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JUMPERS TO BLUE BONNETS « ♦ Laurel Park Stud Stable Among Strongest in the Country Now. ♦ AVHl Make Good Bid for Honors In Steeplechnsing at Montreal Meeting. MOXTREAT,, Canada. May 20.— Possibly no combination of steeplechasers coming this way from Maryland via Toronto for the seven-day meeting of the Montreal Jockey flub, which begins June 5, is stronger than the Laurel Park Stud string. The Laurel Park Stud is a corporation made up of Commander J. K. Ij. Itor.s, the Montreal Jockey Clubs president ; Major Frank White, William A. Reed, and John McK. Bowman, president of the United Hunts Racing Association of New York. It was organized last fall to import and breed thoroughbreds for all purposes, but steeplechasing in particular. Silas Yoitch, who for years handled with marked success the stable of Charles K. Harrison, Jr., in Canada and in the states, is the Ijaurel Park Studs trainer. Veitch wintered his charg s in Maryland and has trained them at Havre de Grace and Pimlico. They are all ready. LAUREL PARK STUD ROSTER. The Laurel Park Stud jumpers are: British Warm, b. m, 5, by Macintosh — Gavarnie. Cantelupe, b. m, 4, by Amadis — Lupcrcania. Huonora, 1 . m, 8, by Huon — Kenora. Panthias, c. h, 5, by Charles OMalley — Ballyshee. Fraternity, c. h, 4, by Cannobie — Francesca. Brown Pom, b. c. 4, by Pommorn — Drym. Gasper, c. h, 5, by Cigar — Doubtful. Sans Peche, ch. m, 5, by Balscadden — Sans Tache. Blue Ball, b. h, 4, by Oiseau — Prestezza. Brother Bill, b. g, 5, by King William — Martango. Huonora is the only American-bred of this group. She won at Pimlico last November, beating Briganna, Minata, Armsnus, Lollipop and Daniel Boone on a heavy course in a handicap at two miles. Huonora is a good fencer with a bit of class. She manages weight well. She seems to be the most forward of them all. She finished second to Quicksand in the Biltmore chase at Belmont Park, second to Vicaire at Pimlico in the Patapsco, an affair of two miles, and third to Lollipop and Perkiomen in the Glen-more. MERCURIUS SHOWS FORM. Mercurius was out with Woodley IT., Pepi, Dunks Green, Rocking Horse and some others at Pimlico in the Emerson and showed well. It was his first attempt since last season, but his fencing was faultless and he hung to his work. Woodley II., a son of Pommern and Porphyria, is one of the "subscription chasers" bought in Europe last year by a group of American sportsmen seeking to obtain immediately a supply of jumpers wherewith to re-establish steeple-chasing about New York. Steeplechasing had deteriorated sadly since the beginning of the Great War owing to the defection of a number of its most faithful votaries and the failure of those who remained true to develop American fencers. Woodley II. fell to Walter J. Salmon in the draw. Mercurius was at Blue Bonnets last fall. He took part in the Hendrie Memorial revival with Sea Tale, Minata and Overmatch. He was a maiden then. He escaped from the maiden class at Pimlico in November, beating Henry Dattner, Irish Jig and Autumn Bells. Henry Dattner and Autumn Bells afterward demonstrated that they were the Smartest three-year-old fencers which the season of 1923 developed. Fraternity raced at Pimlico a week ago Thursday and fenced well, although he did not finish in the money, in a two-mile chase that was won by A. C. Eostwicks Tassel. . * , — , .
