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WITHDRAWN FROM LATONIA DERBY Whiskery Declared Out of Saturdays Big Race Kentucky Derby Winner Shipped East for Long Rest . p r i J J WHISKERY LATONIA, Kj, June 21. Whiskery, H. P. Whitneys three-year-old son of Whiskbroom II. Prudery, winner of the Kentucky Derby and near victor in the Preakness Stakes and Fairmount Derby, tomorrow starts homeward to the Jamaica course, where he will enjoy a well merited rest. Announcement that the colt would not be a starter in Saturdays renewal of the Latonia Derby and that it was his intention to give him needed rest was made today by trainer Freddie Hopkins following a telephone conversation with James Rowe. Rowe and Hopkins had agreed that final decision regarding the colts starting in the Latonia Derby be reserved until the horse was given a long "breeze" over the Covington track, bat this morning Hopkins found Whiskery lacking his usual vigor and the effects of his extensive spring racing and shipping program were manifest. He immediately got in communication with Rowu and the two trainers decided that their star should be returned to his home barn and divorced from competitive racing until the Saratoga meeting, at the earliest. Whiskery is scheduled to leave here tomorrow at 1 :30 p. m. and will go direct to the Whitney stable at Jamaica. Whiskery has had quite a strenuous time of it this season. Since he made his debut as a three-year-old about two months ago, he has raced six times. He won three races, finished second once, was third once and unplaced in the other start. He has won a total of 1927.sh7,025 to date. Whiskerys first race this year was on April 10, in an allowance contest at Havre de Grace, which he won. His next start was in the Chesapeake Stakes at the same Maryland track. This he also won, defeating Sir Harry, Triton and others. He then competed in the Preakness Stakes, finishing third to his stable mate, Bostonian, and Sir Harry. After the Preakness, he was shipped to Churchill Downs to win the classic Kentucky Derby from Osmand, Jock, Hydromel and others. He was returned to New York and then sent to Collinsville for the Fairmount Derby in which he ran second to Buddy Bauer. He then was transferred to Washington Park to finish last in the five-horse field in the American Derby.
