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BREEDERS EAST BOUND Largest Representation From Kentucky to Xalapa Farm Sale. Edward Cebrian s Derby Candidate Troxler Wants 0,000 for Colt, King Nadi. LEXINGTON, Ky., Dec. 8. What is believed the largest representation of Kentuckys thoroughbred industry that has attended a sale in recent years is en route to New York to attend the vendue of E. F. Simms Nalapa Farm blooded stock at C Squadron, A Armory, New York, Wednesday and Thursday nights. Practically every breeder of importance in the Blue Grass section will be at the sale, as well as others who are interested in the purchase of racing material. Sunday night saw the departure of a number of breeders. Among those to make an early start were J. O. and G. H. Keene, who went via Philadelphia so as to be able to spend a day with Joseph E. Widener in advance of the sale. Other departures were Edward Cebrian, who disposed of his blooded stock last winter, but who apparently has every intention of gathering fresh material for a breeding establishment. Thomas B. Young, manager of the Cold Stream Stud, owned by Charles B. Shaffer, of Chicago, went to that city for a conference with his employer prior to bidding on the Xalapa Farm stock to be offered to the highest bidder. TEXAS BREEDER REPRESENTED. Robert Whaley, representing W. T. Waggoner, wealthy Texan, who recently purchased the stallion Rickety and the one time speedy mare Gentility from the estate of G. L. Blackford, was also among the departures. Whaley goes east for the purpose of purchasing stock for the Waggoner stud, located in the Lone Star state, and .which industry is to be revived by the Fort Worth capitalist. Messrs. J. D. Carr, Thomas Piatt, John B. Gorham, J. L. Tarlton, Hal Price Headley, Miss Elizabeth Daingerfield and Phil Chinn, owner of the Himyar Stud, are scheduled to depart Monday night. Tuesdays departures from Kentucky will include Senator J. Will Stoll, Major Thomas C. McDowell, Charles II. Berryman and Thomas B. Cromwell. A. B. Hancock, master of the Ellerslie and Claiborne Studs, of Kentucky and Virginia, will also be among the active bidders. He plans to depart Tuesday morning. The Xalapa sock, one hundred and seventy thoroughbred stallions, mares, yearlings and weanlings, which have been located in Bourbon County, was shipped to New York late Sunday via special train. The stock will be disposed of to the highest bidder by the Fasig-Tipton Company. Word Avas received from New Orleans that Frederick Johnson, accompanied by Charles Quinn, had left the Crescent City Sunday and that he would journey on to the sale from there. II A ALB EC CEBRIANS HOPE. Edward Cebrian today said that Baalbec will be his candidate for the Kentucky Derby. Baalbec is a brother to Starbeck and half-brother to Miss Star. Cebrian bred and sold him to Phil T. Chinn, from whom he bought back the colt, along with Fair Vision, a few days ago. Baalbec now is running at Keene-land Farm, and will be taken up and put in training about February 1. by George Brooks, who broke the Cebrian yearlings, of which there are four exceptionally good looking individuals. They showed that they can run while they were at the Kentucky Association track during the autumn. One is a bay filly sister to Baalbec, Starbeck and half-sister to Miss Star, by Troutbeck, from Istar ; a bay filly by Troutbeck, from Bramble Rose sister to American Ace, Brown colt, sister to Speckled Beauty, by Troutbeck, from Fair Charmer," and bay filly by Rire Aux Larmes, from Scramble. This one was the result of a mating in France, but was foaled at Keeneland, the dam having been purchased at A. K. Macombers sale in December, 1922. Mali Jong and Rose Thorn, the only others Cebrian will have to race, also are turned out at Keeneland and will be taken up February 1. The brood mares. Cotton Blossom and Zahra, and six weanlings, all the property of John Hertz, have arrived here from Leona Stock Farm, near Chicago, and are at Keeneland. Cotton Blossom is in foal to Stefan the Great Jack Keene yesterday received a note from trainer Charles H. Hughes, who is in New York, saying: "I was at the Baltimore meetings this fall and saw a great deal of the two-year-old, Sumpter. He is a first class colt, and I want to congratulate you on being the owner of Sand Mole, his sire. Odom has been offered 0,000. for Sumpter." John Troxler, when he was leaving for New Orleans Friday .night was asked if he would take 5,000 for King Nadi. "No," he re- Continued on tvrtlXth page. BREEDERS EAST BOUND Continued from first page. plied, without hesitation. "I have placed that colt with Bob Frakes to be trained at the Kentucky Association track for the Kentucky Derby, and his price right now is 0,000." The party who made the inquiry stated that he had understood King Xadi could be bought for 0,000. "I did offer to sell him for 0,000," replied Troxler, "but that was a month ago. We are a month nearer to the big money that he is certain to win if he has no handicaps." Troxler has the colt insured for 0,000. He left him in good hands when he turned him over to Frakes.
