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DE COZEN ENTERED RACING TO ASSIST AILING FRIEND FRIENDNew New Jersey Auto Magnate Owns Showplace at Short Brook Farm FarmPARSIPPANY PARSIPPANY N J June 9 A halfmile track a roomy and uptodate stable and rolling pasture land is what Alfred De Cozen wealthy New Jersey automobile agent has developed Short Brook Farm into in three years A short distance away perched on a high hill overlooking the layout is the De Cozen homestead More interested in automobile racing than in the thoroughbred sport De Cozen took over the stable of an ailing friend five years ago There were seven horses in the string and De Cozen had no intention of doing more than feeding and stabling them Then came the decision to race just for the fun of the thing Now Alfred De Cozen is a dyed inthewool lover of the horse and is begin ¬ ning to breed runners for New York tracks but particularly for the New Jersey cam ¬ paigns when tracks are built in this State StateStanding Standing at stud is the Argentinebred i Como No II by Firmament and Como Se Llama The mares are Flying Victory by Flying Ebony and Miss Madeleine Jims Girl by St James and Reliance II which was imported by George D Widener at an outlay of 15000 Tilaana by HiJack and Kaw i halfsister to Dr Whinny and Banner Girl by Pennant Picoline PicolineLast Last fall De Cozen signed Dick Foley to take care of the breeding Foley whose rid ¬ ing career in the West was ended by service across the seas in World War L raced and trained in the West and Southwest before going into George D Wideners employ at Erdenheim in 1930 where he remained until a year ago agoThe The first foal at Short Brook is a bay filly by Como No II and Flying Victory and al ¬ ready is growing nicely Last Sunday night a bay filly with a star on its forehead was added to the De Cozen stable This by Como No II and Jims Girl The third foal is ex ¬ pected soon The De Cozen family father Theyre real lovers of horses horsesMeanwhile Meanwhile trainer Eddie Regan has two De Cozen horses Day Off and Llano Blanco who campaigned in Florida training for Long Island racing CuckooMan formerly owned by the automobile man was claimed at Hialeah
