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ESCOBA CERTAIN TO RACE NEXT YEAR YEARHas Has Entirely Recovered from Leg Trouble Will Serve a Few Mares Before Being Trained Lexington Ky October 19 John II Morris master of Bosque Bonita Farm in Woodford County and keeper of the thoroughbreds owiied by Kenneth D Alexander of Spring Station who how is a member of one of Uncle Sams aviation divisions was in Lexington a day or two ago and said he believes Escoba winner of the Breeders Futurity of 1917 and second to Exterminator in the Kentucky Derby this year will stand training again next year yearI I do not believe his tendon was bowed nol even slightly said Morris When he came back lo the farm there was a small lump 011 his left leg in the region of the tendon I put the leg iu a plaster bandage for six weeks and when I took off the bandage there remained a small sore something resembling a boil That has entirely disappeared and the leg looks as clean and sound as it ever was wasEscoba Escoba will not be put in training this fall We intend to keep him at the farm until after the breeding season Ho will serve a few mares and then go into training I have had no instructions relative to who may train him but I presume he will go back to John S Ward It is probable also that Ward will Irain the two yearlings J C Milani broke for Mr Alexander Ihis fall One is a chestnut colt by Fair Play Starry Night dam of Capt Rees whose dam was Nisbat a half sister to Uncle He is a running horse and barring a trifle shortness of the neck a perfect horse He certainly is of stake quality He worked a quarter in 23 and did it most impressively The other is a bay colt by Plaudit Antipathy He can run too but lie is not anything like as good a horse as is the Fair Play colt We intend to male Starry Night with Escoba That will be inbreeding but we have determined to try it Escoba as you know is by Broomstick Christmas Star by Star Shoot Breakwater by Hindoo Starry Night is by Star Shoot and iler dam Nisbat is by Hindoo HindooTrevisto Trevisto Ihe son of Trcdcnnis and The Test by John oGauut Cup of Assay by Royiil Hampton next dam Assay by Sterling gave us a sample this year in the shape of a chestnut filly dam of which is the fast mare Handzarra by Handsel Elzarra by Pizarra She is marked just like Trevisco and resembles him much in conformation though she is finer Trevisco seemed a good racing prospect when Alexander bought him in England but as you know he failed lo Irain salisfaclorily in this country However he is going to make a great stock horsy His get are sure to be excifythmal individuals but of course their possession of speed will have to be determined This year we bred sixteen mares to him including Christmas Star and Starry Xight and they all seem to be in foal We had honed to breed Christinas Star and Starry Night In Broomstick but Jimmy Rowe would listen to nothing save 1500 for each season and no re ¬ turn privilege so we decided to send them to Tre ¬ visco knowing that if we get good runners from him through them his future as a sire will be I assured
