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Show RETURN OF GREAT HORSE TO U. S. New York, April " Billot, one of the greatest race horses that ever laced the barrier In the late James R. Keene'f colors Is back alter a two years' visit in Kngland back to do In- share toward improving the American turf, which hs slumped perceptibly since racing stopped three years ago in New York The famous thoroughbred will race no more Instead In-stead be will enter the stud farm of John K Madden at lycxington. Ky . for breeding purposes There was consider,! hie sentiment atttacbed td Ballot's arrival home on i the Minneapolis as the property of Midden and Woodford, his new own-Sl own-Sl In October. 1911. ju:t a r-ar af ! ter raclnt died In this state .lames H Ker-ne shipped his famous hor-r t England The aged financier left a I sb khed to bid farewell to his dearly beloved racer. Cost Present Owners $30,000 The future for raclnc appeared BO dubious then that many expressed the recret that the noble thoroughbred 'would never return to thl Country j Arriving In England Ballot immediately imme-diately entered 'be Heatherstone stud at Newmarket and no less an author-Itv author-Itv than lxird Beresford. turf adviser to King Ceorge, was assigned to take charge of the celebrated animal But BallOl was destined not to spend his remaining ve;.ra in Fns;-land Fns;-land When the :kles licgan to brighten bright-en for the resumption of horse racing rac-ing here recently John 10. Madden and Catcsbv Woodford purch i i I Ballot from the Keene ost.uo for 130,000, and announced thoir intention inten-tion of bringing the thoroughbred hack to this country for breeding purposes. Accordingly th noted horse, accompanied b a staff of at- (tondants, sailed on the Atlantic trans- port Minneapolis, the same boat that had carried him there times previously previ-ously across the ocean. Arriving In New York, Ballot was met by John Miller, a representative of Mr. Madden, boarded a special box car on the Pennsylvania railroad and started for his future home at Hamburg Ham-burg place, Lexington, Ky. Believe Breeding Will Improve. Prominent horsemen believe that American breeding of horses will steadily Improve now that the sport is to be revived, and It Is expected that Ballot will play a conspicuous part in developing thoroughbreds of his own caliber. Ballot hlmseli is of rOyal breeding, a son of Voter and Corito. Ballot's racing career was one unbroken un-broken string of triumphs. Practlc-Slly Practlc-Slly every turf clasclc jn this country !w;-.s won by this thoroughbred, the pride of the late Tames R Keene. In hi3 list of victories are Included the winnings of the Matron. Iroquois, In-I In-I Vincible, Oreat Republic. Century (twice), First and Second Specials Flection day handicap, Edgemore, Stnnrinrrl Advance twlre Knnalltv and Suburban handicap. In money these winnings amount to $15l,r.4V D.illot didn't confino h's victories to hi.j country alone. In Kngland he entered the Select Stal es at Newmarket, and defeated Valens, Succor and St. Vietrix, Europe's Eur-ope's premier racers. |