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I THREE-YEAR-OLD PROSPECTS OF 1936 I I HE DID, Bay Colt, by Victorian Dinah Did; Property of Mrs. Silas j B. Mason, Has Arrival at Churchill Downs After His Withdrawal j Because of the Death of Mrs. Masons Husband. He Is Re- j ported in Fine Fettle. See Kentucky Derby Book for Past J Performances. j By NORRIS KOYDEN. - i. First of the three-year-olds to become prominent in winter racing was He Did, a son of Victorian and Dinah Did, by Colin, In the stable of Mrs. Silas B. Mason. He Did captured the Santa Anita Derby at a mile and one-sixteenth and a week later was the leader in the Santa Anita Handicap turning into the stretch, although he dropped back badly thereafter. He Did is a free-running colt that, failed to find himself until after several starts as a juvenile, but unfortunately he cannot handle himself capably over a deep or cuppy track, which might have prevented him from winning a stake last season. He had a big edge in the weights in the Walden Handicap at Pimlico last fall, but the course was muddy and he was unable to maintain his speed. Three victories and two seconds in ten starts represented the money earnings of the Mason colt last season. He graduated in a mile race at Belmont Park after having run second to Jean Bart, and then was shipped to Louisville to run in the Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes, but he weakened in the sloppy going after being a contender for a half mile. In two ensuing starts at Churchill Downs, he was first to greet the judges, scoring easily over an ordinary field in a seven-furlong sprint over a slow track and nosing out Higher Cloud in a fast test at six furlongs. Boston Pal, which had placed third in the Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes, took like honors in that event. He Did then was shipped to Pimlico for the Walden, but the track conditions changed a day before the engagement. Trainer J. Thomas Taylor gave the son of Victorian a vacation until late in January, when the colt was sent out in a six-furlong affair at Santa Anita, in which he was beaten three lengths by Galsac. This fitted him for a much smarter effort and a short time later in a mile event over a dull course he led all the way by a wide margin, beating such as Plucky Jack, Doran and Malmaison. In another mile race, calculated as final for the Santa Anita Derby, He Did was fighting for the lead at the stretch turn when a shoe became loose and twisted under his foot before it dropped off and he was unable to keep up his end. He suffered several cuts, but they healed rapidly and he was able to start in the Santa Anita Derby. Coupled with Valevictorian in that affair, He Did had more speed than his flashy stablemate and went into a clear lead on the back stretch. This advantage was maintained until well into the stretch, where he tired, but Wayne Wright kept him going long enough to defeat Valiant Fox by a head, with Gold Seeker third and Ttennob fourth. The track was heavy, but it had a good bottom and the son of Victorian was able to hold his footing. This fine performance tempted Mrs. Mason and her trainer to start He Did in the 00,000 race and the colt gave a fine performance even though he was far back at the wind-up. The only three-year-old in the field, He Did carried 101 pounds and gave weight on the scale to all but Discovery. In the thick of the fight from the start, He Did assumed a slight lead as the field swept into the stretch, but an instant later he found the battle with the older horses too rough and tough for him. He Did has more speed than stamina in his pedigree and, judging by his record, the writer believes he will find distance racing too much for him, although he may be hard to handle over the middle routes or against second class three-year-olds regardless of how far he is asked to run. He Did traces to Ben Brush through Victorian, Whisk Broom II. and Broomstick. His sire also gives him the blood of Domino and Hanover through Commando and Burgomaster, which is doubled up in the same way through his dam. He is a half-brother to Dinah Did Upset, a very good filly of not so many years ago. Ben Brush Bramble ; RoseviIIe Elf Gal hard El Sylvabelle r I f Sir Dixon BiIlct m LAudience J Jaconet L Sally McClelland. Hindoo a 5 I Red-and-BIuc I Domino r fCommando Emma C. .2 r Peter Pan - I I Cinderella Hermlt J Mazurka I f Burgomaster.. J Hamburg Jo" L Polly Flinders J Hurley Burley Slippers Meddler g Ji i Cinderella H 1 f Domino 5 Himyar H " J . Mannie Gray rCommando E,nma C Debin B s Guenn fS 1 - f Springfield St. Albins 3 LPastorella - . f Q LGriselda Strathconan L -5 - Perseverance 3 I fH3mbUrS rRcel o r n Burgomaster. f Hurley Burley L a J Helter Skelter 1 fKantaka Scottish Chief L Black Venus I Seclusion LQucenie Himyar Hearsay
