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FAST RUNNING MATE OF BLAZES SECOND STRING OF THE PARR DERBY TEAM A RICHLY BRED COLT AND A CAPITAL RACER ON HIS OWN RECORD By EXILE EXILEStill Still they come A new i spirant for Kentucky Derby honors out which judged both on performance md pedigree iiinst not In overlooked is Paul Jones i brown Hamburg Place bred son of Sea King and May Florence liy Hamburg On April 21 at Havre de Craee 1aul Jones racing in the colors of K 1arr beat the ISoss pair one of whicli was the previous winner King Thrush and Faisan Iore for the Newark Handicap of tlireefinirters outlasting tlie pair of them at the finish As a twoyearold Paul Jones won live races winding up the year by finishing first over the mile course at Havre de Grace The colt however quite failed to keep step with Man o War in the running of the Futurity and was also beaten when racing many pounds below his best form by Kinnoul and Kallipolis for the Albany Handicap at Saratoga Karlier in the year Paul Jones on June 9 beat the subsequent Waldon Stakes winner Domi ¬ nique at Hclmont Iark but all tills 1 hear yon say is only secondrate form However it betokens improvement as a threeyearold for when a twoyearold hushes up his first season in winning form it as a usual thing grows bettor with increasing ago besides this Iaul Jones is possessed of a pedigree which roads like improvement improvementIn In company with Mr William Garth who has tho son of Sea King in charge I recently was afforded the chance of looking the colt over but cannot say the son of Sea King is an impressive colt to look at Xo upstanding commanding horse is lie rather a sedate and workmanlike sort but horses do not run on looks and looks are chielly a sales ring asset assetSea Sea King sire of Paul Jones is a chestnut son of Persimmon and Sea Air by Isonomy which won the Moleeomb Stakes at Goodwood as a twoyearold but did no good in a racing way thereafter Sea King is brother to that turbulent rascal Sea Prince my fellow voyageur to Melbourne in 1SI1 parts brother also to The Jockey Club Stakes winner and leading Argentine sire Pietormaril ri King is a chestnut and as doubtless yon know a strong prejudice exists against chestnut sons of Per ¬ simmon as sires mainly I suppose on account of the ill success whicli attended the efforts of Xinfandel Sea King for all his chestnut livery is coming on right well as i sire iml MIUII Kin Voitm M of the Sea Homely HarvestKing etc = As judged on his pedigree Sea King is iiisunciiy snort in Jioroii ami Matcliem strains However these are well supplied by Hamburg sire of 1aul Jones dam May Florence whicli is by Hanover Lady Keel by Fellowcraft St Simon and iiis descendants succeed best as sires when there is to be found a strain of the blood of Matthem close up in their mates Persimmon Malster Sain St Friisqiiin St Wolf The White Knight all show this blrnd and Fiesolo granddam of Paul Jones is by Coldlinch a member of the house of Bend Or which strain also has a strong allinity for that of St Simon Fiesoles dam Firenzo was as a race mare the best of her day and time but Firenzcs success as a brood mare was far from complete yet as she was well bred her line is breeding on and Florida Firenzes dam sister to the double Herod sire Hindoo Paul Jones is therefore bred on Derby lines and is also bred on the most suc ¬ cessful plan of mating there is Kclipse to Herod The Matcliem leaven being close at hand through Fellowcraft sire of Hamburgs dam Lady Keel Paul Jones is a member of that good winning family coming down from Weather Witch to which also trace Hindoo and Hoots Time and time again the blending of the blood of Herod Matcliem and Kclipse results in the production of a good race horse and such as the recent Kentucky Derby winners Sir Itarton Kxterminator Donerail Hegret and Worth are all bred Kclipse to Herod and the dams of all as is May Florence are of Glcnooc descent Paul Jones therefore must be given more than an outside chance for success next May 8 5 j Vedette St Simon 11 11brown 1 Flying Duchess Persimmon brown 1SSI j King Tom J Adeline f bay 1S1C5 10 j Iord Clifdon j Lady Langdcn IVrdita II Young Melbourne 1 Ia Hello Helem 1 J Oxford Isonomy Whisper t Sea Air bay 1ST Isold Holla I Stockwell I Isoline CheMniit IWlft I Itoverboration 14 J Thundorl olt I oltI Koeeh 3 I Golden Hor Horn j Parmesan Kigolboche j Virgil Florence chestnut 1881 Bourbon Pelh J lloiiiiie Scotland 1 Klla D brown ISflii Australian J tAerolite Mannio Grav tKnqnirer Lizzie G J Hend Or Ooldfineil 1 1chestnut Lily Agues chestnut 1SX9 Scottish Chief Fitsole 21 21chestnut The Flower Safety chestnut 1SDS f Virgil Florence Imported f Xo family number
