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CACTUS II. BEING TRAINED TO RACE. Ed Corrigans English Sprinter May Compete at New Orleans. The stallion, Cactus II., is in training at Ed orrigans farm near Lexington. Kv and will be I raced at New Orleans the coming winter. Tlie old horse has been used at the farm as a stallion for several years, ami his progeny are as fast and good looking as he is. Cactus II. is nine vears old by Angelo Prickly Pear, and raced for General Randolph as a two and three-year-old in England. Ills legs were never good, but he was wonderfullv fast. - and took Corrigans fancy while he was racing there in 1901. At Kempton Park An-ust i:., that year. Cactus II. won the Feltham Selling 1 la e at three-quarters or a mile, and Corrigan bought him out or it for ,350. It was a verv fast race. Soon afterwards, in the Croxteth Plate at Liverpool. .Mr. Corrigan had Cactus II. readv, and won a good bet while trying to win a great one .1.001 or so when Racing Cup beat him a scant c"" U in n very fast !IuI verv rough race. .-,,- lllie aldo. who rode Cactus II., was suspended lor the meeting for foul riding.. Cactus II. ran only once more for Corrigan. in the Chatsworth I late at Derby. His legs failed in it, and, though well hacked he pulled up last. When he landed in this country with the Corrigan horses. Cactus II. was nominated in about 2.O.00O worth of stakes, and cost his owner a pretty penny in forfeits, when he failed to stand the training test. Cactus II. lias never started in America. If he stands up and races New Orleans will seu a mighty fast English horse among the sprinters next winter.
