The Washington times., 1906-07-22
ORAN AND WATER PEARL
BEST TWO-YEAR-OLDS
Have Good Lead on Others in Amount Won-Jack Atkins
and Horace E. May Furnish Surprise.
Racing in Manitoba
By ]. S. A. MACDONALD.

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time and important juvenile fixture
known as the Brighton Junior Stakes, OF
u5,OOO. at the full six furlOngs. an event,
sharp judges OF racing form agree, will
be one OF the best tests afforded so far
this year.
IL will be remembered Sysonby in his
-year-old form gave the world an
astonishing display of his speed ana ca
paclty IN the Brighton Junior ana Ike
as not the winner of the renewal al
hand will so on 10 further fame ana
assured premiership at Saratoga as dld
the king of the Turf" In his time.
Once again Sydney Paget's giant chest
nut colt Water Pearl. and Oranl the
sWift-running son OF OssaIy, IN the
string of the Ormondale Stable, meet up
In the Brighton Junior under full stake
weights In the Great Trial OF $4,000
Oran ran Water Pearl Into the ground
In a stretch duel the latter quitting
absolutely. This manner OF race run
ming found a complete reversal when the
two colts met IN the second half OF the
Double Event on the fnal day at Sleeps
head Bay, where Water Pearl put it on
the Ossary horse. It is now one race
apiece. and the coming Brighton Junior
should serve as the rubber.
The Best So Far.
AT this time the majority of handi-
Cappers and race players are prepared
to concede these two youngsters the
best so Tar developed this year. FOR
Instance. so authoritative a source as
Is Trainer John ", Rodgers. of the
Whitney Stable, declares Water Pearl
20 be a certain winner of the $50. 900
Futurity next September. and that fix
tuTe is the cap and climax OF every
breeders two-year-old racing ambitions.
Also IL Is the most crucial trysting Of
the young race horses of all the year.
A bad horse never won q Futurity
while he or she generally stands out
above the seasons crop. On racing
form Water Pearl and Oran are the
logical contenders for the champion
ship so far as New-YOrkers have seen.
but just at this moment a pair OF
Richmonds appear in the field Many
horsemen coming in from the Northern
circuit for the spell at Saratoga say
Barney Schreiber, OF ST. Louis, Mo,
has the kingpin colt OF the year In
Jack Atkins Men who have observed
his form up through the Canadian cir
cult say he viii surely seat Water
Pearl when the distance for Juveniles
lengthens to six and a half and seven
furlongs. while he was able 20 pack
substantial imposts. such as 124 or I26
pounds. with greater facility than can
Oran, who is inclined to be a bit whispy.
Horace E. and Jsck Atkins.
Then, schrefber himself says Horace
T., who did so well In California for
him last winter, is just as fast and
game as Jack Atkins. Schneider, it viii
be remembered, sold Horace +. TO the
Raineys, OF Cleveland. Ohio. for 81, ,0O)
two months ago. Bud" May, developer
OF Highball, the last American Derby
winner, is handling Horace E. and.
with the Futurity in mind the Cali
fornia colt Is getting an easy summer
up among the sulphur springs and orisT
mountain air at Saratoga.
So. all In all. the first honors among
American tWo-vear-olds OF this year
seem to rest with. Water Pearl Oran.
Horace 4, and Jack Atkins. The Brigh-
ton Junior VIII settle the question OF
superiority between Water Pearl and
Oran. Then the. winner must hook up
with the better Of the other two. in
addition to Water Pearl and Oran, such
clever youngsters as Paumonok Golf
Ban, Peter Pan, Ballot, SUpermRn.
Yankee Gun. and Charles Edward are
in the lists. Horace Z. and Jack Atkins
VIII not show with the colors up until
the heydey OF the Saratoga season. For
my part, Water Pearl is the winner
right now A soft track would beat
him. for. like all the sons OF Watercress.
he must hear his hoofs pattersng on a
dry, hard cushion before he can extend
his stride.
Water Peal Leads.
AS matter of fact. about the bes,
lire on the calibre of a racehorse Is
found in the relative position he or she
occupies In the earnings list. II this
be the gauge, then Water Pearl IS the
absolute champion. This colt has earned
for his stable Just $40. $50 so far. which
makes him the largest winning horse
Of any age or sex on the American turf
In 1906 He viii probably reach the
Sl0o 0o0 mark before the snownakes faI
In the late autumn.
New York Is wild over Water Pearl
Unlike most OF the Watercress family
ne is not a bay or a brown, but a flash
Ing chestnut Of magnificent body part
and leonine head and neck. He is So
big one might pass him for a three.
yeaT-old. He is a real picture horse '
for pleasing sight he makes on paradt
20 the post, with thousands and thou
sands Of admirers handclapping and an
piauding the "Giant" Here IN N.
table below is seen at a glance ius
what the most promising two-year-old,
Of the season have been doing up Il
date
The love of n sterling good race hors,
is not limited to locality. for each yeal
hnds him browsing on pastures new. II
Winnipeg. Man. where the blood OF IN,
native runs fast and sport is second onI!
10 religion, King Thoroughbred is sooT
10 find a new and unexpected stampin:
ground. Nowhere viii a real grea
horse md greater honor or moro lOya
homage than from the men and wOmeI
of the North. Winnipeg. the Paris o
the North is 10 have one Of the fines
racing courses In America.
Track for Winnipeg.
Walter A. Leavitt. designer and con
structor of Americas Ascot P3rk-tht
new Belmont Park on Long Islend-ha
recently returned from a sojourn among
the WinniDeggers. Horsemen and tn,
general votaries Of racing in Chicago
H., and the Middle West. turn 70 heai