Hildreth has liad many a great 3-year-old
during his career as a train
er, among the best being Fitz Herbert
and Dalmatian. He won the Empire
City Handicap with the latter in 1910
and established a record of 1:61 for
the event, which has never been ap
proached except when Roamer tied it
last season with 128 pounds up. Dal
matian carried 118 pounds and horse
men have always pronounced the feat
as first class in every particular. This
colt was a thoroughbred of rare
quality and he demonstrated that a
good horse can hold his own in any
company by winning races in Eng
land after he was sold to Ross Win
ans of Liverpool.
Purchase will not be the only 3-year-old,
however, in the Empire, as
Be Frank; the winner of the Latonia
Derby, King Plaudit and Harry Payne
Whitney's Vindex, regarded by many
early in the Spring as a probable
champion, are all eligible. The latter
after a sparkling performance at
Havre de Grace failed to race satis
factorily at Pimlico and Churchill
Downs and Trainer Rowe sent him
back to Brookdale ln the hope that
the tranquility of the home 'training
grounds, where he had carried equal
weights with Borrow in April and had
given the old gelding a sound beating,
would restore him to the form which
made Rowe smile as he hasn't done
since the days of Commando, Colin
and Sysonby.
King Plaudit, according to his
owner and trainer, George Ociom, has
never shown in public what he has
Repeatedly shown in private, that he
is a colt approching the topnotch
division. He has been troubled with
cra'cked heels, and these may cease to
be troublesome by next Saturday.
