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Leading Breeders H"o Witness Derby Wright, Hancock, Shaffer, Piatts, Knight, Headley and Davis to Be in Attendance CHURCHILL DOWNS, Louisville, Ky.. May 6. — Since the breeders awards were added to the Kentucky Derby it has added much to the race — not only from a monetary standpoint to the man or woman who selected the mate for the mare, but the awards aroused interest in the neighbors and friends of the breeders who rooted from foaling time until Maytime that the foals would be of Kentucky Derby caliber. Tomorrow breeders and their friends will converge on Churchill Downs from all parts of Kentucky. Among them will be those who have sold record-price yearlings and i several who received a six pence for thor- I oughbreds, who went on to fame and fortune. It is a familiar Kentucky saying that, if a breeder knew how to select the best broodmare and stallion and the foal proved to be the winner of the "Triple Crown, or winner of the top races for three-year-old fillies, it would be no time before that breeder had the market as well as the breeding under his or her control. The late Maj. Foxhall Daingerfield was moving forward in that direction while directing the vast Castleton Stud of James R. Keene, but death and the desire of J. R. ™Keene to retire from racing prevented the transplanted Virginian from reaching his goal. In recent years Warren Wright has come closest to building a nursery to rival the Keene and Whitney dynasties and it can be said that young Cornelius Vander-bilt Whitney has moved forward rapidly since purchasing and placing imported Mahmoud at the head of his stud. With the deeds of Citation, Coaltown, Whirlaway, Bewitch and other bearers of the devil red and blue of Calumet Farm fresh in the mind, it is only natural that Mr. and Mrs. Wright will be the head of the central Kentucky breeders delegation tomorrow. They will have many guests, although there will be no Citation, Pensive or Whirlaway representative. Paul Ebelhardt, farmer manager, also will be on hand with Mrs. Ebelhardt. Elder Hancock Doubtful A. B. Hancock, Sr., owner of Claiborne Stud and head of the Breeders Sales Company, was a doubtful starter today, but the world renowned Bourbon County nursery will be represented by his son and daughter-in-law. Claiborne is the home of Sir Gallahad III., sire of three Kentucky Derby winners — Gallant Fox, Gallahadion and Hoop Jr. — and Omaha, winner of the 1935 edition, is a son of Gallant Fox. E. E. Dale Shaffer, owner of Coldstream Stud, where Olympia, Johns Joy and Palestinian were foaled, and Mrs. Shaffer, as ■ well as Mr. and Mrs. Otto Neumann, she a I sister of Shaffer, will be early arrivals. 1 They were here today to witness the run-| ning of the Kentucky Oaks and will return early tomorrow. Charles A. Kenney, farm manager, and Mrs. Kenney will be in the party. One cannot mention Kentucky breeders without including Thomas Piatt of Brook-dale Farm and son, Tom Carr Piatt, of Crestwood Farm. The elder Piatt bred Alsab and sold him at auction for 00, which did not prevent the son of Good Goods from winning more than 00,000. K Another widely known breeder is Henry . Knight, who owns more than 3,500 acres of blue grass land and all of which is devoted to the production of thoroughbreds and standardbreds. At his main Almahurst Farm, Claude, the Iron Horse; Greyhound, the top trotter, and Exterminator were foaled, and Gallahadion en- . tered stud at that nursery. Hal Price Headley and Mrs. Headley are « motoring from their Beaumont Farm and Louis Lee Haggin II. and his wife, the former Alma Headley, will be in the party. Dr. Horace Davis, his late father being co-breeder of Burgoo King, and Mrs. Davis will represent Blue Grass Heights Stock Farm, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Asbury, of Hedgewood Farm, where stands Carrier Pigeon, sire of Old Rockport, also will be here. i Others with reservations for the big event include: Judge Garrett S. Claypool, owner of Brookwood Farm; Buckner M. Browning of Cave Springs and the Browning Farm; Dan Midkiff, manager of Mrs. Edward S. Moores Circle M Farm; John M. Marr, of Clarkland Farm; Judge Franklin G. Krehbiel and Mrs. Krehbiel, of Clear Creek Farm; Tollie Young of Creek-view Farm; Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Fisher and Miss Mary Fisher, owners of Dixiana, and their farm manager, E. E. Ellis; Horatio Mason, manager of Hart-land Farm; Samuel M. Look, president of the Thoroughbred Club of America and owner of Hillandale Farm; Douglas M. and Mrs. Davis, of High Hope Farm; R. M. Young and Mrs. Young, of Homewood Farm; A. B. Gay, former member of the yjacing commission and the owner of Tanark, and Mrs. Gay; Keene Gurnee, of Keeneland Stud and a grand nephew of the late Jack Keene; Mr. and Mrs. Ray Ankenbauer, of Meadowbrook Farm; Mr. and Mrs. Rex C. Larkin, of Popular Hill Hugh Goff of Pluckety Farm; LFarm; Grant Dorland, of Roseland Farm; Leslie Combs II. :tntl M,s c:.,mhs of S.wnckhnlL Farm; R. W. Mcllvain, owner of Walmac Farm; Mr. and Mrs. Royce G. Martin, owners of Woodvale Farm and the Derby sl: "" ":"
