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VETERAN HAS PROMISING MATERIAL New York January 25 Green B Morris whose name headed the list of winning American owners in l 2 when horses raced by him earned 98350 is ono of the oldtimers that is back in racing with a string of twoyearolds that may give him a promi ¬ nent place in 1010 At the yearling sales last sum ¬ mer Mr Morris picked up some cheap ones from the consignment sent to the market by O II Chenaitlt and one of them has already won for him at the Jacksonville meeting Ills winner is Edmund Adams a gelded son of Russell and Memorial for which he paid 400 400Others Others In the string arc John Kilgore a chestnut sou of Russell and Oftiou purchased for 300 Nora Emma a bar daughter of Russell and Blitzens Sister that nint 2tM a chestnut son of Russell and Ethel T bought for 300 and a brown son of Boanerges and Statira that cost 230 Some of these promisingOne are said to be promising One of the best horses raced by Green B Morris was Strathmeath winner of the American Derby of ItId and of the Twin Citv Handicap of the same year In 1I02 when the horses raced under the Morris colors earned OS 5l nniong those in his string were Cunard Sombrero Vitelllus Old Eng ¬ land MiHlrino Bedeck Craven Golden Age Star Chime Janice Woodford Iass Slave Money Muss and several other good ones Mr Morris belongs to the old school awl his colors have ahvays been popu