Show UI U. SN S. SCRIBE TOO I IN TOO MUCH TERRITORY Many English Horses Ha Hav E Bettered Ma Wars War's Man o Wars War's Record Says E E. J. J D D. C By E. E J. J D. D Former Turf lurf Editor of London Newspapers T THE I HE statement appearing un under 1 der a New York with Lorry A. A Jacobs cited the authority rity th that t no no thoroughbred thorough thoroughbred bred has hag ever won i stakes and purses in the history of til race track will be greeted with If not with amazement amazement- by those w H know anything about the records o of t stars in the equine firmament H The statement must have been ma H without a a. due regard to facts and a proper proper investigation as 1 to the truth same I For the benefit of Mr Jacobs and othe other who might be led to believe that Manlo Mani War leads all racehorses in the anion amou of prizes won the tile information here given shows that great as the horse he falls tails far tar short in the winning colum When nhen ranged against the winners of or It t to chief events on the English turf PRETTY POLLYS POLLY'S PURSES m I Many horses w who o have figured as bl bI ribbon winners In England have no not on exceeded the mark but havea reached 1 fl There comes to mind for Major Eustace Loders Loder's Pretty Polly till filly without a rival in i IS S Snot not only proved practically losing but two rac races s in her lier entire care cares with more than forty races to her cred but brought fortune and ren renown wn toh owner she won considerably In exee of in contests in France Lord Rosebery's Cicero was was' colt which also exceeded the mark marl Lemberg winn winner r of ot the 1910 is is also credited with n i more than in purses and nd stakes GOT A LITTLE WILD Several more could be mentioned T stakes in England speaking genera are much higher than in the Unit States and as a a. consequence Man Ian good horse as he undoubtedly is Is wills willi wil unable to measure up to the b have e gained d fr fame on the E English turf A r regard r for accuracy c r rather than desire to 0 o belittle the performances fit tt t horses on the American prompts the writing of this article 1 C could hope that a a. proper considerate of oC the facts rather than a desire to bo without having definite would be exercised in making compa sons The fault with Mr Jacobs in ini ml ferring to Man o 0 War as a world bea boa bead and making the statement that nothel has ever won he took in too much territory Hadl Hadi confined his remarks to the United Stae Sta Stat Stathe he e might have escaped |