New-York tribune., 1918-03-10
Classic English Juveniles
Training for 1918 Season
Wy Dear Seriously Consid-
cred Because of F act That
She Belongs to Cox

Fer the neNt couple OF months or so
racing men on this side Of the Atlantic
VIII cast thcir eyes across the water
now and again toward Newmarket
Heath and other points where the elias
sic colts and Al!ies are beng prepared
Tor the seasons campaign. Ever siace
lroquois won the EPSON DERBY fer
Pierre Lorillard, in 1881, this has been
a common hing in the spring for the
students Of form, bat of late years 1t
has become keener Oh account of the
close re,a,' onshin ot ;he thoroughbreds
here 10 the English bloodstock. and
With always The sSibiity OF an Amer
can owner figuring for the Derby or
some other of the bis races.
What mostly interests the connois-
seurs e. me juvenile animals is how
the classic candidates winter ard how
they fare IN me critical period OF de
volopmert which marks the transition
from tho -year-old TO the three
year-old season. OF the lcng list Of
cracks, and there are Alty-ive i'll thc
new Derby, The one to excite the mos.
curiosity is = dlly named My Dear, by
Beppo- -Silesia, and with the full list
of classic engagements. She is owned
by A. ". Cox, who for 4 number of
years raced under the nom de gucrrc
of My Faire, and who is owner of
Gay Crusader. winner of the Derby
last year and which topped the list OF
winning horses on the British turf with
grand total of S50,90C.
Keen Ones Keep Eye on My Dear
Ny Dear carried silk only twice last
year, but on one OF the occasions,
which happened to be in the Dewhurst
Plate at the Newmarket November
meeting, she gave such an impressive
display that the keen ones have KEEP
their eye on her during the winter in
the Dewhurst Plate she beat a field OF
SIX youngsters, and, in fact, nothing
had the slightest chance with her, and
she finished the seven furlongs without
even showing signs Of being we'll
warmed up. Even thus early My Dear
has been seen on the tanbark at New
market, and according to the critics
has grown and developed into really
splendid three-year-old, and altogether
/ has done so we'll that she is now one o.
, the fancled ones for the Two Thousand
Cuineas and Derby.
Another thing which has cut quite a
NSuie with those OF superstitloLs
turn Of mind is that the luck OF racing
is just now with Cox and that .anv
horse he might fancy is a sure winner
consequently, Aly Dear is supposed to
be one Of the best bets of the early
wagering season. How far this theory
/ might work from practical standpoint
- not determinable, but al any rate
COX IS an exceptionally lucky man. In
the early SOS he went 10 Australia and
invested in Broken Hill mining stock.
from which he cleared millions. He
returned to England and invested in a
racing stable, and between 1888 and the
present time has won a "cold million"
IN stakes. Two Derbys--19l0 and
l9l1-are among the victories, along
with such big events rs the Guineas,
the 81. Leger and others To Cox be.
longs the credit Of having refused the
record price for horse. That was in
I9o9, when he turned down an offer OF
S1sOu00 for Bavardo, the colt which
Jailed IN tho Derby, but which swept all
betorc HIM afterward. Bayardo died
last year, and his place as sire will be
hiIed by Gay Crusader.
Another filly that has caught the eve
OF the critics IS Benevcnte, owned bv
Lord Londonderry, and with a fuiI
string Of classic engagements. Wha #
recommends her most is a clean cut
victory IN the Middle Park Plate at
Newmarket last November. This race
mas always been regarded as the two
year~old Derby" but only rarely ha s;
IT worked out that the Middle Parl,
Plate winner has been successful in
the Derby. Benevente is by Polvmclus
out OF Pearmain and is said to be an
animal Of great quality She has done
all that might be expected of her il,
winter development, her only faul.
beng sort Of nervous restlessness
which 1t is expected will wear off with
more work later on. She is spoken of
as showing fine. easy propellng action
two things which convey conclusive
proof that she possesses both speed
and staying power. In last years win
nlng list Benevente captured sl3,Ao5
for Lord Londonderry.
A colt that has caused lot OF gossip
and curiosity around Newmarket is
King Georges Parsifal. by Bayardo out
OF Prim Nun. lie is undergoing a
thorough preparation for all the big
three-year-o races. and for highly
commanding animal with the easiest
ana eyenest action as mover there
IS nothing TO compare with him on
Newmarket Heath. His work is done
daily under the eye of Richard Marsh.
the Kings trainer and the fact that
Herbert Toon, crack jockey Of the
early ninetes, has been engaged to ride
him in his gallops means that he is
highly thought Of by the royal stable
During ono Of his gallops recently an
old-time trainer was heard 20 remark
that Parsifal had too much light
under him" but another equally good
veteran answered:
All, we'll. he has plenty Of room 10
swing his legs under him, and that is
The colt had but one airing last wear.
9nd that was in the Clearweu Stakes,
in which he was beaten by Damask. But
the excuse is offered that Parsifal wa
then pnf4epared, and being big.
loose joinfed colt, It was only natural
that his showing should be mediocre
Now ne IS different, having thickcncd
out in the body and legs. and il conse
Quently better able to gather himself
for his stride.
McNcill Shows Big Improvement
Prominent among lot Of youngsters
20 show improvement is Mcneil. BY
Neil Cow. out Of pernelle. and owned