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Twenty Years Ago Today Chief Turf Events of Feb 10 1903 Racing at New Orleans Newport and Ingle side The name Trompeuse has been claimed by D W Scott for his promising twoyearold filly by Deceiver Miss Emily by Spendthrift SpendthriftEdward Edward Frazer of Lexington Ky has lost by death the brood mare House Girl by Himyar The Sweeper She was eleven years old and the dam of Buttons and Laundress and a half sister to S C Hildreths Waring She died after foaling a bay filly by Contestor ContestorScintillant Scintillant II by Sheen Saltire owner by Edward Corrigan has arrived at Lexington Ky to be placed in the stud at his farm near there After making a short stud season the horse will be put in training and raced this year In England he won the Cesarewitch and last summer he captured the Twentieth Cen ¬ tury Handicap at Chicago ChicagoFair Fair Rosalind the threeyearold sister to the exiled Gold Heels in J I Smiths string at Gravesend track bids to become a factor in all the threeyearold filly events of the year Like the majority of The Bards get Fair Rosalind was slow in developing as a twoyearold Yet she showed Matt Allen so well that he had great hopes of her gave her all the time she needed and indulged her so that she should surely show the effects of it this year She is an exceedingly powerful filly with a great crest on her like a colt and has remained perfectly sound throughout her early preparation preparationIn In accordance with the new rule recentlj passed by the stewards of the Jockey Club to the effect that in the future horses must race in the colors and name of one man or the assumed name of one man the well known racing firm of J R F P Keena has been dissolved while the young racing racingpartners partners H P Whitney and H B Duuryea will hereafter operate under the name of the theWestbury Westbury Stable The Messrs Keene father and son will race separate stables J R Keene will have thirtysix horses running in his name while F P Keene will have thirty Foxhall Keenes division of the famous stable will consist of the fiveyearold Olympian the threeyearolds Sir Launcelot Duster Palmist Whitechapel Injunction Stolen Moments Dalesman Hurst Park and Toboggan and twenty twoyearolds Duster Whitechapel Dalesman and Hurst Park are in England James R Keenes string includes Cardinal Wol sey Surbiton Claudic Tom Shanley Dazzling Flying Prince Forecast Biturion Big Ben Gimcrack Rigodon Futurita and Ponca Sur ¬ biton Flying Prince and Dazzling will race on the British turf this year His twoyearolds include relatives to many noted horses The Westbury Stable has only two horses Irish Lad and Whorler as Acefull now in England is owned exclusively by Mr Duryea The new rule has been the cause of many other changej of a minor nature
