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Dual Rooting Interests For Hertzes in Derby DerbyBreeders Breeders Interested in Both Count Chic and Jean Baptiste BaptisteLEXINGTON LEXINGTON Ky May 1 The decision to send Mrs L P Tates Jean Baptiste to Churchill Downs for his Derby engagement finds Mr and Mrs John D Hertz with dual rooting interests Mrs Hertz bred the son of Ambiorix Jittery Jane Although Miss M E Rehers is credited with breeding Count Chic Hertz was a silent partner in breeding this colt Jean Baptiste is a prod ¬ uct of the Hertz Stoner Creek Stud at Paris while Count Chic came from the Hertz Amarillo Ranch in California Jean Bap ¬ tiste was sold at auction at Keeneland for 13000 Count Chic brought only a frac ¬ tion of that figure at Del Mar To sell two probable Kentucky Derby starters in one year and in two different localities is an oddity oddityTwo Two other unusual events occurred at Stoner Creek over the week end The Case Ace mare Her Call who had had seven straight fillies foaled her first colt and the youngster by Count Speed came in the daytime Just a half hour earlier Her Calls daughter Speedy Ace had her first foal a colt by Solidarity Her Call foaled a brother to Speedy Ace at almost the same time the latter mare was having her foal
