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ONE OF THE ROSS CANDIDATES FAISAN DORE ONE OF THE SORT WHICH IMPROVES WITH WITHRACING RACING SOUND AS A DOLLAR AND BRED BREDTO TO DO ANYTHING IN RACING As before said cimilltinn will play a leading part in the decision of this years Kentucky Derby and for the benefit if those who do me the honor to read tlesc notes I may say that no competitor will go to the post in more perfect condition than Faisan Pure which is trained for Commander Itoss liy II G 1edwell at Laurel Permit me to add the condition of last years champion Sir 1artou is simply superb looks like a July horse 1 calit say Sir Parton has added much to his stature but he has tilled out let down and broadened perceptibly lie has that same sturdy neck and if no ill luck befalls must be the best of this years fouryearold and over division as he was the best of the thrccyodrolds of last lastGood Good and advanced as is the condition of Sir Inrtou it is rivaled by that of the Derby horse Faisaii Dore Never a bit one Faisan Don is the soundest horse anyone ever saw A corky do about horse to which nothing comes amiss In fact Faisaii Dore is an everyday young man willing to do what lie can and one which will train and run in the rain and a winner the last time lie ran Last Sunday mom ing Faisan Dore galloped his mile in right round 115 pulling up without a tremor would not have blown out the proverbial candle and what with a race in him at Havre de Grace lie will present on Derby day according to my views the appearance of a thoroughly trained horse Frc iucntly 1 am told Faisan Dore is a selling plater For my part however I take him to be a cut above that and once these foreignbred horses begin to improve there is no telling where they will stop Itemember Faisan Dore was improving last year right up to the windup of Pimlico I thought him unlucky last November to be beaten by Martha Luekelt over the threequarters course but next time he made no mistake when the distance was increased to one mile when he easily accounted for St Allan and Kinnoul winning his race in much bet ¬ ter than plater style Faisaii Dore is bred to improve on anything lie exhibited in his juvenile day LOiseati Lyre sire of Faisaii Dore is a wellbred son of Gallinulc and the Ayrshire mare Silver Thread and a member through Footlight of the Parailin branch of the No 1 family 1Oiseati Lyre himself won but his career was cut short owing to the war and as he was foaled as recently as Mill he has yet to prove himself as a sire and Faisan Dore is one of the first of his progeny progenyDorette Dorette dam of Faisan Dore is si daughter of the Grand Prix winner Verdun son of the St Simon horse Goodwood Cup winner and premier French sire Itahclais Dorcttcs dam Pomme dOr is by that good horse of Herod persuasion Callistrate winner among other races of the Prix du Conseil Municipal and descended in the male line fiom Flying Dutchman through Dullar Yet another Flying Dutchman cross is introduced by way of Prologue sire of Pitiietic Certainly 1aisan Dore is bred to improve and even though he is a member of the nonsire family No 0 this is in no way prejudicial to his race course success and hi is such a handy sort and is in such splendid trim backed by his Isonomy descent hjs hjsdam dam descended in the male line from St Sii i and those two good strains to Flying Dutchman by way wayof of Callistrate and Prologue close up in his pedigree I anticipate seeing Faisan Dore give a splendid ac ¬ count of himself at Louisville next May S 10 j st ri Isola Itella JStockwell Isoliiie chestnut li 84 f Hermit 5 JXewminster JXewminsteri i Seclusion Sis to Ityshworth j Skirmisher Vertumiia Ayrshire bay 1SS5 Silver Thread 1 JGalopiii Feronia Crcmorne j Parmesan Itigolboche j Itlair At hoi Paradigm JGalopiii 11 Itabelais I St Angela brown 1900 Satiety Verdun 1 I Ichestnut Chaff chestnut PWJ 1 11 J Plutus I Vellena Grenade Villefranche j Wellingtoiiia Vivieime 2 j Androcles Cambiise Citronelle I Mars L Pomme dOr20 Pijoi 3 J Dollar Plauete Piquepoule J King Lud Vinaigrette