Evening star., 1939-01-01

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You might think Whitney and
Maj. Louis Beard, manager Of the
combined Whitney breeding inter-
ests, would be Just bit disconsolate
over such bad luck. Indeed not.
They regretted the sale, OF course,
but they still have The Porter down
in Kentucky and the boost to his
prestige as a sire is nothing to scon
at.
There was another son Of The
Porter, named Heather Broom, who
was a 2-year-old along with Por-
ters Mite, and Whitney reserved for
him an honor stall in his stable. He
was to carry Whitney's famous COL
ors to juvenile glory. Only 1t didn't
happen. In the Futurity, for in
stance. Heather Broom was far back
in the ruck. laboring along, with
Porter's Mite, who was sold down
the river, on the head end, earning
a tidy $4,000 or so.
Perhaps the greatest satisfaction
an owner can have is to bring to the
races what is called a home bred
and see him develop into a cham
pion. Whitney tossed away his
chance this year, but there are
other seasons to come. and seldom
does an owner lose heart.
Bradley Still Hopeful.
Col. E. R. Bradley. whose home
breds have accounted for four Ken
lucky Derbies, thought he might
have another Derby horse in Bene-
factor this year. He still may have,
but Benefactor didn't do much run
ming late in the season, after a start
that heartened the old colonel no
end. He's still the Bradley Derby
hope, though.
Challedon was one home-bred
who set fast pace once he got
around to racing. although he didn't t
make his debut until Delaware Park
opened in July. w. L. Brann,
Maryland sportsman, is the owner
of the bay son of Challenger IL
Laura Gal, whose sire was Sir GAL
lahad III. After that he splashed
through mud and stepped along on
fast tracks to win the Maryland
Futurity at Laurel, the New Eng
land Futurity at Narragansett and
the Pimlico Futurity in Baltimore.
He ended his juvenile season by
being in second place to Ell Chico
with winnings of $69,63O, and a
good chance of going on successfully
to the distance races for 3-year -olds
especially the Kentucky Derby,
the Preakness at Pimlico and Bel
mont Stakes.
Three old-timers in the business
u handlcapping start each year after
winter has put an end to Northern
racing to issue experimental han
d1caps, thereby starting arguments
that are endless. OF course all three
Vincent McCarty. John B. Camp
bell and Frank Bryan-say they
base their selections on what the
colts and fillies did as 2-year-olds,
1ot on what they expect them to
10 next year.
It's been good many years since
hey had the right one on top when
It comes to what the juveniles will
go on to do. War Admiral was
fifth in the combined ratings, far
below colts he later trounced with
ease.
All three put Ell Chico on TOP, and
Bryan and Campbell thought Eight
Thirty, George D. Widener's chest
nut colt by Pilate-Dinner Time.
should be the runner-up. McCarty
ranked him third. There's lust a
hint OF thinking for the future in
this choice, at that. For Eight
Thirty, slow to get under way, really
puts on the pressure in the closing
stages. That staying power is what's
needed in a good 3-year- He
isn't out to run mere 6 fur
longs.
Legend Against Him.
Porter's mite rated second with
McCarty and third with the other
two. If he wins the Kentucky Derby
he's got to overcome a legend that
has persisted through the years
that the Futurity winner never wins
the Derby. They thought Pompoon
might be the exception to the rule,
but he ended up chasing War Ad-
miral.
Breeding, as in many cases, ran
true to form in the Admiral, whose
sire is Man O. War, one of the
all-time great horses, and whose
dam is Brushup, mare that con-
sistently has produced good foals.
The little son of big Red
showed his class almost from the
first-money couldn't buy him now
from Samuel D. Riddle, and next
year he is slated to join his daddy
whose foals have earned $4,000, ,00O-
at the Kentucky farm, there to
carry on the illustrious name of
the clan.
Being wary of the Admiral's
prowess won fortune for Max
well Howard, whose prize color
bearer is Stagehand, top money
winner of the year. He has both
the Santa Anita Derby and the
Santa Anita Handicap to his credit.
Howard, the story goes. said he
wanted his horses to have no part
of that mechanical rabbit" and
that other thoroughbreds could wear
themselves out trying to catch up
with him.
So when the Admiral went to
Florida for the Widener, Stage
hand went to California and gal
loped off with a pot Of gold.