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"DARK HORSE" FOR AMERICAN DERBY HONORS 9 EAGLE PASS A THREAT Looms Up as Dangerous Candidate for Chicagos Famous Race. Repetition of His Performance in Latonia Derby Might Bring Success at Homewood. HOMEWOOD, HI., June 14. Although he did not win it, the race Emerson F. Woodwards Eagle Pass ran in the Latonia Derby last Saturday stamps him a potent threat for the American Derby, to be revived here at Washington Park next Saturday. One of the best finishers in his division, Eagle Pass must only repeat his Latonia Derby performance, which placed him second to the ill-fated Reaping Reward, to be fighting it out with the leaders for the winners portion of the 5,000 added purse in the Washington Park stake. Eagle Pass is by Night Flyer Miss Simplicity. You will find dozens of sons and daughters of Sir Gallahad DX, Stimulus, Sickle and other good sires running in the land but you will find just one son of Night Flyer. As far as can be learned, Eagle Pass comes from a small family. But back of that family, which traces to France, some of the best staying blood is to be found. Night Flyers sire was Vulcain, and Vul-cains sire was the great Rock Sand. Vulcain was bred in France by August Belmont at the time American racing was dead early in the century. Vulcain did not race in the shorter two-year-old affairs in France, but was saved for his third year when he made his debut by winning several of the larger spring stakes. Vulcains performances were so impressive that he was an outstanding choice for the Grand Prix, only to break down shortly before the French classic. Belmont then brought him to this country and when Vulcain would not train soundly, sold him to C. J. FitzGerald, now steward at all Chicago tracks. EXCELLENT BREEDING STRAINS. FitzGerald later sold Vulcain to Henry Oxnard and the stallion was sent to the Blue Ridge Stud in Virginia. There he produced several good horses, including Thunder Cloud. On Oxnards death, Vulcain went to the dispersal sale at Saratoga with a reserve price of 0,000 on him. Immediately after the sale he was purchased by James Butler, one of the foremost eastern breeders, for 8,000. It was Butler who bred Night Flyer, which is out of a mare by Spur. Night Flyer passed along to L. E. Keiffer, who bred Eagle Pass on his Maryland farm and then sold him to Woodward. Eagle Pass raced little last year but compiled a good record. He first attracted attention as more, than an average colt during the Churchill Downs meeting and more recently ran second to Count Morse and older horses in the Blue and Gray Handicap at Washington Park. His second at Latonia, in which he finished fast, stamps him as a real threat to all he meets from now on.
