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1 DANGER ROCK MAY BE RACED HERE. 1 Sam Hildrelh is a past master in the art of patch- 1 I ing up a crippled horse so that he can race again. . It is said that one reason why Mr. Belmont has .] brought Lis good four-year-old Danger Rook, by . Rock Sand -Delusion, back from England is to per init Hiltlreili to get him into condition for racing in this country by next fall, if not BOOBer. If Hildretli fails in the endeavor it can be set down that any-other trainer would have failed also, and the Colt will still be available for stud service. Danger Rock proved himself a good colt in Eng- ; land, though he was aot raced much. As a two- car -old he started but three times, running unplaced in the New Stakes at Ascot and Hie Dewhurst Plate at Newmarket and finishing second to Let Fly iu the Exeter Stakes at the Newmarket First July meeting. This year be made a distinct impression when at his first start he defeated lassjKirl. Alitor- I ak and eight more three year-olds in the Hastings ] Plate of a mile and a quarter at the Newmarket ! First Spring meeting and covered the distance In 2:04V with 1.18 pounds up. This he followed up ! by winning the more important Newmarket Stakes J Of .2.riini at the Newmarket Second Spring meeting. ] Iu this all carried 120 pounds and In winning he van- qiiishcd Let Fly. Tournament. White Surrcv. Canute ami Sytlian. This had the effect of making him third choice for the New Derby, but he only ran fifth. He was at evens for the Zetland Plate at Newmarket July 14. but in some way was badly cut about the j oB foreleg while the rate was being run and was J i aseil no. That was his last start,
