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MAN 0 WARS SMOOTH WAY OF RACING Comments of turfmen on the prowess of Man o War as a thoroughbred of unequaled speed and stamina were many after he had won the llelmont Stakes Many champions of past years on the American turf were recalled but there was none who would admit he ever saw Man o Wars equal It is probable that Old Rosebud in his early three yearold form 1914 before he went wrong in his first start at Belmont Park after coining from his triumph in the Kentucky Derby nearly approached Man o War for speed up to as far as one mile and a quarter The son of Uncle had practically the same motion while in action as the Riddle colt lie did not appear to be going fast but his fric tlonless gait took him over the ground with the precision of a machine machineThis This seems to be Man o Wars style Like Old Rosebud he is a quick breaker and runs so smoothly that there docs not seem to be any horse now in triining which can keeji pace with him He strides freely soundly and with such full enjoyment of his task that it is doubtful whether he will ever meet defeat on the turf except from accident Many horses of class which possess wonderful speed are handicapped by roughness of action One in particular Is King Gorin winner of the recent 10000 Kentucky Handicap The son of Transvaal strikes the ground unusually hard with his fore feet and for that reason he lias faulty underpinning He is an extremely fast horse however and has twice won the Kentucky Handicap one of the rich ¬ est fixtures for allaged horses iu America
