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EXPANSION OF KILMER STUD Binghamton Sportsman Nominates Seventy-One Mares for Futurity. 1 Court Manor Entry List Largest for Famous Belmont Park Stake Has Produced Many Winners. NEWMARKET, Va., March 16. The expansion of the thoroughbred stud of Willis Sharpe Kilmer since it was transferred from Broome County, New York, where it was known as the Sun Briar Court Stud, to Court Manor, one of the finest places in tha Valley of Virginia, is shown in the nomination list for the Futurity. This world-famous stake, which will be run at Belmont Park in September, 1934, six and three-quarters furlongs over the Widener course, the finest straightaway on the continent, closed January 2, for mares bred last winter with nearly 1,500 nominations, Kilmer leading with seventy-one. This particular Futurity should gross 0,000, its value depending largely on the number of youngsters that start at ,000 each. Kilmer named eleven more mares than did Arthur B. Hancock, who nominated sixty from his Claiborne and Ellerslie studs of Kentucky and the Virginia Piedmont. Ellerslie, Virginias oldest thoroughbred nursery, is some thirty miles over the Blue Ridge from Court Manor. Other considerable nominators were Edward. Riley Bradley, forty-four; William R. Coe, forty-two; Walter J. Salmon, thirty-eight; Edward F. Simms, thirty-seven; William Woodward, Joseph E. Widener, Harry F. Sinclair and Mrs. Helen Hay Whitney, thirty-three each; Samuel D. Riddle, thirty; William Ziegler, twenty-nine; Cornelius Van-derbilt Whitney, twenty-seven; John Hertz, twenty-six; George D. Widener, Bernard B. Jones, John Hay Whitney and Admiral Cary T. Grayson, nineteen each; Walter M. Jeffords, eighteen; Charles T. Fisher, Hal Price Headley and Mrs. Henry T. Phipps, sixteen each, and Leslie E. Keiffer, fifteen. MANY STALLIONS REPRESENTED. There is a wide range of choice as to stallions among the Court Manor nominations, although Sun Briar, seventeen years old this year, but not looking a day over ten, was bred to twenty-four of the seventy-one. Traumer served eleven; Herodot, seven; Sun Circle, six; Tryster, five; Gift Hawk, three; Mint Briar, Chance Shot and Morvich, two each; Hydromel, Prince of Wales, Phara-mond, Mars. Nocturnal, The Porter, Epinard, Craigangower and Bright Knight, one each. The champion two-year-old of 1917, Sun Briar was not eligible to start in the Futurity of that year, which Papp, a colt he always defeated, won. But he sired Pompey, which beat thirteen in the Futurity of 1925 and added 8,550 to the cashiers balance of W. R. Coe. Beside Pompey, he has contributed Sun Beau, the worlds greatest thoroughbred gleaner; Sunny Man, Sun Meadow, Sunsini, Sun Edwin, Sun Forward, Minotaur, Sunference, Sun Circle, Sunsard, Sun Eclipse, Sun Shadow, Sun Flag and a score or more other horses of the highest class to American racing and production. Sun Briars brother, Sunreigh, was responsible for Reigh Count, a three-parts brother of Sunsini, which would have won the Futurity of 1927, and without great trouble, if he had not been pulled to hi3 stable companion, Anita Peabody. Sun Beau and Reigh Count came from Court Manor together. The crack American three-year-old of 1928, Reigh Count, went to England in 1929 to win the Coronation Cup and finish second to Invershin in an Ascot Gold Cup. He is now at service at John Hertz Leona Stud in northern Illinois. SALLYS ALLEY TO TRAUMER. Neverfade, a three-year-old son of Sun Circle, won five straight last year. Twice at Arlington Park in July, he stepped six furlongs in better time than 1:11. Sun Circle is a brother of Sunference. His mother and Sunferences was Conference, a daughter of Rock Sand Audience and a half sister of Whisk Broom II. Sallys Alley, winner under Kilmers silks of the Belmont Park and Pimlico Futurities of 1922, is one of the mares bred to by Traumer, a German-bred son of Dark Ronald, in the Belmont Park Futurity. Traumer was represented in last seasons two-year-old racing by the winners Dark Seeker, Dark Mission, Dark Mist, Dark Vision, Dark Thorn, Dark Altos, Dark Victory, Sabina H., and Dark Celt. His winners in 1930 were Dark Edwina, Dark Magnet, Trauf ey, Rip Van Winkle, Traumel and Darkayress. Herodot, an eight-year-old son of Dark Ronald Half, she by Ard Patrick and a splendid individual, which is serving" at Court Manor with Sun Briar, Traumer, Sun Beau, Sun Circle, Genie, Gift Hawk, Mint Briar and Neddie, contributed brisk two-year-olds to the racing of 1930 in Sundot and Dark Hero. Sun Beau is beginning his stud career at Court Manor this winter. Genie, son of Man o War Fairy Wand, and Neddie, son of Colin Black Flag, were acquisitions last spring from the studs of the late Gifford A. Cochran and Edward Beale McLean. Beautiful Lary, a sister in blood of Mad Hatter and Mad Play, another of the seventy-one Court Manor nominations for the Futurity, was bred last winter to Epinard, sire of Siskin and Hygro and sundry other winners of American and French racing. The result of this mating will be either a half sister or a half brother of Sun Beau. Romagne, dam of Sunny Man, winner in 1924 at Saratoga Springs of the United States Hotel Stakes and Special, also of Ray Jay and other winners, is one of the Futurity nominations that will foal presently to Herodot.
