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SIR BARTON IN 00,000 CLASS Mondays Victory in the Saratoga Handicap Puts Him in the High Class of American Winners NEW YORK. X. Y., August C Man o AVar has a chance to settle his prowess for all time if he should fill his stake engagements at Saratoga, in which he could measure strides with Sir Barton. He will have that chance in the Champlain Handicap, for thrce-yearolds and over, to be run onAugust 14. lie also will have a chance to meet- Sir Barton in the Merchants- and Citizens Handicap,- to be run August 28. Then for the real test he- could meet Sir Barton in the "Saratoga Cup, one mile anil three-quarters, to be runv August 31, the last day of the Saratoga meeting. AAlien Sir Barton Won the Saratoga Handicap Tuesday he passed the 00,000 winning mark. The following table details Sir Bartons races and winnings since his advent on the turf: 1920. Belair Handicapf.-l. .11. de Gco.. April 19. Climax Handicap. 1. .H. do Gce.. April 2l.,3ll.Cl Marathon Hcap..3 11. de Gce. .April 27. 200 Phila. Handicap.. 4.. H. de Gce.. April 30. ... Rennert Heap. . .1 . .Pimlico May 4. 1,700 Saratoga Hcap...l.. Saratoga... Aug. 2. 5,200 Total ,414.61 fCoupIed with Billy Kelly, which won. 1919. Kentucky Derby. . .1. .Ch. Downs. .May 10. 20.82." Preakness Stakes. .1. . Pimlico ...May 14. 24,500 AAithcrs Stakes l..Bel. Park.. May 24. S.075 Belmont Stakes l..Bel. Park. .June 11. 11,050 Dwyer Stakes 2.. Aqueduct ..July 10. 700 Potomac Stakes 1..H. de Gce. Sept. 13. i.900 II. de Gce Stakes. 3. .11. de Gce. Sept. 27. 1,000 Maryland Stakes.. .1.. Laurel ....Oct. 4. 7,750 Pini. Aut. Heap. .3. . Pimlico ...Nov. 5. 500 Pimlico Scr. No. 2.1. .VlmJf-o ...Nov. 7. 2,300 Pimlico Ser. No. 3.1.. Pimlico ....Nov. 11. 3,2:0 Total ,750 1918. Futurity Stakes 2. .Bel. . Park. .Sept. 14. 4,133.32 Grand total ?100,307.93 Sir Bartons first start was in the Tremont Stakes at Aqueduct on July ti, 191S, when he finished fifth. Lord r Brighton won. His next start was in the Flash Stakes at Saratoga August 1, when he finished ninth. Billy Kelly won. His next essay was in the United States Hotel Stakes at Saratoga August 3, when he finished ninth. Billy Kelly won. His next start was in the Sanford Memorial Stakes at Saratoga August 14. when he finished seventh. Billy Kelly won. His next start was in the Hoptful Stakes at Saratoga, when he finished sixteenth. Eternal won.
