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STAYING QUALITIES REMAIN Trainer Walter B Jennings Firm FirmBeliever Believer in Stamina of Present PresentDay Day Thoroughbreds SAX FRANCISCO Cal February 23 Walter B Jennings is not among those holding that the day of the stayer is gene forever He is of the opinion the vitality or rock bottom quality or fundament as the Germans call it of the thoroughbred is as good as ever and that it is mostly a mat ¬ ter of preparation to turn a horse that seems to be only a sprinter into a route traveler travelerThs Ths Virginian does not go back very far in citing case of real stayers thoroughbreds that he handled himself and certainly under ¬ stood The Kentucky Oaks winner Sunbon net a daughter of Sunstar and the Martagon mare Marion Hood could run as far as horses are asked to go he said Sunbonnet is the dam of Dominator a fouryearold that won a quarter race at Tijuana recently recentlyDainty Dainty could stay was another em ¬ phatic statement of the noted trainer Dainty was racing when the sport flourished here ¬ abouts and won many events in the popular red and white stripes She was not often called upon to go a long route but could deliver at any distance if trained for a long race raceEven Even the twoyearolds raced against old horses at middle distances in the late fail and winter on San Francisco tracks in the golden days of the sport It is probable races for all ages over a long route will be a feature of the first meeting at Tanforan as the sentiment here is altogether against short sprint dashes as exclusive fare for the racing fans fansIn In 1891 Lissak as a twoyearold won the Spreckels Handicap which was the prede ¬ cessor of the Burns Handicap That shifty colt finished in front of some good racers of the mature division giving away weight to most of them Sinfax a well remem ¬ bered performer of about the same period as a twoyearold won at a mile and a quar ¬ ter from older horses
