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RECENT VISIT TO COLIN AND BALLOT. u other two Inn si i ot recent .Mais are •ate prtdefull esteemed i:i tbls conn try than the mighty Kei ne cuatut n H-. Colin .mil Ballot. Both are bow hi England aud stall nates in the stud even as they were stall mate* In the day- of their many tri-iiuiph- in lie track in this country. Louden Sport- Ing I. it. ■- "Special c missloner" recently traveled in New Market to inspect the two celebrities and ids Seconal of bis visit and impressions is ot Interest to American admirers of racinc. Hen- it is: M irst objective was lie Heath Stud Farm, • ■I f the well managed establishments of Lord Mar-u- Beresl rd. There I found thai preparations were qaietly being mail for the approaching stud season. The personnel i- pretty much what it was s year ago. Thrash, Colin, si. Petersburg and The Wag are -till there, and thej have been joined by Ballot and Cocksure II. Like Colin. Ballot is the property "t J, i:. Keene. Like Colin again, be was i great performei in America, where he won prises to the value of orer 50,000. Ballot ■ an. however, ahm claim credit tor having won a race in England tin- Select Stakes .ii Newmarket, whereat be defeated Valeus and Succour. At the -nun time, ii i- ueeeeuarj to lay stress op the fact that we did not see him produce bis besl form la j this country, nor anything like It. He never became thorough!] acclimated. In regard to this matter of acclimatisation h r-.- differ very materially. We may, however, tak. it as a tact that Ballot was .i nigh-class race horse. So fat a appearances are • ■■ rued, hi i- a.se an impressive Individual. When in- and Colin were shown In the paddock b l iliir at Ascot some iif our besl Judges of Mood-- uck expressed a preference for the son of Voter. There i-. ■! course, no getting away from the • prejudice or objection call ii whsl yon will -sgaiast - American-tainted blood entertained by moat 1 English breeders. llii- attitud max or may not be lostined. Americana themselTes are reri wroth as ■ a i lib when esc ptioa Is taken to one of their animals - because ii does not trace in every line to the Knglisb sun! Book. Their contention is that the original American mares were Jus as ui»»i a- the • English origiual maris. The argument i- probably ui — •uinl. "Be this as II may, there is no necessity in the ■ nee of BaUot to n—rrrl ■dth in- pedigree. It is - English through and through. Hi- -ire. Voter, Is - bj Friars Balsam, oat of Mavourneen, bj Barcal dine i.ui of Gaydene, bj Allien Victor; hi- dam, ■ Cerito, is bj Lowland Chief oal of Merry Dance, by Doucaster. Cerito, i- or was i r" -i I cannot say wbethei she i- still 1 i v iiilt • Inbred to Stockwell. with oulj I"" ir ■■ generations. Lowland Chiefs - ilani. Bathilde. beiug like Doucaster, by the Emp ■ : Stallions. rbere is also ■ strain ol st-ik well in the u|i|n i ball of the pedigree obta .1 1 through Flower ol U met, the dam of Friars Bal -.im. Ballot i turned to England a few week* ago. • I in- will i in- second season al the stud, i • at ■ was mated with several mares ia America laal sea -iii. lie ii- ■ ;rj handson estnui horse, . ap sixteen hands. Colin, almost beyond doubt the most brilliant r performer that ever n.*! tie tart in America, has - ■i bad i« • seasons al the stud in England. He baa not yet bad many mares not the numbei whl i 1 his record entitled him i" receive. 1 suppose uur breeders want i" see some winners by him before • thej i u reliance on his abilltj to get | I stock. I understand Iberi an several mares about due to • • ••ii il him. Sine he weal to the Heath Sue! I baa steadily Improved la appearance, not that there ! was much fault to be found while be a- in train .ii-. H i- a rich brown borne very shapely ! showing beautiful uuallty. II.- activity i- oae .f bis charartii sties. Everybodj l»j this time must k ■■« th i in America be wenl i the p -i mi ■ . i, times, a is never beaten, and won stake* ti tb . ..i ver 80,000. "in previous occasions 1 have drawn attention t" the if real wealth of T -h -liiii- blood there is in his pedigree. Winn writing ■ t ii Ballot l should have laid -m ■-- m the fact that tli. i .mm •■! Galopin iloes not Dgure in hi* pedi •-it..-, ii i- also missing from thai »f Colin. Those i !■ : -. i:e i cfon . a h think that wi bare loo mi,, h Galopin and an inclined to complain that it 1 i- litli.-ult to U«I away from him. DM] be Well ad is,-.i to git ■ heed t" the claims ••! these two high i !a-- American-bred borats al the Heath Stud."
