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KENTUCKY BREEDERS ARE ENCOURAGED. Results of Yearling Sales in East Pleasing Few Left to Be Sold I. H, Wheatcrofts Plans. Lexington, Ky., September 4. Reports of the thoroughbred yearling sales at Sheepshead Bay this week brought encouragement to a great many Ken-tuekinus who are engaged iu the breeding of race horses or whose occupations and business are largely dependent upon horse racing. The reports have likewise been a source of gratification to those optimists, few as they were, who foresaw, as a result of the efforts of reformers and politicians to destroy the sport of racing, the ultimate elimination of ttu undesirable element and the rehabilitation of the sport, together with its dependent industries, upon a more stable basis than has yet marked the history of the turf in America. The market for race horses Js an Index to the condition of the turf, just as the market for the staples of commerce affords an Index to the general condition of" the nation, the country ami the-world. When there is a demand for race horses, the lellef must prevail among the buyers that there will he racing to give them occupation. Tills belief, as indicated iu the sales ring at Sheepshead Bay, is not bayed upon surmise or speculative opinion. It has knowledge as its foundation. That knowledge is based chiefly upon the words and acts of Important persons in important racing centers. The sign of the times is plainly more and better racing. The man who finds enjoyment in racing has now little cause for fear as to the future. The silver lining to a dark cloud should now be visible to the most pronounced pessimists. Few untried yearlings are left in this section of the country to be sold. The only crop that was not sent in Its entirety or in part to market this year was that of H. 1. Ileadley, whose produce are chiefly sons and daughters, of Ornament. Price Ileadley. who has been managing the Beaumont Stud since his father became incapacitated through partial paralysis nearly two years ago. decided that lie would not offer his youngsters at public sale. He believes the demand is strong enough to justify holding them for private disposal. There are some twenty head of attractive individuals at Beaumont. Irving H. Wheatcroft did not send all his yearlings to market at Sheepshead Bay. Kleven were retained at Woodburn Farm, of which eight will le taken up and broken by superintendent Dave Peel upon his return from New York. The other three will be disposed of at the Fasig-Tipton Companys tenth annual Kentucky sale, which is to he held here during the week beginning November 2!1 and ending December 4. The eight to be trained and raced in the colors of the St. James Stable are: Bav colt half-brother to Al Muller, by Sorcerer Discord, by Himyar. Brown filly half-sister to Aggie Lewis, by Ce-sarion Cicily, by Jils Johnson. Chestnut colt half-brother to Carmaid. by Woolsthorpe Carsonla. by Adieu. Chestnut colt half-brother to Patois, by Cesarion Brogue, bv Hanover. Bay filly half-sister to La Veita, by Cesarion Semper Cara, by King Alfonso. Bay filly half-sister to Good Luck, hi Woolsthorpe Pocketplece. by Hanover. Bav filly sister to Bobbin Around, by Sorcerer Whirlwind, by King Gallop. Brown filly, by Yorkshire Lad Bon Bon, by Hindoo. The last named Mr. Wheatcroft will keep for breeding purposes, because she is a good individual out of a sister to Hanover and likewise to Kentucky Belle II., the dam of Kentucky Beau. The three to be sold are the bay tilly. by Cesarion Barealis; bay filly, by Monsieur de LOrme Chiffon, and the bay filly, by Shorthose Lilliputian. They were not in condition to ship east. Next to Cesarion, which lias achieved such success as a sire, Mr. Wheatcroft prizes Ora Bailey and her handsome suckling foal, by Barney Sehrel-bers illustrious stallion. Sain, more highly than any other of his many thoroughbred possessions. Ora Bailey is the dam of Sewell and is regarded as one of Hanovers best living daughters. When she was knocked down to Mr. Wheatcroft for ,000 at the McGrathian dispersal sale last fall she was wistfully looked upon by every breeder at the ringside and but for the peculiar criticism tha,t prevailed the British Columbia turfman would not have bought her for less than 0,000. Ora Bailey has improved much in appearance since her sale and would have been shown at the recent Blue Grass Fair but for the fact that her foal slightly sprained one of its ankles a day or two before and superintendent Peel was unwilling to risk the chance of further injury in shipping them from Woodburn Farm to Lexington. Before leaving for New York Mr. Wheatcroft went out to Elmendorf to look at J. B. Haggins seventeen thoroughbred stallions, with a view of buying one of them for service in the St. James Stud along with Cesarion. Yorkshire Lad and Go Between. He has been informed that all of J. B. Haggins thoroughbreds, with the exception of a few, among them Salvator. Watercress and Hamburg Belle, are for sale. Mr. Wheatcroft. In commenting aliout the stallions, said lie thought Imported Slave would probably suit him best. Slave is a young horse, by Ayrshire, out of LFsclave. by St. Serf, and traces to the famous mare, Feronla. on both sides. Feronia was the dam of St. Serf and likewise of Atalauta, which threw Ayrshire from her mating with Hampton, son of Lord Clifden. Slave was bred in England by the late Marcus Daly, was brought over as a yearling In 1901 and was raced by Green B. Morris. He did not win as a two-year-old, hut scored brackets as a three-year-old. In the Brighton Derby of 1903 he was a close second to Charles F.lwood. He was retired as a four-year-old and began Ids duties in the stud In 190" His foals were two fillies hi 1900. three fillies in 1907 and eight colts and four fillies in BIOS. None of his get has raced. All of his yearling colts were sent abroad and sold this year. Among the 127 sucklings at Elmendorf are several fine individuals by Slave.
