Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-14

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Derby. but was laid low by fever after his
arrival became badly affected in his wind
In consequence and never ran.
Quite the swell OF Mr., whitney, 3-year-
olds IL Perseus. a very stylish colt, by
Persimmcn out OF Urania. Except that he
cuts up a little in his back ribs this Is
quite a classic horse in appearance. with
plenty OF size and all the bloodlike quality
OF his famous sire. and It is regrettable
that he is not IN the Derby. Another nice
colt is Bobbin II, by Meddler out OF Hand
spun. a beautifully turned horse with
splendid forehand and full Of that quality
which is just lacking in some OF his stable
companions. But that il easily accounted
for. as his sire was one OF the handsomest
and most bloodlike horses ever foaled, and
| shall always think that Isinglass was
lucky that he never met him in his tri-
umphant classic march. A miniature dray
horse in build. Hillside, a bay gelding by
Hamburg out Of Morningside. may show
to greater advantage over short than long
distances, and a nice sort Of gelding Is
Field Daisy. a chestnut. by Hamburg out
OF Daisy F which will always be easily
recognizable by the liberal way I'm which
he lie licked with white; indeed. he might
almost be described as a strawberry roam.
Sea cliff. also a sexless chestnut, is of
the wiry. useful sort. honest and reliable,
that should win races.
Nice Lot of Youngsters.
"Of the 2-year-olds there are two very
nice colts by Broomstick, both chestnut
in color, the one from Audience and the
other from Sallle Of Navarro. but OF dis
L ffpatIy diffaVapt tuna ord fbanOb tho Lot.
ter has not quite the scope Of his relative
(which is a really handsome colb. 1t would
not surprise me should he train on into
the better OF the two. All the progeny OF
Hamburg. including a, chestnut gelding out
of Regatta II, a bay gelding out of Morn
ingside, a bay colt out of Yorkville Belle. a
bay filly out Of Martha II. a bay filly out
Of Ballyhoo, a bay fily out of The Belle,
and Littoral (of the same color and sex
out Of ~iongsboro, are Enthusiastically
stamped with the characteristics OF their
sire. being abnorm6lly developed as re-
CARDS power behind the saddle and general
favorites with their trainer, who regrets
that Mr. Whitney did not make more use
of English mares when seeking mates FOR
the son Of Hanover. Llttoral In particular
is a very good looking filly.
Irish Lad, a son of Candlemas (owr
DTOl0tT % ~. bidiStf WIN pAbNNh Wv
Of the most successful sires in America
and himself a good racehorse, has three
racing-like 2-year-olds in the brown geldlne
from Refute, the bay flly from Hand
spun and the brown filly Nela. These
are the first Of his get. and though prom
Using as regards make, shape and quality
hardly boast the size and power of tn,
Hamburgs and the Broomsticks. New Cas-
tie %, a chestnut colt by Meddler, out o.
Homespun, three parts brother to Bobbir
I'd, which was out of the dams sister, Il
one OF the best looking in the juvenile class
and will belle his looks should he not pay
his way. Homespun, 1t should be men
toned, was the dam of Hands Down, whC
was a very smart 2-year-old when Huggini
had her in training at Newmarket; indeed
she was the only one that ever street.-the,
the neck Of Pretty Polly when they wer,
2-year-olds, and that she undoubtedly dix
in the Criterion stakes at Newmarket fou.
years ago. 1t argues well for New Cast,
I'd that he is an own brother to Hands
Down.
COLLECTIVELY Joyner may be congratulate,
on having a remarkably nice lot of horse
under his charge. especially among tn,
youngsters, and it will be surprising indeed
II some of them do not make a big mari
before the end of the year, while some o
the older horses may safely be trusted 4
earn their living. It is satisfactory to ad,
that they have all done exceedingly wei
since they arrived in this country"
On French Turf.
American horses are well represented II
the Grande Steeplechase de Paris and tn
Grande Course de Haies d'Auteuil Steeple
chase of the Auteuil summer meeting il
France, These stakes are weight for ag
: affairs and are to be run June % and Jun,
. 20. George Saportas. who raced under tn
/, colors of the Bonnie Brook stable in Amer
lea, is the most liberal nominator and n
has five in the Grande Course de Hale
d'Auteuil. In the first named stake h
has named Altar. winner of the Create
New York steeplechase of last year; Simo
Pure. which won the Kensiugton. indie
pendence and Inaugural of last year; Nal
, acca, Rampant and Corncob, three gree.
ones. In the second named stake he ha
|, Corncoh. Malacca, Bsnyah and Chaseaway
one that he purchased from Herman L
= Duryea.
Herman B.. Duryea has named Ben Bar
for the Grande Course de Hates d'Auteui
and he has no nomination for the Grand
Steeplechase de Paris. This 6-year-old wa
an excellent sprlnter In America and IL 1
, only since his arrival in France that h
: has been put over thel jumps. He is
horse with an excellent turn OF speed an
= II he has learned to jump will surely b
u one of the good Americans abroad.
> Thomas Hitchcock. jr., has Hylas name
for the Grande Steeplechase de Paris an
I that is his only nomination i'm the two race
I named. Hylas did not race last year, bu
Q he was one of the stars in 1907, and II h
q has come back in good form he is sure I
= give a good account of himself.
" The other American sportsman who
+ represented In the two races is Joseph L
y Widener, who has a considerable stable Q
L jumpers now In France. In the Grand
q Steeplechase de Paris his nomination is. M
o McGann, one OF the best jumpers shown /
1 recent years in America, while for III
l. Grande Course de Haies d'AuJeuil his non
d ination is the English horse, John NJ. r..
q Recent reports from Maisons Laftte az
q that John NJ. p, Mr.. McCanu and Ambus
OF the Widener stable have been goin
along excellently under the direction {
+ Trainer J. H.. Lewis. Ben Ban OF the Dul
a yea string, as well as Hylas, Bayonet an
Stokes OF the Hitchcock stable. are In IN