The Washington herald., 1919-03-01
SUNbRIAR TO
meet J0HREN
Kilmer's Imported Stud
Races Brookdale Farm
Pride at Saratoga.

The rivalry between Sunbrisr and
Johren, admittedly the smartest dis
tance 3-yeer-olds the season Of 1918
developed, bids fair to be resumed
or Eastern tracks in the early sum
mer. and the racing fraternity may
have decided. before the powerful
metropolitan racing stables assem-
Bile at Saratoga In August for what
will certainly be the most brilliant
meeting of the year. which is the
better horse.
The desire to see Sunbriar win over
big distances of ground on this side
of the Atlantic has moved Willis
Sharpe Rilmer to forego. for one
season at least. the fattering offer
OF a brilliant stud send-off for his
splendid imported stallion made last
fan by a group of British thorough
bred-producers, who are agreed that
the pedigree OF Sunbrisr is stronger
than is that # Sunstar, the most
successful Of the sons OF Sundridge
at stud service in the United King
dom, also that Sunbriar is the best
qualified of the sons of Sundridge to
carry on a puissant line.
Sunbrisr is now at SunbFiar Court,
iNdt "ItIt ne
will be mated with some of KiImer's :
highly-bred British and American
mares this month and next, and then
be put in training He is not very
far from being ready for actual work
now. The consistent mildness of New
Gork's winter has enabled Simon
Healey TO keep him galloping out
OF doors since the first of November.
He has taken on no stock horse
flesh and his health is perfect
Johren, which has not stirted
since his easy victory over Whip
poorwill in the Lawrence Realiza-
tion Stakes at Belmont Park in Sep
tember. is at BroOkdale Farm in
Monmouth County, n. j., and he is
farther advanced toward racing con-
ditiOn than is Sunbriar. The Jersey
winter has been more clement even
than has the New York winter
JOhren was lame after the finish of
the Lawrence Realization as he had
been after the finish of the Saratoga
Cup. in which he made a show Of
gallant little Roamer. But rest and
expert attention have restored him
to soundness, and the followers Of
the fortunes OF the stable of Harry
Payne Whitney are not in the least
apprehensive that the son of Spear
mint and MineOla will fail this COM
ing season to maintain the reputa-
tion he made so galIantly last year.
There can be small doubt that Rowe
will have Johren ready for the
Westchester Associations races at
Belmont Park. II he tried his best
Rowe might ready Johren up for
racing at Pimlico in May.
1t docs not seem likely that an ef-
fort will be made TO get Sunbriar
ready for either the Metropolitan or
the Suburban Handicap. which will ue
renewed at Belmont Park in June
and in which the son of Sundridge
and Sweet Briar has been named with
his 4-year-old stable companion, the
geldins ENterminstor. winner last
year of the Kentucky Derby. the
Pimlico Autumn Handicap, and the
Latonia cup. EXterminator. which is
Plimlico cup. EXterminator. which is
pointing primarily for the $1,000 Ken
lucky Handicap. a race of one mile
and a quarter for S-year-olds-which,
under the new dispensation i'm Ken
lucky, will be run at Churchill
Downs this year-will be Mr. Kilmer's
candidate for the Suburban perhaps
Exterminator is being fitted for an
early campaign at Hot Springs, Ark,
by Henry Mcdaniel.
1t is not probable, however. that
difficulty will be experienced in hav-
ing Sunbriar at his best at Aqueduct
in July. when the Brooklyn and Car
ter handicaps are decided. or at Yon-
kers, where the Empire City Racing
Association will conduct a meeting
just ahead of the Saratoga opening
If. therefore. Sunbriar and Johren are
fortunate enough to stand training
they should meet at one Of these New
York City tracks. But IL they do not
meet before August / it is reasonabl
certain that they will come together
at Saratoga in either the Saratoga
Handicap, the Merchants and Citizens
Handicap or the Saratoga Cup. 1t
would be just as well. perhaps, IL a
meeting between them under condi-
tions that could be accepted as de-
terminative of their respective claims
to the 4-year-old championship were
deferred until the horses are gath
cred at Saratoga.