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JSHAWKINS TO SHIP TO HOT SPRINGS Has Two Promising Prospects for Next Tears Kentucky Derby in Stockwell and General Haig HaigLexington Lexington Ky December 4 Joe S Hawkins is planning to ship his string of five racers to Hot Springs about January 1 to get ready for the spring racing in Kentucky He feels that he has a most excellent threeyearold prospect in Stockwell and another in General Haig and his intention now is to name both these colts for the Kentucky Derby and to give them serious preparation for that race raceThere There isnt a handsomer horse in Kentucky than General Haig said Mr Hawkins yesterday and for a time this year he was as sick as horses get except when they die It is quite well known by those who saw his work at Latonia that he took up 127 pounds and ran fiveeighths in lOOJs ever so handily He is a firstclass prospect but he isnt the horse that Stockwell is I never owned or trained a better horse than Stockwell StockwellDuring During the Latonia meeting I was offered 12 000 for Stockwell but I refused it Just as quickly and as finally as I Mid that offer of 10000 for him here at Lexington last spring He may not win the Kentucky Derby but there are other stakes next year to be run for and he is certain to win one of the big ones if he lives to start in those races racesThe The other three in the Hawkins string are the good filly Delico which already has demonstrated that she has better than an outside chance to de ¬ velop into Oaks caliber Honeyman and Woodpile the latter being the property of Jack Adkins
