The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-14
Hildreth's Racer Is Expected
 to Lead on the Turf
SWEEP IS CONTENDER
James R. I<eene's Two and Threc-Near- OIds Have Won More Money Than Any Other stable in the
 Past Forty Years
Fly HILLARY II. 0LMANN

uording to our dope Fitzherbert. the stsl of the Eildreth stable, will prove the shining light of the American turf in the 15l0 son. But notwithstanding the faei that Fitzherbert has been posted at toI N eight for the three big races of the east the Brooklyn, Suburban and Brighton nandicaps, Ballot, the Keene horse, is only three pounds under Fitzherbert, and the form of Ballot is somewhat of mys- teiy. King James is on equal terms witt Ballot. The weight sheet is usually looked upon at this time as indicating the form in which horses will run later in the season. According to Handicapper Vos- burgh the horses stand with Fftzherberl ct the top, and others in following order Ballot, King James. Maskette, Hilarious l riscilian. Joe Madden. Firestone, Olam- bala. Restigouche, Big Chief, Helmet I1atbie, High Private, Stanley Fay. Fay ette Czar, Boggs, Dinna Ken and so on through list of 70.
 In my mind Sweep will be a contender with Fitzherbert for the turf honors, and we must not forget Jack Atkin. sweeI won the Futurity last season and in form shows up very well now.
 The old Bennings race course neal Washington. is livelier now than it has teen for many days. It has been the cus- tom of many Maryland and Virginia stable owners to send their horses to Ben nings for the finishing touches in their training either late in the winter or early ! il the spring. Among the stables already at Bennings are those of William Garth 5o borses; Woods Garth, 10 horses, and 1 r. heo dore Coles, the trainer of High Pri- vate High Private is the 4year-old son of Cddfellow and Commena. In Califarnia last year some of the judges ranked High Private along with Fitzherbert.
 Eddie Dugan, who will be one of the star riders upon the American tracks this year and who will go abroad to ride either next year or the following year ;tarted life as a $5-a-week A. D. T. mes- senger in Oakland Cal. Dugan had the benefit of the turf wisdom of his brother willie Dugan, who knew the racing game t1om the ground up.
 J;ddIe has earned nearly s250,0O0 in the saddle, and is good for many years tc come .et. He aspires to own stable oi hs owa some day. After riding for Au- 1 gus Belmont he will probably sign witt scne American millionaire owning a stable abroad
 l From all accounts Jockey Vincent Pow CTS will not ride in the east this summer but will probably ride for Baron Roth child either in England or upon the con- tinent Powers work was nothing short of phenomenal at Jacksonville. Powers was Tn bad odor in the east last year ano was only renstated on condition that he would not ride upon an eastern track again.
 Interesting statistics show that in tht past 4G ysais the ? and 3-year-olds owned fy James II. Keene have won more none, than those of any other stable Domino owned by Mir. Keene, won $1S00S5 in 1898 while two years later Sysonby, of ths Keene stable. won Sl14,000. Not only di( the master of Castleton stud own thess two great racers, now dead but not for gotten, but he also owned Colin, the sec ond largest money winning 2-year-old O. the last 70 years, he having to his cred st that age total of sl35,951. Of these | three biggest money winning horse, | known to the American turf owned anS | raced by one man, only one of these | Colin was bred by MT keene. He pur chased imp. Optime. the dam of Sysonby after the great mare had been bred tt Melton in England, and the colt wa, foaled after the mare had arrived in thi country.
 Domino, the other horse that won a for tune for MT. Keene, was bred in thi country by he late Maj B. G. Thoma aud purcIla sed by MT. Keene as yearlin: for $sooO. Inc following year Domino es tablshed the American record for none. vianers. and 1t has never been touche, either by a 2-year-old or a 3-year-old.
 Sysonby's winning record as a Swear old, established in 1905. is by far tn greatest amount ever won by horse o that age on inc American turf, the near est approac ch to it being made by Hanove in 1SS7 when the crack son of Hindoo wol sSS,sS7.
 You all remember Ort Wells? Perhap many of you thought that Ort Wells ha, cashed in or that his racing days wer over But not so. The name of this race appears among the entries for the Bright on mile, although he is } years old an, somewhat stiff from disuse. In 1905 Or Wells won the Brighton mile and steppe, the distance on that occasion in 1.3O 1-5 beating Beldame and Delhi easily Bel dame at that time the cream of Angus Bciaont's stable, had won the Suburban while Delhi, of the Keene stable, had wol the Brooklyn handicap John A. Dralz was very fond of Ort Wells, and 1t re quired the strictest attention of Traine , Nishard to see that Mr. Drake did no feed .hc horse too many sweetmeats.
 Don Alberto Terrazas, one of the found els of Terrazas park at Juarez is making preparations to ship the best of his strin to the eastern tracks of the United States Thus the colors, white with green stripe Gnd red cap, the colors of the Republic o , Mexico, will frequently be seen upon sev eral of our eastern courses this year. Do Alberto says that he feels under obliga tens to race a good stable of 2-year-old in the east after the manner in whic eastern turfmen have paid their respect to Juarez.
 Max Hirsch was engaged by Don Al l,erto as trainer and commissioned to pur chase a starter for the string. lively likely 2-year-olds were brought from tn A. E. SpreclSels farm in California. ] The Sheepshead Bay track, or rathe tie Coney Island Jockey club, will han over sz50, 600 to owners in stakes purse and overnight races this year. This SUI will exceed the Saratoga track sum b :lo0o0.
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 From The Catholic Standard and Time
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