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IN THE DERBY SPOTLIGHT Buckeye Poet Held in High Esteem by Admirers of E. R. Bradleys Eligible s. BUCKEYE POET By Black Toney May Bird, owned by E. It. Bradley Juvenile Record Starts. 1st. 2d. Sri. Unp. Won. 6 - 2 1 0 3 ,500 In some circles, it seems, Buckeye Poet is the more favored of the two Derby eligibles of E. R. Bradley. He did no racing during the winter and must have shown marked development during his inactivity to have attracted so much attention before beginning " his second season. This attention is partially accounted for, however, by the fact that he won his last start as a two-year-old, which was in the Pimlico Home-Bred Stakes. His company wasnt especially high class, but he won easily, leading Sun Falcon by three lengths, with Skirl third. He closed very fast after being under slight restraint. Buckeye Poet made his first appearance in the Belaire Purse, at Saratoga, August 7. He started fast, but finished next to last in a large field. Goose Egg won this race, and Desert Light, one of the favorites in the Derby future books, was third. His first Maryland race was as a long shot and he again finished far back, tiring after showing early speed. It was at Laurel that he won a maiden race, defeating Frum-per by a neck. He tired badly after having had a lead of five lengths. The Bradley colt was a failure in a mud race at Pimlico, finishing last, but the next time out, on the fast, he was a very close second to Pious.
