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Man o War the horse of the century rides on
The 83-year-old chestnut Man o War, bred by Maj. August Belmont and owned by Samuel D. Riddle, dazzles eastern crowds at the track. Jockey Clarence Kummer guides the champion, with Feustel training, Glen Riddle Farm name, and headlines praising his unrivaled class.
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Fair Play-Mahubah
Rock Sand
Maj
August Belmont
Samuel D. Riddle
Philadelphia
Louis Feustel
Clarence Kummer
Glen Riddle Farm
Man O’ War
New York Tribune
Aqueduct
Man O' War
Fair Play
Yairy Gold
Bend
Dame Masham
Gal- Hard
England
Belmont
McCalmont Stud
Kentucky
Hastings
Colin
Coney Island
Jerome
Special
Municipal
King James
Frank Gill
Hessian
Air Play
Fairy Gold
Rock
Brooklyn
J. G. Madden
J. H. Rosseter
California
Friar Rock
Inchcape
Hildreth
Rosseter
Mr. Riddle
Saratoga
J. Loftus
H. P. Whitney
Preakness
Withers
Stuyvesant
Dwyer
Latonia
Upset
Golden Broom
Blazes
King Thrush
Cleopatra
Dominique
John P. Grier
Pimlico
Wildair
David Harum
Sun Briar
Fairy Wand
Sir Barton
Dean Swit
Liverpool
Kummer
Man O
Frank Loftus
Clive Gordon
Red
Man of War
Jet
Riddle
Joseph L. Murphy
Fle
United States