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FHREE-YEAR-OLDS OF 1935 Special Agent, Promising Son of Sir Gallahad III., Expected to Play Prominent Part in Three-Year-Old Division This Year Well Qualified to Show Improvement Editors Note This is the sixteenth of a series of articles covering the three-year-olds of 1935, their racing credentials as juveniles and prospects during the current year. Owner, Brookmeade Stable. Breeder, R. A. Fairbairn. Trainer, R. A. Smith. f Flying Fox fcj fAjax J m f Teddy . 1 Amie r"g I Rondeau Bay Ronald r Doremi o cj " 13 f Spearmint $ Carbine, O Plucky Liege i Maid of the Mint o " I Concertina St. Simon few Comic Song J a , , , 7Isidor CAmphion rn, Sir John Johnson ? Isis I I La Tosca H. 5 "Laureate g ffl j La Tosca 2 l I fSunstar JSundridge ft lLove Story 1 Doris . a I Sweet Story J Peppermint S Stourfield Sts. 1st 2d. 3d. Unp. Won. 1934 record ......12 3 2 2 4 $ 5,575 By NORRIS ROYDEN. " The Brookmeade Stable of Mrs. Isabel Dodge Sloane, possessor of a high-winning three-year-old during the past two seasons, may cut a wide swath in this division during 1935 with Special Agent, a promising son of Sir Gallahad III. and Malvina B., she a sister to that stout race mare, Patricia Marian. Special Agent did not win a stakes as a juvenile, but he made it uncomfortable for some of those youngsters that did land in the major money. Special Agent reported for duty the last of May at Belmont, with a creditable effort in a maiden event won by Clean Out, but he did not run again until July at Arlington Park, where he easily won an allowance affair at five and a half furlongs. He made three more starts at this distance at the Chicago tracks, twice running second back of the phenomenally fast Albuquerque, which was in his best form at that time, and then placing third to Advantage and Waterspout. He held on nicely in all three of these races. In the valuable Arlington Futurity, the Brookmeade colorbearer landed third money, beaten a half length by Toro Nancy and a nose for the place by St. Bernard. He might have won this important dash of six furlongs but for being away from the post in awkward fashion. Through the stretch he made up ground rapidly and finished strongest of all. His failure to triumph was a source of great disappointment to his trainer, the canny Robert A. Smith. After a rest of several weeks, Special Agent resumed racing at Saratoga, where he came from far back to capture an overnight affair at five and a half furlongs, defeating Galon Boy, Bluebeard, Finance and other fair youngsters. This was to have put him on edge "for the Hopeful Stakes, but in that rich event the Brookmeade colt was unable to be very prominent, as victory went to his stablemate, Psychic Bid. Well back in the early running, he made a creditable bid after turning into the stretch, but faltered again near the windup. Dodging the Belmont Park meeting, Special Agent resumed campaigning at Havre de Grace in the Eastern Shore Handicap, out he had no excuses in finishing far back in the bulky field. He then moved on to Narragansett Park, where, in the Shawomet Stakes, the son of Sir Gallahad HI. again was engulfed in the large field and was unable to enter into contention. Placed in an allowance affair at one mile at the Rhode Island course, Special Agent assumed an early lead and easily held it to the end, where he was several lengths clear of Good Harvest, while Dokas was second. That concluded his years efforts. He was to have started in another stakes event at Narragansett, but was scratched because of a muddy track, a condition he probably does not like, as his running as a juvenile was over fast courses. Special Agents chief claim to consideration as a worthy three-year-old prospect reste on his Arlington Futurity performance. Expert observers of that race generally have reached the conclusion that he was the best horse inthe field, something that trainer Smith concurs in most heartily. That he was unable to regain the more consistent form he displayed at the Chicago track may be attributed to the infrequency with which he raced thereafter, some unnatural condition evidently having arisen to prevent steadier work. The Brookmeade colt has every right to be a better three-year-old than he was a juvenile. It is consistent with his breeding, not only in reference to his sire, but to Sir John Johnson, his maternal grandsire. His second dam was by Sunstar, a welcome influence. In addition, Special Agent is lean, yet rugged. Having spring-trained at Columbia, he is well forward in his preparation for a race like the Kentucky Derby.
