Man O War Saturdays Attraction: Champion to Start in Dwyer Stakes--Star Two-Year-Olds to Meet in Tremont., Daily Racing Form, 1920-07-10

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MAN 0 WAR SATURDAYS ATTRACTION Champion to Start in Dwyer Stakes Star Two YcarOlds to Meet in Treraont NEW YORK N Y July 0 Saturdays program for Aqueduct is one of the best of the year with the Dwyer Stakes of i000 for threeyearolds the Treinont for twoyearolds with a value also of i000 and the Glcndale Steeplechase down for decision decisionThe The weight scale is such that Man o War would seem o be sure to have opposition as he will have to carry his weight of 120 pounds while John P Grier will get in at 108 Dominique at 117 Donna cona at 108 Sandy Beal and On Watch at 117 and 120 respectively However only John P Grier is named overnight to oppose the champion Man War is training kindly as usual and will bs ready fur the fray If the day is warm and the track as good as usual it would not be surprising to see a new record for the race hung up The fcstest the Dwyer was ever run was when War Cloud beat Jack Hare Jr a neck in 150 150Man Man o War did a sensational workout for the Dwyer over the training track at Belmout Park Tuesday morning He was timed as follows 1U 1 30 48 100 113 138 and the full mile and an eighth in 152 152When When John 1 Grier won his race Tuesday in such commanding style it was practically a cer ¬ tainty that his name would be posted as a starter in the Divyer as his race was virtually a try out for Saturday As John P Grier is a colt of a great turn of speed the public will have a chance to see just what kind of a horse Man o War really is on Saturday SaturdayThu Thu Trcmont has a rich field of cligibleH The Itohcmian will be Jin absentee as will the un ¬ beaten General J M Gomez but luchcape which the critics hail as a coming sensation Star Voter fresh from his triumph ut Latonia Touch Me Not which scored so handsomely for Mrs Whitney in the Great American on Saturday last Klrkleving ton Sporting Blood Itroom Spun and Uouyhuhnm are among the overnight acceptances acceptancesIf If Touch Me Not wins he will be only living up to the high reputation lie established in his work early in the spring and there are plenty of the experts who proclaim him the best of his age seen this year Inchcape has worked well since his race and on looks alone he is bound to have a following Broom Spun was running fast at the finish of the Great American and there is said to be little between him and Tryster


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