Back to Methuselah though Kennedy stated that he was quoting Shaw—"You see things; and you say, 'Why?' But I dream things that never were; and I say, 'Why not?' Back to Methuselah Back to Methuselah (A Metabiological Pentateuch) by George Bernard Shaw consists of a preface ("An Infidel Half Century") and a series of five plays: "In the Beginning: B.C. 4004 (In the Garden of Eden)", "The Gospel of the Brothers Barnabas: Present Day", "The Thing Happens: A.D. 2170", "Tragedy of an Elderly Gentleman: A.D. 3000", and "As Far as Thought Can Reach: A.D. 31,920". All were written during 1918–20, published simultaneously by
But Why Not Not reeled off five victories in seven stakes races. In the beginning of June, she won the Acorn Stakes at Belmont Park. Then she shipped to Chicago, Illinois, in late June and won the Arlington Classic at a mile in open company on the turf. She added another win that year at Arlington Park in the Arlington Matron Handicap at a mile on the dirt. In August, But Why Not traveled to upstate New York and ran in the prestigious Alabama Stakes at Saratoga Race Course. In that race, she beat Miss Grillo going away in 2:05 flat over a