The Holly chieftain., 1923-07-05

Man O. War is believed by many to be the best
horse of American history. Certain 1t Is that he
retired to the stud at the close Of his second year
on the turf u92o). with but one defeat against
him. the holder of several speed records and the
winner of $249465. He now holds court at Far.
away farm In Kentucky.
This Is Exterminator's seventh season on the
turf When the year began he was only a few
Thousand behind Man O. War. In his first three
starts this year he finished third in the Hartford
handicap; first in the Philadelphia handicap and
second in the Old Dominion handicap. That put
him but s1.409 behind Man O. War.
So. as early as May the struggle for money
honors between "Red'--Man o Wars stable name
and "Old Bones" as Exterminators attendants
and many racing devotees call him. The public
figured It out that "Old Bones was sure to win
--if he stayed sound 1t refused to believe that
the handicapped could put weight enough on the
veteran campnigner to keep him from victory
sooner or later.
After the Old Domnioa handicap sOld Bonesn
was reported to have gone amiss." Word now
comes from Tldewater, Virginia. that he is enjoy
ing summers rest there and will come back to
the races In the fall In fine ifettle
when "old Bones" becomes American cham.
pon-if he does-then he'll go out after the rec
ord Of lsingass, world champion, winner OF s2a1
215 on the English turf. lsinglass piled up his
large total, which has stood as the worlds record
since 1894, by running only u races. Eleven of
these he won. In the other he was second The
Two Thousand Guinens. the Derby, St Lerer
Eclipse md Jockey club stakes accounted for s178.
2G0 of his total earnings. Ravensbury was the
hest horse he had TO bent In any of the classic
races. In all Of which that horse ran second In
the Eclipse stakes t$48425) Isinglass carried 14o
pounds and defeated Ladps (130), the Derby win
ner of that year. at one mile and a quarter.
"Come on, you Extarmnator!" "Come on. old
Bones r These cries have been shouted by thou.
sands every time the popular old gelding has run
this year. Enthusiastically the racing public is root
ing for ''Old Bones to beat .Redr Seldom has
the American turf seen scenes of greater enthusi.
asm than when he has appeared this year
Why should the public be so set on Extermnat.
or's success in passing Man o. Wars record7 The
answer probably Is seen In comparison Of the
records of the two horses.
Man o War is by Fair Play-Mahuba by Rock
Sand. He was bred by Mai August Belmont He
Us owned by Samuel d. Riddle OF Philadelphia.
who races In the name of Glen Riddle Farm he
started In 81 races In his two years on the turf
and was beaten only once. His one defeat was In
the Sanford Memorial Of 1919 at Saratoga in which
he was beaten neck by Upset in III Is.
His Jockey, j. Loftus got him practically left at
the post AT their next meeting he beat Upset
Alike breaking sticks Incidentally j. Lotus could
get no license to ride last year OF this ''Red''
holds several speed records, including these: With.
ers, mile lis pounds, :35 As, the fastest Amer
lean mile In actual racing; Belmont ! 3S miles
126 pounds, IA 1-5, world record; Dwyer IS
miles, l26 pounds. 40 10, world record
Man o. War won his S240,485 In two seasons
As fwo-year-old he won ss3,s25. The Futurity
alone brought him S26,85e. The Preakness, With
iers. Belmont and the Dwyer made his three-year.