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PROJIISE OF THE TWO-YEAR-OLDS. Discussion of two-yoar-old possibilities is al- j ways fascinating to true lovers of racing and information concerning estimated powers of the youngsters that are yet to make their do-but on the race track is eagerly welcomed. At Memphis over 150 two-year-olda are awaiting the results of tuition at the hands of skilled trainers and St. Louis Sporting News has this to say of some of them. "Brewer Schorr has the largest stable at Memphis. He has fifteen 2-year-olds by Kingston, Farandole, Wagner, Kantaka, Hanover, Jim Gore and other successful sires. A chestnut colt by St. Floiian Reckon is the highest priced one of the bunch. He is also about the best looking juvenile in the stable. Another chestnut colt by Cayuga Prosperity has the cut of a racehorse. Both these colts were bred Tjy the Messrs. Morris. Reckon, the dam of the St. Florian colt, will be remembered as a superior race mare. Mr. Schorr is not looking for great results from hia 2-year-old division. He expects to have several youngsters that can win races next spring, but whether any of them will be able to win stakes remains to be seen. As a matter of fact, the big Memphis owner is hardly likely to cut near as big a figure in the juvenile events of 1899 as he did last season, when W. Overton, Lieber Anton, Ordnung. Cathedral, Sea Lion, Pirate Judge, Willie Howard and The Diver Bwept the two-year-old events of the western circuit in the Schorr colors. "The highest priced two-year-old at Memphis is the 56,700 chestnut colt by Lamplighter-Harebell in Charles T. Pattersons stable. Mr. Patterson is one of the most successful young trainers on the turf, having developed Ornament, Hamburg, Howland, Suisun and other noted performers. He bought the Lamplighter Harebell colt as a yearling. Harebell, the dam of this colt, also threw Mclvor, the best two-year-old around Cincinnati in in 1897, Mclvor died before showing how good a colt he really was. Patterson has named the 56,700 prize Lamplighted, in honor of his sire. Lamp-lighted is one of the biggest two-year-olds ever trained at Memphis. He stands sixteen hands and is still growing. This colt was quite sick at Louisville, but his owner says he is rounding to nicely. Patterson will hardly prep him for an early campaign, however. He seems to think it best to go slow with a big, growthy colt of this kind. Kentucky, a black colt by Kingston Mera, Sunny Slopes dam, is well thought of by Mr. Patterson. This colts half-sister will be remembered as an exceptionally good race mare. She belonged to Jere Dunn. "McMeekin, a neatly turned bay colt by Fonso Daisy Rose, is credited with having worked three-eighths in 36, with his weight up. Benita Brush, a bay filly by Bramble Roseville, is a full sister to the famous Ben Brush, who was beaten a no3e by Prince Lief in the 5,000 St. Louis Derby of 1896. Like her illustrious brother, Benita Brush is rathor small, but the Memphis rail birdB call hor a big little horse. A close examination of the filly rovoals tho fact that what there is of her la just what the doctor ordered. She in u very muscular Ally with a deep cheat and big hindquarters; in fact, sho greatly resembles Ben Bruhli In ovory respect. Mr. Patterson is favorably improHHod with tho filly and thinks sho will make quite a racing tool before the season of 1899 is advanced very far. First Past, a bay colt by Order Happy Sally II., is a full brother to that good colt, Jolly Roger, who was one of the best two-year-olds around Chicago last summer. This colt showed an eighth last spring in 12, with 100 pounds on hi9 back. First Past ia rather small, j bnt he still has a chance to grow. There are a number of other two-year-olds in the Patterson stable, but those already commented on repre- 1 sent what is supposed to be the cream of the bunch. lW. H. Landeman, the Cincinnati horseman has a small, but select string of richly-bred youngsters in his barn. Trainer Albert Franklin says the star of the Laudeman 2-year-olds is a colt named Parmenion, by Fonso Lesbia. This youngster is a grand looking chestnut colt of perfect conformation. Another handsome chestnut colt in the same stable is Med-ford, by Meddler Spring Gun, by Springfield. Ailanto, by Aintree Missive, is a half brother to Greatland, a sensational 2-year-old performer around Cincinnati last spring. Ailanto is a racy looking chestnut. "Dick Stickney is training a big band of two-year-olds at Memphis for George C. Bennett, who 16 campaigning a stable of old horses at New Orleans, in charge of Tom Nepper. Bennett bought most of his youngsters at the big eastern sales last summer and paid fancy prices for everything in his barn. He has a big, fine-looking chestnut colt by Iroquois Hildegarde. Another impressive looking juvenile in the Bennett stable is a bay colt by Meddler Frolic Grace. A bay colt by Quicklime Monte Rosa, Marquises dam, is also well thought of. The only two-year-old filly in the Bennett stable is a chestnut by Albert Iroqueena. "Paddy Tomlinson is pretty sweet on two youngsters in his barn. He thinks ho has the best two-year-old at Memphis in The Conqueror, a black colt by Sir Dixon Repeat. This fellow ie certainly made according to orders, and if appearances go for anything, I look for him to win his share of the money at Memphis and St. Louis. Paddys other star is Hachmeister, a bay gelding by Hindoo Alpena, the dam of Alpen, winner of the 8,000 Stallion Stakes at Hawthorne last fall. Hachmeister was named in honor of the popular secretary of the St. Louis Fair Association. "Aba Cahns two-year-old division this year will be tho smallest this horseman has gone to the races with in years. Abe has only four or five juveniles in his barn. A bay colt by Sir Dixon Lady Faro, a bay filly by Free Knight-Sara Davis and a chestnut filly by Forester-Welcome will probably win races for Mr. Cahn during the coming season. J. C. Cahn has a nice bay colt by Top Gallant Elmyra. This youngster was bred by his brother, who sold the cult to the owner of Crocket for ,000 at the Fair Grounds "last fall. J. C. Cahn also owns a promising chestnut colt by Glenelg East-lake."
