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CRAGADOUR TO MCORMACK Celebrated Tenor Purchases Lord Astors Derby Colt — Establishing Pretentious Stud Farm. SPECIAL CABLEGRAM. LONDON, England, June 19.— It was announced here today that Lord Astor has sold Cragadour, his Derby colt, to John McCor-mack, the celebrated tenor. Cragadour, a son of Craig an Erin — Pompadour, started second choice to Mr. Jinks in the Derby two weeks ago, and finished seventh. He will run his last race under the light blue and pink silks of Lord Astor Friday in the Jersey Stakes at Ascot. If he wins. Lord Astor will divide the stakes with the colts new owner. Mr. McCormack, who made his turf debut only two years ago, has met with considerable success. He is establishing a pretentious stud farm near his home, Moore Abbey, County Kildare, Ireland. Cragadours racing career has been limited. He started only once in his two-year-old year. In the New Stakes at Ascot, five-eighths, he finished second to Mr. Jinks, each carrying 122 pounds. He did not come to the races again until last April, when he won the Craven Stakes at Newmarket, his impost being 115 pounds. Racedale was second, Winton third and others in the field included Ellenborough, P. D. Q. and Walter Gay. Cragadours next start was in the Two Thousand Guineas. Under 126 pounds, he finished second to Mr. Jinks, but defeated Gay Day, Glastonbury. Cavendo, Rat-tlin the Reefer, Trigo, which was destined to win the Derby, Markover, Hunters Moon, Robbie Burns, Reedsmouth, Ellenbor ugh, Modder, Buland Bala. Barbizon, Malenser, Knight Error. Racedale, Midlothian, Reflector, Brienz and Walter Gay. Cragadours last start was in the Derby. Immediately after Cragadour races for the last time under the colors of his breeder, Lord Astor, in the Jersey Stakes at Ascot on Friday, he will be shipped to Ireland to compete in the Irish Derby under the silks of his new owner, John McCormack, the celebrated singer. The colt will be shipped from here in a special car, attached to the Irish mail train from London. The colt will be transferred from the boat to another special car when he arrives in Ireland. The Irish Derby will be run at The Curragh next Wednesday. The distance is one mile and a half and victory pays the winning owner more than 0,000. A .
