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CA STIE t ON S1U D. "As we drove up the long and shaded avenue which leads from the public road to the old fash-ioned mansion at Castleton, a bay colt galloping through a narrow paddock attracted attention, and we were told that he was one of the pets of the establishment," says Turf,T?ield and Farm. "At the sale of the late Marcus Daly, October 1, 1931, there was spirited bidding for the twelve-year-old mare Field Azure, by Bend Or Falaise, and James R. Keepe secured her for 8,500. It was a big price, but a weanling colt by St. Simon Field Azure, changed hands at the same sale for 3,500, and the actual risk assumed was on the mare living and continuing fertile. She was in foal by the highly bred English stallion Le Var, and the coming of the colt was eagerly antici pated. February 15 the distinguished youDgstor was dropped and its markings were star and left hind leg white above ankle and right hind pastern white. When the dark bay" colt was two months old its dam, Field Azure, died of an old complaint, adhesion of intestines, and the orphan was raised by hand. It thrived on the treatment it received and is a well grown and strongly formed weanling. His paddock companion is also an orphan. Mr. Koone purchased Anna Grey, b Free Knight Alice Grey, at the Daly sale, and March 19 she dropped a brown colt without white by Trenton. The dam died soon after foaling, and Major Daingorlleld succeeded in saving the offspring. He brought from the pasture a mare with a newly bom foal, tied up her leg so as to prevent her kicking, and let the orphan nurse her for one hour. He shifted, as occasion required, from marc to mare, using ten in all, and thus kept the Annp Grey colt well nourished without seriously encroaching upon the food supply of the colts that ran with their mothers. The Trenton Anna Grej colt is now a strong and well developea youngster, and should be ready for the yearling test. Petting has not spoiled it or the Field Azure colt. "The fox hounds, the beagles and the pointers welcomed us to the wide hall at Castleton, and looked up knowingly when the stallions were led out upon the lawn and stoccl under the maple and the ash. The coats of the well-groomed horses shone richly in the October sunshine, vieing in splendor with the autumn tints, and the hecks were arched and the nostrils distended with a feeling of pride. Horoscope, whose colts have beer running well this season, was not one of the band because he had the misfortune last spring to ran against a tree and kill both himself and his groom. He was by Amphion Fair VisioL and a number of the Castleton mares arc in foal by him. The first horse to appear was St. Lonards, by St. Blaise Belladonna, and Judge P. P. Johnston, who was one of the party, looked upon the stately chestnut with striking blaza and remarked that he had always admired nim. He is also quite a favorite with MajoDaingerfleld, and is being given an excellent chancein the stud. Vigor, the great sprinter by Friars Balsam Mavonrneen, is now eight years old, and a years rest has made a different horse of him. He looks big and stately, and Mr Keene is confident that youngsters of rare speed will come from his loins. He is a little ovor in the knees, but this is a peculiarity of many good race horse.c. If you want to soe a young stallion of power and grandeur, look upon Commando as he Btands on the carpet of blue grass in the noon-day sunshine. This whirlwind son of the mighty Domino and Emma C. is now four years old and he stands 16 2 and weighs 1,360 pounds. Mr. William Russell Allen could not keep Lis eyes from him and remarked that he had the power, substance pnd sloping hip of a trotter. Every mare bred tc Commando is in foal, and deep interest will be taken in his first crop of youngsters. Disguise II. is regarded as the next best son of Domino. As he is fresh from the English turf, where he won renown, being rated by the London Sportsman as the best of the Americans, he looks thin when contrasted with Commando, but a years rest will change him entirely. He is five years old, stands 16.2, and belongs to the sym- metrical type. His dam is the noted mare Bonnie Gal, and among his English performances were first