Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-09
TURF FOLLOWERS PRAISE
VARIOUS THOROUCHBREDs
Fircnze, Great Marc Twenty-Five
Years Ago, Had Smallest
Stature of Racers.
BILLY KELLY is CELEBRITY
Phenomenal Geiding of5. X. l.. Ross
One Of Greatest Racing Machines
Ever KnOwn-Iins Smashed Many
Records This Season.

Followers Of the turf have had AT
different periods some particular thor
ouEhbred which they have placed upon
Il pedestal. The object Of their affec
lions may not have been the greatest
performer OF the year. but because of
PEELED their admiration they were loyal
whether victory or defeat was the por-
ton OF their idol.
The great mare, FirenZc, which was
Il turf celebrity twenty-five years ago
in the colors OF James y. Haggin. WAS
OF this type. She was the smallest in
stature OF the great racers To achieve
distinction in period which was noted
for its superb horses. and she won the
hearts \of all by the manner in which
she shouldcred weight and covered dis
lance.
Roamcr and Omar Khayyam in re-
cent years have the same sentimental
following. and even when both of them
demonstrated on number OF occasions
that their powers had waned. they were
acclaimed for what they had been. Ii
Is possible that the public will never
vas rumored month ago that Roaincr
VIII be trained in 1920, in the hope
that he would be able to win a race or
TWO. as this would place the total
IIrrant and Rose Tree II. above the
sloo. 600 mark. AS for Omar Khayya m
ne Is In the stud. and IL ne lives the
turf should have some OF his sons and
daue hters racing by 1925
49, billy Kelly IIns RECORD.
me most recent turf celebrities 20
is Cornmander j. X. l.. Ross Billy
Kelly This phenome nal geldlng. which
was bred by Jerome Z. Respass at Err
LANCER. Ky. Is one OF the greatest rae
Ing machines the turf has ever known
He was 1900 yearling when bought
10. W. r.; Poison. OF buffalo. who
s27.5o0 at Saratoga the next summer.
As two-ycar- old he started seventeen
times and won fourteen races. most OF
them he wi'h n, e'g weight up and against
It was prophes'ed that he would be
81 no account AS 4 three year old, but
.nronihE champions all season. and he
Derby which Vas Won OF ' by his Hisn stabls
coneedtng big lump OF weight
About the middle OF June Billy Ken,.
seemed 10 be through for the se.lso.i.
staleness a short rest a, Saratoga.
however. wor kcd wonders. and now as
IN, ne Mary'and campaisn closes he is a =:
yell be- classed with Roamer RoberJI
Waddel!; Claude Bitten. RanGue. ana
'" Called s, %Sssss By 3, II T4n,n ssr''
There's the strangest horse ever
n hsa an,y'hinf TO do With" said Trains
this fall as Billy warmed up with a
pony which he just managed TO hea;
.iiu phiicu I'D so snort and chOppv 10
give the impression that he was sor.
lie won't make !riendB-with enybod v
s doesn't seem 20 car for anything
N the world CudEel and others OF my
horses are fond Of their caretaker:
i!illy Is strictly business ri the stable
JUST as he is on the track"
mere has seemed 20 be dispositjop
10 treat Billy Kelly "a sarin:er mr..
and simple. but the race he ran in tn 9
Kentucky Derby should d!sprovc this
~ Guy Bedwe!l should elect 10 train
the long neck ed. slecpy-looking syn n;
Dick Welles for distance racing m Ig.n
he might be the sensation of the wear
barring Of course Man o. War. which
gives promise OF being in a class by.
a,mseif Billy is by Dick Wcllcs n son
Of, King Eric. and the Hanover dam.
feas over. Dick was regarded as a
brllliant miller. and on the theory thar
II takes sprinter, to get slayer Billy
should go on. However. an ANALYSTS
Of the female side OF Bllv's pedigree
IS illuminat!nS. His dam, elena, is by
Free Knight, son Of LonEfeliow. him
10 Freeland. as good q: racchorse over
distance OF ground as we had thirty
years ago The second dam. Fautress
is by FaustuS, whose family has been
known almost entirely for It's spead
The third dam, Can Dance. is of s,out
blood being a daughter of War Dance
War Dance blood is close up i'm IN.
pediSre.s OF Joh-en and other preat
dam. Bank Stock, was sired by Rayone.
brother to Preakness, the best slayer
OF his day.
Who can tell what surprises Trainer
bedWeil may spring on m unsuspectinE