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f-jfc j£ ktw * — -+ MILDRETHS CRACK THREE-YEAR-OLD THAT DID NOT START IN THE TOBOGGAN *• _ — . — , , __4, S. C. HILDRETHS B. C. 3. FITZ HERBERT. BY ETHELBERT— MORGANATIC. Sam llil-.lreth has always heen a sagacious man In the matter of purchasing race horses and exhibited his nsn:;l good judgment when he acquired possession of Fitz Herbert. His two year-old career In the east v as brilliant and no less so in California, where he was unquestionably flip liest of his age until an inlury led to his retirement. It was due to this that he has not started this year, but he is understood to have fullv recovered and is expected to take a prominent part in the stake racing to take place over the New York tracks. His successes last year included the Woodhaven Stakes at Aqueduct and half of the Elm-btM Stakes at Jamaica, in which he ran a dead heat with Trance. His last race last year was In the Carvanza Handicap at Santa Anita, in which, with 124 pounds up. he won at a mile in 1 :.»7i!. a siqierli feat and showing what a great colt he is when at his best. This race took place I eceniber 19. In his fi -st race in California, the Opening Handicap at Oakland, he was knocked back so far as to have no chance, but In his next start he won the Oakland Handicap at six and a half furlongs easily In 1:1S and in doing so set a new track record. The fact that in twenty one starts as a two-year-old and all in excellent .einpanv lie was but twice unplaced alone tells the story of his high class. His record and iiedlgree are us follows:
