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MAN 0 WAR A SUPERIOR TWOYEAROLD Glen Biddle Farm Colt Considered Best Juvenile Seen on American Turf Since Days of Colin BY EDWARD W COLE COLESARATOGA SARATOGA SPRINGS N Y August 14 Not since the days of the undefeated Colin a dozen years ago has the American turf seen as good a two yearold as Man o War This is the universal opinion of practically every horseman spoken to on the subject Man 6 Wars defeat by Upset de ¬ tracts little from his record as he cohceded Mr Whitneys colt fifteen pounds in weight and there is not an individual who watched the running of the Sanford Memorial Stakes closely but who will declare the defeat of Man o War was due to a combination of causes coming one after another as If the colt was battling with fate From the moment Pettingill raised the barrier with Matt o War all tangled up the trouble began and it con ¬ tinued until the final sixteenth at which point the son of Fair Play had his first chance at a clear path But it was too late the race was over Loftus did all he could with whip and heel and Man o War was just as anxious to carry his rider to victory Both strived in the most resolute fashion and while Man o War was vanquished lie was not disgraced Though defeated the plaudits of the crowd were in honor of Samuel D Riddles great colt The majority of good judges who witnessed yesterdays race firmly believe that had not Loftus been caught napping at the start Man o War would still be undefeated All agree that he is a wonderful colt even better than was the great Billy Kelly last year at this time
