Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-05-30 | Page 14 | Henry Says Don't Blame War Admiral-Blame Riddle

Henry Says Dont Don't Don t Blame War Admiral Blame Blaine Riddle D By HENRY McLEMORE l United Press Sports Writer N NEW W YORK May 30 War 30 War Admiral suffers black eye with racing racing- fans War Admiral loses lose prestige War Admiral bilks public by withdrawal So read a 8 few of the headlines in the sports pages following War Admirals Admiral's minute last scratch in inthe inthe inthe the Suburban handicap at Belmont on Saturday That's injustice with a ven yen That's thoughtless spite against a a. horse horse horse-a a great and game horse Grow bitter against War Admirals Admiral's owner Sam Riddie Riddle Riddle Rid Rid- dle die yes and against hi his trainer George Conway yes and yes again but against War Admiral Admira never There was was- no excuse for the behavior of Riddle and Conway on Saturday They two-timed two the public in a most thorough manner when they named their famed lamed year old to run against and Snark and the others others others oth oth- ers in the Suburban and then with the record crowd of the season present to watch him go refuses to allow him to start They gave ve a muddy track as the reason for the scratching but this doesn't stand tand up because the course was in far worse condition condition condition condi condi- tion on Friday the day they definitely said he be would go And Snark in running th the the- mile and anda a a. quarter in 2012 5 the fastest t time in jn the history of the Suburban Suburban Suburban ban proved that the track W was wai in pert perfect t condition But heaven knows War Ad Admiral Admiral Ad- Ad miral had nothing to do with the poor sportsmanship of ot his stable It wasn't Man o 0 Wars War's boy who refused to have a go at it it He shouldn't be discredited Even those who jeered him lm know if they would only stop to think that had he been started he would have haye run with the last ounce of power in his chunky littie little lit lit- tie tle body been trying with all he had right down to the tape Has he ever quit Has he ever ever- dogged it t Not ot the A Admiral miral It makes those of ot us who saw the little fellow in the Belmont last year boil boll a bit to read in- in that the Admiral had ducked the issue Remember that rave Few champions in any s sport ort have ever put oi on such sucha a show of courage as the admiral did that afternoon Running on the o outside outsider he had taken no more than thana a few steps step from rom the barrier when he cut himself tearing a 8 a chunk of flesh the size of a 8 filet mignon from one of his forelegs But it didn't even slow him up Leaving a trail of blood behind him the Admiral rocketed around I. I the track in worlds world's record time to win by many lengths I dont don't want to get maudlin but Ill I'll bet you that If Admiral had had his say on Saturday he would have been at the post 1 mud nud ud udor or no mud ready to tb pit his speed and strength against anything A that happened to be out on the track War Admirals Admiral's withdrawal from the Suburban came at a a. very bad time Only a a. few days day before his hi match race with which had intrigued an entire 4 nation 1 was called called off oft And the postponements of the Ross Arm strong fight tight another natural had sharpened the temper of the sporting public Copyright 1938 by United Frea