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w — BLUE LADDIES DAM GREAT RACER Blue Girl Wen Kany Important and Valuable Stakes As a Two-Ycar-Old. Kastern turfmen are singing the praises of Blue Laddie, II. P. Whitneys promising two year-old by the Knglish stallion Cylgad — P.luc Cirl. Same assert that he is the best two-year-. .hi shown in the tast this year, not excepting Klfin Qaeea, tin-winner of the lavenUe and fashion Stakes. Blue Laddie has won three races and finished second in his other start. The success of this youngster recalls to memory that his dam. Blue Girl, was on; of the turf heroines of her day. a racer of aaamilative merit. 151ue Bbrl was bv Sir Dixon— Bonnie Blae II., and was bred in Kentucky by Clay and W Iford. As two year-old in 1!MU. BbM Girl raced in the ealen of John K. Madden ami won for him. the Juvenile Stakes at Morris Park, worth sl.lKJ.i to the winner: the Kclips.- Stakes of the lid value of tTgS, tin-Great American Slakes at Cravcsend. the winncrs ehaie being .SJ.ToO and the Great Trial Stakes at Sin- pshead Bav, which netted the winner that year gUySSg. , ,,., .. Liter in the vear W. C. Whttae* bought Blue Oirl and for that paaedar turfman she won tin-Great Filly Stakes at Shcepshoad Baj . one of the most valuable events of Bat time, the winners share being S2.$.S7."i. Blae Girl tln-u went into winter quarters with a reputation s. end to none. Her debut as a three year eld was in the Ladies Stakes at Morris Park, in which she ecareg an easy vietorv. Tin- Gazelle Slakes at Brave at ad marked her next and last success on the turf. She started iu the Flving Handicap at Sheepslieail Lay later ami finished third, pulling up quite lame. This was her last race, as she was retired to the P.rookdale Stud, where she is .still located. With such an illustrious racer as Blae Girl his dam. and th" popular Knglish stallion Cylgad as his sire, there is no reaaoa, from a I reeding standpoint, why P.lue Laddie should not turn out to lie a thoroughbred of the highest class and one of the best of the year. A I 1 - , . , . . ,. r j a , s a . ♦ * . ,. t. . ?. • v a s . as ,, a ., ~l L.
