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STARS TO RACE FOR RECORD SUM VICTOR OF THE MAN 0 WAR - SIR BARTON RACE TO RECEIVE TEE GREATEST NET AMOUNT Of MONEY EVER RACED FOR IN ANY COUNTRY When the coming race between Man o War and Sir Barton is decided it will establish a high point in turf history. That is, if, as has been published, the winner is to take all, the value of the race to the victor will be 0,000, making it the most valuable race ever won by a horse In any country. In this, under the rules of racing, the ,000 gold cup is counted, as well as the 5,000 in added money. It may be said that the enterprise involved in this transaction can hardly fail to have its due reward. The people of Canada and the United States respond quickly- to the urging of a big thing. This race is impjiatieally a big thing and will be willingly paid for at the gate by the public. The wonder is that some one of the Now York track people did not have sand and sagacity enough to secure this remarkable, racing attraction. Taking the records of racing. everywhere into consideration, the Grand Prix de Paris has come closest in value to the race impending. Seven times has this great race produced more than 0,000 to the winner. Its greatest net value was in 1912, when A. Eoulds Houli returned his owner 3,1S0. The other winners of more than 0,000 and their years were: 1908, Northeast, 2,040; 1909, Verdun, 0,355; 1910, Nuage, 2,030; 1911,. As d A tout, 0,300; 1913, Bruleur, 1,295; 1914, Sardanapale, 1,030. Iu England the so-called "Ten Thousand Pounders" have each year for a long time returned the greatest values to the winner, but few of the richest races of English turf history ever exceeded the 0,000 mark. In Australia the Melbourne Cup has long stood at the head, but its greatest recorded net value was 8,700, when Patrobas was its winner in 1915. In this country there have been races of high values in days long past. Thus the famous race between American Eclipse and Henry as far back as 1823 was for 0,000 a side or 0,000 to the winner. Similar values attached to the races between Ariel and Flirtllla, Boston and Fashion, Peytona and Fashion, While Lexingtons race -against time at four miles was for 0,000, or 0,000 a side. The Peyton Stakes, run at Nashville iu 1839, brought Peytonas owner 5,000, a sum that would rank well even now. In later days Potomacs 1920.sh7,075, won in the third running of the Futurity, wa and is the high mark, in American racing, values, and it is this that will be displaced by the race to. be -run shortly. Three other, .Jtinief liaHieJRuturity jgivna its vwnM for thveyeu?-olds exclusively"" iu this country" was recorded Inst year when Mad Hatter won the Latonia. Championship Stakes and gave Sam Hlhlreth 5,090. Prior to that the record was the 4,100 won in 18S9 by Salvator, when he led Tenny home In the Lawrence Realization Stakes. Big money does not make a great race in itself, but it vastly stimulates public, interest and curiosity. The fact that the contest in question is .to be for the greatest net sum ever raced for serves to enhance the general couvictiou that the struggle is to be between two of the greatest thoroughbreds of modern times; iu short, that the prize is worthy of the horses and the horses worthy of the prize.
