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AMERICAN CHAMPIONS SPEED Man o War Seems to Have the Best of Sir Barton on the Basis of Time Made in Races NEW YORK, N. Y., August 5. Sir Bartons one mile and a quarter in 2:01 i iu the. Saratoga Handicap Tuesday is considered by tho large majority of turfmen as an American record for the distance, as there has been doubt for years as to the correctness of the time of 2:00 for "the same distance recorded by Whisk Brccm II., which officially holds the American record for one mile and a quarter. The record of Whisk Broom II. of 2:00. made under 139 pounds at Belmont Park June 2S, 1913, has always been questioned as one of the queer errors of a fast watch or a false eye. But it is the record. Sir Bartons 2:011, comes next. The fractions of the two races are: Horse. Vi Vs 3A 1 U4 Whisk Broom II.. :24 :47f. 1:12 1:35 2:00 Sir Barton :24 :473 1:11 1:30 2:01 The Whisk Broom II. record is one for the racing world, so far as figures are kept, though the French have some speed lparks which are not generally recorded. Whisk Broom II. was a speed marvel in 1913, with the record of 2:00 for a mile and a quarter, another record mile and a quarter in 2:03 and a mile iu 1:39. AVhisk Broom II. only ran throe races that year, all at Belmont Park, the track, which he evidently fancied, and all wins. Lahore. G. M. Miller and Meridian, good horses at that time, were the contenders closest to Whisk Broom II. in his record performances. The records for the distance which are extant show four marks around 2:02 for the English courses. They were made by: Horse. A. Wt. Track. Date. Sandfast and 129 Newbury Oct. 5, 1911 Housewife 3 114 Brighton ..Aug. 3, 1904 Corcyra 3 125 Newmrket.May 12, 1914 Austra. Star ..125 Alexer Pk...luly 5, 1!02 The Australian record horses loaf early in long distance races in that country is Magpies 2:01, made at Caulfield. Melbourne, Victoria, November 2. 191S. under 125 pounds. The Canadian mark is that of Boots, 2:02, made under 114 pounds, at Fort Erie, August 5, 1910. Sir Barton, like Man o War, can maintain his speed over a short or long route, as the past performances of these two champions show. The comparative speed of the two colts iu their three-year-old form indicates that Man o War is possessed of greater speed than the Ross colt. These conipari- by fraction follow: Isons "Withers Mile. , Horse. Wt. Vi U 1 - Sir Barton ...118 :24 :48 1:13 1:38 Man o War.. 118 :24 :47 1:11 1:35 American record. Belmont Stakes 1 3-8 Miles. No fractional time taken. Sir Bnrton 120 2:17 Record when run Man o War 125 2:14 American record Preakness Stakes 1 1-8 Miles. Sir Barton. .120 :23 :47 1:13 1:39 1:53 Mano War. 120 :23 1:12 1:38. 1:51
