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HORSES IN TRAINER WHITLOWS CARE Dixie Carroll His Kentucky Derby Eligible Tom Jones a Fast Two Year Old LEXINGTON Ky March 28 One of the best looking threervearolds at the local track is John O Whitlows Dixie Carroll the unsoxed chestnut son of Hurst Park Alice Baird a good race mare by AVoolsthorpe Dixie Carroll Is a candidate for the Blue Grass Stakes at ono and oneeighth miles the preliminary to the Kentucky Derby to which he also is eligible Dixie Carroll started in five races last fall He was unplaced in his first at Churchill Downs second in his mxt three at Latonia and won his fifth also at Latonia He Is a surefooted horse that doesnt seem to mind the condition of the track He was once second on a fast track twice second over a heavy track and won in the mud He is not a front runner that is to say lie was not last year but raced from behind making up ground gradually and finishing gamely enough to indicate that he can stay a long route routeHe He is built powerfully though he Is not a tall horse He has wonderful quarters and stifles broad buttocks good bone is well barreled has good shoulders a stout back with symmetrical coupling n good neck and head and a good disposition This horse isnt as good u horse as was AVesty Hogan at the same age said AVhitlow but If AVesty Hogan had the sense that Dixie Carroll has he would be worth 100000 Whitlow has a two yearold halfbrother to Dr Carmen that can fly and is a mighty good individual He is by Handsel Lady Knighthood by Knight of Ellerelic Ills name is Tom Jones after his breeder T IS Jones owner of the Caveland Stud Col Harrison and Cover Up are two threeyearold members of the string The former is brother to Judge Young by Marta Santa Miss Present and one of his stable mates is his twoyearold sister Both are the prop ¬ erty of AV S Payne who also has in Whitlows charge the twoyearold Hinata Stakes candidate Cicely Kay by Robert Kay SIss Lee Cover Up is by Disguise Costume and was a winner last year of one race in five starts startsWhitlow Whitlow also is galloping for C T Worthington until his return from Cuba the fouryearold Dar nay by Magneto Mizzle a threeyearold filly by The Manager and AVilson the Great the twoyear old brother to Viva America This son of McGee Pink Rose Is a chestnut In color and he may be otherwise for lie is leggy and has such bad stall habits that a pole from surcingle to halter is re quired to keep him from biting his flanks and tail However he is fast and it remains to be determined whether or not he is stouthearted something his appearance does not indicate
