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GOVERNOR GRAYS SIRE. Cincinnati. O.. June 11. — Jake Marklein extracted about as much satisfaction as anyone from Governor Grays sensational Latonia Derby victory, for ii was lie who developed Garry Herrmann, the sire of the great gelding and raced him successfully tlirough his two year old form. Garry Herrmann was one of a bunch of yearlings Mr. Marklein selected when lie was training a sirinx of horses for I., v. Bell. He paid 8750 for the son of Ksher and later on during thai season, when Mr. Bell deci.l d to |iii t racing and sell all of his Barnes, Mr. Marklein purchased the sire of Governor Gray for 8450. Mr. Marklein later sold Garry Herrmann for 5,000 as a three-year-old, and the late Capt. S. S. Brown of Pittsburg finally became his owner. Whin Captain Brown died the great horse was offered at public sale at Lexington and apt. Harry Brow ii bought him In, after J. K. Widcner of Philadelphia had carried him to 113,000. The following season be developed a ringbone and when offered for sale the nest autumn he only brought .something over 00. Realizing thai be would probably sell for a small sum. as be had become unpopular as a sire. Mr. Marklein hurried to Lexington to buy him. as lie bad in view the presentation of the borne to his namesake. When he found that the horse had ■ ringbone he made no effort to secure him. Garry Herrmann is now in the stud in Manitoba. As ■ two year old performer lie was more consistent than his noted son. but as a three year-old Governor Gray outshines Ins sire by far. Mr. Marklein says, however, that he would never have done so had Garry Herrmann trained soundly at that age.
