The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-17
RELIC NOW RATED AS RIVAL
 OF WHIRLAWAY
Man O'War Colt Surprises in Taking $50, 900 Race
 at 10 to 1
BY TOM NooNAN
United Press Stan Correspondent

(United Press stan COrreSp0ndent)
 Boston, July IT = (U.P0 = War Relic, a handsome three-year-old chestnut colt, was hailed by turf men today as . rival for Whirl- away's crown and as avenger of the Royal House of Man O War after his record-smashing triumph in the $50,000 added Massachusetts handi- cap.
 This gritty son of the greatest of all American thoroughbreds, scorn- ing odds of 10-l, blazed new track mark to trounce @ fast field of nine horses yesterday in the seventh re- newela of the race that has gained fame as the graveyard of cham pions."
 War Relics upset victory in New England's richest stake wiped out the bitter memory of the defeat of one of his fathers most famous sons-War Admiral. Tn the 1888 rec newal, the Admiral, backed down to $2,80 in the mutuels, finished a soundly whipped fourth in a field of six. It was the only time in his star-studded career that the gal- lant Admiral landed out of the money.
 Samuel D. Riddle, so-year-old master of Glen Riddle Farms and owner of Man O War, never forgot the fate of the Admiral, one of his most beloved horses, in the "jinx" race.
 It didn't look like he had e chance this year when War Relic and the finest appeared among the $2 original and four supplementary entries for Suffolk Downs premier stake. When he dropped their names into the entry box Tuesday, they were regarded by local "mard- boots" as suprise starters.
 Won Last Monday
 The Finest won his maiden start impressively here but never lived up to his early promise War Relic gained his chance Monday by set- ting a new meet record for mile and 70 yards in $500 allowance race.
 Railbirds were right about the Finest, @ four-yeor -old. Riddle de- clared him & few hours before race time, shifting the entire burden to War Relic who had earned but $4,800 in II previous starts.
 Few there were among the crowd of 25,000 hardy enough to wager on the chances of War Relic. The pub- lie choice at 5-2 was the Belair stud combination of Fenelon and Foxbrough, both experienced cam paigners. They also backed Mrs. George D. Widener's Your Chance at Al, Greentree's promising Swing and Sway at 5-1 and capable three- year-old Market Wise at 9-2.
 The field was of to Q perfect start with seven-year -old Honey Cloud on top and War Relic at It's heels. For half mile, Honey Cloud held to Q length lead and then be- gan to fade. Foxbrough and Fene- lon were charging after War Relic. Heading into the stretch, 1t was strictly e battle between War Relic and the flve-year-old Foxbrough.
 For a brief instant, 1t appeared that Foxbrough would pound into the lead, but his 122-pound burden to the 102 feather of War Relic was too much. In the final 75 yards, War Relic uncorked an amazing lift under Jockey Ted Atkinson and stretched his margin from a head to neck and finally to three quar- ters of length at the finish.
 Nc. Pay0ff
 His time of 1:48 3-5 on a fast track cut & fifth second of the 1e40 mark of upstream in another event.
 War Relic earned 4s,350 for Rid de, $2,000 for Trainer William A. Carter and paid $23.60, $9.40 and $5.60. Tower Stables Royal Man, another outsider, earned $5,000 and paid $4.80.
 Market Wise, owned by Louis Tu- fano, hauled down $2,500 for fourth and Swing and Sway's fifth was good for $1,250.
 Fenelon, top-weighted at 130 pounds, was poor sixth, joining the graveyard" that also includes Challedon and Discovery, both twice beaten in the Massachusetts.