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Show GREAT HAWTHORN IS GAINING IN WEIGHT 0. V. Buschineyer, llio ownor of Hawthorn, Haw-thorn, recently told of a few most interesting facts regarding that, sensational sensa-tional two-year-old gelding. Much interest in-terest clusters about tho liorso, as he is now considered an equal -favorite with Holios for tho Kentucky and La-tenia, La-tenia, derbies. Mri Busehmoyor says that a wook before the fleeting openod at Douglas park -Hawthorn woighod 1006 pounds. After, hie two months' racing the paBt fall it was ascertained that ho had only fallen off sir pounds, ho woighing an oven 1000 pounds. After Af-ter he defeated Caugh Hill and. other older horses Jn his final raco at La-lonia La-lonia last month tho sou of Hastings was woighed in bin winter quarters at Churchill Downs a few days ago, and ho tilted, tho scalo nt 1035 poundfi, Both Mr. Btiachmeycr and W. F. Tro-1 vpy, the trainer .of Hawthorn, aro speculating spec-ulating on how much tho groat gelding I will weigh whon the first of JWareh rolls around., as Trovey will not; beam be-am training him again until that, month. |