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50000 PREAKNESS STAKES TO BE RUN MONDAY Fifteen Well Bred and Well Trained Three Year Olds Named to Start Canter Bagenbaggage Mars Color Sergeant and andOther Other Stars Among the Prospective ProspectiveContestants Contestants for the Rich Prize BALTIMORE Md May S Monday will be Preakness day The sport loving people of this city admirers of the thoroughbred horse and racing will be joined by people of similar kind and taste from Philadelphia Washington New York and surrounding cities to say nothing of visitors from various parts of this country and Canada They will assemble ct historic Pimlico at least all that will be able to crowd into the popular home of the Maryland Jockey Club there to witness the decision of the Preakness Stakes one of the most important and valuable races run in this country The Preakness is to Maryland what the Kentucky Derby is to the Blue Grass state and each year Pimlico is taxed to its capacity to accommodate all who are desirous to see the beautiful thoroughbred creatures of choice breeding and expertly trained meet on the race course to vie for the honors and great monetary return that go to the winner of the much coveted race raceFor For the 1926 running of the Preakness which is for threeyearold colts and fillies geldings being barred at one mile and an eighth with 50000 added fifteen aristocrats of the thoroughbred world are named to com ¬ pete for the rich prize prizeCanter Canter owned by J E Griffith and trained by Harry Rite on the strength of his great record last year when he was con ¬ sidered on a par with Pornpey the acknowl ¬ edged champion should rule favorite for the big race despite his defeat in his starts this year when he ran second to Rock Man at Havre de Grace in the Chesapeake Stakes and second the Marche Militairc in the Ren nert Handcap Saturday SaturdayCertain Certain it is Canter will have to be at his best to win the Preakness His oppo ¬ sition sparkles with quality and no mean racing credentials There is such as Bagen ¬ baggage from the Idle Hour Farm of Col E R Bradley that come from Lexington trained to the minute for this race Bagen ¬ baggage won the Louisiana Derby at New Orleans on SL Patricks Day and lias five consecutive victories to his credit A tough opponent for any mans horse in any old race And Mr Bradley is here and expects his colt to win winThere There are many who believe the two Man o War colts Mars owned by W M Jeffords and Dress Parade the property of S Jj Rid ¬ dle may prove dangerous and neither will want for admirers admirersINTEREST INTEREST IX COLOU SEKGEAXT SEKGEAXTMore More than ordinary interest is being mani ¬ fested in Color Sergeant which together with Blondin forms the H P Whitney entry Color Sergeant is the son of Pennant Pa ¬ geant for which according to rumor Mr Whitney refused an immense sum when a prospective buyer sought to secure the cole to represent him in the Kentucky Derby Undoubtedly it will depend on his showing in the Preakness whether or not Color Ser geartt will be shipped to Churchill Downs for next Saturdays big race raceThe The Rancocas Stable has shipped Nichavo here for this race and it is certain that un ¬ less this son of Lucullite Iridescence has shown quality above the ordinary tlie astute Sam Hildreth would never have prepared for the Preakness PreaknessRock Rock Man Is a colt with a splendid record to his credit both last year and this spring and there are many close students of the sport who give this son of Trap Rock not only a good chance to win the Preakness but likewise the Kentucky Derby DerbySo So it goes Practically all the carded starters in the Preakness are well qualified to strive for this rich fixture old in tradi ¬ tion and lore of the Maryland turf a race eagerly coveted not only for its great mone ¬ tary value but also the fame and honor that goes to the winning horse and his proud owner Certain the big crowd as large as can be accommodated will witness a great equine struggle on a historic battle ground and under conditions that have made horse racing the greatest of all outdoor sport
