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BLOCK TO SELL STABLE Owner of Morvich to Dispose of Horses in Training Before Going Abroad Account of 111 Health. 6 T NEW YORK. N. Yr. June 2.— Because of f ol of 111 health Benjamin Block, the man who j raced Morvich, winning twelve races with ■ him, including the Kentucky Derby, the 5 Saratoga Special and the Hopeful, has planned to sail to Europe next month and be- d; fore taking ship will dispose of his horses in x ■ training. Mr. Block is not. however, giving , of ■ up eitber racing or thoroughbred production. . He has Morvich and Friar Rock sire of Flint Stone, Inchcape, Emotion and Appre- hension at stud service in Kentucky. He up may buy a few horses in England or France. * The Fasig-Tipton Company will hold the sale 2 G of the Block horses, Samuel C Nuckols, Jr., sj officiating June 13. With the Block horses, js is consignments from other stables will go fl under the hammer at the same time. y The contributions of the Block Stable will 1 « be Thorndate, winner of the last Capitol 1 e Handicap renewal at Bowie ; Aspiration, Lester Doctor and Tod Renesor. Thorndale will bear the Block silks for r the last time in the 0,000 Belmont Stakes, i, v the Westchester associations big feature of f n one mile and three-eighths for three-year- - g old colts and fillies, to be run next Saturday. C li
