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M Tear. ar. 2, 2, is, — — ys Fair Lir ra 0 [ t r- l- V. lt e 3_ l. , « , i 1 l _ • f ■ j , C p F p _ p Q P J J T- P G „ P p. st b, st • ~ 2 Zl £ H? ffS C W 5 g g 2 M ROCKMINISTER THE STURDY One of Montfert Jones Fine Three-Year-Olds in Kentucky Derby. . °nc ot the group of formidable three- year-olds to represent the Montfort Jones ones stable in the big stake this year is the Friar •riar Rock colt Rockminister, which last year gave gave indications of a fine future racing career. reer. Rockminister was busy, but was the hardy ardy sort to stand it. He took part in seventeen races and won six of them and ,190. The colt performed a trifle below the the first grade. All his victories were for purses. ras- He failed in the big midseason stakes, but but was a second Btring to his stable chums in one or two. The East never saw Rockminister. He ran all his races on the Kentucky courses. He began early at Louisville and the shifty »i«y Rob beat him in his first race there. Rockminister then began a winning way, landed ~rt his second essay from a fair band and his his third and fourth from better ones. In all. he raced sturdily without especial early seed. Then Rockminister got after better things. In the Harold Stakes at Latonia John Finn just lasted to beat him and in the Cincinnati Trophy, which Miss Joy won and Fair Phantom ran third. Bonus divided them and and Rockminister was fourth— and coming. Then -™ the smart Bet Mosie beat him for speed and and weight and Jeanne Bov.dre and Lina Clark were too fast for him at Latonia. Soon mn after Rockminister won a fine race at La- ?°n tonia. Pegasus, his stable companion, was second, within safe hail, and the keen S Martha Fallon, favorite, was third. Followed a rather poor Latonia effort behind Braedal-bane 2d and Billy Brush— no slouches just then .en. Bad luck and a good race by Rockminister ster were the features of the Latonia Queen City Handicap. He was fourth to three ! cracks— Startle, John Finn and June Grasr j After the Queen City Rockminister met another defeat. He was odds-on. but met ■JJ in- : terferer.ee and never cut a figure in conten- , tion. The colt carried the Jones colors alone g in the rich Jockey Club Stakes, but in the " rough contests was never near the front ; ***■ he bcat a sood band, including Martha tha Fallon, at Churchill Downs, but in the Gold- Id- en Rod Jeanne Bowdre, 105. was too speedy * for Rockminister. 118, and beat him Then * he lost, under 118 pounds, to the just then smart Lord Allen, 105, at Lexington, but c closed his years work with a good and easy c defeat of a fair band at the same course 6 Rockminister is said to be in good health and well along in his work under Kay Derb°e at L°Uisville and to in the Kentucky g s The colts racing figures of 1921 are fully ■ Uy shown in the figures below: G The rolls racing fibres of 1921 are fully U7 d shown in the figures below: Race. Track, Wt. Kider. Dist. Time. Pin Val ■ Purse 113 Garner fi Pursio-Garner-41-2 ** * ■ *» wm£Z!!!!m-is****t :532£ * 110° I ! Latonia 5.8 l:00k 2 800 W 00 6 C,natiTr.v...H8 Lilley Latonia . 3.4 1:12% « * Unp. " 90 90 Pnrse RU Garner 61 Latonia 3-4 1:12% 2 300 no « 61 Pun* 115 Garner 61 Latonia 5 1-2 f 1:10% 3 100 50 Purse W8 Garner Latonia 3-4 1:17% x li5Q 50 M Purse HG Garner Latonia 3.4 i;12 3 150 50 64 640 Queen C. H... 118 Kcogh Latonia 1 i:39u Unp. %.- 20 M Mr. Purse 116 Lunsford Latonia 1 i:40 Unp. ... . sa y !ub Ss..l22 Keogh Al Louisville 1 i;38 rnp. ... mi Purse 115 Seobie b;i Louisville 7-8 1:25% 1 1 000 „ at bra Golden R. 11.117 Connelly Louisville 7-8 1:24% 2 800 W Purso 118 Garner = Lexington 3.4 1:U»,- 3 123 C Purs;? 115 Garner ; J Lexington 1 i:29% X 800 JH - Totals— Races, 17; won, «; second, 5; ! thirj, 2; unplaced, 4 £9 190 m 10 6 Rockministers pedigree is full of the best « 61 strains of American and English thorough- ,. 6l bred families. That of five generations is _ 6 shown below : x . f Sainfoin -Springfield . . ,K Sand.. lRoquebrune. V fSt- Rin" n Bui 2bJ [St. MargueriU f Bcnd 0r I? " 1" Ut C Fa = rv llarT J £ [Rouge Rose old...lDame Galliard »an g~ Masham... Pauline Rtn 5 q. _ fT . flsonomy nut hung Place. p|5 Ustrology.... g™* battle ** T.... f?il!tt Jaconet In 612 •"
