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| ■ t - ; ; • • f r B s . 1 a J e J " To Hold Richard J. Nash Interment Tomorrow Former Owner-Breeder Fatally Stricken After Viewing Derby Funeral services will be held tomorrow morning for Richard J. Nash, 82, widely known contractor and former owner -breeder, who died Saturday evening in Louisville. Nash, who headed the Nash Bros. Construction Co., was returning to his hotel with his nephew, Judge Charles E. Byrne of the Superior Court, after witnessing the Kentucky Derby when he suffered a fatal heart attack. Nash and his brother, the late Patrick J. Nash, former chairman of the Cook County Democratic Committee, at one time owned Shandon Farm on Russell Cave Pike, just outside Lexington, Ky. They sold all the breeding stock at auction in 1939 and the farm to Harrie B. Scott. Their racing stable, first known as the Valley Lake Stable and later as Shandon Farm stable, was well known on midwestern tracks. Their best horse was Burning Blaze, one of the favorites for the 1932 Kentucky Derby who was cut down in winning the Derby Trial. The Nashes purchased Shandon from the estate of the late Gifford A. Cochran. Besides Burning Blaze, other horses owned by Shandon included Gold Flag, Sun Flag, Gold Sink, Xandra, Baroda and Owena. Patrick Nash died in 1943 following brief illness. The remains have been removed to the late residence at 1131 Franklin St., River Forest. Requiem high mass will be sung at St. Lukes Church with interment in Calvary Cemetery. Mr. Nashs wife, Sarah Forest Nash, preceded him in death several years ago.
