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HORGAN PROMISING RACER E. B. McLean Colt Expected to Prove Star Candidate in Next Years Kentucky Derby. LEXINGTON, Ky., Nov. S. Daily Racing Form in its issue of October 31 brought to public notice the fact that E. B. McLeans Horgan is a good colt and that "he may have plenty to say among the three-year-olds next year," and it is no violation of confidence to say that Charles E. Patterson, of Covington, Ky., who is training him, considers him to be the "best horse he ever has seen." Edward Ccbrian bred Horgan at his Kentucky establishment and sold the son of Troutbeck and Apparition, by Sweeper II., to T. P. Hayes at the Saratoga sales last year for ?6,100. Phil T. Chinn, observing that the colt was a first-class yearling, advised his purchase by Mr. McLean, and the Washington and Cincinnati publisher gave Hayes 2,000 for him. Horgan, however, isnt the only first-class two-year-olds by Troutbeck. John Lowe is the owner of another that looks to be in a position to "have plenty to say among the three-year-olds next year." His name is Starbeck and he is a half-brother to that grand and consistent filly, Miss Star, in the Riviera Stable, being from the good young mare Istar, by Von Tromp. Trainer Patterson was among those who observed Star-becks only race, in which a nose decision was given against him, and he advised Colonel Chinn to undertake his purchase as a working companion for Horgan. "He is the only two-year-old hereabouts that I have seen that is capable of making him run anywhere his best in repeated workouts," said Patterson. Colonel Chinn asked Lowe for a price on Starbeck and Lowe replied : "I have decided that I will not run him again this year and that I will carry him to the Prcakness as a maiden, gaining the benefit of the allowance. I do not want to sell him." Later I owe said that ho was glad that he had not sold the colt as a yearling, when he could have had 5,000 for him. Thus far he does not appear to have put a price on him to anyone as a two-year-old. Troutbeck has had two other two-year-old colts to start and win. They are Bonaparte and Don Juan, both bred by Edward Ccbrian and sold by him as yearlings at Saratoga in 1922. Had Starbeck been given the decision at Latonia, Troutbeck would have 100 per cent winners for colts of his j get in his first crop in the United States. The only other of his get to start as a two-j year-old this year is the little filly Trout- wick, which was reserved by Mr. Cebrian I because she was too small to go to the sales ring at Saratoga, and which showed to be fast in Cuba last winter. She was not started at Oriental Park because John Lowe considered her too good, but when she was shipped back to Kentucky she became sick and was not started until autumn. There arc several likely yearlings by Troutbeck in training at the Kentucky Association course, and Mr. Cebrian has a number of his get among the weanlings at Keene-land. Phil T. Chinn, who is a strong believer in Troutbeck, said the other day that the horse had never had a chatice in England.
