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SILVEKDALE CH C BY FA VEEDALE GOLDEN ROD II SILAERDALE SILAERDALESilverdale Silverdale is admittedly one of the most for ¬ midable of the western contingent of American Derby candidates His career as a twoyear old was of the bigbly industrious order He began racing at Little Hock Marcb 29 and fin ¬ ished October 20 at Morris Park Between and including these two dates be started in thirty eigbt races of wbicb be won fifteen was second in nine and tbird in four He earned for him eelf tbe reputation of being a very speedy and bardy colt and a good traveler and wbile be did not rank witb tbe best of tbe year be yet was one witb whom tbe firstclass ones could take nndne liberties witbout a good cbance of coming to grief griefIn In bis first start at Littla Bock be met tbe flying filly Mies Bennett and defeat Sbe ran the half mile in 48J seconds phenomenal time for that slow track and won by five lengths while Bilverdale as easily beat Ep Joe Frey Queen Dixon and two others His next start was in the Gaston Hotel Stakes at Memphis Here be ran unplaced to bis stable companion Joe Frey and Garry Hermann but the next day be inaugurated bis winning career by defeating Sad Bam Delmarch and four other youngsters for a puree boating Sad Sam a half length in a half mik dash done in 51 seconds A few days later be ran third to Garry Hermann and Odnor at five furlongs He ran head and head witb Garry Hermann to tbe stretch but bad met his master and tired in the stretch rnn In bis next race at Memphis April 24 be again had to nnbmit to defeat from Miss Bennett in a four and a half furlongs dash but forced her to set a new track record for the distance and easily defeated the other six starters startersBilverdale Bilverdale now changed his tactics and won six races straight before being again defeated At Memphis April 26 he defeated Zack Ford The Mecca and two others at four and a half furlongs in 56 seconds Then he was taken to Louisville His first start was at four and a half furlongs May 5 and he easily beat Sard Denman Thompson Quibo and two others in 541 seconds At the same distance May 9 track heavy be defeated Cluster Luego and three others in 59 seconds May 14 he won the Wenonah Stakes only Dr Preston and His Eminence starting against him and they fin ¬ ished in that order He was a 1 to 10 shot and won by four lengths in 55 seconds May 16 he defeated Sinfi Tbe Conqueror and two others at five furlongs in 101 J This was the end of Silverdalee unbeaten career at Louisville and he now journeyed to Chicago where be was des ¬ tined to meet more formidable opposition oppositionHis His firet start here was at Hawthorne May 30 over an extremely heavy track in a fivefurlongs dash for a parse He carried 114 pounds to Garry Hermanns 118 the others having much lighter imposts and won by three lengths witb Garry Hermann second and Battns third This was not because be was a better colt than Garry Hermann but because he was better in very holding going The time was 107 Two days later at the same distance over an improved but slow track and at equal weights 115 pounds each Garry Hermann turned the tables by giving him a six lengths beating in l04f The Conqueror being third and Kid Cox His Emi ¬ nence and Invictus unplaced In the Juvenile Stakes run June 4 over a good track Garry Hermann with 121 pounds up to his 118 again emphasized his superiority by beating him eight lengths in l02i Sortie and The Con ¬ queror being the other starters June 8 he again gave evidence of bis liking for a heavy track by winning tbe Hawthorne Stakes from Invictue Miss Bennett and two unplaced ones with great ease The track was BO deep that it t k lc 106 todo the five furlonge At Harlem June 13 again over a deep and holding track he defeated Sannazaro Icon and four others at five furlongs in 1 06J winning by four lengths and conceding much weight to all the others he carrying 113 pounds to Sanna zaros 98 His next start was for the Youngster Stakes at Harlem June 16 He and Garry Her ¬ mann had up 120 pounds each Mauga the only other starter carrying 115 Here he ran one of the best races of hie career as a twoyearold and at the end of a long fierce drive through tbe stretch only succumbed to Garry Hermann by a head Mauga was beaten off and the time for the five furlongs was 1 01 June 21 at the same course he won tbe Junior Stakos over a sticky track beating Grandon Princess Taty ana and Sig Levy witb great ease and then went over to Washington Park to race against the best of bis age in tbe west westHis His success at the crack South Side track was confined to tbe winning of a purse July 2 and tbe Edgewater Stakes July 12 tbe latter on sufferance from his stable companion Alard Scheck who was restrained to allow him to win Both carried 123 pounds and the other starters were Vitellius 118 Searcher 113 and The Brave 113 It is but justice to him to say that ho could have won easily if in by himself alone He started six times during the pro ¬ gress of the Washington Park meeting was twice first twice second and twice unplaced Ha ran second to Golden Age June 25 in a half mile dash and to the same horso at four and one half furlongs June 28 and beat School masterBattuB Prince of Delight and Yolkmann at five furlongs for a purse July 2 Time 1 01J He started at Harlem August 6 in a fivefurlongs dash for a purse and won in 1 01 defeating Money Muss Satin Coat and six other ordinary youngsters and was defeated by Tyr at the Bamejtrack August 13 at five and onehalf fur ¬ longs The track was heavy and he carried 118 pounds to Tyrs 108 and was beaten a bead in 111 Bilverdale was now taken east and did not race any more in the west Over the eastern tracks he started thirteen times and won twice His first success was at Gravesend September 18 where he won a purse over the about six furlongs course defeating Gold Heels three lengths in 111 with Dr Barlow tbird and Rolling Boer Beau Gallant and Beau Ormonde unplaced He and Gold Heels carried 113 pounds Dr Barlow 10S and Beau Gallant 121 It was a good race in good company His other eastern success was in winning the Rancho del Paso Stakes over the Eclipse Course at Morris Park October 9 and carrying 115 pounds he de ¬ feated Telamon 109 Autolight 106 and Hand ¬ work 112 in 1 10 Of his other races east it can ba said that no matter how high class his opposition was he was nearly always out in tho front rank fighting valiantly for the money and in his last race be ran a good third to Con roy and Garry Hermann for the White Plains Handicap finishing in front of Alard Scheck Water Color and Maximns This year he has won a number of races that domonetratedrepeed of thelhighest order up to a mile and by winning the St Louis Derby yes ¬ terday he put to confusion those who have been insisting that he was nothing but a speedy miler When he starts for the American Derby coupled with the crack filly Lady Schorr he will be sure to have a large following from those who believe in the luck of the strong Schorr stable His portrait presented in this issue was recently takon and presents his out ¬ lines faithfully
