Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-07
.ESCOBA TO COMPETE
WITH THE SUN BRlAR
Race Between These Two Champions
Il TO la Feature ~ the
kentucky Derby,
BOTH ARE SPEEDY RACERS
sun Brinr, the Pride OF the East.
Meets in Escoha, the Hope OF
tho Blucgrn~s State.

LOUISVILLE, r.. Mar g.
While the prospective 1918 Ken
tuoky derby field is one OF the lars
est ever known for the race. and
contains some of the greatest thor.
oughbreds ever nominated the keen
est OF tho many angles OF lnterest
promises to he the rivalry between
sun nriar and Escobn
sun Briar. Of English blood,
owned by William sharpe Hilmer.
of Rlnghampton, y. Y, Is the equine
pride OF the cast; Escobs. bred n
Kentucky, owned by X. y AleNan-
der. Of Woodford county, ~ the
champion OF the bluegrass.
sur Briar, the 3-year-old I'M
ported son o; sundrldge Sweet
Brlar. Is now quartered at Churchlli
Downs, where he Is being prepared
for the derby. This English colt
won the highest amount credited TO
and 2-year-old o. inI7. and was
hailed as the champion Of that age.
and especially as the champion of
the east The total amount won
during his Juvenile racing was
$50. SOS
His victory In the great American
stakes. June 30 at Adueduct. net'ed
his owner $3.50, and on August O.
at Saratoga he annexed the Albany
stakes worth t2,Ss0 to the winner
Two days later August II, he won
the Saratoga special, with "a value
OF til.150, and wound up the sea
son by capturing the Hopeful stakes.
also run At the Spa and the most
valuable feature OF the year, CON
trs,ed for exclusively by 2-year.
olds, which netted the victor $40. $50.
Citizens Honor sun Drinr.
After the retirement Of sun Rrler
last fall. he was shipped to the home
Of his owner, at Binghamton. ~ y.
where a public demonstration was
given In his honor by the citizens In
form OF a street parade This IL
the only Instance on record where
big city formally paid honor TO a
race horse,
The pride OF the west. Escoba
three year-old son OF Broomstick-
Christmas star. an American bred
colt, Is receiving his preparation for
the Kentucky derby at the Douglas
park course. This son ol Broom
stick Is owned by Kenneth y. Alex
ande.r. who Il In the aviation CORDS
"somewhere In France" hut who
hopes to return TO this country fin
time to see his colt fill his engage
ment In the Kentucky blue ribbon
event
While Ecoha won only about a
'hird Rs much money as sun Rriar.
his racing was OF the highest order
thruout 1911. and he defeated with
the exception OF Sun Briar. the best
OF the two year-olds In the country.
His winnings for 1871 amounted TO
'iis,OO4
The first stake TO fall ia the credit
Of this youngster was the Idle Hour.
worth tl.4s3. at Lexington, MAY
ON May is he won the Bashford
Manor at Churchill Downs from n
classy field OF colts. adding t2'a2O
10 hts winnings. Al Latonia on June
20, he beat crack field In the
Harold stakes. worth i2,s7b TO the
winner.
Escoba TcmpcramcntaI.
The going in the east. however.
did not seem TO suit Escoba and his
best race In that section was third
In the Futurity. which was won by
Papp at Belmont park. September 4
Escoba was returned TO Lexington
and given a special prep" for the
Kentucky Breeders Futuri,y on Sep
tember %, which he captured. de
feating Papp. Jack Hare. jr.. Viva
America and Athlanta. The stake
was worth t7246 and the entire
amount was donated to the Red
Cross by Mr.. Alexander. who cabled
Instructions from France
1In the event OF both OF these colts
training sound II will he nip and
tuck between them for first money
In the big race.