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SARATOGA TRACK RECORDS Racing Devotees Country Over Hope to See SeeMan Man o War and Other Fast Horses HorsesBreak Break Some of the Existing Times It was at Saratoga on August 21 1018 that the everpopular Roaincr sucwcded in lowering tlie mile record against time established by Sulvator at Mnntnoiitli Park August 2S 1890 when lie ran the distance in l3 i over a straight course Koanur carrying the same weight as Salvator did 110 pounds ran the eighth in 12i quarter in 23 threeeighths in 34 half mile in 40 fivc oighths in 38 threequarters in l10f seven eighths in 122 nnd in triumph finished the mile in 134 3 This remarkable and greatly ap ¬ plauded feat had been preceded earlier in the Sar ¬ atoga meeting of that jear by the establishment of a new American record at u mile in a regular race when on August i in winning the Delaware Handicap Sun Briar carried 113 pounds and ran thiv distance in 135 If In fact 1918 saw many change made in the Saratoga track records The course had been completely built over the winter previous and when the fust hand of horses that graced the turf in 1918 found their way to Ameri ¬ cas most famous racing center it was inevitable that new records would be established Whether because the horses of 1919 were not as fast as those of the preceding year or the track was not quite as fast few records fell although Fairy Wand equaled the mile mark of Sun Briar With the mighty Man War which earlier in the tinsent year lowered the American mile record held jointly by Sun Rfiar and fairy Wand and later established a new American record for one mile and an eighth engaged in a number of the important Saratoga stakes the devotees of racing the country over are keenly anticipating some recordbreaking feature on the part of the champion Few there are who doubt that if Mr Riddle would permit Alan o War to be sent after Reamers record for a mile against time that the great son of Fair Play would shatter it With so many grand horses as will be seen at Saratoga this year in addition to Man o War it would not be surprising to see a number of the exceptionally fast Saratoga records which are here presented fall before their superior speed speedDist Dist Horse AAVt Date Time Timel2 l2 Olltlpa 2 07 July 23 1S74 47 4 12 t Tgh Tlmber2 107 August 13 1S04 51 58 Pigeon Wing2 115 August 23 1918 57S 5 12 f Tnscaloosa 2 107 August 221918 104 34 Jyntce 3115 August 22 1918 110 110Polymclian Polymclian A 140 August 23 1918 110 6 12 f U of NavarreS 122 August 14 1814 120 78 Prisclllian 5 110 August 31 1910 121 121Water Water War 112 August 20 191Si24 1 Roatner 7110 August 21 1918 134 1 Sun Briar 3 113 Aug C 1918 130 130Fairy Fairy Wand 5 107 August 5 1919 130 Im5oy First Whip 3 101 August 22 1900143i 1900143iIra70y Ira70y Isidor 7320 August 21 1001 143 1 11G McMceUln 3111 August 4 1900 14316 Charcutus 6 10i August 23 1900 145 1 1S Sun Briar 4 123 August 0 1919 150 1 31C Cudgel 4 131 August 1C 1918 156 1 14 Rourner 7 129 Aug 1 1918 202 202IraoOOy IraoOOy Bend Or 4 115 July 2 1SS 2210V 1510 Lit Nearer 0 115 August 23 1918 210 1 3X T Bnchelorfi 1 7 Aiienst 11 lS3n220 1 12 Sombrero 3 121 August 27 1002 231 1 0S Blues 3113 August 21 1901 252 1 34 Africander 5 113 August 22 1903 258 Olambala 3 113 August 28 190l2rS Exterminator 12G August 3D 1919 253 253t2 t2 14 Springbok Z 114 July 29 lS7i 3OCV4 3OCV4PrcakuOhS PrcakuOhS 0111 July 29 1S75 3i Vl 234 Uubbard 4107 August 9 187 ° 458 4 Fellowcrnft 4 10S August 20 18747192 Against time timeHurdle Hurdle Races 1 12 Klondyke 4152 August 4 1900 240 1 34 Beaumont 4 130 August 9 1807 322 2 Ben Eder 15 147 August 13 1S99 345 345Steeplechases Steeplechases SteeplechasesShtCsoMr ShtCsoMr DunapO 150 August 5 1S09 31314 Ab 2 El Cuch loB 158 August 5 1907 410 Martian C 144 August IS 1917 410 410FllCseMalden FllCseMalden C 1GQ August 17 1901 500 500Ab Ab 3 C Fontaine4 142 August 10 1907 C22 C22tLgCseTrilUon tLgCseTrilUon 0 162 August 12 1S7S37 About 2V miles tAuout 3VS miles JDead heat JSlow track
