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NOTED TURFMAN A LUSITANIA VICTIM VICTIMAmong Among tins victims of the Lnsitanla outrage has to be numbered it is to be feared the wellknown owner and breeder of race horses W Hrodrlck Cloete who was a passenger by the illfated vessel and of whom no tidings have been forthcoming His death will be heard of witii regret by those interested in racing for at one time he played a somewhat prominent part on the turf anil owned some good horses He was born in 1851 and first became connected with the sport in 1SS3 when at Ihe 1 Vimaster bloodstock sales be purchased for 700 guineas a yearling colt by Sterling Casuistry after ¬ wards known us Paradox Trained at Kingsclere by John Porter lie came out with a tall home reputation for the Middle Park Plate and so fur justified it as to run a dead heat with Hoyal Hampton for third place Itehind Melton ami Naintrailles At the next Newmarket meeting he made amends by winning the Dewhurst Plate easily and that he was a good one lie showed in his threeyearold career He reappeared in the Two Thousand Guineas but only won by a head in the hands of F Archer after a desperate finish with Crafton and in the Derby a head went against him in favor of Melton which this time hail the services of the redoubtable Archer Sent over to France his was an easy winner of the Grand Prize of Paris and during that season he also aceoniitnl for the Sussex Stakes at Goodwood and the Champion Stakes and a free handicap at Newmarket For Mr Brodriek Cloete a son of Paradox in ITnl corn won the Stewards Cup at Goodwood In 1891 beating as a threeyearold a numerous band His colors were sometimes carried only at long Intervals owing to his absonce abroad on business matters but coming to more recent times he won the Oaks with Chcrimoya in 1011 and that was the only occa ¬ sion the filly appeared In public She was bredi at Hare Park by her owner by his sire Cherry Tree Svelte London Sportsman of May 14
