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WHAT LAST YEARS LATONIA DERBY WINNER HAS DONE DONEIN IN RACING John Guild is a downright good colt and no better Latonla Derby was ever run than lie put to his credit last year Then and there lie proved himself a true stayer as he has every right to lie when his ancestry is considered Through his dam he is probably as close to the famous St Lcger winner of 1S 4 Touchstone as any horse living He is a grandson of Kyrle Daly and Kyrle Daly was a grandson of Touchstone Kyrle Italy was bought and imported to this country by John Keber of Lancaster Ohio and sired good stock Uebers descentAs main reason for buying him was his close approach to Touchstone in descent As a twoyearold John Guild developed slowly and did not win a race until the fall meeting at Lex ¬ ington arrived Previously lie had been beaten In seven races of which he had been placed in but three ills first race did not hold out much promise It was in a luilfmilfe dasli for a purse at Lexington April 20 1S1 in which he finished last of nine starters Little Nephew winning from Harwood and Brigs Brother in 40 over a heavy track In his next race he was unplaced to Uoamer Destino and Tictok at four and a half furlongs in 55 but was knocked out of any chance at the start May li he did better when lie finished fourth to Magnet Dr Samuel and The Norman beaten a length and two heads at liveeighths of a mile in 102 Still on the upgrade he mounted higher when on May S lie ran second to Imperator in the Breeders Fntutrity at fiveeighths In 100 There were fourteen starters In this race and he showed good form in finishing where he did after being tenth away from the post but Iiujterator won easily by six lengths Urigs Itrother liulshed third His next start was at Douglas Park May 2S in a race for maidens at fiveeighths in which lie finished second to Hodge in 100 with Toynbee third On thirdOn June 2 lie ran fourth to Bringhurst Pcbeco and Lost Fortune at the same distance In 59 and at Latonia June 2 in a mud race at the same distance finished third to Old Ben and Susan B in 104 Then he was sent into retirement awaiting the fall meetings at the Kentucky tracks Then starting In a purse race of five and a half furlongs at Lexington September IS he achieved his first victory when lie on by a liose from Deposit in 109 with Buck Keenon third and eight others unplaced At Douglas Park September 7 he was unplaced In the Beechmont Stakes and on October 2 ran third to Bolala and San Vega at five and a half furlongs in 107 After running unplaced in a race at Churchill Downs won by Emerald Gem he was taken to Latonia and had better luck there winning two out of three races October 24 be defeated Decathlon Squire Bill and seven others at threequarters of a mile over a muddy track In 1 1S November 1 at the same distance and in heavy going he won from David Craig Claxonette Sosius Just Y Brigs Brother May L and Bolala In 111 it iKing a good race on his part Then without hav ¬ ing achieved much of a reputation lie ran his last race of the year on November 5 and ran third to Black Toney and Maud B L at threequarters of a mile in 115 By 115By way of coincidence John Guild finished last In his first race as a threexearold just as lie had done in his lirst race as a twoyearold This was in a threequarters sprint over a heavy track at Lexington April 27 which Hawthorn won in 111 with Sosius second and Miss Thorpe third May 2 he gave a broad hint that an improved John Gund was to be reckoned with when in the Blue Crass Stakes ar a mile and mi eighth the fine filly Bronzewing only beat him by a nose in such fast time as 151 if with Old Icn a bad third five lengths away while Surprisng Sosius and Milton lloblee ran unplaced Colts carried 122 pounds geldings 11 and fillies 117 His next start was In the Kentucky Derby May 81 which Old Kosebud won in a canter In 205 with Hodge second and Brouzewing third John Gund finished a good fourth and the other unplaced ones were Old Ben Surprising and Watermelon At Douglas Park May 23 lie won ills first race as a threeyearold This was n purse race for threeyearolds at a mile and a six ¬ teenth in which lie was opposed by Magnet Dr Samuel Gracilla Brlckley and Tavolara Leading all the isy he ran the first mile in 11S and won easily from Magnet in 144 by a length and a half with l r Samuel a good third June 2 at the same track he was the favorite in a mile dash for threeyearolds ut Korfliage Inflicted a surprise in beating him by a length and a half in 1 with Hodge third and three irore unplaced Then lie Journeyed to Latonia to Jill Ids engagement in the Latonia Derby Tliis important race was run June II John Gund and bis stablcuiate Constant each carried 122 pounds Dr Samuel lli andJthe two fillies Bronzewlng mul Casuarina 117 each Bronzewihg had raced so well that she was the favorite at 5 to 4 with the Baker pair coupled second choice at 7 to 1 Casiiarina set out to make the running but after covering the tirHUiiJLll found the task too arduous and dropped back Itoaten John Gnnd was then released froin resfralpt and quickly taking the lead ran the mile and a quarter in 204 and keeping on with UnaafojJ enceil finally won by four lengths and ran the nitle and a half of the race in 2n 0 0i i equaling this Tpcord established by Governor Gray wheu he won the same event in 1911 Constant showed that the race belonged to A Baker anyhow when he defeated Dr Samuel by a half length for second place Bronzewing fell lame at the end of the first mile aud had to be thrown out of training trainingHe He was next started in the Quickstep Handicap at threequarters of a mile July 1 but sprinting is jot liis forte and ho was not placed The Widow Moon winning in I1 over a muddy track with Korfliage second and Flying Yankee third He was not raced again until September 14 at Lexington Then at a niile the fouryearold I Steppa won from him by a half length In 140 with Sleeth third and Melton Street unidaced Septemlicr 1 he defeated Donerail Illngllng and Impression at a mile and an eighth and i tinning the distance in 151 won Jn a canter by six lengths Weights considered he next ran a grand race at Douglas Park September 25 In the Douglss Park Inaugural Handicap at a mile and a sixteenth beaten a half length ami a head by Buckhorn and Winning Witch in 141 He carried US pounds to 12 on Buckhorn and 120 on Winning Witch It was a great race in which six horses were lapped on each other and but for bad luck In the early running John Gund would probably have won His last race took place at Douglas Park October 1 when with 117 Hiunds up bo won a purse at a mile and an eighth hi 152 linshiiig three lengths before Hingling II pounds Star Actress 10t pounds was third and two others also ran He should prove a groat handicap horse this year and his record and pedigree are yrar Age Sis 1st 2nd rd Uup Won Lord Clifden Xewiiiinstcr f Hamptvi I The Slave Ayrshire Lady Langdeu j Kettledrum f I Haricot i Vedette 1 Flying Duchess fPcep oDay I Thormanby I Woodbine 5 Stockwell StockwellI f Springfield I Bribery L Sundown j Briberyj Marsyas MarsyasI I Maid of Palmyra JWindhoiind PalmyraJWindhoiind Alice Hawthorn 5 Chanticleer Siinllower Siinllowerj j Ca I 1 Banter Banterf fIvHyrle aly f Irish Birdcatcher Pcrdifa PcrdifaJ Gemma di Vergy J Sir Hercules L Colleen Kbtie i Herculesi Snowdrop L My Gyps J SnowdropJ RetrieverI Retriever I Echidna Echidnaj Leamington j FaughaBallagh Daugli wf Pantaloon Lida j Lexington J Lizo LizoJ t Bandana Bonnie Scotland J lago Queen Mary 5 Lexington
