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Finish Base of Big Red Statue LEXINGTON, Ky., May 30. Pat-ONeill, manager of S. D. Riddles Faraway Farm here, said today that the base for the immense bronze statue of Man o War has been completed, and that he,expects sculptor Herbert Hazeltines likeness, of the noted stallion to be shipped on from Long Island later in the year. Man o War still is turned out three hours each morning in favorable weather, although he will not be shown in the heat of the summer after June 15. ONeill reports that War Admiral and War Relic already have full books for the 1948 breeding season. War Admirals dam, Brushup, recently foaled a chestnut colt by Mahmoud.
