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BROOMSPUNS BRIEF CAREER Winner of the Rich Preakness and Ten Broeck Handicap Shows Great Improvement Broomspun the winner of the Preakncss at Pim lico last Monday is showing immense improvement over his record as a twoyearold Last year the son of Broomstick Spun Glass started eleven times winning one race running second four times third twice and unplaced four times His total earnings in 1020 Were 4800 His solitary win was at Saratoga a five and a halffurlong nice in which he beat Grey Leg Normal and P T Barnum BarnumThe The Whitney colt made an auspicious start as a threeyearold when he won the Ten Broeck Han ¬ dicap at Churchill Downs May 7 winning by a neck after a gallant struggle with Ethel Gray and Distinction and making a new track record of l3i for the one mile distance This was one and onefifth seconds better than the record made by Adams Express September 27 1011 1011Broomspun Broomspun was the only threeyearold running in the Ten Broeck and was generously handicapped at ninetythree pounds Adams Express was also a threeyearold when he made his record His weight was ninetynine pounds poundsBroomspims Broomspims impressive win in the Preakncss when he met and beat a large band of the aristo ¬ crats male and female of the threeyearold divis ¬ ion will doubtless cause more consideration to be given his future performances performancesHere Here is Broomspuns racing record to date Year Age Sts 1st 2d 3d Unp Won 1020 2 11 1 4 2 4 4800 1021 3 2 2 0 0 0 44200 Totals 2 13 3 4 2 4 40000 40000The The appended fiveline pedigree shows that the breeding of Broomspun is well worthy of study by breeders anil others interested in the future of the thoroughbred in this country His dam Spun Glass by Rock Sand had for dam that grand old matron Hatidspun a daughter of the immortal Hanover while she in turn is a daughter of Spinaway the greatest filly of her day Broomstick seems to nick well with mares carrying the blood of Hanover but as a matter of fact it is a strain which appears to assimilate with all others to a degree which leaves no doubt as to its potency r f Bonnie Scotland ramble Ben lvy IjCaf fGalliard 2 lElf Klf M Isylvabelle g llork ror Springfield f SandX Samhi Samhilltoqucbrune lltoqucbrune t Simon Simoni i St Marguer Juamcr fllmover Marguerfllmover Hindoo HindooHand Hand Bourbon Bel Belspun spun Lspinaway Leamington Megara
