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Colorado Breeders1 Stakes Lures Nominations of 37 Much Credit Accorded Latimer For Staging Centennial Event LITTLETON, Colo., June 7.— Chiefly due to the efforts of the Colorado Thorough-,bred Breeders-Association, the closing day stake at Centennial Park is already assured of a permanent place on the list of features to be presented in years to come at the Denver oval. The race is to be the first running of the Colorado Breeders Stakes, and is for two-year-olds, Colorado-bred, at five and one-half furlongs, carrying an added value of ,500. / A great deal of credit must be given to M. R. "Beans" Latimer, past president of the Colorado breeders group, for the marked success of the event when it is finally decided. Latimer was untiring in his efforts to "sell" Colorada horsemen on the necessity of beginning such events to assure the success of Colorado breeding. The results of Latimers work was really brought to light over the past week-end, when the nominations for the Colorado Breeders Stakes closed with 37 colts and fillies, all bred in this state being nominated. Judging from the way in which the Colorado Futurity took hold after but a single running, it must be admitted that the apparent future of the Colorado Breeders Stakes is every bit as bright. The former is already closed with some 57 nominees and the gross value at the present writing is ,880. The Colorado Futurity will be run on Saturday, September 1, and it is to be over the six-furlong distance. Centennial Park has already proven a good developing ground for two-year-olds, since at least two of the - juveniles who competed here last year have gone on to more than ordinary success. They are Kings Hope, the winner of the first running of the Colorado Futurity, and W. C. Martins Phil D. The former came here as a stakes winner, having annexed the Hyde Park Stakes at Arlington Park, but he continued his winning ways in taking down the top honors in both the first running of the Silver Stakes and the Inaugural Colorado Futurity. The case of Phil D. is even more noteworthy. The fleet son of Warg Dog scored impressive wins at Centennial and then went west to annex the 0,000, San Felipe Stakes, also at Santa Anita. Basing hopes for the future solely on the first year of operation it would appear that if Centennial Parks crop of tworyear- olds this season can but match that of last year, the success of the juvenile program here is assured.
