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AURORAS 120,000 HORSES Harry Unna Pays Above Sum for Wirt G. Bowman and Judge Schilling — To Race Here. AURORA. 111., April 26.— Two good horses today were added to the Aurora turf colony at a reported cost of 0,000. Harry Unna paid Baron Long that much for Wirt G. Bowman and Judge Schilling, a couple of three-year-olds which raced at Tiju ina latt winter. The horses will be shipped to Cnna at Exposition Park, where a twenty-nine dity meeting gets under way May 1. Wirt G. Bowman is a chestnut gelding by Runnymede-Mortalatrix. Judge Schilling ,s a brown gelding by Hand Grenadi-Bunnura. Both were bred by Baron Long and b..th carry the blood of Runny mede, sire of l!or-vich, the Derby winner. Judge Schilling inherits the blood through his dam. a daughter of Runnymede. Hand G:e»ade, the sire of Judge Schilling, is by the English norse, Sunstar. A. J. Macomber impoi ted him and sold him to Baron Long, who declined Macornbers offer for his repurchase. Joseph Dire, a Chicago merchant, entered upon a turf career by buying an interest in the stable of Russ Padgett. The string will be built up. Ben Jones of Parnell, Mo., is on hand with his collection of Seth two-year-olds. Chicago knows them well, principally because of the fame of Captain Seth. which won stakes i n the Illinois tracks a couple of seasons ago and died at Collinsvile after having made seventeen starts as a juvenile without ever having been out of the money. Seth died last Xovember. There will be two more crops in addition to the current one. Seths place at Parnell will be taken by Cloister, a son of Friar Marcus, which raced with much success in the colors of Jimmie MeGee. Xutcraeker, an English horse imported by C. R. Coe, also is standing on the Jones Farm. The Seths two-year-olds in Jones barn at Aurora now are Corporal Seth and Seths Ballot. E. E. Major also has a couple of them in Yolsel and Robena Seth. Another two-year-old watched with interest because of its blood lines is Runmr.id, a chestnut filly by Runstar — Tailor Maid. Runstar was a nest mate of Morvieh and was supposed to be better than the Derby winner. Tailor Maid won races fur G. W. Atkinson up and down the country. Atkinson bred and is training Runmaid.
