The Washington herald., 1919-05-11
TWELVE HORSES
IN PREAKNESs
The Richest Thoroughbred
Event in Added Money
Decided Wednesday.

Baltimore, May l0.-The Preskness.
s2S, 900 added. a race Of one mile and
a furioug for three-year-olds and the
richest thoroughbred event I'm added
money that will be decided on Ameri
can tracks all season, will be renewed
at PimIico on Wednesday II will
{ have a gross value OF upward OF
$4,000. for there are upward of 100
smart colts and fillies-geldings may
not start in the Preakness-eligible to
start and OF these some twelve or
( fifteen have given unmistakable evil
dence that they are good enough to
take part In the country's greatest
! three year-old event. The starting
| fee is 500 and is one OF the perquisites
OF the winner In pursuance of a
practice adopted four or nve years
ago. the Maryland Jockey Club has
provided rewards for the first four
horses at the finish-s3.0o0 TO the sec
ond. 5000 TO the third and sl.0Oo to
the fourth. all to be deducted from the
added money. However. with twelve
starters, the winners compensation
will be $1,000. the full added money
value Of the race
Barring the geldings. Billy Kelly
and Be Frank and ST Bernard and
%.
which seems to be something Of a
hlly. the Preakness will attract this
season all the 3-year-old talent. IL is
questionable. indeed, whether another
such race will be staged all season.
The great horses are ready because
handlers of thoroughbreds have en-
)oyed exceptional training weather
since the first of January The up-
usual value Of the purse has stirnu-
| lated all horsemen to do their hest
with their candidates.
| The most prominent OF the potential
starters-horses whose recent achieve
ments on the tracks have brought
them into the racing spotIight-are,
of course. Vindex. Eternal, Dunboyne.
SIR Barton and Tarentia. These are
1 the Preakness candidates that will
deserve the greatest consideration in
the betting and get it. Eternal, Vim
! dex and Sir Barton are coming East
from Louisville. where they went a
fortnight back to start in the Ken
( lucky Derby. and they are trained 10
the minute. Eternal a handsome son
of Sweep and Hazel Burke. the con.
queror of Billy Kelly in the John r.
Mclean Memorial cup. the Juvenile
championship race of 1918 is regarded
by many Of the shrewdest OF Ameri-
can trainers as the greatest three.
Hear-old colt on the continent.
NlndeN. the half American hall
British-his sire was the English
I thoroughbred ST. Victrix. his dan
! the American mare Bellefontaine, q
daughter of Watercress and Ham.
burg Belle-champion OF the stabl,
OF Harry Payne Whitney. is consid.
cred by James Rowe to be as cleve,
a S-year-old as has borne the silks
! of the proprietor of the Brookdal.
I stud and one Of the most successful
breeders OF thoroughbreds in tn.
/ United States in twenty years
Rowe makes no secret of his belief
that Vindex can do anything Johrer
: did last season. and about twice a,
/ well: and Johren. IL will be recalled
won the Belmont Stakes. the Subur.
ban Handicap. the Saratoga Cup. tn,
{ Latonia Derby and the Lswrenc,
; Realization.
Dunboyne. winner OF the Futurit,
Stakes at Belmont Park last Sep
! tember. trained brilliantly at Bel
mont Park in the spring. 'CnIuckil,
I the public trial for the Preaknesi
; this light-footed son Of Celt anC
J Workmaid was TO have bad in al
! overnight race at PimIico last Tues
! day was spoiled when Dunboyne un.
/ seated Jockey Ensor at the startint
! gate. But the Celt colt proved nj,
{ fitness Immediately after the fnisI
Of this race by gailoping one mil,
4 in $40 2-5. which was just l 3-s sec
onds quicker time than Sweep or
won in.