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RIDDLE OKAYS WAR ADMIRAL-SEABISCUIT MATCH ASKS WALK-UP START Agrees to Let Howard Pick Position and to Postponement. J. E. Widener HI, But Sanctions Race Under Conditions Previously Proposed by Herbert B. Swope. NEW YORK, N. Y., April 8. Samuel D. Riddle, owner of War Admiral, conferred with Herbert Bayard Swope, chairman of the New York Racing Commission today and agreed to match his horse against Seabis-cuit in the fall at Belmont Park for a prize of 00,000, winner take all unless the owners agree otherwise. Riddle agreed to the distance of a mile and a quarter that had been proposed and stated that he favored level weight, subject to an agreement with C. S. Howard, Seabiscuits owner. This would probably be scale weight of 126 pounds at the time of the proposed match. MUST USE BARRIER. Riddle stated that he is willing to make two concessions to Seabiscuit. He would allow Howard to pick his position. He would also agree to a postponement of the match in the event that the track is muddy. Seabiscuit does not like a muddy course. Riddle, however, is asking one concession in return. This is that the horses have a walk-up start from a single-strand tape barrier. War Admiral is a fractious post "actor who does not like the stalls. William Woodward, chairman of The Jockey Club, was present at the meeting and approved the conditions laid down by Riddle. C. V. Whtney, another director of Belmont, was at sea and is not expected to dock until tomorrow. His representative George Francis, accepted the conditions. Joseph E. Widener, president of Belmont Park, is ill, but he had previously agreed to . the race under the conditions that Swope outlined, which are essentially those set forth by Riddle. Riddle stated that a July race at Arlington Park in Chicago, which is also offering a 00,000 prize for the match, would be inconvenient, due to other stake engagements of War Admiral at the time. He indicated that he would prefer the autumn race in New York. NEW YORK BEST PLACE. In commending upon the match, Swope said: "Ithink it will be agreed that ii match race in New York will give the contest added importance and this is especially truo of Belmont. "I am told Seabiscuits engagements at Inglewood will make a July meeting difficult, whilo a September contest will be well within his program and well within the schedule of War Admirals movements. "The Belmont meeting begins September 15 and ends October 1. The match is attracting world-wide attention and in some respects these are tho greatest horses to participate In a match race since Salvador and Tenny. Man o War was, of course, an exception to this, but his ono match raco was merely an exhibition." .
