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ENGLISH HOUSES FOR SALE. Regarding the imported horses recently advertised for sale in Daily Racikg Form by W. D. Grand of the American Horse Exchange, the sale to take place in New York, October 7 and 8, Daily America of Monday says : , "The largest consignment of thoroughbreds ever imported to this country is now on exhibition at the Empire City racetrack. The consignment comprises eighty-four head; forty broodmares, nine stallions, sixteen yearlings, thirteen foals and six racehorses. "One feature in connection with the consignment isthelsplendid condition shown by the horses on arrival in this country after a ten days sea voyage. No sickness of any kind was apparent during the voyage, and the only accident was while unloading on this side, and that was so trifling as to be scarcely noticeable now. They all show a clean bill of health. "The horses that make up the importation are not as many suppose, culls and castoffs of the English turf, but were purchased at the various auctions and by private contract, by men of experience and are really a high class lot. "The choicest and most fashionable lines of thoroughbred blood in the English Stud Book are represented in the consignment. The broodmares are by such fashionable sires as Minting, Spring, field. Rosebery, Ayrshire, Tristan, Kilwarlin, Bar-caldine, Merry Hampton, Donovan, Melton, Don-caster, Gallinule and others famous in England and this country. "A majority of them are in foal to high class sires, among those represented being Melton, Diamond Jubilee, Wolfs Crag, Sanfain, Raeburn and Simontault, tho last two sons of S. Simon. "Good Morning, the young horse which is gener-allylconceded to be the pick of the stallions, is only four years old. He is by Gallinule, out of Bonnie Morn. Good Morning was one of the best two-year-olds of his year and twice met and defeated Mr. Whitneys Volodyovski. "At the end of his two-year-old season he got away from his caretaker and ran into a post and chain fence, crippling himself so badly that he was in retirement during his three-year-old career. He was trained early this season and, while he displayed the speed of his two-year-old form, did not seem to like the hard tracks and it was decided to retire him permanently. He is a fine individual. "The other stallions are Resolute, a son of .the great Australian sire, Trenton, Westminster by Bendor, My Boy by Marcion, Lockford by Juggler, Rnskin by St. Frusqnin, St. Leonards by St Simon, and Tanzmeister by Saraband. "The yearlings are untried. They are by such sires as Kilwarlin, the sire of Ogden ; Sir Hugo, Trenton, Common, Sanfoin and others of note, Sanfoin is the sire of Rocksand, one of the best, if not the best, two-year-olds in England this year. "The foais are a good lot, and all are by fashionable sires. "The racehorses in training are a part of the racing stable which Gene Leigh haB been campaigning on the other side. They are Watertower, Omaha II, Harlem Lane and Beau Imperial, a brother of Beau Gallant. "Leigh claims that the handicappers had such a high opinion of these horses that it was impossible for him to place them so that they could win, except in selling races. Harlem Lane, which won many races here two years ago, looks little larger now than she did then, but is said to possess her old-time speed."
