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TWENTY IN HARTS CHARGE Six Two -Year-Olds and Fourteen Older Horses Make Up Geo. Collins Stable. LEXINGTON, Ky., April 1. Harry Hart, Avho took oer the horses owned by George Collins, Frankfort, Ky., sportsman, folloAving the resignation of Ed Haughton as trainer last fall, has twenty horses in training, having brought the majority of them Avith him from Jefferson Park. . Six two-year-olds, including Thistle Billy, Thistle Patti, Thistle Vick, Thistle Dee, Thistle Fleet and Thistle Foot, and the following older horses Avill compose the Collins string this season : Thistle Arious, Thistle Fyrn, Thistle Ann, Thistle Jean, Hades, Shasta Lad, Patricia Marian, Earl of WarAvick, McCulloch, Simon Kenton, Lincoln Plaut, Coots, Uptime and Lane Allen. The mares, Sentry Lass and Alamix, Avere brought along in the car, and Avere sent to the farm of Tollie Young to be bred to Saxon, the stallion Avhich Mr. Hart placed in the stud early this year. Old Slip, one of Mr. Collins oldest horses, Avas sent to the Frankfort farm and will be bred to about tAventy-five mares this spring, Mr. Hart said. The stable will race at Lexington and then go to Fairmount Park. Following that meeting. Hart expects to return to Kentucky for the remainder of the year. 1
