The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-27

yearling bred to his Eking, nave MIN De-
yeIoped and raced. returning him to the
stud as a 4-year-Old If he stands the test
With this end in view he vas the con-
tending bidder against Sydney Padset Tor
the chestnut colt. by Imp. Bathamptcn.
dam Imp. Ironio. half-sister TO Vampire
dam Of the sensational Flying Fox. Of
fered in ]. 3. Haggin auction sale recent
ly. and he might have, secured the youns-
ster had II not 6awned upon him that the
Haggin people had marked him as one of
the returns.
Two of Major Thomas's FLIES which were
among his yearlings offered IN the East
were not sold. and he has turned them over
to Frank Jones, trainer for G. H. whitney.
who will race them and later on return
them TO the stud for breeding purposes
Jura half-sister TO the unbeaten FTenca
Park, by Himyar, and the other is a chest
nut fily SISTER TO Sly Maid by Doctor Nc
Both are entered in the 1893 Futurity.
Major Thomas has at the farm a good
looking chestnut flly by Doctor McBride;
therefore a half-sister TO Best Boy. Re
lection and Longfisht. W. C. DAILY offered
this tilly unseen. but her noted breeder re-
fused the offer and may have her trained
and raced ana then join her TO his famous
band of brood mares. She is also in the
Futurity of 1895 and no less than three
other classic stakes. The veteran turfman
was rather disappointed at the price he re-
loA rs hd4A-IIOlEAHE u ltIlElE Al
ktns, Maxine Gomez. David II and Trumpet.
the chestnut colt by Doctor Mcbride. dam
Quesal. by Imp King Ban. which was
knocked down to Messrs. J. r. and F. P.
, Keene for $500
W. c. whitney saw the colt before the
! sale and said he would be a bidder on him.
Business kept him from the sale ring. and
Trainer James Rowe secured him for the
keenes without encountering opposition
from the Whitney millions. Later Major
Thomas saw Mr. Whitney and the latter
expressed regret that he did not get to the
sale to bid on the colt. Major Thomas told
him that when he brought Domino on as a
yearling he had told the late John a. Morris
OF the colt. as he was a brother to that
turfman's fayoTite race mare. Correction.
the colts legs, and the Messrs Reene Sc
! cured him for $500. Bonnie won over
$4,000 in races for the Wall street broker
and Major Thomas on parting with Mr..
Whitney said he only hoped that the half
brother to Tommy Atkins would win as
much money for the Keenes as Domino did.
Information has reached this citv that IL
J the Eastern Jockey Club will permit racing
; on a haif-mile track during August, a ace
meeting VIII be held at Warrenton. Va. q
week in duration. The sport is to consist
in Cross-country races. the jockeys being
( society gentlemen riders summerinc in the
a number Of good horses in that section
available for racing. but their owners are
averse TO aking chances of being outlawed
by the Jockey Club
! Lady I1vercauld. dam of COnroy. winner
Of the Brooklyn Handicap In lSl- sent 20
England and bred this season to Florisel.
second sire OF last years Derby winner.
Folodyski; will be returned to Amsrica
where. next season. she will he mated 70
/ Chorister. sire OF Whitechapel. The Messrs
Keene desire the produce of Flc-tzel II and
Lady Invercauld to be foa!ed in Kentucky
cleOphus, owned by the estate Of the late
turfman, S. NJ. Lancaster. Of Bardstown. is
soon to be sold at auction in New York
Cleophus IS nv imp. Wagner. dam Linnie. by
Macdun. and was passed into the hands
racing qualities. Mr.. Lancaster refusing 10
sell her outright. She won twenty-five
races and Sse.SS7 for the noted BROOKLYN
turfman. She and her near relative. the
wonderful Imp. are to be sold about re
same time.
Not since MuIti-MiIionare ]. B. Haggin,s
Eastern campaign and bid for the classic
Realization Stake, has a horse worked as
fsst oyer the Kentucky Association track
as did Frank Stones recent purchase. Creep
er. yesterday. Creeper stepped six fpE-
longs in 1919. and was running within
I'D by %iroouois. dam Great Anne. and
is John Z Madden's cast-cn which
has recently been the subject OF liti-
CATION in the courts. The colt ran third in
a good race when he was a 2-year-old, but
was later injured, and Madden sold him.
believing he would never train again. He
was not handled at all as a 3-year-old. but
since being put into training this season ne
has steadily improved and looks like he
will turn out to be another DafodoTn-
Oily or a second King RENE. Slcne will
likely take him to Chicago next month
though he may run him in one or two races
at st. Louis.
other good work at the track was six
furlongs IN liz by the 3-year-old FLY MARY
Greenway by st. Saviour. dam MercIdese
BY King Alfonso. who is also booked for
shipment TO st. Louis in the near future
In this work she finished a mile out in
Las. but vss only galloping in the end. Dan
OBrfen sent hts half brother to Aladdin an
eighth in :11z. Blazius. another y~esriing
by Blazes, worked with the hale brother
to Benefits crack, but was beaten by the
latter fully two lengths.
Luther Dfckerson has concluded 70 ehir
his string East instead Of st. Louis. and
will leave with all his promising young.
J sters for Saratoga Springs early next week