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SIRES REPRESENTED IN THE DERBY Sweep leading American Stallion of 1918 Heads the List with Six Thirteen Foreigners Included LOUISVILLE Ky April Of the seventy five eligiblos to the Kentucky Derby fiftyone sires are represented of which thirteen are foreign bred Sweep the leading American stallion of the past year heads the list with six Eternal Regnlo Rodgers Swenpment Cobweb and EscoVar In last years list this young stallion was represented by Arrah Go On Ocean Sweep and Tally McGco the sire of Exterminator which won tlie race last year comes next with four colts They are Joyful Allah Hopeful and Judge David DavidOgden Ogden Celt Ormondale Ivan the Terrible and Vnlcain have three each Ogdcns representatives are Aancouver Dritmmond and Mormon Celts Dun ¬ boyne Delico and Polka Dot Ormondales Purchase The Trump and Farmingdalo Ivan the Terribies St Bernard Serbian and Corson Aulcains Syay The AVanderer and Arulcanite ArulcaniteJim Jim Gaffney Dick AVelles Sir John Johnson Hal lot Peep oDay and Transvaal have two each Jim Gaffney is represented by AAnr Pennant and Sennings Park Dick AVilIes by Major 1arke and Billy Kelly Sir John Johnson by John O and Be Frank Ballot by Stockwell and Texas Special Peep oDay by Sam Reh and Byng Transvaal by Cerinus and Enmity EnmityThe The following American sires have but one repre ¬ sentative in the list of tligibles Handsel Hippo ¬ drome Plaudit Star Shoot Martinet Coy Lad Voorliees Hunbridge Dr Leggo Helmet Marathon Von Tromp All Gold Uncle Hurst Park Free Lance Burgomaster Montgomery Magneto Bour ¬ bon Beau Dick Finnell Duke of Ormonde Assagai Leonid and Ben Trovato TrovatoTRACERY TRACERY IS REPRESENTED REPRESENTEDNone None of the foreignbred sires have more than one representative The foreigners are Swynford St Victrix Flint Rock Lonawand Day Comet Ulpian Tlie AVhite Knight Bonarosa Marajax Tracery Spanish Prince and Clygud Star Shoot which had five representatives two years ago but was without any in last years list is represented by Sir Barton in this years list of eligibles eligiblesBroomstick Broomstick which lias already supplied two Ken ¬ tucky Derby winners in Meridian 1911 and Regret 1915 and which was represented bjf Escoba last year is without representation this year yearOf Of the living sires Broomstick and McGce are the only ones to supply more than one Derby winner Donerail sired by McGee won the stake in 1913 and Exterminator by the same sire scored in last years renewal McGee is well represented in this years list listMarco Marco the foreignbred sire of Omar Khayyam winner of the 1917 Derby and Out of Reach sirp of George Smith winner in 1915 are without repre ¬ sentation this year Uncle sire of Old Rosebud which won the Derby in 1914 has but one repre ¬ sentative in this years list this one being Uncle AVhite Last year Uncle was represented by three of liis progeny Dick AVelles sire of AVintergreeu winner of the race in 1909 is represented this year by Billy Kelly and Major Parke ParkeSince Since 1875 the first year the Derby was run Airgil and Falsetto are the only sires to claim three Derby winners AMrgil sired Aagrant winner in 187t Hindoo 1SS1 and Bon Ali ISSi Fal ¬ setto sired Chant 1S94 His Eminence 1901 and Sir iluoii IMMl all Derby winners in tlie years mentioned In tlie early history of tlie race King Alfonso and Longfellow are each credited with having sired two winners Tlu former was the sire of Fouso and Joe Cotton respective winners in 1880 and 1SS5 while the latter claims Leonatus and Riley r spective wiimcR IB tt e years s3 iwj jspo
