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RACING IN THE MEXICAN CAPITAL Lexington Ky November 15 Through the vic ¬ tory of Star Eyes n the first running of the Mexican Derby at Mexico City recently Hal P Headley of leaumont and La Belle Farms this city is awarded approximately 0o as the breeders iwrtion of the stakes stakesMr Mr Headley bred Star Eyes and he was foaled at rcanniout Farm iu March 1H 7 Star Eyes is a chestnut colt by the Runnyiuede Stud stallion Star Shoot son of Isinglass and Astrology by Hermit ut of Dreamy Eyes by Ornament and she out ot Von Hera halfsister to Hush winner of the Clip setta Stakes and Kentucky Oaks by Hanover third dam the good mare Heine dOr which traces back through Lilly U and Florence to imported Wcatherwitch WcatherwitchStar Star Eyes is the first foal of Dreamy Eyes which was raised from a bottle and never trained Incause of tlie death of her dam Von Hera at the time of her birth in IfHKJ Dreamy Eyes grew into a hand ¬ some mare and her first foal was so good an appear i ing individual that engagemints for him abroad were made with the Intention that lie would be sent to the English market in 1908 where It was expected that a colt by a sou of Isinglass out of a grand ¬ daughter of Hanover would be in request taking into account the popularity of the Hanover femalo strain chiefly because of the achievements of Orby and Ithodora under the colors of Ilkhard Croker CrokerWhen When the summer of 1DOS came however the market conditions for Americanbred horses in Eng ¬ land had so changed that Mr Headley decided to sell iu Xew York as poor as was the demand in America at that time and Star Eyes was knocked down at Sheepshead ISay to J C Milam of this city for 325 Mr Milaiu brought Star Eyes back to Lexington and broke him nt the Kentucky Asso ¬ ciation course along with several other yearlings In the fall of IJOS T It Crump the Mexican banker who is a native Keutnckian and was form ¬ erly a resident of Louisville sent a representative to Kentucky iu quest of young racing material and In bought Star Eyes and Ilandzcal a halfbrother to Waterboy by Handsel out of Zcalandia from Mr Milam for a sum approximating 1010 Both o these colts were shipped soon after their purchase to Mexico City and put in training and both were winners of twoyearold stakes in 1109 Star Eyes having the distinction of winning the Fourth of July Stakes StakesThe The result of the first Mexican Derby was dis ¬ tinctively American since the winner was ridden by Dave Xicol the American jockey who made the journey to Mexico City for the especial purpose of riding the Crump candidate candidateSidney Sidney A Smith a native of Lexington now news editor of the Mexican Herald is here on a visit to bis mother and was much gratified at the result of the Derby Star Eyes was my choice for the race notwithstanding that Gore from the stable of the Amor brothers was the public favorite said he To my eye the son of Star Shoot outranked all of the other eligibles in conformation individuality and action and when I heard that Xicol was to ride him I felt certain that he would win winWhen When I left Mexico in October the prospects were nattering for racing at the track of the Mexi ¬ can Jockey Club and the officials were looking for ¬ ward to the best season of sport in tlie history of the turf in that country but if the antiAmerican demonstration of this week at the capital should get beyond the stage of incipient rioting it may have a retarding effect However I do not expect this extremity extremityThe The new plant of the Mexican Jockey Club is at Condessa not far distant from the big steel and concrete bull ring which has a seating capacity of IiOOO The course is an elliptical turf track of one mile and a quarter with a training track inside and the infield is given over to the polo club The races are run the reverse way The grandstand is of concrete and will seat 2500 It Is so erected that another section or as many such sections as are desired up to ten can be added when necessary There is ample room along the stretch for a stand that will seat 25000 persons if It is needed neededThere There was some talk among the leading mem ¬ bers of the jockey club just before I left of haying Malt J Winii or some other wellposted American racing man assume general management of the plant and conduct racing along American lines and with a view to stimulating interest in the breeding of thoroughbred horses
