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CREDENTIALS OF GOLDEN BROOM BRED TO RUN FAST AND HAS ALREADY SHOWN II BRACING AS A TWOYEAROLD THAT HE IS GIFTED WITH GREAT SPEED Given n run no more speedy one will see the post on Derby day than the Saratoga Special winner Golden Proom whose speed is truly electrifying Mashing off in front on his maiden race last summer at Saratoga Golden Proom as the far turn was made unite put himself out of court by making a high dive for tiie outside fence and though finishing like a whirlwind ran unplaced to Truly Knral and Hasten On Sticking well to his task no bolting this time Golden Proom the second time out took the Special from Wildair and King Thrush but was of little use to the lucky Ipset and the champion Man o War in thi running of the Sanfurd Memorial after which the colt was put by for the season seasonIn In conformation Golden Hroom takes more after except in coloring Hamburg sire of his dam Xiinn than he does after the chestnut and swayback Two Thousand Guineas winner of 1I1L Sweeper Possiblv nay probably that first erratic display and subsequent early retirement from racing of Golden Hroom was due to his feet paining him but if this ailment has been successfully overcome Golden Proom must have as judged both on his performances and pedigree a great chance of being first home for this years Kentucky Derby Sweeper Golden Hrooms sire was a good but not a great race horse 1 myself wit ¬ nessed his rather feeble race behind Tagalie in the Derby and also saw him beaten by Le Lac at New ¬ market when carrying 131 pounds to US on Le Lac Sweeper however is a wellbred son of Hroomstick his dam liavello II being also tiie dam of that ugly but good race horse Frank Gill Sweeper is vet another bred in mil in to Kclipse and once again iias the expected happened for Sweeper when mated with the HamburgHerod mare Xuna has sired one of the speediest horses I have seen run in manv a long day Xuna herself won a couple of races for the late Mr Herman Duryea as a twoyearold and her dam Klizabetli L was highly regarded as a raci lilly and is by Woodlands also of the Herod per ¬ suasion and Golden Proom is a member of the best American family there is the Maria West ot much fault then can be found with Golden Hrooms inbreeding his extreme speed is admitted even though his ability to stay is not yet proven This however can be taken for granted as members of the Maria West family stay better than most and if Golden I room can be delivered at the post sound and well his chance of wimiing the big race is undeniable if only from the fact that onf r n i ii Donertil Herod and two of these are members also of the Maria West family so why not also Golden Hrooni i Honnie Scotland Scotlandt 10 K Hen HrushMW t Ivy Leaf M bay ISJKt Heform M K KMW Albm MW K 13 Gsilopin MSI vis Hond Or r I St Kdithsi Hlinkhoolie J Aline Lord Clifden Quick Msirch 1 j Stockwell Nightingale Fit5 Holand i Young Agnes Virgil Id II Hanover 1 Florence M II chestnut Hoiinie Scotland 10 K Honrbon Hello I Klla 1 1 II f Followers ft Australian 11 M t tAtrolite II j tKnqiiirer K Lizzie G 23 H t 5 The Nabob V II The Princess 1 K j Turnus 5 K i Flizahelh FlizahelhI Nan Manoil 1 K I MW o Keveiuie 10 i Nina n j Yorkshire 2 K KMW I Heraldry MW K Imported tNo family nnrahor
