pa "''I'"
clngs in an enviable doze TO the QUIZ,
hounce Of Philadelphia wlde-SpfeA1
skirts.
Man-o'-War is Visited at five elO'N
in the morning, when he receives INIT.
quarts of oats that have been i''V''
thoroughly cleaned and sieveo' ~"
hour later he gets his first Groon,ne
in preparation for the days "orN' ~,
grooms, Conway and Lotus gO'"s
over him as il they were polishing
silk hat. When he glistens oeyU,1
criticism he is taken by Clyde Oo'N..
his jockey, to the halfmile tracN'
in a level bit of meadow-land a s,Y
distance from the stable. Oh wv" :.
days, Wednesdays, and Fridays ~,
logged once about the track and then
cantered a mile and a quar'e'' ..u
other mornings Gordon settles m'." -.
in the saddle and lets Man-o o." a. ~,
These are the DAYS on Was s,s
he is trained for the distances IN
to negotiate on the race-tracK' g.,
Then comes the leisure'Y r.'"t" ~.
the stable. a cooling walk. and ! .ss5
day is warm, his entire body Is Nd
with . comnound Of arnica, alcohol a'''
witch IN prevent soreness