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JEAN BART A DARK HORSE Son of Man o War Is Considered Kentucky Derby Factor. W. M. Jeffords to Campaign Twenty-Three Horses During Coming Meeting at Havre de Grace. HAVRE DE GRACE, Md., April 2. Preston M. Burch, trainer of Mr. and Mrs. Wal- ter M. Jeffords horses, will campaign twenty-three horses, including Jean Bart, candidate for the Kentucky Derby, during the fourteen days sport beginning Monday, April 13. Burch wintered the Jeffords horses at Berlin on the eastern shore. Despite the worst winter weather in a quarter of a century, Burchs charges are well advanced in their training, due to their being able to take daily exercise over the indoor training track at their winter quarters. Jean Bart, whom many astute horsemen are calling the "dark horse of the Kentucky Derby," will have to prove his mettle in the 0,000 Chesapeake to be run Saturday, April 18, over the mile and a quarter route,, otherwise he wont be shipped to Churchill Downs for the May 2 event. Firethorn, prospective starter in the ,500 Philadelphia Handicap here Saturday, April 25, is the oldest horse in Burchs care. Fire-thorn is a four-year-old brown son of Sun Briar and Baton Rouge. Last year Firethorn was slow coming to hand, but he finished the year in a blaze of glory. One of his conquests was the 0,-000 Washington Handicap at Laurel. Trainer Burch hopes to get him ready early thi3 year and the Philadelphia will in all likelihood mark his years debut. Other thoroughbreds slated to carry the Jeffords silks this year are: Indomitable, St. Elmo, Sweet as Sugar, Giant Killer, Golden Hind, Thirteen Stars and Kearsarge, all three-year-olds; and the following two-year-olds: Matey, DeGrasse, American First, Fair Albion, Goldcroft, Wulfstan, Golden Era, Peggy Shippen, Regal Lily, Rouge et Noire, Ballerina and three unnamed fillies. Five of the newcomers to racing slated to bear Jeffords silks are sons and daughters of the mighty Man o War. At least one of them will be sent postward in the ,500 Aberdeen Stakes, a four and one-half furlongs sprint, down for a decision Tuesday, April 28. Quality as well as quantity will be available for the forthcoming meeting of the Harford Agricultural and Breeders Association. In addition to Mr. and Mrs. Walter M. Jeffords horses, those of Alfred G. Van-derbilt, Bomar Stable of Detroit, which houses Grand Slam, one of the early choices for the Kentucky Derby; Jersey Stable, James V. Stewart, H. H. Hector, Everglade Stable and Glen Riddle Farm will all send their "aces" here for a try at the four stakes to be run during the fourteen days sport. Track superintendent James Ross states that horsemen, who have been granted stall space, can ship in at once. The track is ready and some fast tim is being noted by the handlers of the split second watches, who are on the grounds. General manager Edward Burke is making plans to handle a record turnout on opening day. The seven-race program will be headed by the ,000 Harford Handicap, a three-quarter mile sprint, which will see the countrys fleetest sprinters in action.
