Springville Herald | 1938-04-14 | Page 4 | $100,000 Race all Signed Up

$100,000 RACE ALL SIGNED UP NEW YORK, April 13 ll'.P The richest two-horse race m history was clinched for Belmont Park today when the owners of War Admiral and Seabiscmt consented con-sented to match their chamPjons Memorial Day for a $100,000 winner take all purse. Last obstacle to the eagerly awaited meeting was cleared when Charles Sam Howard, owner ot last year's handicap champion Seabis'cult, agreed' to the May 30th day specified by the Westchester West-chester Racing association m ot-fering ot-fering the huge purse. Samuel D. Riddle, owner of War Admiral, three-year-old king of 1937, did not find" the spring date as desirable de-sirable as the previously suggested suggest-ed September one, but accepted nevertheless. The race will be at a mile and one-quarter, each horse carrying 126 pounds.