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! i ! i • 1 1 1 - - 1 - s l - - e Gushen Buys Andys Glory Back for Use as Stallion Popular HBPA Official to Stand Andy K.s Son at High Hope Farm , SUFFOLK DOWNS, East Boston, Mass., May 20. — Irving Gushen, popular vice-president of the New England division of the Horsemens Benevolent and Protective Association, and liaison man for that national organization, happily announced this morning that he had completed plans for the return of Andys Glory to his ownership. Purchased from S. Messana, the eight-year-old son of Andy K — Charnot will be sent to Doug M. Davis, Jrs. High Hope Farm in Versailles, Ky., for a season in stud. Gushen originally purchased Andys Glory privately as a yearling from L. K. Haggin, Jr. Racing in Gushen s silks as a juvenile, the bay colt attracted nationwide attention and was regarded as the most promising of the 1947 youngsters in this sector to succeed as a three-year-old. Plagued with poor racing luck, Andys Glory failed to win any of the big stakes on the Eastern Seaboard in 1948 but proved very popular with all who witnessed his races. Unsound underpinnings kept Andys Glory from the races in 1949 but he was returned in 1950 to reward the patience of of his owner. As a five-year-old Andys Glory showed signs of reaching the pinnacle expected of him during his youthful years, winning a series of handicaps in convincing fashion. Bad luck continued to follow the Gushen ace, however, and he had to be retired again, this time the injury appeared to be serious enough to curtail any return for Andys Glory. In 1952, the stalwart-hearted bay, did get back to the races and although he was unable to cope with the handicap division, he managed to keep on winning in the claiming ranks. Andys Glory raced 62 times, winning 26 races, was second nine times and finished third in eight other races, Gushen, who has been a successful buyer of yearlings, also breeds his own thorough- breds on a small scale and plans to send his mares to the court of Andys Glory, Other local owners have stated their intentions of booking to the new stallion.
