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MAN 0 WAR PRAISED ON ALL SIDES Prominent Turfnion and Brders Acclaim Him as a Champion of Champions NEW YORK N Y June 2 Racegoers here ¬ abouts are still talking about Man o Wars won ¬ derful nice in the Withers Stakes at Belmbnt Park last Saturday When Samuel Riddles great colt came cantering to the scales after his record breaking performance Joseph E Widener the widely known Philadelphia turfman remarked remarkedA A marvelous performance and a wonderful horse Could win the Epsom Derby Wednes day if he were over there in the condition hu showed today todayI I always thought Tracery the best horse I ever bred said Major Bclmont but this colt appears to be a wonderful performer Of course he has not gone over great distances of ground sis yet and he limy continue ti show the saine superb quality when he is asked to do so Having bred him I cannot praise him as highly as others might but I will say that he is a fine colt Tracery did wonderful things for us in private and broke several horses down in preparation for his race This horse may be his cqual Time will tell tellI I never saw his equal was the comment of It T Wilson WilsonA A great sprinter certainly if nothing more and qualified to go to any distance by his breeding said F R Hitchcock The best horse I think that I have over seen and a magnificent individual in the bargain said C K G Billings who owned Oiiuir Khayyam himself u champion The best horse that I have eyers eeu oh the American turf said Charles Tanner I have never seen anything like him in Francu or England said S S Howland The best horse in my opinion that any of us shall ever see said Frank Gray Grlswold who has seen a great deal of racing abroad abroadAs As good as any horse 1 ever saw said Thomas Welsh and when asked how ho compared with the great French racer Sardanapale he added Every bit as good and he was the best horse I saw in France Sardanapale winner of a million francs has hitherto been Welshs idol
