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CAPTAIN GREERS STUD FARM IN IRELAND.- Slieve Gallion Gets His Name from a Mountain id the Emerald Isle. Captain Greer, owner of Slieve Gallion, the best two-year-old in England and expected to be tha favorite for the Derby of next year, has a neat little establishment known as Bruree, near Knor-kany, In County Limerick, Ireland. This farm ia situated just below the mountain from , which the famous colt derives his name and in the same range of hills lie Galtee More and Ard Patrick, after? which were named the Derby winners raised by John Gubblns, both of which owed their supremacy, to the magnificent grass, thanks to its limestone subsoil and frequent rainfall, County Limerick always produces. Captain Greer was already known to fame as a horseman before he secured the black wonder, now: considered the most valuable racehorse In training. The Bruree farm has sent out Wildfowler, winner of the St. Leger, and many other valuable raced. Like Wildfowler, Slieve Gallion is a son of Galllnule, which earned undying fame .as the sire of Pretty, Polly. Galllnule himself was not a good racehorse, though well bred, being by Isonony the best son, of Sterling whose dam was Isola Bella, by Stock-well, so Inheriting blood of Irish Birdcatcher on both sides of his lineage. During his racing career this now famous sire was owned by Abington Balrd. the all-round sport, who died at New Orleans Just after his protege, Charley Mitchell, had been de clsively beaten In the prize ring by Jim Corbett. After the death of the Squire, as Balrd was familiarly called, most of his horses reverted to Mrs. Langtry, but Galllnule was not considered worthy to bear the white and gold colors of the actress, so he was sold for a small sum to go to Ireland. Since leaving England lie has done wonders, and even should. Slieve Gallion fail to fulfill expectations his sire has already headed the list of winning sires in England for three seasons la succession.
