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he will tell you, probably with
ar. And that also is the opinion
running turf; at any rate, they
race horse of the last so years.
had told him that Man O. Wars full
sister, Masda, was so fast that when
he tried her he couldn't believe the
time was correct. Man O. War was a
precocious and unruly youngster, very
difficult to break, screaming with
rage when he was saddled, but once
broken he became easy to handle.
As a 2-year-old Man o War started 10
times and won nine.
AS a 3-year-old, Man O. War won
his first start in the PreakneSS at
Pimlico, and thereafter went on to
an unbroken series of IL victories. His
earnings as a 2-year-old totaled S83,-
325. and as a 3-year-old, $l66, l40,
a grand total of $249 465. He
stands twelfth on the list of greatest
money winners.
Exterminator is the only gelding
in the list and there are five mares.
Kingston, with SO victories. won a
greater number of races than any
of the 20, and Artful won only 6.
Had the value of the stakes Exter-
minator captured been as great as
in the years subsequent, he would
have won more than S500,000.
Equipoise, the only one of the 20
leading racers still in active training.
leads the list in the amount of money
won with $322,969.
In compiling the list there were
many great racers chosen by noted
turfmen that did not get sufficient
votes to be included.
Frank J. Bryan, secretary of the
National Steeplechase and Hunt As
sociation, former turf reporter, in
LongStreet. Irish Lad and Hamburg.
Christopher J. Fitz Gerald, former
starter on the Jockey Club tracks,
thinks Emperor of Norfolk, Irish Lad
and Waterboy should be in the list.
Gwynn Tompkins, who handled the
first Of Man O. Wars progeny (and
incidentally remarks that Jack Hoy
ner is the greatest trainer). would
include Tanya and Morello and
Whiskbroom.
Tom Cromwell. secretary of the
Kentucky Racing Commission, picks
Sysonby as greater than Man O War.
DR.. Baird. Britisher, does not in
clude Sysonby. the only truly English
bred thoroughbred in the list, but
he has his opinion about American
trainers, for he says that from my
years of experience among American
trainers. I think Jack Joyner is a
real standout I may be very rash
and drastic in my opinion. but there
are only about 10 per cent of real
horsemen in the training profession"
Tom Healey, trainer for Cornelius
Vanderbilt Whitney, claims that Equi-
poise is the equal Of any racer pro-
duced in America, and j. Simon
Healy, among Exterminators numer-
Gus trainers. opines that "Old Slim"
Roamer and Sarazen were the great
est geldings; Artful, Regret and Top
flight the greatest fillieS, and Firenze,
Imp and Beldame the greatest mares.
Hirsch Likes Diavolo.
FAX HIRSCH, one of Americas
wi leading trainers, regards Di-
avolo as having been the
equal if not the superior Of any at
2 miles or over Reign Count, he
asserted, was great horse. so were
Crusader and Sarazen. Equipoise.
Max believes, is as great as any and
that goes also for Man O. War.
Alfred Hennen Morris, member Of
the Jockey Club, goes for the most
part with the older school, only he
thinks Fair Play. sire of Man O. War,
belongs among those present.
Victor Schaumburg, secretary of
the Saratoga Association, gives Henry
of Navarro high place among the
greatest, and he regards Hindoo as
greatest of all.
Col. E. R. Bradley. owner of the
Idle Hour Farm. picks Blue LarkSpur
and Bubbling Over Che bred and
raced both) and thinks that Sysonby
was the greatest of his time
Algie Daingerfield. assistant secre-
tary of the Jockey Club, thinks Colin
was the best of all, Sysonby second,
Twenty Grand third and Man o War
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the Maryland State Fair at Laurel,
hasn't any doubt about Man O. Wars
Morty Lynch, club house
commissioner on the Jockey Club
tracks, has a pronounced idea that
Exterminator, Roamer and Crusader
were the greatest horses in his ex-
perience. Barry Shannon, noted
breeder, thinks Hermis belongs, and
F. Wallis Armstrong, breeder, of
Moorestown, N. j., picks Hanover
as the greatest of his time.
Many great race horses OF the
American turf are included by one
expert or another among the 20
greatest, but of the so or more named,
Peter Pan came closest to getting a
place among the greatest. Then fol-
lowed Clifford. Henry of Navarro,
Sun Briar. Fair Play, The Bard,
Tenny, Irish Lad, Ballot, Beldame,
Old Rosebud, Hermis, Bubbling Over,
John p. Grier. Blue Larkspur, Roamer,
Pennant, fremont, Longstreet, Ham
burg, Fitzherbert, Yo Tambien, Gal
liant Fox, Emperor of Norfolk, Morello,
Sarazen, Kinley Mac, Freeland, Dew
Drop, Hourless, The Porter, Toro
and Roseben.