Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-30

between this and May 10 the colts
bunting and Wriskaway. which have
made promising 3year-old begin
nings. demonstrate that they arc OF
genuine Kentucky Derby quality. the
sort OF colts that might with some
assurance be backed to beat u colt OF
tho unchallcnged ability OF Norwich
In race OF one mile and n quarter
at Churchill Downs for tho Ken
lucky Jockey Clubs $4,000 purse and
$1,000 In plate or whether they slip,
Harry Payne Whitney Is sure OF at
least one derby starter capable OF
| representing his stable at least rs
creditably as Upset did In 1920, when
ne finished second to Paul Jones, and
| as Prudcry and Tryster did last
| spring. whom they were beaten by Be-
have Yourself and Black Servant The
Whitney 3-year-old that has given the
highest evidence of ability to go
after Norwich In way that may
bring tho crest of that doughty
young champion to the dust for the
first time Is Olympus. son OF Royal
| tMSle and Paradise. H., n half-Eng-
fish. haif-Amerlcan gclding OF sub
stantial architecture and dazzling
speed.
Olympus was forgot last winter in
the countrywide stoveside specu!a-
| lion on the possible outcome OF the
impending derby renewal. But he
forcibly reminded big crowd ut
| iiarre dc Grace tho other day that
1t was no good thing to overlook In
such speculation 4 horse that had
| been good enough as 2-ycar-
to win fremont renewal. the Ire
mont being the first Eastern $4,000
race on which 2-year- Odds are ask ed
to race rs far as six furlongs, when
| n" defeated Boniface. Polly Ann and
| Bunga Buck In an overnight handicap
at one mile and seventy yards. He
| shouldcrcd los pounds on this occa-
sion and conceded fourteen pounds
by tho scale to Bonifacc. eighteen
to Polly Ann and nineteen to Bunga
| suck. BunEa Buck had shown first
class distance running form In Mary
| land last fail and earlier In April
| olympus stopped him in half mile.
| Then Bonifacc. tho second best hand
| leap horse OF the first class about
| just now and one OF the stoutcst
| chmpaigncrs of the racing OF half n
| dozen ycars--ho has won upward OF
| 100000 In stakes and purses for
Commander j. *. l.. Ross. of Mon
trcal-movcd up to teach the Whit
ncy stripping his manners and was,
himself. and was trimmed by n head
after long. hard drive. Polly Ann.
smart marc. finished n distant
third 1t takes n mastcrful 3-year-
tho class OF these horses In April.
And the merit OF Olympus perform
ance was confirmed last Saturday
when Bonlface defeated tho redoubt-
able ENtcrminator In n renewal Of
tho $4,000 Philadelphia handicap
Havro do Gracc's best spring distance
race for a-year-olds and over.
Olympus Surprises Trainer.
olympus development of derby
quality has been something Of sur
prise even to James Rowe. the train
or OF tho whitney establishment.
| Rowe thought he had fair gclding
in tho son OF Royal Eagle. But
no did not realize that lie had one
that was going to do more at IIavrc
de Grace In April than Regret. the
| whitney hlly that won the cpochal
derby renewal OF 1915. could have
done at II corresponding period OF
her career. Olympus is for the derby
! only. Being Il gcldinE. he Is not cligi-
bic to start In the Preakncss re-
newal. lie was altered because OF his
studdiness last summer. after no had
DEBATED in the fremont renewal at
Aqucduct on July field that In
cludcd Mustard Seed. William y. Vio-
l!nist, Broomstcr. Dr. r. S. Dabney
and Irish Br!gadler. William a. ono
Of the formidable Tancocas stable
/ -
had Just defeated a smart field In
the Keene Memorial renewal at Bel
mont Park. Broomstcr. "A stable com
panion OF Olympus and n brother Of
the ill-starrcd Broomspun. winner of
last springs preakncss revival, had
recently won renewal OF tho sl0.-
I 600 Great American at Aqucduct on
n SLOW track Olympus covered six fur
longs In l:l3 25ths. Mustard Seed
put him to a drive and he stood II
unfinchingly.
Olympus possessed all the physical
qualifications of distance runner
His pedigree is one Of tho stoutcst
In the American stud book. His
mother. Paradise. H., was a daughter
or Adam and Handspun. and Hand
| spun was daughter OF Hanover and
Spinaway. the last named a great
mare Of other days. whose memory
Is perpetuated at Saratoga in tho
name of one Of the greatest of East
crn filly races OF annual renewal
The first-class distance running
mares Tanya and Tansle were
daughters Of Handspun and sisters
Another OF Handspun's daughters
SpunGlass. produced Broomstcr and
Broomspun. This Is an American
ramliy our sDortsmanllke British
cousins Will not register In their So
called general stud book But II
would be well to bear in mind that
Regret. Ben Brush, Hamla and Be-
have Yourself and other Kentucky
Derby winners also are members OF
| such pariah families.
Broomster. which, through the win
ter. was regarded by Rowe az the
most formidable Whitney derby pros
pect after Buntlng and Whiskaway
mas not done as we'll at Havre de
Grace as Rowe hoped he might. Not
withstanding, he was altered about
the time Olympus was geided. Broom
ster Is still very headstrong. He will
not work for fun. But he Is racing
AS often as places can he found for
him. and conditioning himself under
silks. He should 10 ready to 20 one
mile and quarter in another two
weeks In sprint Of six furlongs
the other day he failed to waive his
age allowance and give Mainmast,
4-year-oid Splinter. twelve pounds
and licking. But he made Main
mast step six furlongs in 1:121-5 to
beat him.
Lucky Hour Appears Formidable.
The longer the horses race at
Havre de Grace, the more evident Il
becomes that Lucky Hour, the con-
tender in last falls Maryland Futuri-
~ inaugural. which Norwich won
brilliantly. Is the most formidable
derby candidate OF tho stable OF Ed
ward F. simms. Lucky Hour is put
ting on weight under training and
getting to look n ringer for Lucul-
lite. his maternal uncle" and q daz-
oh