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GOSSIP FROM THE BLUE GRASS REGION Lexington Ky Grater has a siring of liflii ie Kentucky Aronuiiiivni Uiniv i Jl that will open here on April 30 m iar 01 uie eolle yearold gcldinPreference black gcldin Preference Julin Furlong is a iirotncr to tile tileake ake winner John AlcCurk anil halfbrother to the winners Henry Alt Ida Davis and Kale Alt all of which were bred owned und raced by Mr Rogers who Is now as he 1ms been for many years clerk of the Circuit Court here John Furlong has never been to the post Air Rogers had him broken in file fall of IHIS and he showed a quarter in 23 There ¬ upon the owner decided that he should not race at all us a twoyearold lie was taken up for about thirty days last fall and exercised and then was turned out again until the beginning of this y ar He is being pointed for the Cilmdeil Handicap and for the Kentucky Derby John Furlong may not win either the Camden Handicap or the Kentucky Derby said trainer Grater but ie will show 11 creditable performance in any raco in which IK starts and it is my predic ¬ tion that he will reward the patience and jtistifv the confidence of his owner Who last fall refused ITU offer of 1000 for him I have never lot him down yet but lie has shown me that he has speed and unit he is nble and willins to go a route routeThe The oldest member of Graters string is Lady Vie the fiveyearold daughter of Griffon and Vie She belongs to George 1 Ott a local manufacturer and a thorough sportsman Lady Vie has earned 3010 in three waHons Ml Ott has a promising twoyeair oid In the bay filly Golden Egg by Cesariou out of Big Goose Oil bred this filly himself und after she had shown a quarter in 22 here last fall lie refused an offer of 3250 for her Golden Egg will make her first appearance under colors in the Breed ¬ ers Futurity here April 0 Another threeyearold of promise in tlils taring that has never been to the post is Leo Smlthas bay gelding T B Spears by Handsel Lizzie Gilnian GilnianThe The other threeyearold member of the stable is George J Stolls brown gelding Cambroiiue Mr Stoll bought Camhroniie at the sale here in December for 400 and has since refused SOO for him himThe The twoyearolds in the Grater string in addition to Golden Egg are areCousin Cousin Martha eh f by Pirate of Penzancc Catharine of Navarre NavarreBoswell Boswell gr c by Faraday Edith EdithRay Ray filly by Wcolsthorpe Crlbbage CrlbbageChestnut Chestnut filly by Cesarion Brezique BreziqueBay Bay filly by Broomstick Mariam MariamBlack Black filly by Lissnk Galata GalataBay Bay colt by Mazagan Mary Agnes AgnesBay Bay filly by Mazagan Trusty TrustyBay Bay filly by St Simonian II Carrie Tones TonesCousin Cousin Martha is the property of Young Brothers of Christlansbiirg Ky and is the only racer they will have in training this year She is a sister to the successful mare Lady Navarre Grater has high regard for her Boswell Is the property of K L Luke of Georgetown Ky KyThe The filllrs out of Cribbagc and Bezique are owned by C W Reidinger a welltodo local farmer Mr Riidinger bought these fillies as weanlings at Colonel Milton Youngs dispersal of the McGrathiana Stud in October 1OS paying 150 for the daughter of Cribbagc and for the other a sister to Mollie Montrose This filly is even smaller than was Mollie Montrose at the same age but Grater says she has quite as much speed as her sister possessed The fillies out of Mariam and Galata and the colt out of Murv Agnes belong toJohn Welch of Spring Station Tins remaining two fillies are owned by trainer Grater who intends to race at the three meetings in Kentucky and then go east with the best of his strins as lie did last year yearDr Dr E Oikawa Japanese veterinary surgeon who for three years has been assistant to Dr John R Hagyard at James B Hagcins Elmendorf Farm left here today for Japan Dr Oikawa will stop in California to buy about twenty head of thoroughbred broodmares and fillies out of those owned by John Mackey that are to be sold next month Dr Oikawa upon lila arrival with the horses in Japan will take a position in the government senice in keeping with his profession The stallions Dick Welles and Marathon arrived here this morning from J B Respcss farm at Woodlawn Ohio and are now quartered at John D Carrs farm with the Respess broodmares that came here about six weeks ago Mr Respess spent yes ¬ terday and today here and was well pleased with Hie appearance of his mares The stallions arrived in good condition conditionElliot Elliot C Cowdin of Mt Kiseo N Y who owns the Maplehurst Stud of thoroughbreds is here look ¬ ing for a farm The Cowdin horses have recently I een at the Kirklevingtcn Farm on which Mr Cow dins lease expires March 1 In any event the Cow din mares will remain In Kentucky
