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WHACKS CHIEF DERBY RELIANCE BLAZES GREATLY GROWN AND IMPROVED INTO A FINE FINETYPE TYPE OF A THREE YEAR OLD WITH RACING RACINGCREDENTIALS CREDENTIALS SECOND TO NONE Taking a line through Klazes and On Watch western twoyearold form of last year cannot be made out to be anything grand On Watch came out to the West last October to lind easy picking when in the Queen City Handicap at Latonia carrying pounds he defeated a supposedly best band including Prince Pal and on his return to the ICast beat Constancy conceding 7 pounds and Damask for the Manor Handicap at Laurel Subsequently however On Watch failed to interest his elders in tin running of the Laurel Stakes Previous to alt this On Watch in receipt of thirteen pounds bad beaten Klazes an easy neck for the National Stakes at Laurel LaurelKlazes Klazes on his western trip was on his first Lexington attempt when ofT to an indifferent start beaten by Cotton Klossom but on their next meeting in the Kreeders Futurity Klazes completely turned the tables on the daughter of Luke McLnke This time however Cotton Plossom was the sufferer at th start The moral of this tale apparently is that Klazes and On Watch were as twoyearolds practically one and the same horse and were at that age a long way ahead of their western contemporaries contemporariesThis This year it must be borne in mind that on account of the atrocious brand of weather continuously shipped in from the west many of tin Derby eligible are distinctly backward in their preparation and in all likelihood the Kentucky Derby this time will be a Derby of condition rather than of capabilitv and this the reason for my visit to Maryland with the object of better informing myself as to the condition of the Derby candidates which have wintered here As a result of my visit to Maryland 1 am able t i report the condition of the Derby horses as decidedly in advance of that of those now in work in Ken ¬ tucky tuckyOn On Friday April 10 Mr William Garth who has Klazes in charge most considerately drove me from Kaltimorc to Havre de Grace where the son of Wrack now is so that I could sec for myself the colts condition All of you know the Plazes of last year a rather undersized unpretentious youngster but take it from mo many of yon who go racing this year wont know him Has he grown Fifteenthree surely has put on muscle everywhere just in the right place and now presents a positively blooming ap peiranee Fiidi as paint lively as jicrickct ovcs clear and bright wtsHmiig fij fijt t justin Uti proper condition to undertake the more serious business which lies just ahead What is more it is the present intention to give Klazes a race at Havre de Grace to thoroughly lit him for participation in the Kentucky Derby in which I know hey wont be beaten to blazes The question is AYho in blazes is to heat him himAVhat AVhat does the breeding of Klazes tell us in respect to improvement Like fatiier like son AY rack sire of Klazes was a tough wiry sort when in training a sound and versatile horse for bosides his Hat successes he won a number of obstacle races improving as lie grew older and as a liveyearold won the Newbury Spring Cup and ran second to Diadumcnos for the Liverpool Autumn Cup won the Newbury Spring Cup again the following year beating the Lincoln winner Ontram and ran second beaten a head when conceding nine pounds to Diadumenos for the Kemplon Park Great Jubilee Wrack is a member of the famous Parallin branch of the No 1 family and his dam Samphire by the Triple Crown winner Isin ¬ glass and his granddam Chehiudry won the One Thousand Guineas and foaled the Two Thousand Guineas winner Neil Gow and the Australian stud success Trnqnnir TrnqnnirKlnzing Klnzing Star dam of Klazes is a daughter of that good brood mare sire Star Shoot and Star Shoot as are so many of AYracks male ancestry of Eclipse descent hut welcome relief is brought in bv Alarm Kelle daughter of the Mntcliem sire Spendthrift and Klazes a member of the deservedly popular family of Maggie K K Ketnrn the best blood in the dam to the best blood in the dam of the sire Of course you have heard this before Nevertheless it is a good rule to follow and the Isinglass of Star Shoot is well returned to the Isinglass of Wracks dam Samphire The Australian cross through Spendthrift is a great relief to an otherwise all Kclipse pedigree and tiiis Maggie K It family of which Plazes is a member is noted for the production of many highclass horses including tiie only colt bred in America Iroquois to win the ICpsom Derby Klazes is bred to win in condition to win and was of good class as a twoyearold He in my opinion therefore will be thereabouts on Kentucky Derbv day I Iton 10 j Lord Clifdeu Ayrshire S Iady Langden J Galopin Feronia S j Master Kihhiri or j Doncaster Itouge Itose lsnnlv Ij j Sterling Isola Kella J Wonloek I Samphire 1 Malpractice bay 1MJ j Ormonde Thistle Illuminntn j Kosicrueinn I Paraffin Isonomy 1 j Sterling I Isola Kella Dead Lock j AYenlock Stnr Shoot Si Malpractice chestnut LSSiS Hermit j Newminster Seclusion Stella j Pro to Strafford I Dtr of Toxophiliti 11 I West Australian r ISpendlhrift usraan 1 Kmiliii Alarm Klle 1 J chestnut 1S7 j Aerolite j fFlorine Lexington chestnut 1X87 I II J A 1 j Kclipse I The Niece I Maud j Jaconet j Leamington Maggie P P Imported No family number
