THAT £200,000 OFFER
The statement by Mr. Samuel D. Riddle that Mr. Louis B. Mayer, the film producer, had offered him £200,000 for Man o' War, the most famous horse in American Turf history, caused widespread astonishment in New York. An official of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio declared that it was ridiculous to suppose that Mr. Mayer had made any such offer, but Mr. Riddle told a circumstantial story of the manner # in which the producer approached him. "Mr. Mayer visited Faraway Farm in Kentucky, which has been Man o' "War's home since he retired from racing 18 years ago," said Mr. Riddle, "and told Scott, my stable superintendent, that he was prepared to pay 1,000,000 dollars for the horse. Scott thought he was joking, but he insisted that he meant business and persuaded Scott to telephone me. "I instructed him to tell Mr. Mayer' that I was glad he thought so highly of my horse, but that all the money in the world could not buy him." Man o' War, who will be 22 years old next month, was purchased by Mr. Riddle for £1000 in 1918. He is the sire of many famous horses.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 40, 17 February 1939, Page 13
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195THAT £200,000 OFFER Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 40, 17 February 1939, Page 13
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