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H YEARLINGS AT MEMPHIS. BJ "Perfect weather and a fast track last Sat- Bj urday afforded horsemen at Montgomery BJ Park ample opportunity to try out their BJ youngsters which will become two-year-olds BJ on January 1, and from trials recorded since Bj the beginning of the winter season it is Bj evident that Christmas will be celebrated by Bj a majority of owners who own one or more Bj colts or fillies destined to shine in competi- Bj tion," says a special from Memphis to the Enquirer. " C. C. Christie, president of the Kansas Bj City Jockey Club, paid a recent visit to the Bj track and watched satisfactory quarters and Bj three-eighths reeled off by several members Bj of his kindergarten band in charge of Rich- Bl ard Benson. Effort is being made by the Bj Missouri man to purchase some older horses to add to his list of nineteen juveniles. "The fastest furlongs accomplished by any Bj of the known or unknown yearlings is cred-ited to fillies owned by G. C. Bennett and H. Bh L. Coleman. The Bennett baby brigade are BV all home bred. There are some of the string BV that possess size and substance, and all were Bfl bred and foaled at the Bennett farm, Ridge- Bfl way, near Montgomery Park. A sister to Bj the Bennett colt, Kings Charm, has" reeled Bb off a quarter in about as fast time as has BY been caught, which was less than 0:24, for BV the distance. BV "There are a couple of fillies in H. L. Bb Colemans stable which have attracted con- BB siderable attention when working on the BB track. Coleman is a wealthy Memphian, BM whose ambition to succeed in the turf BB struggle was Inspired by the success of J. BB W. Schorr. Colemans colors will be reg- BB istered for their first racing season in 1904, BB and the filly which is being handled by BB trainer Frazee has worked so well that ef- BB forts have been made by J. W. Schorr and S. C. Hildreth to buy her. She is by Octa gon, but as there is another Ally by the same sire in the barn of the dam of the good daughter of Octagon is a mystery to railbirds. "In J. W. Schorrs extensive string of young blood are Allies and colts bred in several states. Mr. Schorrs favorite stallion, Esher, having died, he was forced to buy different blood lines for his 1904 crop of two-year-olds. He has several daughters and sons of Top Gallant, one, a brown colt out of Bonnie Bird, by Boulevard, which has showed a great deal of speed. Joe Hawkins has the Schorr set in charge, and while they have not caused themselves to be talked about as much as the Schorr representatives did at a corresponding period in 1902, Hawkins and Schorr take this as indication of good racing results, for last season Schorr was by popular anti-season vote, given a mortgage on all juvenile events east or west in which he might be represented. The Schorr phenomenons went east, and with the exception of Sweet Gretchen and a few others they failed to live up to their reputations established from their dizzy preliminary trials at the local track. "E. R. Bradley has one of the best looking bunches of young timber seen at Memphis in several years, and a colt by Handsel Battle Belle is regarded as very promising. "Charles Ellison paid ,000 for a colt by King Eric Princess Revenue, and he has shown quality in preliminary work. S. S. Brown seems to have a fast youngster in Kernel, a son of Sir Dixon Nutshell. James Arthur paid 00 for the unnamed colt by Dungarven Lyndall, and some speed has been shown by him. Bub May owns a filly by Farandole Josie O., that has worked well. W. M. Wallace has a few youngsters, and some promising material is to be found in the Tichenor string. In the latter outfit is a brother to Jaubert."
