Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-02
MAN O WAR HAS ALL
ROYALTY LUXUR|ES
World Champion Thoroughbred
Has Private Groom, Feed Tubs
and Even Private Pasture.

BY Associated Press to Every Evening.
Lexington. KY, Feb. 3.-1ivery lux
ury lavished on royalty is TO be the
portion of Man O'war. world champion
thoroughbred. at Hinata farm, near
here, where he has Just been retired 70
the stud.
A private groom, private feed tubs.
q private pasture. where he is allowed
to run loose, these are some of the
things that are being provided by his
owner Samuel ID. Riddle of Philadelphia
and Miss Elizabeth Daingerfeld, noted
woman breeder OF thoroughbreds, un-
der whose care he has been placed.
Animals such as Man O'war are not
allowed TO do the many things their
plebian brothers and sisters do that
might expose them to danger. When
the famous racer left the farm at Ber-
lin, Maryland, where he was stabbed
after his return from his triumph over
Sir Barton at Windsor, he was placed
in a padded automobile van and hauled
to the Express car. On his arrival in
Lexington he was unloaded into anoth-
van and taken to the Kentucky
Jockey Club race track for Exhibition
to admiring thousands of Kentucl<-
ians.
When he was taken from the track
TO Hinata farm, n distance of six miles.
he was again placed in a van and haul
ed over the smooth highway to the
farm. There he was unloaded and
placed in a stall specially prepared for
him, with the companion OF all his
travels. Major Treat, the old steeple
chase racer, on one side and Golden
Broom. Mrs. Walter NJ. Jeffords four
year old stallion on the other. For
Man O'war loves equine company and
he is to be kept satisfied by having his
chuTn with him as well rs another high
bred animal.
Although Miss Daingerf1eld whose
reputation a breeder of race horses
is second to none. has said that "a
horse is a horse and Man o. War will
Just have a stable she told the rep
resentative of The Associated Press that
she had renodeled a barn on the farm
for him. The box stalls prepared for
Man o. War and Golden Broom are
large and roomy. giving them plenty
Of room in which to turn and lie down
at will.
Feed tubs for Man o. War have been
specially built by a Lexington tinsmith.
special precautions being taken to see
that the famous racer cannot fnjure
himself. The stalls ia the barn are
thoroughbred breeding farm. but
through and about the barns at all
hours of the night a watchnlan makes
his way TO see that no harm befails
any of the racers.
In a house nearby will 1--we Frank
Lotus, the man who always has cared
for Man o. War, since his baby days on
August Belrnont's Nursery Stud" six
miles from Lexington on the George
town pike. and where his dam. Mahubah
and his sire. Fair Play are still stabbed.
LOTUS will stay with tho famous horse.
caring for him day by day and on call
at any time that his services may be
needed
Man o. War Is a well behaved animal
and no extra precautions have been
taken in his stall TO prevent his injuring
himself" said Miss Daingerneld. We
have made no very unusual prepara-
tons for him. I have had q stable re-
modelled with three stalls one for Man
o War. one for Golden Broom, Mrs
Jefford's stallion and a smaller one for
Major Treat, Man O Wars companion.
I have prepared q small house nearby
for Frank LOTUS his groom, 10 live in.
The regular nightwatchman Of the farm
will be on duty during the hours when
present. The books for Man O War
and Golden Broom have not been pre-
pared and ] do n know to what mares
he VIII be bred. but the plan is to breed
him TO about <+teen this season