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SCORNS ALL OLD RECORDS Man o War Runs a Mile and Five-Eighths in 2:40 4-5. Hildur Wins Nursery Handicap and Defeats Oriole Grand Racing at Belmont Park. NEW YORK, N. Y., September 4. Man o "War set a new mark in the historic Lawrence Rcaliza-tion Stakes ut Belmont Park when lie ran its mile and five-eighths in 2:40, defeating his only opponent. Hoodwink, about one-eighth of a mile. It appeared for a time that Man o War would have a walkover for the stakes, as his overnight opponent, Sea Mint, was withdrawn. At the last moment, but under the rules, Mrs. W. M. Jeffords, niece of S. D. Riddle, owner of Man o War, added her three-year-old colt Hoodwink. Otherwise Man o War would only have received half of the 5,040 which went to the winner. Man o War set the seal upon his greatness in the Lawrence Realization, when lie beat the American record for the mile and five-eighths, made by Fitz Herbert witli 122 pounds up in the same race at Sheepshead Bay on July 13, 1009, no less than four and one-fifth seconds. Fitz Herberts 2:45 has stood all these years and nobody who saw Man o War today doubts that he could have performed even a greater feat than that recorded in winning the Realization. The fractional time follows: 12, 23, 35, 17, 1:00, 1:13. 1:20. 1:38, 1:51, 2:03, 2:10, 2:28, 2;40. The time for the mile and an eighth, 1:51, and the mile and a half. 2:28, shows the evenness ;a$ which he was rated. Vitlr the "Realization relegated practically to a one-horse race, the Nursery Handicap, for two-year-olds, featured the program. It attracted a dozen good colts, with G. A. Cochrans Smoke Screen an added starter. There was a delay of eighteen minutes at the post, caused by the fractious actions of Hildur and Star Voter, the J. K. L. Ross entry. When the start was effected Hildur was off best, ne ran fast and true and won easily, witli Smoke Screen three lengths back. Oriole, the favorite, was third. Smoke Screen was coupled with St. Michael as the G. A. Cochran entry. Star Voter was coupled with Hildur as the J. K. L. Ross entry. Star Voter showed early speed. Hil-durs time was 1:10, only two-fifths of a second from the record for the distance. Crest Hill, odds-on favorite for the Whitestone Steeplechase Handicap, won after being hard ridden for the entire course. Syrdarya was an early leader, but after the first round, of the field gave way to the favorite. Infidel II. "showed good form, but he probably was made too much use of and tired badly in the racing on the flat. Rupica came fast at the end to take second place. The four fenced faultlessly and were well bundled coming over the last obstacle. S. A. COCHRANS FAST FILLY. The opening dash brought together ten flashy-looking maidens, with John E. Maddcns Atala ruling the choice. Banksia, about which there was a concerted plunge at the close of operations, proved an easy winner. Getting off in front, the G. A. Cochran filly was there all the way, winning witli jockey Kelsay looking around. Scotland Yet, highly regarded by trainer Burlew, was second, a length and a half in advance of W. M. Jcffords Ballot Enterprise filly, Perfection, which Was at long odds. Atala, the favorite, was fourth. There was some stir nlKiut Dewey Eve wearing the colors of the Xalapa Farm. Jefferson Livingston was a visitor. He came to see his good colt Oriole run in the Nursery Handicap. He hal fears that the colt would not make Ills best showing, on account of only being unloaded from the car late Friday afterncon. William Wallace, trainer for James W. McCIeV-land, was a visitor at Belmont Park yesterday. He leaves for Saratoga today to ship one division of the McClelland stable to Havre de Grace. On behalf of the Westchester Racing Association, President August Belmont announced that if both Man o War and Sir Barton would start in The Jockey Club Slakes, a weight-for-nge race at one mile and a half, the association would add 0,000. Should this nice eventuate it will be the stellar attraction of the year and round out a truly remarkable program, as the Futurity will also be decided on Saturday next. Both Messrs. Riddle and Ross will take time to decide and will probably reach a decision early in the week. There has been from time to time a lot of discussion as to how far horses stride in races and, to settle the ;uestion as far as Man o War is concerned, a representative of The Jockey Club measured one of the colts mighty bounds after he had gone a mile end a half. From toe to toe it was exactly twenty-four feet eight inchest In the earlier flights of the race no doubt some of the strides would have been twenty-five feet or more.
