The Washington times., 1913-03-11
SUPERSTITION WILL
HEAD TYREE STRING
Washington Chemist-Sportsma
Will Send Eighteen Nomina-
tions to Norfolk Track.
OLIVER PREPARING HORSES
AstroIoger and Yorkshire Boy
Look Good for Jamestown
and Thanksgiving Events.

William l.. Oliver. one of the oldest
Of American horse trainers, will take
from BenninS track eighteen horses,
two, three. and four-year-olds, belong
ing TO himself and &c DIR. J. S. Ty-
rec, TO Norfolk, next week. Supersti-
tion, who is owned jointly now by DIR.
Tyree and Harry Price, will be among
that number.
Superstition, it will be recalled. won
the Thanksgiving Handicap. at James,
town, year ago last fall He was
entered for last seasons renewal of the
same race, but did not come down from
Pimlico. An attack of acute indiges-
ttoa put him out of business at the
Maryland Jockey Clubs track and came
rear putting period to his racing
career. The close personal attention
of DIR. Tyree alone saved the old horse.
DR.. Tyree purchased half interst in
Superstition late last fall and turnel
him over to William Oliver. He races
under the popular silks of the Wash
ington chemist
Superstition will be Or. Tyree's can
didate for the jamestown Handicap
and the Monticello Hotel Stakes. the
two most valuable races for horses OF
the three and up division to be decided
in the course of the meeting which
begins on the 1st of April to continue
through the 17th. Bob Levy will follow
the old custom of making the opening
day Ladies Day and he promises some
Bradley was proven the day he won at
q memento for the fair sex.
May Enter Three.
1t Is likely that Dr. Tree will put
his own horses AstTologer and York
shire Boy. and possibly the three-year-
old Robert Bradley, in the jamestown
and Thanksgiving races with Supersti-
ton. Robert Bradley is likely TO go in
the Norfolk selling race, a $1,000 affair
at three-quarters of a mile. Robert
Bradley was the smartest two-year-old
DIR. Tyree uncovered last fall. He is :;
son of MCGEE and 4 compactly con-
s1ucted colt of good action and hign
early speed. Sprinting seemed to be
his best hold last season, but he is
bred to go on and probably he will
That DR.. Tyree thinks well Of Robert
BRADLEY was proven the day he won at
Havre de Grace.
Roberts first race was selling race.
and after the finish William Shields
hoisted him $1,000 over his selling price.
Tyree protected him with the remark
that he would have gone another sl.o"
II 1t had been necessary. Sentiment at
taches Dr. Tyree to Robert Bradley He
named the coldt for the late Virginia"
Bradley, of Charles City county. a COM
panion in arms of his brothers In the
war between the States. Robert Brad
ley was a famous character in Ameri-
can racing, and he did something no
other Virginian horseman has done in
fifty years. to wit.raIse a first class
bred and developed on his farm in
Charles City no less distinguished horse
than Robert Wadden. winner of the
American Derby at Chicago in 1901.
Developed By Tyree.
Astrologer. a son of Star Shoot, York
shire Boy. a son of Yorkshire Lad.
were developed for DIR. Tyree a couple
OF years ago by Oliver, VINO won with
them on Eastern tracks They We're
not of much account through the sum-
mer of 1918 because of bad handling at
Charleston in the winter. But after
Oliver got them again last fall he won
three or four races with Yorkshire Boy
at Laurel and Pimlico, and then brought
Astrologer down here and got a purse
With with him Both ro2Gs horses are well vel. de
speed. Astrologer is a stallion Of such
fetching conformation John Madden,
the owner Of his sire, has advised DR..
Tyree to keep him for breeding. The
doctor says he will do II.
There are eight or ten two-ycar -olds
in the Tyree string. Most of them are
McGees. but he has also a Plaudit
filIy and a Hastings colt which Oliver
will try and prepare for the British
Derby and the British Oaks OF the sea-
sons of 1914 and 1915
Oliver is better pleased this spring
than ever with his apprentice jockey,
Hoffman, the lad who won with AS
troIoger here last fall Hoffman has
been galloping runners for five or six
weeks. and he Is showing skill IN keep
ing a horse together over a distance
Su, he viii do the riding of tho 10 IRE; Tree
stable next spring He is apt TO make |
a first-class Jockey because he will !
get lots Of practice His lightness will /
make him serviceable TO many horse |
men.