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E. R. BRADLEYS 1909 STABLE READY. Lexington. Ky.. April IX. — Tlie names of all th ■■ horses now l eiug trained hy V. .1. Hurley for I! R. Bradley at Idle Hour Farm for the 1009 eam-liaign begin with th e letter B. Tlie older horses are Had News. Black Mary. Better Days and Belli. The two-year-olds, four in number, are Billiard Ball ch. c. hy .lean Bereaud — Mi-s .Ionian, hy Sir Dixon: Bonnie Brick, ch. f. by Cactus II. — Piccnia dam of Bucket Brigade, hy Fonso: Bougainvillaea, eh. t. hy tiold Heels— Sister Annette, by Hindoo, and Bn ken Ties, eh c. by Lamplighter — Rose Mary Kan-, by Mirthful. Billiard Ball and Broken Ties are the tirst foals of their dams, both of which wire speedy mares. Bougainvillaea is the soi-ond foal of Sister Aniette. her tirst lieing Clear Rock, by Rensselaer. now a three-year-old and still a maiden. In the naming of Rroken Ties there is an expression of feeling for a departed friend. Rose Mary Kane was named far the laughter of the late Hugh Kane of Texas, arte was one of Mr. Bradleys closest friends. These horses are all doing well. They will lie brought to Ihe local track from the farm in a day or two and will race at the Lexington spring meeting, then at Louisville and then at the New York meetings. The other Ikorses In training at the farm arc .1 I.. Mctiituiis three — Frank Gill. Spelll ound and the two year old bay tilly, Inspiroii. by Lamplighter, out • •f Inspiration— in charge of trainer Smith. It hn p. .t heen deeiiled just when they will la- shippel to New York, probably alxmt the middle of May. 1 ■rank Gill served a few mares al the farm this spiiri-r. He looks decidedly better than he 1H when he came to Kentucky last fall and will go back to the east ready for racing and. trainer Smith MP its. additional laurels. Incidentally, in a re cent issue of a London racing paper, it is reported thai Ravello II.. the dam of Frank Gill, was again mated with Collar this year. She was bought out of Ike W. Harry Brown dispersal sale here last fall by Harry Payne Whitncv for *l.t;oo and sent to England during the winter. Her yearling colt, by Carry Hermann, is now owned by Mr. Mi-Ginnis and is hen- and is a very likely looking youngster.
