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I i i i t ! 1 . i I . i I i i : i . RACING OF AN UNDEFEATED THREE-YEAR-OLD OF LAST YEAR i Among the best three-year-olds of last year Horron was the only one that did not meet defeat. He proved himself to be exceedingly licet, a good stayer and a satisfactory weight carrier. Unluckily he fell lame before the campaign of 101:! was half over and did not start again after winning the Wentworth Plate al Hamilton, June 27. For all anyone knows to the contrary he may have been the best three-year-old of the year, but the ioint was not clearly demonstrated. At any rate he Old everything that was asked of i.im prior to meeting the mischance that sent him into premature retirement. That Horron should prove a good three-year-old was but fulfillment of the promise of his two-year-old racing. There was nothing indicative of future celebrity in his tirst essay in public. This was in a purse race, .May 1, 1912, at the Pimlico spring meeting, when as a 40 to 1 outsider in a four and a half furlongs dash he finished eleventh and next to last, the race falling to Lace in 51, with Spring Maid second and t.ciiesta third. Probably the race was needed to lit him, for he won his next one. This was at the same track. May li, when, in heavy going at live-eighths of a mile, he won by three lengths from Spring Maid in 1:0." V.-., with Hot Water. Buskin, Syosset and Little Jupiter behind the pair. Spring Maid was a 7 to 20 favorite and Horron was at 10 to 1 in the betting, arguing that his owner did not have much confidence in him that day. He was not started again until July 13, at Windsor. Then, in a purse race at live-eighths of a mile, over a heavy track, with each carrying 103 pounds, he defeated Leochares by four lengths in with Smoke House third and three others unplaced. July 17, at the same track, he won a dash of Ive and a half furlongs in 1:10, but only defeated Briar Path by a nose. Great Britain, making his first s.art, was third and Terrible Bill ran unplaced. Horrcn carried 113 pounds to 110 on Briar Path and the iracu was good, but not fast. At Fort Erie, July 27. over a fast track, he ran fourth to Cock o the Walk, The Widow Moon and Briar Path, at five and a half fur.ongs in 1:07. and did not run again until September 2, at Havre do Grace. On this occasion lie was also unplaced. It was a purse race at live-eighths of a mile and Frederick L. made a new track record when he won it in 1:00. with Lace second and Palanquin third. Then he was brought west and at Latonia. October 23, ran second to Flying Tom, at three-quarters of a mile in 1:17",-, in heavy going. He carried 111 pounds to 100 on the winner. Pericles was a bad third and El Palomar was the only other starter. Three days later he ran second to Floral Park at tne same distance in 1:13".-,. ltiile Brigade finishing third, with Solar Star, Flying Tom. Star of Danube and toy unplaced. Floral Park cairicd 113 pounds to his 100 and ICR on Uille Brigade. That was his last defeat as a two year-old and in winning his next two races lie made it an even thing between his triumphs and reverses. The first of the two victories occurred November 2 when, over a safe, but slow, track, he lan three-quarters of a mile in 1:13 with 110 pounds up and defea.ted Floral Park, 110 pounds: Hostur-liunt. 103: Gowcll. 117, and Star of Danube, 103u. In his last race as a two-year-old he was asked to go a iiiiie in heavy going and responded to such good purpose that he won easily by three lengths, with Sam IIM-sch second. Pericles third and Itosturtiuni, Bock Fish. Madelle. The Grader and Royal Amber unplaced. The time was 1:47V.-. and he carried 10S pounds. It will be observed that all of his racing was for purses and no doubt his owner regretted not having engaged him in stake races. llorrou wintered healthily and made his start in racing as a three-year-old at the Pimlico spring meeting. May !. 1013. This was in a purse race of three-quarters of a mile, for which the starters were Horron. 10.". pounds; Tartar, 108: Kingling. 101; Mediator. US. and Union Jack. !". Horron was the favorite anil i cantering winner In 1:14. with Tartar second and Kingling third. There was not much to this race, but tiiiee days afterwards he was submitted to a sterner ordeal and came through it triumphantly. This was n .mother snrint at three-quarters. It was a handicap and the starters and weights were Horron, lOf! :oi:nds: Cock o the Walk, 104: Priscillian, IIS: Astrologer. !:: Lysander. 100; Cliff Stream, 107, and Pharaoh. 