The Washington times., 1925-05-08
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Greentree-Whitne Stable En-
try May Be 2 to I
FaVorite

| BALTIMORE, May S.-Sixteen
three-year-olds, representing the
ultimate in thoroughbred develop
ment, will go to the post this aft
ernoon in the eighteenth running
Eof the $4,000 Preakness at Pim-
leo. second only to the Kentucky
Derby in point of importance. The
race will be at one mile and three
sixteenths, an eighth Of a mile
longer than in previous years.
The early weather was clear and
the track fast, and with Baltimore 8
streets fairly oven1ln with visitors.
the tracks capacity Of 10000 was
likely to be more than strained.
Some hours before the race the
Greentree- Whitney stable entry of
Chantey and Backbone was rated
the favorite, largely because Of
Chantey's impressive running here
in Maryland. The half-brother of
Enchantment didn't race as a two
year-old, but recently broke the
track record for q mile and seventy
yards at Havre de Grace. His
price today is likely to SO az low
as 2 to /.
Single Foot, with the best two
year.old record in the field, was
another likely choice at a short
price.
Maid-at-Arms, the only filly to
start, had quite a following. thanks
to the fact that she won both OF
her 1925 starts. including the PIN
leo Oaks.
ND f0h ~ kAfA t,nI
the Woodland vase to the winners
prize, but also the entry OF Swope
to the field. The colts running
will be doubly interesting because
he will be ridden by Earl Sande
and the fact that Fisher won the
1924 Preakness in the mud with his
filly, Nellie Morse.
Other favored entries were Al
madeI, UphOlding the traditions
Of the Blue Grass district; Vol
taic, who showed well i'm the
Woods stakes at Jamaica; BY His
self, son of Man o. War; Prince
of Bourbon, winner of three races
this season. and Clifford Coch-
rams Coventry. the official dark
horse Of the race.
Much of the events glamou. was
diminished by the successive break
down Of Stimulus and Master
Charlie and the recent death by
poisoning of Sunny Man.
The winners from 1912 to 1917
were Beverwyck Stables Colonel
Holloway; John Whalen's Buskin;
Mrs. Archibald Barklie's Holiday;
E. F. Whitney's Rhine Maiden;
j. K. L. Ross Damrosch and y. X
Bradley's Kalitan; none OF them
OF more than average ability, al
though Buskin and Damrosch were
useful animals, and Kalitan won by
reason of superior condition. But
from 1918 to 1923 there was q
marked increase in the quality Of
the Preakness winners, whether
due to a general improvement in
the thoroughbred, or to better local
conditions, Is hard to determine.
Whatever the cause, A. X. Ma.
comber's imported War Cloud
and w. f. Applegate's Jack Hare,
jr.. the victOrs in 1918. when the
race was run in two divisions,
owing to the large number of
starters. were horses of decided
merit.
The peerless Sir Barton with
Johnny Lotus up, won in 1919, In
the following year the famous Man
o' War carried Clarence Hummer
in the black, yellow sash and bars
on sleeves Of the Glen Riddle
Stable first past the post, with the
"A. 2. Whitney pair, Upset and
Wildair, second and third.
Another good race in 1921 re-
suited in Fl. P. Whitney's Broom
spun defeating S. l.. Jenkins Polly
ann, with another Baltimore horse,
j. r.: Griffith's Jeg. third. after a
grueIlinS contest