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WILLIAMS BROS. TO SELL YEARLINGS. John W. Schorr Horses Reach Douglas Park Why Harry Kelly Did Not Race at Saratoga, i Louisville. Ky., August 29. The racing firm of Williams Bros., who have eighteen yearlings now in training at Douglas Park, have decided to dispose of these colts and fillies this season and are arranging to send them under the hammer at public sale during the coming autumn meeting at Churchill Downs. It is understood that other youngsters will also be disposed of at this time, these being principally a representation of the yearlings now owned by George J. Long. The date selected for the sale of these colts and fillies is Saturday, October 30, the afternoon the Golden Rod Stakes is run at that course. The yearlings of AVilliams P.ros. are regarded by this firm as the best representation of youngsters that have as yet come from their Oklahoma breeding plant. The full list of these coming two-year-olds of 1917 is given below: Bay colt, brother to James and Intention 13-Hilarious Darling, by Martinet. Chestnut colt, second foal of dam by Hilarious Anna L. Daley, by I.issak. Chestnut colt, brother to Jocular, by Hilarious Rosetingc, by Ossary. 1 Ray colt, brother to Hectograph, by Martinet Lady Esher, by Esher. Brown colt, half brother to Eastman, by Martinet Peggy. Bay colt, by Martinet Rcsponsefiil. Chestnut, colt, by Hilarious Morning Glory. Chestnut colt half-brother to Eland, by Hilarious Strife, by St. Carlo. Bay colt, by Martinet Lady Irma. Bay filly, by Martinet Whip Top, by Martagon. Bay filly, sister to Gainer and Hauberk, by Martinet Druid, by Sir Dixon. Chestnut filly by Martinet Paris Queen. Chestnut filly, sjster to Immune, by Hilarious Ethel Scruggs, by Fonso. Bay filly, sister to Gallop, by Martinet Common Sue. by The Commoner. Bay filly by Martinet Mary T. Chestnut filly sister to Industry and Ilafiz by Martinet Laccno, by Ingoldsby. Chestnut filly by Hilarious Erma sister to Flabbergast, by Martinet. Chestnut filly by Hilarious Grazella. AVhen these youngsters are sold this firm will only have to race the string that R. AVilliams now has at Lexington and three which are in charge of Pet: AAillianis at Douglas Park. These are Important and two two-year-olds, one a chestnut colt, Jimp, and the other a bay filly by Marinet La-cene. This, however, will make the combined stable number over a dozen head. Their reason for selling their yearlings this year is on account of the older horses they at present have in training being so numerous and the fact that they have an unusually big band of weanlings now at their Oklahoma breeding stud. Some of the yearlings they now have at Douglas Park are great prospects for next year, and one filly, the sister to Gainer, looks like a real Oaks queen. The string of horses of John AV, Schorr arrived here in good condition in charge of trainer George Land and are now quartered in their regular barn at the Douglas Park track. The string at present is composed of the great two-year-old Harry Kelly, John V. Klein, Geo. C. Love. Frank Coleman. Cudgel and Ienrod. Land is expected to come back from Lexington, where he went Sunday, with eleven yearlings owned by the Memphis turfman, and the two-year-old filly Gretcheu R which has been turned out there since last spring. This will make eighteen horses in the Schorr stable at Douglas Park, which will be. as usual, the wintering place of this string when the fall campaign is over in Kentucky. Schorr is now on his way here, having left Saratoga, and is slowly motoring to Kentucky. Harry Kelly looks in grand condition bodily and lias grown and spread out. since he last raced in Kentucky. The injury lie sustained in his right hind foot at Empire City in July is growing well now, but this mishap is what caused him not to race in the east after that meeting. It came about by him stepping on a stone in a work-out before the stake race in which he started and Avon at that eastern track. Owner Schorr would not have started him even in that stake had it not been that he wanted at least in one race to show the easterners his Derby prospect for 1917. AVhile in the east lie refused an offer of 0,000 for Harry Kelly. He says: "I guess a man should never refuse such a price for a colt, but I bred him and own his dam. and so 1 never intend to dispose of him, as I know lie is the fastest and the highest class horse I ever raced." Harry Kelly, on account of his foot injury, has been retired for the year and it may be that he will not be again seen under colors until the Kentucky Derby of 1917. His ailment is nothing serious, only of a character that it takes time to thoroughly heal. Another arrival from the east, which came with the Schorr stable, is the string of the St. Louis trainer and turfman Harry Perkins, which is also at present quartered at Douglas Park. Perkins has three horses, a good-looking chestnut filly, which he bought in the east, and the two well-known racers Dr. Larrick and Bob Ilensley. Paddock judge AV. E. Phillips is here for a brief stay, bringing in with him to join his string at Douglas Park, in charge of trainer Frank Richter, two yearlings, both chestnut fillies and sired by English Lad. The one is a sister to Liinlly and tin? other is out of the young mare Mourning Day by Peep oDay. They are both fillies of considerable quality and good size. L. S. Seligstein has arrived at Churchill Downs from St. Louis with a filly by Pentecost Sparkle Esher. the dam of Sparkler and Shine. The latter Seligstein won witli at Latonia last summer and then diposed of her privately to trainer Joe Umen-setter, ami she is still a member of the hitters racing string.
