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. Ha — St—SHl ♦" US Kentucky By Joe Thomas 1 John H. Clark Names Two Juveniles Family Rivalry Ends in Dead Heat Mabe Cee-Poor John Do Impossible LEXINGTON, Ky., May 11.— Normally, one of the easiest ways for an owner to insure a racer turning out to be a "bum" is to name the animal for a friend, a . famous famous personage, personage, or or for for himself. himself. famous famous personage, personage, or or for for himself. himself. It is also hazardous since what is meant to be a compliment, more often turns out to be an "insult." The Alsabs, Clyde Van Dusens, Hoop, Jr.s and Joe Joneses are few and far between. But last fall when John H. "Trader" Clark came up with two very promising yearlings he accepted not only this risk, but also created a family rivalry, by naming the filly for his his wife wjfe — — Mabe Mabe Cee Cee — — the the colt colt for for Ha — St—SHl ♦" US his his wife wjfe — — Mabe Mabe Cee Cee — — the the colt colt for for himself — Poor John. Poor John and Mabe Cee overcame the first obstacle early and both won themselves out within a little over three months after they became of racing age. Poor John, whom Clark purchased last summer at the Keeneland sales for ,200, boosted his earnings to ,400 by winning at Jamaica, April 6. Mabe Cee, a ,000 fall sales buy, got out in her first start, scoring an easy victory at Gulfstream Park, March 8. But their relative abilities remained untested and the question still persisted in the darks Lexington home as to whose namesake was best. This past Monday the day of decision arrived. Both Mabe Cee and Poor John were entered in the same race at Belmont. Poor John, however, had been sold and was racing for V. Merola. "Poor John" Clarks loyalty was split — his money was with Mabe Cee; his family standing depended on Poor John. What happened? The impossible. Mabe Cee and Poor John finished in a dead heat for win. One of the best foals at Crown Crest and one of the outstanding individuals to arrive this spring in the Blue Grass is a colt by Nearco out of Usumbura, the mare which Miss Eleonora Sears purchased last fall at Keeneland from the Aga Khan consignment for 3-000. The mare is a three-quarter sister of the dam of Noor. She was bred back to Jet Pilot. Rivaz, a sister of Nasrullah for which Miss Sears paid 4,000 at the Aga Khan sale, had a filly by Migoli at the nursery of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Reineman and was bred to Greek Ship, a syndicate -owned son of Heliopolis — Boat, who stands at Crown Crest. Dedicate 100th Stakes Winner of Year By capturing the Delaware Valley Stakes at Garden State late Saturday afternoon, Dedicate became the 100th stakes winner of 1955. He is the first of the New . Year for his sire, Princequillo. Of the first 100, 12 sires are responsible for 31 of them. Nasrullah leads numerically with four — Jeans Joe, Nashua, Insouciant and Flying Fury. Five others have three each. Bimelech has Getthere Jack, Torch of War and Scotch; Bull Lea — Miss Arlette, Miz Clementine and Golden Land; Heliopolis — Helioscope, Helianthus and Red Hannigan; Khaled — Swaps, Karim and Tecolotito; and Roman — Hasty Road, Roman Patrol and Queen Hopeful. Six others have two each. Alibhai has Determine and Ali-don; Challedon — Gigantic and Ancestor; Discovery — First Served and Sometime Thing; Noor — Prince Noor and In Reserve; Polynesian — Snugger and Tahiti; and Revoked — Rejected and Catchpenny. Nearly all of the dozen have been prominent sires here in America in previous years and nine of them ranked among the 20 leading sires of 1954. Blades of Blue Grass: The promise shown by the two-year-old Roman Whirl, winner of his first start and a close-up third in a division of the Hialeah Juvenile Stakes, decided Henry Knight to send his dam, Typhoon, back to his sire, Roman, this year. . . . Harvey Fruehaufs mare, Polemic, foaled a full sister of Blue Lem, two days before the running of the Derby. . . . Eight of 1955s stakes winners were imported. . . . Grandsons of Hyperion captured three stakes last Saturday — Khaleds Swaps won the Derby; Heliopolis Red Hannigan, the Roseben; and Alibhais Alidon, The Golden Gate Handicap.
