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FREE LANCE TO GO INTO TRAINING. Louisville, Ky.. February 4. — Free Lance, considered the greatest three-year-old of 1012, i- to he taken up Within the next few day- and put in train inn for the coming season. George .1. Long- great -on of Ahe-eoi -truck himself while lieing exercised at Churchill Downs last summer and bowed a tendon of hi- left foreleg -•• badly Ihat he had to Ih- turn .1 out, and at the time there was some doubt thin he Would ever be able to race again. However, bs seems to have fully recovered, and trainer Pete Coyne expects to -end him to the race- this spring ill his former grand condition. Be-ide- Free l.ance. trainer Coyne will have three Ihree year olds and tea two-year olds in traiuinc. The former trio embraces Madrtle, Hempritc jod Merlin. Madelle i- a likel.v filly by Sir Huon Victoria 1... that -bowed a good turn of speed last year. Senipiite i- a tills by S. inproiiius Ignite, while Merlin is a coll by Sir Huon l.alila. Both were winning ivv .c.it old- la-l at nana The two-year-olds trainer Coyne now has on hand are by Sir HUOB, Seinprotiius and AlVCSCSt. All are out of Mr. Longs broodmares and wen foaled .it Ba-hford Manor iariu. There are a number of promising lookim; v.niiigstets in the lot am it K likely that he bang y..iing-iei- will show iqi well in the li-t of winning two year old-. The string will be trained at Chare alii Down-. and trainer Coyne has expressed himself as hardly likely to ship io Lexington for the Keataeky A--.- elation meeting. The -table will in all probability make it- lii-t -tail of the Benson during the spun. meeting at the Down-. While every member of the -table wm receive careful attention trainer Ooynes greatest naahlt!on is lo bring Free Lance back to the turf a- gesi a-he was prior to hi- injury. Last year the Atveeeot colt beat everything in his division in races at more lliiiu a mile, and it is the opinion of tho-e who watched the coll closely that if he lan reach top form the eveata for older horses will this yeai be at his meecj .
