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NINETEEN IN HERTZ STRING Watch Him Heads Chic ago an s 1935 Band of Campaigners. High Hopes in Our Heigh, Leader of Three-Year-Olds Thirteen in Juvenile ; Division. Nineteen thoroughbreds, of which all but three are by the international star Reigh Count, will carry the popular yellow silks with black circles on sleeves of Mrs. John Hertz this season. A division of the stable is now at Belmont Park awaiting the opening of the metropolitan season, while the others are remaining at Columbia, S. C, where all were wintered, until the season is well under way. Heading the promising band of horses owned by the Chicago and New York, sportswoman, is the veteran handicap star, Watch Him, now a six-year-old. Five others in the stable are three-year-olds and the remainder are two-year-olds. All are products of the Leona Stock Farm, most important breeding establishment in Illinois and which overlooks the beautiful Fox River Valley about fifty miles north of Chicago. Watch Him, a chestnut son of Fair Wind and Watch Me, captured the Saratoga and Excelsior Handicaps last season and was narrowly beaten by Riskulus in the Arlington Handicap in one of the most thrilling contests seen at the north side course. He also shared in the money in the Continental, Riggs, Prince George Autumn and Michigan Cup Handicaps. In the 1933 Arlington Park Handicap, Watch Him gave another fine performance in racing second to the j mighty Equipoise. Among her five three-year-olds, Mrs. ! Hertz has suveral for which she entertains high hopes. Chief of these is Our Reigh, whose dam, Anita Peabody, was another that starred in the Hertz silks, having won the Futurity in 1927. Our Reigh displayed much promise last year and ran a very impressive race in the Walden Handicap despite suffering much interference twice during the running. Count Arthur and Conte are other sons of Reigh Count which exhibited good speed and showed much promise as juveniles. Six colts and seven fillies comprise the juveniles trainer Frank Hackett Is preparing for the seasons campaign. He intends to go slow with them, having reached the conclusion that the sons and daughters of Reigh Count are late in reaching their best form and they will be given ample time for development. Most of them may not start before the Arlington Park meeting in July. The horses to represent Mrs. Hertz in racing this season are: Watch Him, chestnut horse, 6, by Fair Wind Watch Me. Three-Year-Olds. Conte, chestnut colt, by Reigh Count Annie - Gowdy. Cotton King, bay gelding, by Reigh Count-Cotton Blossom. Count Arthur, chestnut colt, by Reigh Count Abbatissa. Count Tetrarch, chestnut gelding, by Reigh Count Tetrarchs Captive. Our Reigh, brown colt, by Reigh Count-Anita Peabody. Two-Year-OIds. Bay . Count, bay colt, by Reigh Count Wild Notes. Count Stone, chestnut colt.by Reigh Count Nettie Stone. Count Me, brown, colt, by . Reigh Count-Watch Me. Her Reigh, chestnut colt, by Reigh Count-Salome II. . My Count, chestnut colt, by Reigh Count-Annie Gowdy. Reigh Tetrarch, brown colt, by Reigh Count Tetrarchs Captive. Blonde Curl, chestnut filly, by Dunboyne or Reigh Count Black Curl. Reigh Cloe; chestnut filly, by Reigh Count Cloporte. Reigh Duchess, gray filly, by Reigh Count-Grey Duchess. Tap Dancer, chestnut filly, by Reigh Count Heeltaps. Tittering, bay filly, by Reigh Count Titter. Honorary, brown filly, by Victorian Adine Her Reveille, bay filly, by Last Reveille Faucille DOr. Our Reigh is a brother to Our Count, which captured the Ferndale, Pontiac and Dallas Handicaps last season and a pair of ,000 specials at Arlington Downs already this spring. Conte and My Count are brothers of Contessa, which accounted for the Spinaway Stakes and other events for Mrs. Hertz, while Count Me is a half-brother to the dependable Watch Him. Blonde Curl is from Black Curl, a famous racer in her own right and a half-sister to Pairbypair and Singing Wood, while Reigh Duchess is a half-sister to the speedy French Duchess. Heeltaps, dam of Tap Dancer, also produced Flying Heels, winner of the Pim-lico Futurity and other important events.
