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BRADLEY STABLES HISTORY Owner of Idle Hour Farm Began Real Racing With Bad News As long as his life and memory exists the sev ¬ enth day of May 1921 will be viewed by Edward R Hradley with emotions of pride and pleasure On that day it was given him to attain a pinnacle in turf fame than which there is none higher in American racing It was not alone that he then became the winner of a Kentucky Derby which in itself is a great joy to a true turfman but that this triumph was attended with unusual features of great moment Never but once before had any owner enjoyed the satisfaction of seeing two of his aspirants to Derby fame battling out the finish with first and second places already won yet this noble record fell to him and more prideful still the two gallant battlers were of his own breeding Could an owner ask more Truly his cup of sweet ¬ ness was overflowing when it arrived and its de ¬ lightful savor will long abide with him himJust Just when Mr Hradley made his first venture in racing cannot be said here rellantly but it was in 1903 that he attained a place in racing returns and then through the prowess of his threeyearold gelding Had News This was a brown son of Flying Dutchman Hlack Sleeves and consequently a great grandson of the ever famous Prince Charlie Mr Hradley bought him from Woodford Huckner and did a good thing for himself in the transaction Tills hardy and dependable horse was near to being the whole thing in the Hradley stable for a num ¬ ber of years and now probably occupies as high a iKJsition in his owners reminiscent regard as any lie ever possessed As a winning owner Mr Hradley did not attain any great eminence but he was a sticker and a stayer After entering the sport he never turned backward and in the course of time engaged in breeding as well as in racing Of late years he lias raced the product of his now noted Idle Hour Farm with a swelling tide of success that last year brought him a stable return of not far from 100000 as well as a prophecy of greater tilings to come Already this forecast has been gloriously realized and the leader ¬ ship among American owners of this year is by no means beyond his grasp j As ncarly us it can be compiled stilce Bad News began to do cheering things for Mr Bradley in 1003 ills stablp record for the nineteen yearsj racing is as fdllows It includes the figures of this year up to May 18 Stable Races Year Leading Winners 1st 2d 3d 1903 Had News 1901 Had News 1905 Had News 17 20 18 16355 190 Had News 13 9 10 11408 1907 Had News 14 23 20 154li3 190S Had News 18 11 9 13090 1909 Hello 221 I2i5 1910 Had News 21 27 19 13188 1911 Bachelor Girl 23 18 22 11200 1912 Brig 28 25 22 18351 1913 Hlack Toney 34 30 37 28330 283302G 1914 Brigs Sister 2G 32 22 22021 1915 Bradleys Choice 10 30 17 17049 1010 Blind Baggage 15 18 23 12750 1917 Blind Baggage 30 30 18 32940 1918 Hatter Cake 30 44 34 370S7 1919 Busy Signal 1920 Behave Yourself 1921 Behave Yourself 300 387 338 403240
