Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-19
TURF CLASSICS ARE SET
FOR SAME DATE, MAY IS
Kentucky Derby and Freak
ness Will Conflict, Unless
= Plans Changed.
ROSS mas PROMISING COLTS
Canadian Names Spanish Maize. Mcr-
cutfo and Marble to Compete for
Right 10 Wear Hin Colors ut
Church Till Downs.

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BALTIMORE, MD. March 1s.--
Commander J. K. l.. Ross. OF Mon
treal. who had tho rare good for
tune In May. 1919. while still com
parntivcly new an campaigner Of
one OF tho truly great establish
mcnts OF American thoroughbred
horse racing TO win Kentucky
Derby renewal with Sir Barton. which
subsequent racing experience demon
strated TO be ono OF tho greatest
colts that over got down I'm front
In tho country's richest and most
widely popular srring special for g.
.-fear-o!ds. will make a formidable
bid for first money IN the impend-
ins Derby revival. He may, indeed.
have a couple OF starters rs he did
in 1919 when billy Kelly ran with
sir Barton. Tn, kentucky Derby OF
1922 will be run mt Churchill Downs
on May 10. Unless tho Maryland
Jocky Club reviscs bs date schedule
the Prehkness stakes Will be renewed
at the old Plnllco course OF Baiti-
more on the Same day.
The Derby will be the r!chcst race
for horses OF any age that will be
1ffun on the North American CONT
nent this year. with Il normal field
competing the share of the winner
should DO somewhat more than 500
600. There Will be IN accumulation
OF nomination and starting money
10 count In with tho Kentucky Jockey
Siub's contribution OF $4,000. There
nomination and starting fees ough,
TO be sufficient 10 pay the eecond
third and fourth horses at the finish.
III VIII be impossible. OF course. II
mo Derby and the Preakncss arc run
The Same day, for the Kentucky Derby
winner to journey back from
Churchill Downs TO Baltimore to start
In the Prcakncss renewal, perhaps.
TO win the big end Of the purs. as
Sir Barton did In 1919. So tho own
res OF such OF tho country's smart
a-ycar-olds M may DO ready for
frsa-ciass racing in the frat fortnight
OF May VIII. therefore. have to choose
between tho Derby and tho Freak
ncBs.
r., Ross 10 Train ) for Derby.
Commander Rosa. who visited the
training place OF his thoroughbrds
at the Ross Farm. OF Howard Conn
~. Nd. Just before he sailed for
europe some throo weeks back. made
MS choice then. with the hearty
approval OF Mrs. Ross, no instructed
MS trainer. Henry Mcdaniel. TO have
ms thrce most promising 3-ycar-old
sfits. Spanish a1n!ze, Marble and
Afercutio. trained for the derby.
TO Kentucky the best OF this trio
7 viii go from either havre dc Grace
or PiH'lico IN the frst week of MAY.
NothinB serious has been asked OF
spanish Maize. Mcrcutlo and Mar
bio up to tho time OF the kaiIinc
OF Commander Ross. But tho tbros
colts had had a lot of slow gallon.
ing on a covered track of eight
APPS 10 tho mile. No training es.
adjustment anywhere S. better
equipped for winter conditioning
than that OF Commander Ross. For
upward OF ten days Spanish Maize
Mercut!o and Marble have been
saHopinS In tho open on tho train
ms track OF Ross Farm which lies
IN perfectly fiat field. The back
s.retch OF this track Is only a shor,
Stone throw from the splendid Bal.
'nnore ana Washington Boulevard
Mnich. generally. is alive with auto
mobile traffic.
Spanish Maize. Il son OF sn,pis,,
frince and Wheatcar. she daugb-
Ter or st. Frusquin and Corncakc 10
colt OF British blood. Spanish
FRINGE. which Is now standinr IN
ms country. Ia son OF Ugly ana n
grandson OF M!nting. But Spanish
E'''"S vas TdlsCu ny Comm nj
Ross in Maryland the Canadjan
sportsman having bought him M mo
SIDE OF his dam when he purchased
Whcatcar couple OF seasons bacx
NJ saratoga az the dispersal sale Of
me Frcnch stud of Clarence IIunye,
ford Mackey. Sir Barton began Tho
seaSoh OF 1919 maiden Spanish
f'?aize will begin the season ~ 1000
maiden. The Spanish Prince col,
started rye times last season. and
finished third three times. He was
campaiSned as a colt OF high promise
should have been. He did not an
pear under silks until February rs
He might have won half n dozen
purses If he had been sent aInnr
often enough. in cheap company. Rut
he was not sent along In chcap com.
pany lie was always shooting high.
~ Spanish Mnize Runs Wen.
His initial effort at Toronto was
intended for educational purposes.
At Laurel Park on October 10. he
tackled Alex H.. Mannheim and n
couple of others in n maiden rncc OF
three-quarters of "A mile. and finished
third to Alex H. and Mannheim.
gaining fast at the end. In another
Laurel sprint Of threc-quarters OF n
mile he flushed third to Alex II.
and Cherry Tree. IN the Manor
handicap renewal, $4,000 AFFAIR of
pne-mile for 2-year-olds. of both
sexes, he brought up third to Mis-