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ONEILLS VIEW OF PRINCE PALATINE Famous American Jockey Pronounces Him Phenom ¬ enal Raco Eorso of Exceptional dualities Frank ONeill the American jockey who has scored a great measure of success in France where be is considered the premier flatracing rider is a wellbalanced man mid his opinions on horses and their merits as performers are valuable Whil in New York last winter the newspapers were dis ¬ cussing the likelihood of Prince Palatine beiiu bought for export to this country countryONeill ONeill upon being asked if he knew the horse said saidYes Yes lie was my particular pet and it is doubtful if anybody ever sat on a better horse He was big and broad had a world of speed and was a wonderful weight carrier How big he is now I will not say but wheij I last saw him he was surely sixteen two The kind of race horsa he was is shown by his winnings 184000 ll was raced by T PHkington a glass manufacturer of London who sold him to J B Joel for 209000 Joel afterward sold the horse to the Due de Cazes who located him in France FranceI I went to England to ride Prince Palatine on several occasions I was on him when he won the St Leger in 1911 and the Sundown Eclipse Jockey Club Stakes and Ascot Gold Cup in 1912 In the Saudowl Eclipse one mile and a quarter he car ¬ ried 110 pounds In the Jockey Club Stakes oir mile and three quarters he packed 147 pounds His weight in the Gold Cup two miles and a half was 121 irounds With 130 pounds up won the Gold Cup in 1913 1913Prince Prince Palatine is to be brought from France early in July as James W McClelland manager of the SimmsOliver Stud is booked to sail from New York around June 20 to supervise the details for the horses transportation
