The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-24
Kind experienced in those parts.
Worth May De a Champion.

KIND experienced In those parts.
Worth May De Champion.
Taylor has notion that In Worth,
q son OF Knight OF tho thistle, and
Miss Hanover. bred in Sussex county,
y. j.. by r. II. McCartcr Potter, he is
training tho best three-year-old on
the American continent, and maybe he
Is right.
Worth was. unqucstionably. tho
gamest two-year- that raced In
Kentucky last season and there can
BIO small doubt as TO his ability to
carry his speed over distance OF
ground. He Is a sturdy. well set up
horse. with tho build Of we!gat
carrier. Eastern horsemen. who have
seen him In winter quarters declare
that he Is improving every day. Worth
weighs all OF 1925 pounds. and nc has
as tino set Of feet and logs as any
mans three-yeaT-o can boast Of
The classic Kentucky Derby to be
run at Churchill Downs, Louisville, is
the particular race for which Taylor
ia pointing Worth. and he is especially
deBirous of getting q race or two
under the colts belt In these parts
before starting for Kentucky. 1t
takes good horse to win q Kentucky
Derby In any season. and whom Worth
tackles the Manager. son OF Voter and
Bracegirdle and star performer of tho
Mcdowell. Of Lexington, he must needs
be ft.
The Manager Contender.
The Manager himself has wintered
well. and Mr.. Mcdowell is up bctimes
at Lexington these bright spring
mornings getting him ready for tho
struggle at Louisville. There was lit
tie TO choose between Worth and the
Manager at two-year old distances last
sea son. and Mcdowell considers the
son of Voter as promising three-ycar-
old as he has handled In many year
The Managers sire. Voter. was the
retiring to the stud, he has sent a
number OF capital winners. BALLOT
among them, to the American races
Worth was to have raced her last
fall against Richard T. Wilson's smart
colts, Penobscot, Flying Yankee and
Aldeberran, but an accident at IIatonia
caused his early retirement. And 1t
was because Worth did not come to
Norfolk that Thomas Healey decided not
70 start Mr.. Wilson'S youngsters after
the windup Of the Pimlico autumn
session. Worths sire. Knight OF the
Thistle. is English-bred son of
Rosebery. who was imported TO this
country some ten years ago by the
late Lucien Appleby. Of New Jersey
He is standing in Kentucky now. and
fortnight since Mr.. Potter turned
down an offer of $1,000 for him.
Adams Express. a nalf-brother to
the handsome Barleythorpe. is an ex-
ceptionally fast son of Adam, a Flying
FOX stallion. imported I, this country
q few seasons back by r. G. Bishop. of
New York. at cost of $4,000 He
came out with the accomplished Zeus
in 1910, and In the autumn at Pimlco,
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half furlongs. which stands to-day
Singer. son of Voter and Mosquito,
was developed for c. c. Smlthson, Of
Washington. by tho veteran Theodore
Coles. and he was an exceptionally
smart two and three-year old When
he raced about Pimlico and Norfolk
in the autumn OF 1910, It was though,
that he would not go u route. FDut,
after Frank Taylor took him over last
lance running. and made records at
one mile and one mile and furlonE at
Latonia last fall.
Singer is a big. bay horse with a
dazzling turn OF speed. and II Taylor
brings him TO the post Mt during the
Norfolk meeting. 1t Will take some
horse TO beat him at one mile or one
mile and furlong.
Old Singer. but Good
Fauntleroy. son of Little Saint and
Flickamaroo. is an old stager. but
good. He won the Champagne and
Walden stakes OF 1909. Mr. Hallen-
beck paid $4,000 for him in the autumn
OF 1910 Mr.. Hallenbeck Is an opulent
printer. of New York City. who, until
quito recently published soribner's
Magazine. He is an enthusiastio sun
porter OF racing
Last year and the season before he
paid better prices for first-class thor
ougabreds than were given by any
horseman OF the East. He had n bit
or hard luck In Kentucky last Novem-
ber when Herkimer, q son of Chuo-
tanunda and Princess Monmouth and
n product OF General Stephen Sam
lords hurricane Farm, In New York
State. for which he had paid $4,000 at
Buffalo In the summer. died suddenly
OF pneumonia.
Mr.. Hitchcock AID Mr.. Knapp are
stewards of the Jockey Club OF New
York. and Mr.. Hitchcock is also treas
urcr of the Coney Island Jockey Club.
They raced in Kentucky last year, and
harrick developed several smart
horses for them. The main strength
OF their stables IS In the Juvenile de-
partment, both sportsmen racing home
bred stock
Mr.. Hitchcock is one third owner
OF the great Hanover stallion Yam
kee. his brother. Thomas Hitchcock,
and John E. Madden being his part
ners. and he owns half dozen cornely
youngsters. The form OF these young
horses is as yet unknown. but several
showed high speed in work last fall
when Karrick tried them out Knapp
and Hitchcock will race here before
sending their horses to Baltimore to
compete for the stakes and purses
offered by the Maryland Jockey Club.
Mny Race in New York.
They have not yet decided what to
do after the PimIico meeting. Their
future plans depend upon what hap
pens in New York State. If the Leg
islature, now In session at Albany,
passes the Curillier bill, which seeks
to reneAl tho directors, liability La W