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JUDGES STAND I By Charles Hatton Talent Scouting the Blue Grass Yearlings Champions Kin in Claiborne Consignment Keep Future Blenheim II. Fillies for Stud Expect to Maintain High Averages in Ky. LEXINGTON, Ky., June 10. Turfiana: The Jockey Club will appoint Jersey Act committees to visit France and the Argentine. If the act is not to be rescinded its effect may be nullified by having countries other than England recognize the United States thoroughbred. . . . Bob Kleberg, who speaks Spanish, probably will be on the South America committee. . . . United States breeders are interested in M. Marcel Boussacs recent Coronation winner Ardan, a French son of Pharis and an Asterus mare. There may be some bidding. . . . Ardan is now five, and at three he won the Prix du Paris but was disqualified. . . . Les Combs and Harry Parr deserve "three stars for trying" to form a turf congress, in their quiet way, and many I turfmen hope they will succeed. . . . The TRPB is now giving certain riders "enough rope.". . . John Hertz heard such glowing accounts of the colt foal by Count Fleet from Risque that he planed in to see the newcomer last week, returning to Gotham well pleased. . . . Olin Gentry, in no hurry to assume charge of another farm, will visit Arlington after July 1. ... A horse that kicks might not do so well in a brick or stone stall. ... Ed Coffey is at Chicago experimenting with spectro-graphic tests of horses, in line with Spencer Draytons plan to apprehend drugged entrants before they run. . . . Recce is a Hannah Dustin probable. Warren Wright, A. B. Hancock Sr., A. B. Hancock Jr., Leslie Combs and other thoroughbred breeders are here inspecting one anothers yearlings and grooming scores of choice colts and fillies for the Keeneland sales in July and August. "Hancock Night" is ever a highlight of these auctions. Young Arthur is now preparing 40 of Claibornes output for the sales. The colt one hears most often mentioned is Jet Pilots bay brother. Of course, they will knock his lack of size, for he is not one of those overgrown state fair porkers. He was a May 6 foal, but he is by Blenheim II. from a stakes -winning mare of the Frizette family, and sheer bulk never made a race horse for that matter. It is probable that the Claiborne filly who will attract the most attention is the bright chestnut by Whirlaway out of Beau-gays dam Risk. She is lucky to be here, as she was foaled prematurely by 30 days, but all her legs are in order and her potential worth is very high. Fillies are much in demand, even among breeders, who make a profit on their colts at the sales, then often invest some of it in prospective broodmares. The first female descendant of Myrtle wood to be offered at auction is Spendthrifts chestnut by Whirlaway out of Crepe Myrtle, by Equipoise, who will be sold at Keeneland. In her last start Crepe Myrtle won an allowance race by a trifle of 15 lengths while popping a knee. It is said that 0,000 was rejected for this filly last year. A. B. Hancock will sell no more Sir Gallahad III. fillies and probably will decline to part with any Blenheim II. s after this summer, when he offers three — one a half-sister to Hoop Jr. A rather striking colt at Claiborne is the yearling brother to Sir Gallascene, who brought 6,000 last year and ran unplaced in his debut in the National Stallion. His chances of turning out to be a bargain were not much improved when he unloaded at New Orleans last fall in weather 100 in the shade while he himself ran a temperature of 107. Arthur Hancock Jr. is assembling a small and equally select band of his own mares, by the way, and has two of stakes caliber in Willie Crumps care. These are Blue Grass and Springtide. Blue Grass won the Debutante and was to have run at Monmouth, where construction was delayed, but likely will point for the Pollyanna at Chicago. Mrs. Elizabeth Graham has had some rather frivolous luck as a yearling buyer but will be active in the market again this summer. She plans to be here about a week before the sales. This will not reduce the average, which is confidently expected to parallel or perhaps better that of 45. Three of the young mares Maine Chance retired to be bred last winter are barren and were returned to training when so many two-year-olds were lost in the fire. If you happen not to know, Star Pilot is turned out here and was fired last week, with a view of having him ready for Santa Anita next winter. Knockdown is recovering from a skin disease and will be pointed for the Classic and American Derby. Lord Boswell ran with a felt protection between his hoof and his plate to prevent a "hot-foot" in the Belmont and likely will be freshened. The racy Beaugay, champion of the 1945 two-year-olds by popular vote, finally will make her debut at Arlington. She would have run in New York if Jim Smith could have found a sprint for her first out. Breeders and buyers alike will be interested in the charts of summer stakes, as they are a fairly reliable indication of the kind of pedigrees which will be popular at the sales arenas. The fash-Ion in sires usually is dictated by the results of contemporary racing. Of course, Sir Gallahad III., Blenheim II., Bull Lea, Blue Larkspur and Bull dog are firmly established. Breeders can get fantastic prices for any of their get sound enough to enter the ring under their own steam. The get of such agents of speed as Ariel and Easy Mon will appeal to those who want "a quick turnover on their investment." Colonel Bradley again this year will offer a draft of Idle Hour colts and fillies at Keeneland, by the way, retaining the brother to By Jimminy. Henry Knight is best known of the salesmen here who plan to sell at Saratoga. Under the- agreement of the Breeders Sales Company, which conducts the Keeneland auctions, the consignors will next year draw lots for the choice places on the agenda. The company is on a cooperative basis, with the members culling their consignments to a quota of the most desirable colts and fillies. This tends to keep up both the quality and prices.
