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n is u s •• e i K 1 . t i j la ,J ■ " [- " J I. "! 11 ■ ■ ■ ■ KING GORINS GRAND RECORD Crack Handicap Horse Retired to Stud — Racing Credentials of the Best. At the last I.oxiugteeii Dc-c.-mbef sales S. K. Nichols, the well known Kentucky breeder, secared King i.oiiu leer ,333 and annouiiiecl that tin- crack handicap horse- weald be retired to the stud. Xothiag to the contrary has boon heard during the winter and ir is now presumed that King Corin will begin his stud duties in the spring. This well bred sea of Transvaal was a capital racer, gift. el with great speed and stamina. His best year was in 1917. when, as a four-year-old. he won four out of thir teen starts and was unplaced but once, his stable winnings amounting te 3,373. His greatest racing exploits were twa smashing victories ta the Kentucky Handicap, tin- first iu 1017. when In- met and defeated *ach stars as Cudgel. Koamer. Hoots. Old Kosebtid and others; the second last ye-ar. when In- triumphed over Drastic. Minto II.. Honifan-. Be Frank and tin- like. Altogether, King Oofta started in sixty-one races, of which he won seventeen ami 3,231 in stakes and purses. His record follows: King Gorin. ch. h. 19131. by Transvaal— Ethel Simpson, by Deceiver. Tear. Age. Bta, 1st. 3d 3,1. inp. Ami 1315 2 1 1 0 o OS 3t»o 1910 :i 2i r. 7 s » 5.571 H»17 I i:t t n 2 1 15,57Ti 101s :, 3 0 1 0 0 1.47:. 131$ 0 8 3 3 1 1 7.0.YT 1»20 7 12 2 I 4 :. 15,125 Totals im 01 17 is 1;, 11 5,331 o
