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, — . a l jj Ireland John McShain Making Journey Abroad To Watch Ballymoss Run in Irish Derby By MICHAEL OHEHIR ■ — I Our Dublin Correspondent DUBLIN, Ireland. — Arriving in Ireland this week end will be owner John McShain of Philadelphia, the object of his trip being to see his Epsom Derby second Ballymoss run to an expected win in the Irish Derby over one and one-half miles at the Curragh on Wednesday next. Win or lose the Mossborough colt put up a fine show at Epsom and and has has given given his his ex- , — . a ■ — and and has has given given his his ex- , experienced l and expert conditioner Vincerxt OBrien every satisfaction since then. It was only natural that the trip over to England, the race and the return should knock some of the condition off him but he has filled out again and is reported -in fine fettle. As we jj write write it it looks looks as as if if out- write write it it looks looks as as if if out- outside opposition to the colt will not be extensive. For example, when we asked exp"ert French trainer Alec Head if he intended sending over any of his colts his reply was short and to the point, "Whats the use. Ballymoss runs." Whether or not that view will have changed by this week end we shall only have to wait and see. One of the home-trained horses, Hindu Festival, from the Prendergast stable, may well become the chief hope of lowering the colors of Ballymoss. It will be recalled that this son of the Irish Derby winner, Hindo-stan, ran third to Jack Ketch in the Irish 2,000 Guineas and many people hold that he really needs a distance longer than the mile of that race to show his best. He will have it on Wednesday next and will also have the firm going which he likes so much. AAA Another of the home brigade likely to run well is the McGrath colt, Star Prince, though he was beaten by the filly, After the show, over 10 furlongs, at the Curragh recently. However, he showed then and also when running on though out of the money in our Guineas that he is a stayer above all and it will not surprise us if he figures in the Derby result. No matter how one looks at it Ballymoss should win the race for his American owner. He will start favorite — though this is not automatic after an Epsom second as we recall when Pana-slipper was second at Epsom but was opposed in the market in the Irish Derby by Hugh Lupus. However, Panaslipper won. More about the Derby next week, but in retrospect. An interesting item of news is the plan to syndicate the well known horse Zucchero, whose racing career was one of considerable success and whose stud potential is very high. He was a high class race horse, well known in America where he raced third in the Washington, D. C.,-International first running. The Irish-bred of course did most of his racing in England, -and so highly was he rated, on the course that he was warmly fancied in the pre-race sum maries to beat Tulyar in the King George and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot, as many held him a better horse on form. It did not turn out that way in the race in question, but he was nonetheless a fine race horse. He is by Nasrullah — Castagnola by Bois Roussel out of Queen of Scots and was bred here by Capt. Spencer Freeman and after his retirement went to stud in England. He is now back in Ireland, and incidentally his only foal offered for sale publicly fetched approximately 0,000 and we watch for his first yearlings with* interest. The syndication, which is being run by the Curragh Bloodstock agency is a comparatively small one and we understand that there will be some nominations available outside the syndicate as present arrangements stand. Charlie Rogers, Irish trainer for Eleonora Sears and others, is in America at the moment and on the eve of his departure from here he had the pleasure of saddling another winner for the Boston sportswoman. This was Alistair which ran away with a six-furlong handicap at the Curragh, though giving as much as 31 pounds to some of his rivals. It was a smooth, fluent win by a well improved son of Preciptic and X-Ray. AAA Irish* Airs: Interesting two-year-old winner at the same meeting was Nesbitt Wadr dingtons Brandyball, a filly by Guersant out of Ballochmyle and so tracing" to Pretty Polly on both sides of her pedigree. . . . Sea-mus McGrath saddled his flying Precious Hoard to win the Waterford Testimonial Stakes. He is by Midas out of Precious Rose, the dam of Ballyprecious, a high class two-year-old last year, third in the 2,000 Guineas this year and a runner at Ascot this past week. . . . We have some 25 runners at the .Royal Ascot meeting which is held this week, many in hope more than confidence, but all with chances of success, the amount of which we report next week. . . . Sir Victor Sassoon, owner of Irish-reared Crepello was at the Curragh to see After the Show, a filly he bred and sold, win the Gallinule Stakes, one and one-quarter miles, on the way to an Irish Oaks bid. . . . Sailors Warning; another of his breed who once shared pastures with Crepello, had his first run at Navan last Saturday but the gray three-year-old was beaten a neck. . . . Film patrol apparatus has arrived here from America and will be put into official use as soon as possible. Trials have been satisfactory though made without the full equipment which is now on hand. This should revolutionize racing here.
