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TWO EXCEEDINGLY STEEDY TEXAS MARES. • Tan Zaiata May Have a Worth; Baooaaaar as Queen of Sprinters in Marie Miller. By J. P. Jenery. Louisville. Ky., May 25. It is euib- within tie-bounds of probaMlity that the crown of popularity so long worn by the wonderfully consistent mare Fan Zareta is about to be transferred to her sister in blood, the three year-old filly Marie Miller. The PaB Zareta of nowadays, racegoers are reluctantly obliged to admit, does nut measure ap to the racing | standard thai gave her sm-i, 1 notable place in the affections of the American race going public season In aad season oat ap to the time wbea she was temporarily from the turf last rear, for the first respite she I id had from racing since her in trodnctiou C the public as a two year old. In spite of Inr disappointing performances sjn ,■ her return to the turf at New Orleans last winter. Pan Zareta still has a loyal following, on the strength of her achievements in the past, and ii is probable that as long as she races it will not be forgotten that for many years she was one of the queens of the turf and quite as great aa idol in her way. as many of the noted American mares, whose fame rests upon the wiiiiiini: i,f more not able events than fell to Pan Zar. las l,t. Bat il must be sadly conceded that Paa Zaretai popularity is waning, in the aaturai coarse of events, and it seems particularly fitting and appropriate that a close relative of la-rs is likely to be enthroned in her stead. Foaled at Sweetwater, Texas. Pan Zar ta and Marie Miller wen both foaled „v the ranch of the bite John V. Kewaaaa at Swe. 1 water. Texas, and both raced until recently in the colors of their breeder and his son. Mart S. Newman Burdened by Increased business responsibilities following the recent death of his father, the younger Newman has reluctantly retired from the turf anil the two maies forming the theme of his article have passed into the possession of other owners. Mr. Newman being anious that they should continue to lie and add C their racing records. Ii. T. ■•! ton purchased Fan Zareta at Hot Springs a month or two ago and since the opening of the Churchill Downs meeting. Marie M Her has become the p sp erty of Loail I, and George Marshall, who race in the name of Marshall Pros and whose colors have been conspicuously successful since they formed their present partnership at Tijuana last winter. The Marahalla arc Keatuckinns and the senior member of the concern, who acts as trainer for the stable, is a particularly skillful man arith I hone, as was shown in the days of California racing, when he scored Ion:; se.pienc-s of victories with such popular favorites as P.autam. Wee Lara, Hector an 1 other heroes that raced in the name of Hall it Marshall. Paid ,500 for Marie Miller. 1 ntil the acquisition ,,f Marie MBler, the Marsh -alls had nothing but. silling platers of the cluap.r sort in their stab]. After Marie Millers easy vie tory ov.r formidable opposition at Churchill Dawns Thursday, it began to dawn upon the racegoing pub lie that she is likely to prove a worthy successor to her illustrious relative Pan Zareta. Both Pan Zareta and Marie Miller were sired by Abe Frank and it has just been divulged that Hart Newman entertained a higher opinion of Marie Miller than of any other racer ever produced en his Texas ranch, including Pan Zareta. Don Daaao and all the others that carried the Newman eaters with such distinction. Marie Miller cost the Marshalls 64«666 and they have already practically won her out. Sli" has won three races for them since the opening of the Churchill Downs meeting, each time over better opposition than before and her performai.ee of Thursday, in which she net a daz::liug pace and won from matured opposition of good class to which she was making considerable concessions of weight, brought to her owners no end of congratula tions upon the possession of such a promising filly. She may be nothing but a sprinter, which was Pan Zaretas forte, but that remains to be proven. Her record for this year to date is now five firsts and two seconds out of eight starts and it is quite evident, in view of developments, that she was not in racing trim when she ran unplaced in her first start of the season at New Orleans, which is really the only blot upon an otherwise fine racing record.
