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BERSAGLIERES DERBY PROSPECTS COCHRAN COLT BRED TO STAY AND RACE WELL IN ANY ANYSORT SORT OF GOING GIFTED WITH SPEED AND HELD HELDTO TO BE DANGEROUS IN THE BIG RACE From all reports the Kentucky Derby field will this year be of unusually generous proportions lvery day now one hears of another certain starter and on this account it is to be hoped that the race will be run oil its merits and that no crowding or jostling will occur to impair the chances of any and it is to be hoped the best horse may win more particularly so now that the Kentucky Derby has become a race of such national importance that the winning thereof insurer for the victor liberal patronage in after life as a sire All owners are of course anxious to lead in the winner and it is now practically certain that Her ¬ sagliere and the filly Cleopatra will be found competing for the prize Hersagliere was not by any means overdone in a racing way as a youngster in fact he only once faced the starter and this came about in the running of a liveeighths race at Saratoga in which he made no show behind Truly Knral Hasten On and Arrow Point I do not pretend to know the cause of Hersaglieres early retirement from racing but I do know him to be well in himself this year as witness his meritorious performance when linishing third to Peace Pennant and Prince Pal in the Frankfort here in Lexington last Monday True enough the colt was sharply interfered with in the running and stumbled to boot in the stretch but is a strong wellgrown bay as by the way are almost all of the progeny of his sire His Majesty On the Lexington course Thursday between races Hersagliere was given a spj omul the muddy track and to all appear ¬ ances traveled smoothly and well and should be a lit horse on Derby Day DayHersagliere Hersagliere is bred Matchem to Kclipsp and his granddam Hiturica is a daughter of the Herod horse Hamburg The main thing about this blending of the blood of Herod Matchem and Kclipsc is that it works Only last Wednesday at Newmarket Tetratema which is bred Herod to Kclipsp won the Two Thousand and it is only four years since George Smith which is bred on precisely the same plan of mating as Hersagliere won the Kentucky Derby hence I cannot afford to miss the opportunity of turn ¬ ing in the pedigree of such a wellbred and promising colt coltHis His Majesty Hersaglieres sire is but a beginner yet being foaled as recently as 1110 and is by Ogdeu winner of the Futurity and sire of such good longdistance runners as Sir Martin The Finn and Star Jasmine and is a member of the famous Dance family tracing back through Her Majesty the Futurity winner The Kuttorllies and Lady Hardaway daughter of Hustons son Commodore CommodoreVeil Veil dam of Kersagliero was t good winner herself and is sister to the Futurity winner Maskette dam of Mr Vanderbilts this years French winner Maskara and by Disguise a thorough Kclipsc out cross for the Matchem Ogden Disguise is practically certain of increasing success as a brood mare sire for so is he bred Kituricas sire Hamburg before this lias headed the winning brood mare sire list and is by Hanover Lady Keel by Fellowcraft son of the Matchem horse Australian Moreover Hersagliere is a member of the Kcoswing branch of the No S family from which come Newminster Ayrshire Melton St Serf Perth Sun Hriar etc and bred as he is it would surprise me not at all to see Hersagliere turn out to be one of the racing finds of the year and at all events lie is well enough bred to be for usV as a sire should he succeed in his endeavor to win tin Kentucky Derby Kilwarlin I Trui Heart Ogdeu i ibrown bay 1884 J Lord Irritation Cough brown 1SJI4 i j Doneaster IS J Hrcadalbane His Highness 11 Kllermire Her Majesty2 bay 1SS J K ing Tom Mrs Lincoln bay PlOi I JHHIet I Jaconet J Melbourne Jr I Iidy 1 larda wav Ilimyar Mannie Gray jtKnquirer Lizzie 0 J Vedette Flying Duchess DuchessJ J Hapid Uhone J Quen Mnry r j Hindoo Hamburg Houibon Pcll Hilurici bay I tlellovcraft I Mannie Cray brown 1S1IO i Donovan 7 J Calopin Mowerina I Caithness j Hend Or fo family number
