The Archive · 1938

Seabiscuit Beats War Admiral In Thrilling Special Race

Charles Howard's Horse Now Acknowledged Greatest In America; New Record Time for Distance

Pimlico, Nov. 1.

[ARLES S. Howard's Seabiscuit became the greatest horse in America today by beating Sam D. Riddle's War Admiral in a special U.S.$100,000 match race.

Seabiscuit, biggest money winner in recent years, forged i nto a commanding lead on the turn of the thrilling race and finished a winner by four lengths in the new record time of 1 minute 563 seconds. The new time for the 1 mile 6-furlong course was exactly à of a second faster than the previous stander d set by Pompoon.

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