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G ,V * ; "._ 124 " , sire 3 old ! S ; JJ his H Bet D en out ei He H n ■ I. ■ a tl » of f n n ., u U n ], In* I i. « , | , |r , , is i ■ | I ! GOSSIP AND COMMENT FROM KENTUCKY. Cincinnati, .. Joae 19. Chalmers. J. S. Hawkins Co.s haudsiinie chestnut colt, must now be reck aaed as a likely contender for honors in the Cin ciiinali Trophy, since he gave Luke a decided heat-lag in the Harold stakes. In that race, however. Lake wis Baked to concede him fifteen pounds, while in Hie Cincinnati Trophy be will pick up pounds Bad meet Senator Camdens .rack on BMW inal terms. Chalmers was bred at the Bahrp- wan stud of clay Rros.. and is by 1eter Quince, the of Luke. Nigra and Malabar, all two year winners of this season, and is out of Lady Hope, by Deceiver. He was purchased at public sale as a yearling last fall by his present owner for ,250. All things considered, his race in the liar-old Stakes was loinarkahle. He set the race record for this event at last at one minute for the live furlongs, and. after showing sensational early speed, held up pace throughout the contest. After having ran d to I. uke in the Breeders Futurity at Lex Ingtoa, and uiM.n being taken to Louisville. h - was caught in a had jam in his first start at Churchill Downs and so hadly injured in the race as to lie of training until the D.Aiglas lark aaaeting was nearly half over. He has now Won his only two subsequent starts. J. S. Hawkins, trainer and part owner of Chalmers, is a well known central Kentucky horseman. has long been in a crippled condition, as the result of the kick of a horse, and subsequent rheumatism, and while for the last few years he has keen in excellent health, he is compelled to use cane to get about in attending to his duties at the track. He has. in his time, handled a number noted liors.s hut is best reuiinliered to rave followers of the present day. by reason of his noted mare. Wing Ting, which, after winning the Kentucky Oaks . I 1007, Was sent to the stud, then amc back after she had produced a foal and raced in winning form. Mr. Hawkins now lives at Lexington, Ky.. I.ut he is a member of the family of that name so well known in Woodford Count.1.. When was botn and raised. The Hawkinses are relatives of the famous Harper family, of Ixmgfe]-low and Ten Broeck note. T. C. McDowell has made a remarkable record wiih the two-year-old members of his stable on the Kentucky tracks this season. Me has sent eight juvenile winners out so far. which, up to and in-cluding yesterdays racing, have won thirteen races. They are Water Blossom, Manager Walte, Dark Flower, Alkancl. Liberator*. Delano. Lady Jane Grey and Frondeur. Water Itlossom and Frondeur are Walerl. y. while Manager Waite and Lady Jane Grey are by Watercress; Dark Flower and Liberator are by Planndes; Delano is by stalwart, and Alkanet ky St. Savin. The latter is the only one of the collection which is not at present in the McDowell stable. Shi was taken out of a selling race from the Lexington turfman at Douglas Park by J. J. Flannigan. and later sold privately by him to J. W. May. She won lioth for Flannigan and May. Senator J. N. Camdens stable has so far had four two-year-old winners this season. Luke has won five times, and the other winners are Nigra. Sandstone and Malabar. With the exception of .Sandstone, which is by Rock Sand, all of the juven ile winners in the Camden stable are by Ieter Quince. at R. Bradley lias had throe- winning two-year-olds all by his California bred sire. Canard. They are Dribs Sister. Bed of Roses and D. First. Some of the Bradley two-year olds have been a hit off this spring, and he undoubtedly has a number of oilier youngsters in his stable which will win. Although McDowell leads all the oilier .Avners in Winning two year olds, none of his youngsters has as yet won a slake, while Drigs Sister won the clipsetta Slakes for Mr. Bradley and Luke has won for Senator Cam. ten the Breeders Futurity .at Lex , Ington. the Dashford Manor Stakes at Churchill Downs, and the Spring Trial Slakes at Douglas lark. J. T. Weaver, at the conclusion of the Latonia meeting on July 4. will ship GoweQ, Yrnir and Hi. rest of his horses to the Kinpire City track at New-York, where the summer meeting will begin on ! Saturday July 11. and run until the opening of the racing season at Saratoga, dowel] is an eligible to the Empire Cllty Handicap. Lew Marion will not race Prince Hernia, Verena and the rest of his horses this summer, after the present meeting at Latonia loses, but will ship j his entire string to Douglas Dark, at Louisville, and rest them there until tlie fall campaign begins on the Kentucky tracks. He is a great believer in i not asking too much of his horses.
