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RICHARD OROKERS STUD IN .IRELAND. Richard Crokers thoroughbrtfa establishment, Glencairn Stud, in Ireland, furnished the subject for an interesting letter by the Dublin correspondent of London Sporting Life in a recent Issue, excerpts from which are herewith given: "The Glencairn Stud looked to the best possible advantage when I was piloted over it by Mr. Crokers lieutenant, Mr. Russell. Clonbern, the smart two-year-old of last season, wintered well, and appears to have grown. lie is iq the Two Thousand Guineas, Derby and St. Leger. in addition to the Irish Derby and the Baldoyie Derby. He may not be ready for the first of the English classics, but all going well with him lie will be afforded a chance of showing his form in the big Epsom event. His running last year conveyed tne impression that stamina is not a strong, point in him. hut when all is said and done there is no reason why he would not be equal to staying as well as his half-brother, Orby. Clonberns sire, Clonmell, won a Queens Plate over two and a half miles at The Curragh, while the three-ycar-olds dam, Rhoda B., has thrown stock which were as distinguished at middle distances as at sprinting. As a two-year-old Cirrhosis was such a promising youngster that it was hoped he would be a good performer on the turf, bu.t owing to slipping up on the road when at exercise and straining the muscles of his shoulder hocould not bo trained. He was recently added to the list. "Rhodora, which it was expected would be able to take part iu some of the principal Irish and English handicaps this year, is also to be found on the stud side of the establishment. She will this season pay court to St. Brendan, the promising young son of Hackler and Court Card. Mr. Croker has a number of two-year-olds in training, and time may show that the best of them is Farrier, a brown son of Fariman and St. lima, by St. Simon. He is a colt of high quality, standing on short legs, and very racing-like. Amsterdam is a bay daughter of Ameri-cus and Sabine Queen, but she is too big to be seen at the top of her form during her first season on the race course. Her dam is also a mare of commanding proportions. Bananet is a very nice daughter of Americus and Blakcstown half-sister to the speedy Glenesky, and has a very nice top line. It will be strange if she does not turn out a good one, seeing how smart were the majority of those begotten br the defunct son of Emperor of Norfolk and Clara "D., while the fact that she Is out of the speedy Gleneskys dam further induces one to think that her best distance will be about five furlongs. A good deal is thought of Bananet at Glencairn. Another filly, rather on the big side, and which wants time. Is Cross-Cut, a chestnut filly by Soli-man, out of Crossfire, by Carbine. "Having inspected the horses in training, I next visited the paddock occupied by Orby, which I found looking well. He has now lost every semblance of having been in training, and while he has deepened and thickened and taken on the characteristics of a stallion, he has not forfeited any of his beautiful quality and symmetry. He is, I am told, a nice-dispositioned horse witli his mares, and he has already proven himself a sure foal getter, Through sire and dam lie- has inherited the best blood in the British and American stud books, for while it is not necessary to recount anything about his sire, Orme, his dam, Rhoda B., in addition to having produced Orby and another classic winner in Rhodora, foaled useful winners in Jennico, Rhododendron one of the best fillies of her year in Ireland until she went wrong in her wind, Clonbern, Emperor Napoleon, etc. Rhoda B. comes of the same family as Nasturtium, The Commoner and Kinley Mack, which were good winners in the United States. The top and bottom of Orbys pedigree is-dominated by Stockwell. and there are some fine yearlings and foals by him. Clonmell is. of course, less celebrated than Orby. but for all that he has been having sonic good alliances since he was put to the stud. His oldest produce arc now four years old and Mr. Croker has decided on sending Sabine Queen, Blakestown, Vain Glory, Little Dinah. Cross-lire aud Maggie B. to the son of Florizel II. this year. "There are five yearlings by Orby to be seen at Glencairn, and one of the best it has ever been my good fortune to come across is Howard OCarroll. a chestnut colt out of Grand Geraldine. lie has fine size, good rein, neck well set on and great depth of heart. His shoulders are well sloped, and his hocks are near the ground. If he does not prove to be a high-class racer, then there is no good going on appearances. The brown colt out of Laurinii half-sister to Clonmell, will he liked by many, but good as he is he cannot compare witli the son of Grand Geraldine. Orbino, a chestnut son of Sabine Queen, is well grown, but may need time for his full development. The better of the fillies is Outset, a chestnut out of Crossfire, and there is much to like about -her. Orliuda is perhaps on the small side, but she was a late foal, so no wonder she does not show to the same advantage as those of her companions who arrived earlier. There have been two foals this year so far, both by Orby and out of 4rand Geraldine and Maggie B. .My choice is Grand Geraldines son. a capital youngster, and, like his yearling own brother, chestnut in color."
