Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-29
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MACkEY HORSES IN DERB'
PROMINENT THURMAN SEEKS
TO WIN KENTUCKY CLASSIC
Promising i;ilEihIcs Entered In H.
Erent-fIrst Time Noted Breeder
Has Made Nominations.

| LOUISVILLE. KY, March 2S-r.
the first time in the history of ~
| kentucky Derby. which was inaurura,
ed at tho Churchill Downs track :,
| 1919. tho noted tUrfman OF three con
''hcnt"' Clarence II. Mackay, has maid
ho''' ha'inns To The big $1,000 stalk,
winch VIII be run off this season ,
! the Downs on Saturday. Nav n mr.
ing the past twenty Years MIR. MocE,
mas scch Il prominent figure in rac,r
CIRCLES not only In this country bu5
also In England and France iii,
many other patrons Of the snort IN,
war IN Europe has forced this Ameri
can sportsman I" susncnd his turf
operations abroad. Az :, consenucnc,I
he has come back TO race his bor.o,l
in hts native land
France has been MIR. Mackav.s ,.,o,,I
field of operations. Abroad nc met ui,hI
- roodly measure OF success. ',vhi,LI
goes to prove that tho two rovalhhrcn|
colts which he has nominated in incl
Derby this spring must be reckoned|
with az dangerous cllrihlcs In M.
classic Kentucky race Owing 10 Tic
war neither Of the Mackay clisiblcs
Banouilleur or Esprit de Gaulois. have
as Yet faced the starter. According to
George I'M, who has them in charge
both have shown in their trial. alI|
IN" requisites OF high class thorough.
hrods
Esprit de C;auiois - by tho Fr.n.,-
bred horse Rabelais while hi. s,ahi.
mat" is son OF Mcddlcr both being
out or mares we'll known to America nj
thrfmen. The formers dam is the 2,
nous Gunfre. while BaHou!ileur is out
Of III" richly hrcd and successful brood
mare Baliantrae. II Is more than like
Is that no two entries were ever be-
for' engaged IN the kentucky Derby
~
th"s" They viii, como to race at tn.
Downs FOR the rich stake and will n.
entitled 10 the twelve pound maiden
allowance. rs II stands now. they will
be enabled 10 sport sillS In this classic
under AN impost OF but Il2 pounds.
American turfmcn viii take vroa, in
tcrcst In watching the outcome OF tho
performances Of these two Fashionable,
hrcG colts. Meddier. the sire of FAT
iou'llcur. was one OF tho most popul.-
horses that ever was in tho stud in
ms country. He was unbca,en as
perform"r In England. whore ne raced
under the colorS OF the late famous
sportsman, ABINGDON Baird When m.
latter died the famous horse wa. soId
10 the Boston turfman. w H. Forbcs
Af;er Bard's death. the late W. g.
Whitmer purchased him. Forbes maid
tn" Baird estate $40 cno for Mcddlcr
ana h" cost Mr. Whitncv close TO $50.
90" NJ the lnttcr's death he bec,u,.
III" property OF MIR MacKay and sp.n,
several yeats Il: Kentucky a, Tho farm
wnerc ~ present the WickliNe stud ~
Fricc Nckinncy is located
'unhre tn" dam OF Esprit d eau.
lo's' was brilliant race mare She
""fncc $500 on the turf and no,
victories Included tho Newfoundland
,i"hdichp. the Municipal and Twin Ci,,-
iiand'rapS, ana the Venus End Mermaid
81" kes Sh" belongs TO tho family OF
the famous English Derby winner
'hltoc More and Ara Patrick
through M"ddicr BaToullcur has VI
ms veins the blood royal o. the English
tiii The latters sire. ST Ca;lcn. am
ms dain Busyhody. both we're the sam,
axe. having been foaled in 1851 In
81 -. Gatien ran dead heat vim
IiaiNcsty n the English DERBY Tho
same spring Busybody won Doth tho
OAKS aHd one Thousand CuiEcas. Sh.
w. ~ ~ Macaron. which won both the
W" thousand GuiNcas and the De,bv.
f"r dHm' queen Bertha. another Oaks
winner was by great Kingston