1C3. The veteran Priscillian, willi a gloricus record behind him, was a ! to 10 favorite, but could only finish third to the aspiring youngsters, Horron and Cock o the Walk. The latter made most of the itnuiig and came into the homestretch with a comfortable lead, but Horron challenged for the lead in the ast eighth and. in a driving finish, won by a head in 1:13. wiih Priscillian a length and a half away, ii.us in their only meeting when two-year-olds Cock o" the Walk defeated Horron and in their only meeting vl:cn three-year-olds Horron defeated him and gave him two iMiunds ltesides the lwating. That was his last start in Maryland and his subsequent lacing was over the Canadian tracks. His first race there was at Toronto. May 27. in a inllr jhish for thrcc-ycar-oMs. The track was slow and Horron was an S." to 100 avorite in the lutuuiMtulidtllie wliinortfityMwo lengths in 1:401-,. with Flabbergast secoudtJind Buskin- thirds-Spring Maid. Cogs, Bernadotte and Auster running unplaced. It was an allowance affair in which Horron had up 100 pounds to 112 on Flabbergast ami 110 on Buskin. 1 1 is. text race brought about his tirst start in a stake race. This was the .S.",000 Toronto Cup, at a mile :iid an eighth, which was run on Saturday. May 31. the last day of the Ontario Jockey Clubs spring meeting. For this important event the starters, agis and weights were Horron. 3. 112: Buskin. 3. lot!; Plate Glass. 7. 120: Lochiel. .". 10r,: Cliff Edge, 7. 110; John Furlong, 0. Ill: First Sight. 3. !li. and Ymir. 4. 110. Plate Glass was the favorite at 11 to coupled with First Sight, and Horron was at S to 1 in the tnutiiels despite his record of nothing but victories so far in the year. It was thought that he was harshly handicapped, but he proved that he was not by going out into a clear lead soon after the start anil, running the tirst mile in 1:30, covered the distance in .1:52 and won from Buskin by a length. Plate Glass was third a half length behind Buskin. There was no disputing the excellcncv of Horrons performance here, even if he did have to be sharply ridden to withstand Buskins threatening streteli challenge. Buskin himself was a capital three-year-old and it took a high-class one to give h:m weight and a defeat as Horron did n this good race. From Toronto Horron journeyed east to Montreal and. on June 3. indicted another beat-ng on Buskin. This was in the Windsor Hotel Purse, at a mile and an eighth. Only three started llor-ivn. 115 pounds: Buskin, 110. and Mediator, 120 and Horron. after taking the lead" in the first quarter, kept it practically unchallenged and won under restraint by two lengths. Buskin defeating Mediator twelve lengths for second money. The Blue Bonnets course is not fast and Horrons 1:."Vl for the race represented :i good performance in respect to time. Horrons next and, as il turned out. his last race, took place at Hamilton, June 27. in the Wentworth Plate. This event is a sprint of three-quarters of a mile for three-vcar-olds and over. With light weight up Hawthorn had defeated Leochares. Calgary. Plate Glass and "other swift ones a few days before, at the same distance, in a style suggestive of a return to his trulv grand form when a two-year-old, so he was made a 7 to 10 favorite for the Wentworth. while Horron was second choice at 2 to 1. The starters and weights were Horron. 115 pounds: Calgarv. 100; Hawthorn. 112. and Sherwood, 115. Horron raced lapped on Calgary to the last eighth, then took a slight lead and won bv a half length in 1:12. Hawthorn raced close up for the first half, then gave way and at the finish was a baillv lieaton horse eight lengths behind Calgary. Soon afterwards Horron fell lame and perforce was retired. There was talk of his coming around in lime to take part in the Kentucky fall racing, but tins hope that he would do so proved futile. Whether ie will be abb to race soundly this year is a problem that only the future can answer. The chances are igainst it. When such an extremely fast horse develops leg infirmities it is much more difficult to restore It to racing than in the case or a slower horse. In the meantime Horrons good record cannot be taken iway from him and it, together with his pedigree, is as follows: Year. Age. Sts. 1st. 2nd. 3rd. Unp. Won. J r 0 10J2 - - S2.2S9 1013 ;! f 0 0 7,300 Totals 2 Id U 2 0 3 9,070 . ,,, Wisdom Blinkhixilie fba llu" -s I Aline r White Knight. J -Manoeuvre J Lord Clifden 1 t Quick Marcli Lwi.Itelock J W,,,,ock 3 1Ord Clifden V. iiltuioeiv , Mineral J White Heather... j Blair Athol I MU-lx i May Bell 2 I .... Newminsler J Touchstone . f-Ilertu.t J j ,.ee.!j.wiI1 "- Remorse - Seclusion J Tadmor " Mjss gL,lloll - , Vedette j Voltigcur g - P-Vcx- J , Mrs. Ridgway rs Flying Duchess J The Fly. Dutchn p; 4 I Merope o S - . W f Oxford J Irish Blrdcalcher . "Sterling Honey Dear g Whisper j Flatcatcher fiop Gallant... J I Silence J I 1 Adventurer J Newminster V-Sea Mark J Palma v Uosie L ! J "fe"t Wild Cherry Kingfisher j Lexington It" f Prince Royal i Eltham Lass i . Princess j King Tom L lAlS0 L I Mrs. Lincoln IiHt-t j Voltigeur l.Mattic T. j Calcutta Jaconet J Leamington Maggie B. B. . i
