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HORSES INGW LOFT STABLE THIS YEAR YEARPapp Papp at the Head and Expected to Race in Better Form Than He Did in 1918 NKW YORK N Y March 28 With Papp gen ¬ erally conceded tiie twoyearold champion two years ago Congressman George AV Loft Will start this years camnaign with a dozen horses the son of Peter Quince Phebo G being at the head if the hopes of trainer Max Ilirsch are fulfilled But five twoyearolds are listed and according to the re ¬ ports of those who have seen the string of young ¬ sters there is one which gives indication of being much better than the average but as yet the clock as hist year having havingimproved improved in health and disposition lie might be better than over is his last assertion when Max is conversing on the possibilities of Papp PappAAhile AAhile it is rather a small stable in point of numbers compared with other strings wintering at Belmont Park every horse in the barn is feeling good and looking fit for the season It will not be at all surprising to see Rodgers a factor in some of the threeyearold stakes and it might be that Sweepment lias improved over his last years form Mr Ilirsch having entered him in some of the stake races though he has named Rodgers and Daydue for the Kentucky Derby and omitted Sweepment But the latter is in the Preakness The Loft stable is one that cannot be freely commented upon being a combination of horses some of which might do tilings and others that have not shown much Should Papp come back to his early form he will be a mighty hard horse to beat in races at his distance John I Day has not lived up to expecta ¬ tions Zenith only emerged from the maiden ranks at Saratoga last year Rodgers is a fine horse and Daydue is better than a selling plater Sweep ¬ ment has not yet earned brackets Consemiently the stable is somewhat uncertain just at present though it might prove strong later on Not until Pimlico will the Ixft colors be introduced Following is the list of horses owned by Con ¬ gressman G W Loft and trained by Max Ilirsch IlirschJohn John I iDay b c 4 by Day Comet Beautiful BeautifulPajp Pajp ch c 4 by Peter Quince Pliebe G Zenith lir c 4 by Ogden Zahra Daydue jbr c 3 by Peep oDay Subdue Gatii bfg 3 by Tracery Philistia Rodgers b c 3 by Sweep Sardella Sweepment b c 3 by Sweep Raiment Alias hr c 2 by Disguise Chancery Donnacona lir c 2 by Prince Palatine Ivil donan donanGerma Germa b f 2 by The Manager lima limaOn On Watch b or br c 2 by Colin Rnbia Granda GrandaOrmbel Ormbel 1 f 2 by Duke of Ormonde Bellamy
