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BRONZEWING AND FAMILY Good Race Mare and Four of Her Offspring in Same Stable Sentiment Responsible for Dan DanLehan Lehan Keeping This Interest ¬ ing Little Group Together LOriSVILLK Ky April n Dan Lehan veteran turfman of this city has perhaps the only racing strtblo in America in which a brood mare and four f her o fsprlng ranging in age from ten days to three yeas are quartered Hronzewing nineyear old mtiro by Stalwart Miss Dolly is heid of the thoroughbcd family in question and two sons and a daughter an lie found in adjoining stalls to her in the Lohin bnrn at Churchill Downs while an ¬ other dauplitcr of only ten days existence shares her stiill with her Incidentally the latter has the distinction f being one of the few race horses really born tin a racetrack as she was foaled in the stall wlich she now occupies The Hronewing family is nude up of Alex Jr threeyearold colt by Hnllot Humphrey twoyearold colt by the same sire a yearling filly which was sired by lluon II and the Buckling filly mentioned above of which Ualjli is the sire sireSentiment Sentiment i responsible for Lehnn keeping the mare and her fvils together and he will not separate them under a ay circumstances Pronzewing was oxvned by the lite Alex r Humphrey Jr prominent in law and smal circles in this city and also an amateur rider if note in the Kast Lehan was his trainer and dixest friend and when the young sportsmtu w s killed while practicing aviation stunts in t4M Ill ted States army his thoroughbreds became th imp ty of their caretaker caretakerPronwWinp PronwWinp win always the favorite horse of Ir Humphrey aivl she likewise is held in high esteem by Lehan When the first foal came he named it Alex Jr after his deceased friend and the next one was treated in the same manner it being called Humphrey The yearling filly has not been named as yet am it is far too early to even think of a name for tle suckling Several offers have been made for Alex Jr but to them all he turns a deaf ear His fondness for Mr Humphrey prompts him to keep the progeny of his favorite ld mare and when her offspring finish racing Lehan will keep them on hi farm near Jofferson lown Ky KyALEX ALEX JR IN KENTUCKY DERBY DERBYHe He has named Alex Jr for the Kentucky Derby and while he may not be of Derby caliber he is training in a manner that indicates u good season for him as a threeyearold Humphrey has been nominated in several stakes in Kentucky for the coming meetings and good judges prodicr a bright future for him himJust Just outside of the Lehan stable at the D wns is a large paddock and on bright days HronzowiMg and her suckling foal can be seen scampering around in it They attract a lot of attention and both seem to be aware of it as they almost come to a jiiise while being looked over by visitors The t Ie filly is a uoodlooking individual and experts in turf affairs hare commented favorably upon her Most pcaiMiiicMost pcaiMiiic owners of race horses have to wait until they get them on the track before they are able to win r lose a wager on them but not so with Lchnn and this youngster In less than sixty seconds after she was born he was 10 loser on her He wagered this amount with Pete Coyne trainer of the Ceorge J l mg stable that the foal would IM a coll Coyne was more than casually interested in it because of her being sired by Kalph which he trained for Mr MrLong Long and which is now st ling at Hush ford Manor ManorFarm Farm FarmProiiowings Proiiowings best season was when she was a threeyearold ill Till I That spring she was of stake caliber as she won the Ashland Oaks at Lexington lite Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs and finished third in the Kentucky Derby to Old lioseblid and Hodge The latter two are still racing while she has a quartet of foals Kacegoers in this section remember her well as she was such a slow beginner that she would appear hopelessly nut of a race until turning off of the backstretoft ind then she would come with a great rush The thrills that she afforded her admirers were numer ¬ ous and many times she performed what looked like the seemingly impossible for them
