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« BRIEF RACING RECORD OF FRAG0NARD Walter House was deprived of a colt of more than ordinary merit when Fragonard was burnt to death in the fire which destroyed the stables at Bowie last week. As a two-year-old Fragonard started in twenty -five races, of which he won five, finished secoud three times and third five, his winnings amounting to ,776. While Fragonard was not in the first flight of the 1917 juveniles, he proved a useful and consistent racer and reports from Maryland say that he had developed into a slashing good-looking three-year-old. His pedigree and brief racing record are shown here: Fragonard, ch. c. 1915, by Hastings — Ferment. Year. Age. Sts. 1st. 2d. 3d. Uup. Won. 1917 2 21 5 3 5 8 $ 3,770 1918 3 Did not race. Totals 1 21 5 3 5 8 ,776 C. P. Winfreys Eagle, which perished in the same fire, was a racer of the useful sort. He always more than paid his way. never failing to earn brackets iu any of the five years in which he was engaged iu racing. Altogether Eagle started in ninety-one races, of which he won twenty and stable winnings amounting to 2,599. His pedigree and record follow: Eagle, b. g. 1912, by Yankee — Miss Kearney. Year. Age. Sts. 1st. 2d. 3d. Uup. Won. 1914 2 18 3 5 5 5 $ 1.860 1915 3 22 5 6 6 5 2.790 1916 4 23 « 1 4 12 3,470 1917 5 20 4 5 4 7 3,078 1918 6 8 2 2 2 2 1,401 Totals 5 91 20 19 21 31 2,599 Other horses to perish iu the disastrous fire at Bowie last week included the following, their pedigrees and racing records being as follows: Ruisseau. b. g. 1908, by Batts — Kitty Belle Brooks. Year. Age. Sts. 1st. 2d. 3d. Unp. Won. 1910 2 Did not race. 1911 3 20 1 3 1 15 $ 385 1912 4 Did not race. 1913 5 20 2 2 0 16 550 1914 6 32 2 4 I 21 775 1915 7 10 0 2 1 7 125 1916 8 Did not race. 1917 9 Did not race. 1918 10 3 0 0 I 3 Totals 5 85 5 11 7 62 ,835 Jem, ch. g. 1912, by Ogden — Fair Catherine. Year. Age.. Sts. 1st. 2d. 3d. Unp. Won. 1914 2 4 ■ 0 2 2 $ 80 1915 3 8 2 1 0 5 920 1916 4 17 7 5 3 2 4,140 1917 I 12 4 7 0 1 3,145 1918 6 Did not race. Totals 4 41 13 13 5 10 ,285 Woodward, ch. h. 1913, by Star Shoot— Sardine. Year. Age. Sts. 1st. 2d. 3d. Unp. Won. 1915 2 3 0 0 0 3 1916 3 16 4 4 3 5 ,515 1917 4 17 4 2 1 10 2,100 1918 5 6 2 0 2 2 1.025 Totals 4 42 10 « 6 20 ,640 Moose head, ch. c. 1915, by Star Shoot— Hiss Kearney. Year. Age. Sts. 1st. 2d. 3d. Unp. Won. 1917 2 18 2 4 4 8 $ 1.627 1918 3 1 0 0 0 1 Totals 2 19 - 4 4 9 ,627 Jocular, b. f. 1914, by Hilarious — Rosetinge. Year Age. Sts. 1st. 2d. 3d. Unp. Won. 1916 2 9 3 4 1 1$ 2.580 1917 3 20 I 3 I 9 2.719 1918 4 6 0 I 0 6 Totals 3 35 « 7 6 16 ,299 George W. Avery, ch. c. 1915, by Contcstor — Fannie W. Fonso. Year. Age. Sts. 1st. 2d. 3d. Uup. Won. 1917 2 33 2 5 0 26 $ 1,375 1918 3 2 1 0 1 0 500 Totals 2 35 3 I 1 26 ,875
