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Kentucky By Joe Thomas : Steeplechaser Ancestor in 00,000 Class Dam, Bloodroot, Has Three in Select Group Lexingtonians Tell of Isaac Murphys Burial LEXINGTON, Ky., June 29. When Ancestor last week won the Georgetown Steeplechase Handicap at Delaware, the Challedon gelding boosted his earnings past the 00,000 and gave his dam, Bloodroot, the unique distinction of producing three horses in this select group. Only two other mares Blade of Time and Two Bob have achieved this honor. Prior to Ancestor, whose earnings now are 08,230, Blood-roots Brie A Bac retired with winnings of 03,225, and her daughter, Be Faithful, went to stud with a lifetime total of 89,040. The latter, subsequently, has produced the Kentucky Oaks winner, Lalun. Each of Bloodroots three 00,000 winners are by different sires Ancestor, by Challedon; Brie A Bac, by War Admiral; and Be Faithful, by Bimelech. Bloodroot also is the dam of Bimlecte, a stakes winner and dam of Maharajah. Blade of Time, like Bloodroot, a mare bred by the late Col. E. R. Bradley, produced all three of her hundred grand winners to the cover of Bradley-bred Bimelech. Her first was Blue Border, a winner of 47,8101 next came the 70,514-winner Bymeabond; and then Guillotine, who retired to stud with a bankroll of 71,-085. Blade of Time also had the Monmouth Oaks winner, Ruddy. Two Bobs Three Money-Winning Fillies The three 00,000-winners produced by Calumets Two Bob, were all by Bull Lea, and surprisingly, were the only offsprings she had by the great son of .Bull Dog among her first six foals. Her fourth by Bull Lea, i a two-year-old named Captain Morgan. Two Bobs first three Bull Leas are Twosy, a winner of 01,375; Two Lea, 09,250; and Miz Clementine, a winner of 02,050 to date. Faux Pas. This department fell victim to a bit of apparent folklore concerning Isaac Murphy. The source of the information reported here was a Mobile, Alabama, newspaper. But its account of his death and subsequent burial there, varies with the facts reported at the time and the memories of such old timers as Thomas B. Cromwell and Col. Phil T. Chinn. Murphy wasnt killed in a spill, but died in his bed of pneumonia, February 12, 1896, at the age of 36. Murphy had last ridden the previous fall and had won with his last mount in a race at the old Lexington track. The funeral was held at his liome and in accounts then there was no mention of the fact that he wasnt buried in Lexington. Neither Cromwell, nor Chinn, recall his body ever being later moved to Mobile. There has been a close bond of friendship between Mr. and Mrs. John D. Hertz and their Paris neighbors, A. B. Hancock, Sr. and A. B. "Bull" Hancock, Jr., for many years. As a matter of fact, Stoner Creek Stud was purchased on the suggestion and advice of Hancock, Sr., and many of the good horses bred by the Hertzes have come from stock purchased from Hanr cock. Hertz-bred Mobile, currently Californias leading two-year-old, is the latest The dam of Mobile, Kindergarten, was purchased privately as a yearling from Hancock some 18 years ago. She was bred on a familiar Hancock pattern by Jacopo out of a Sir Gallahad m. mare. Following two winning seasons on the track, Kindergarten, retired To the stud to compile a breeding record of rare consistency. So far her seven winning produce have earned more than a quarter million dollars, yet the biggest winner of the group is Atomic Speed, a stakes winner of 7,575. Her First Speed, like Mobile and Atomic Speed, a son of Count Speed, earned 6,120; Do-Reigh-Mi, 3,375; stakes winner Nursery School,, 3,170; and So La Ci, 3,860. Count Speed Juvenile in the Spotlight Mobiles win last week in the Haggin Stakes at Hollywood his second straight stakes win and his fourth triumph in seven starts boosted his earnings to 9,-775. The colt is the second son of Count Speed to gain the spotlight among West Coast two-year-olds. Two years ago Double Speed went unbeaten in four starts and was undisputed "king" of the California juveniles. Leslie Combs II. is all smiles over the way Miss Zami galloped off to a six-length triumph in her first trip postward. It not only was a boost to the Spendthrift stallion, Nizami n Nasrullahs brother who has been standing in the shadow of another illustrious kinsman, Royal Charger, but also to her young dam, Faneuil Miss. Combs obtained Miss Zami and her dam last fall. Faneuil Miss, a stakes-winning half-sister of Fisherman, appears to be passing on the family speed. She , currently is in foal to Errard. Incidentally, Miss Zami is the second filly to carry the orange and blue siks made famous by Myrtlewood, which recently were given to Combs by his uncle Brownell, owner and breeder of Myrtlewood. The first was Melon, a daughter of Heli-opolis and Myrtlewoods granddaughter, Manzana, who finished second in her most recent Chicago appearance.
