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IORVICH TO RACE AGAIN Kentucky Winner to Go East After Season in the Stud Hcnjamin Block Believes He 3Ias Formidable FormidableCandidate Candidate for Trcakncss and Kentucky KentuckyDerby Derby In Colt Better Luck NEW YORK N Y March 4 Benjamin Blocks Morvich winner of the Kentucky Derby of last year will be seen under silks again this year The son of Runnymede and Hymir after his brilliant beginning at Churchill Downs did not win another race in 1922 It was after he had failed so dis ¬ mally that it was finally decided to retire him for the year and he was sent to Hay lands Miss Elizabeth Daingerfields Ken tucky breeding establishment There he is doing stud duty and for a time it was thought his retirement was final But the colt has been doing so well that it was finally decided to train him again and he will be sent to trainer Burlew at Jamaica on May 15 to be made ready for the races racesBut But the Block hope is not alone in Morvich this year as it was last He has a three yearold with which he has visions of pos ¬ sibly winning both the Preakness and the Kentucky Derby This one is Better Luck the son of North Star III and Grail by Atheling which was purchased from Albert Simons for something line 20000 last year Better Luck went wrong after Burlew took him over and he never raced to his promise but he has wintered so excellently that now he is considered as having a chance second to none in both of the big 50000 fixtures for the threeyearolds threeyearoldsBurlew Burlew has a fashion of having his horses ready early and he promises that barring accident Better Luck will be fit and ready for the mile and an eighth of the Preakness on May 12 12The The others in the string that are to bear the Block silks this year are the threeyear old filly Mormaw and a pair of twoyearolds that have been christened Little Alfred and Ticker TickerIn In addition to these Burlew will also race four under his own silks These are Irish Brigadier Broomflax and Bud Fisher all fouryearolds and the sixyearold David Harum Mr Block promises to take as lively an in ¬ terest as ever in the turf this year and at present he is wintering in Florida FloridaFollowing Following arc the horses that will race for both sportsmen this year yearBenjamin Benjamin Block Stable Hotter Luck b c 3 by North Star III Grail bv bvAtholiiisr Atholiiisr Morm air b f 3 by Fair Play Keystone by Mara Marajix jix Little Alfred hr c 2 by Illjrli Time Magic Lan tern II by Lo SaSfiittaire Ticker byJack br c 2 by Itoek View Clara Atkin by Jack Alkin AlkinMorvich Morvich br c 4 iiy Iltinnymcde Hymir by Dr Legso LegsoFrsd Frsd Burlews Horses Irish MagicLantern Hrisadier br c 1 by Light Unmade Magic Lantern II by Le Sacjjittaire Broomflax Broomstick byBroomstick oh K 4 by Uncle Hroomleaf by Hud Yankee byYankee Fisher b g 4 by Uncle Miss Granville by David Haniin b r G by Star Shoot Pantomime Pantomimeby by Ieter Pan
