Hildreth is Still Superstitious, Daily Racing Form, 1909-09-19

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HILDRETH IS STILL SUPERSTITIOUS. New York, September 18. Sam Hildreth is still superstitious. He will not take, a horse out of his stable to pose for a photographer. He has turned down the requests of his warmest friends for per-, mission to have his great colts. King James and Fitz Herbert, photographed. "I dont like to be mean,r IIHdreth said when asked for an explanation of his attitude on this subject, "but whenever I let a photographer take a picture of one of my horses I have bad luck. Once In California six of my best horses, fell lame within a week after they were led from their stalls to pose before the camera."


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