in the Rothschild Plate May Stakes, third to Diamond Jubilee in the Derby, and first in the Jockey Club Stakes of 10,000 sovereigns 0,000, one mile and a quarter, defeating among others Diamond Jubilee and Jolly Tar. Kingston and Ben Brush ware the last to appear and they are horses of difforent conformation. Kingston is a brown, oighteen years old, by Spendthrift Kapanga, and he impresses you at a glance, as any horse should do which raced until he was eleven years old, and scored more than a hundred victories. He has the eye of one born to rule, and a wonderfully good hind leg. In a saddle class riDg he would show up forcibly, but it is in the stud that he is in demand. Last spring Mr. Keene refused to book ten outside mares to him at ,000 each. Ben Brush is of the cob type, a powerful horse on short legs. He is by Bramble Roseville, is nine years old, stands 15.2 and has been well represented on the turf this season. There is no doubt but that the sons and daughters of Ben Brush will race as their sire raced. "The great breeding establishments of the world have been freely drawn upon to strengthen the broodmare band at Castleton. In no other paddocks do the same number of richly bred matrons graze. A fortune has been spent upon this department, and the logical outcome must be race horses of stake class. If not, then trample in the mud the accepted law that like begets like or the likeness of some ancestor. "Driving along the turnpike, we looked over the stone wall into the big woodland pasture and thero saw, standing on a knoll, shaded by walnut and hickory, a bunch of weanlings that aroused a spirit of covetiveness. They were so large with graceful outlines, so stamped with individuality and health, that it would be difficult, in all this broad land, to match them. When the sun was hiding its face below the tops of the tall trees the youngsters turned their heads toward the circular stable where they are sheltered at night, two in a stall, and the opportunity was afforded to inspect them at close range. A year ago Mr. Keene paid 1,000 for Lady Reel, dam of Hamburg, in foal to St. Simon, and that brown filly with blaze face and white hind ankles, so conspicuous in the band, is the result of the mating. The foal was dropped March 31, and it has more of the characteristics of Hamburg than of any other from the womb of the renowned broodmare that we have seen. The Eister of this young lady cost W. C. Whitney, as a yearling one year ago, 6,000, and the other sister was sold as a weanling to August Belmont for 5,000 Omitting the Field Azure, Anna Gray and Lady Reel weanlings, the other weanlings at Castleton are: BY KINGSTON. Pastorella, ch. c March 26 Sylvabelle, b. c March 29 Cdintcake, b. c March 31 LadyGaytb c April 8 Young Princess, ch. c ..April 12 Glide, b. c . April 15 Harpsichord, ch. c April 1G Royal Rose, b. c . April 22 Fairy Slipper, b. c May 3 Calico, ch. f January 10 Merry Dance, ch. f February 17 Citronella, br. f .. ......February 19 Ben My Chree, ch. f February 17 Rhodesia, b. f March 18 Dominoes, b. or blk. f March 21 Katherine II., br. f ." April 6 Bonnie Gal, br. f ... April 10 Mavourueen, ch. f April 12 Laetitia, br. f April 3 St. Mildred, br f.... May 1 Sundown, b. f May 13 Flying Squadron, b. f May 21 Br BEX BRUSH. Cinderella, br. c March 13 Prohibition, br. c ; April 10 Certto, br. c May 6 Innerdale, br. c May 9 Ermine, br. c May 22 Hope On, br. f April 2 Mere Hill, br. f -r ApriU Splendour, b. or br. f May 3 Dutch Flag, b. f May 6 BY HOROSCOPE. Frugal, ch. c ..May 11 Hk.zI VV., b.f February 28 Rapture, ch. f .. March 9 White Rose, ch. f. ... April 16 Lizzie Pickwick, ch. f April 27 Mpid of Erin, ch. f May 5 Shipmate, ch. f ...May 11 BY ST. LEONARDS. Dorset Flower, b. c February 24 Illogical, ch. c March 19 Seeress. ch. c April 17 Honey Dew, ch. f March 30 BY ST. SERF. Semper Cara, br. c March 20 BY TREXTOX. Sandfly, br. or blk. f .. .. February 23 BY MELTON. Optime, b. c February 7 BY HANDSPRING. Duchess Caroline, ch. c7. .. ....March 28 BY LAZZARONE. Clemence, b. f April 2 Hattie Trowbridge, ch. f April 23 The above is a great list, and it will be interesting to keep track of the youngsters and learn how many winners of classic events emerge from the group.
