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ROSS STABLE OF GREAT STRENGTH Canadian Sportsmans Formidc le BandIlk61yi to Lead Again Next Tear TearThe The stable of Commander J 1C L Ross which headed the list of winning stables the past season bids fair to hold the position of honor the coming year also Commander Ross spent a lot of money for matured horses in the last twelve or fourteen months probably more than was ever spent for horses in the same length of time by any one man on the American continent continentIt It is said the band of now threeyearolds Fore ¬ ground Canso Wigstoue Corn Exchange and a couple of others cost 890000 in England a year ago Cudgel cost 23000 Billy Kelly 27500 Sir Bar ¬ ton 20000 Boniface 10000 and the three high class performers purchased at Pimlico from Mr Macomber Motor Cop War Marvel and War Pen ¬ nant 875000 Milkmaid 300 Dottie Vandiver and others bring the total up to more than 200000 Commander Boss was also about the most liberal buyer of yearlings at Saratoga the past summer summerWith With such an array of turf stars the Canadian owned stable should nearly sweep the board in 1919 1919A A large number of tho best horses among the threeyearolds and over went amiss or were re ¬ tired during this year Johren Lanius Trompe La Mort Jack Hare Jr George Smith Westy Hogan Koaiuer reported retired maybe a stage retirement Eseoba Hand Grenade Sun Briar said to be retired to the stud War Cloud reported retired Hendrie Meteorite Kathleen Polymelian Old Ivoenig and Thunderer are among them Sunny Slope a really good horse was also ailing at the close Of the Maryland season With the greater part of these missing during 191 the Hoss establishment appears to have an excellent chance of winning nwirly all tiny big stakes in the United States and Canada and no one should envy this thorough sportsman the success that is duo him If we had mortr owners of the same class the turf would be greatly benefited However now that the kaiser has broken down and been ruled off and the war a tiling of the past we may hope to see many Americah sportsmen of the highest class enter the lists against the Canadian Croesus in the sport of kings and millionaires The Iloss stable is wintering at Laurel Mil in a stable built especially for that purpose II G Bedwell will continue as trainer ami has second call on the services of J Loftus as jockey Sande is also under contract to the stable Carroll Shilling the star rider of a decade jigo is one of Bed wells assistants Wily Kelly vir Pennant and Sir Barton are a hard trio to beat in the threeyear old races Milkmaid was one of the best and most consistent of twoyearold fillies and will be troublesome in the events for threeyearold fil ¬ lies Cudgel is by far the best of the allaged division md will undoubtedly be ton weight in all the big spring handicaps Motor Con Boniface and Foreground are good second strings in the all aged division and consequently the stable is strong at every angle
