The Washington herald., 1911-11-19

horses in any part of the world there exists the
feeling that to win the EPSON Derby many sacri
fees, pecuniary and otherwise. would be made
without regret.
More than fifty years ago Richard Ten Brock, an
American turfman, whose silent partners were the
late Messrs Francis and John A. Morris, who later
founded Morris Park began campaign in England
with a stable of horses the ultimate aim being
the winning of the Derby with Yankee bred colt
Mr. Ten Brock for term Of years had great success
with his hoIses winning many races earning the ad-
miration and good will of all England and its arts
tocratic patrons of the turf. but he won the
Derby
About fifteen years later the same motive prompted
the late Milton h Sanford, then Americas most sue
cessfuI turfman and with the veteran racer Freak
ness and a stable of other horses Newmarket was
reached and the campaign begun. But though the
stable was recruited year after year for several sea-
sons Mr.. Sanford's dark blue jacket never in
front in the Derby and in due he came back to
America and gradually relinquished his racing enter
prises.
Inspired to some extent by publication in the New
York Sportsman Of that period of series of articles
under the title of Fifty Derby Winners" from the
pen of Charles ]. Foster gifted writer Of that day
and personal friend and at times adviser of the late
Pierre LOrillard that famous turfman began Eng
lish campaign 1879 with the veteran Parole he
woke up the English the fact that good horses
were bred in America. Then followed Mr.. Lorillards
purchase of all the bennington yearlings bred at
Chestnut Hill. Philadelphia. and though he d.
vded the lot each year with his brother George who
raced exclusively in America. the owner of Parole
had the great good fortune keep that brown colt
which in 1881 destined to shed lustre the
of Lorllard and to blazon forth the fact that
America could produce good horses as we'll as good
men. He was trained by Jacob Pincus.
Other noted American turfmen have tried for the
worlds greatest turf prize successfully. others
In vain. Mr.. James R. Keene has failed after many
efforts. So has Mr.. W. X. Vanderbilt Mr.. H. B.
Duryea tried with Acefu which ran badly. The late
Mr. William c. Whitney sent Nasturtum over the
year after he had with the leased colt Volody
Ovski but the colt never recovered from sickness
thought to have been first contracted at westbury
that disastrous year when the entire Whitney stable
was rendered helpless by some mysterious malady.
Minoru and this the nearest of late years that
an American bred colt to landing the prize
Just thirty years ago American colt the
Derby. the fixture then being more than hundred
years old 1t twenty years later when volody
ovski for Mr.. Whitney. The young
English bred however Six years after that Richard
Crokers Orby the famous classic. He half
English, half American, Mr.. Croker having bought
his dam as a weanling in America and in due time
having mated her with Orme, the result being Orby.
These are the only three instances in 100 years
when American turfman captured this famous turf
classic a race sought after in vain by kings and
moners from all parts of the world Many years ago
Benjamin Dsrael, in sympathizing with Lord George
Bentinck upon the failure of the latter to win the
prize, characterized it the Blue Riband of the
Turf" and that has helped to immortalize the stake
Upon its outcome millions Of men and women are
timentaly interested all the world. In English
colonies Derby dinner" especially if the royal col
have been successful. is a natural sequel. The
late King Edward won the race three tmes-twice as
Prince of Wales and later as King Of Engand-and
is safe to say that nothing could have given him
pleasure His son, King George is carrying the
stud, and hopes in due time to lead in the winner in
accordance with custom.
Mr.. James R Keene congratulated by friend
at the close of the year 1907 upon having had his most
successful year upon the turf his horses all bred by
him, having won $4O0,OO0 worlds record.
YES" answered the veteran, ''but you must re-
member that have not yet the Derby, and
Richard Croker has"
Hope for the 1913 Derby.
1t is within the bounds of probability that colt
bred by Mr.. Keene may win the race in 1915 though
not in the name Of his breeder. The cataclysm
which shook racing in New York to its foundation
may have had regrettable outcome in the cessa-
ton Of Mr.. Keenes efforts add this great prize to
the many which he had already won But the same
blood which dominant in his victorious racers
for the last ten years is concentrated in the veins and
physiques Of than half hundred yearlings bred
at the same noted farm in Kentucky and these for
three months have been undergoing the necessary
preiminaries at Brookdale, N j. under the expert