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LORD DECIES AMERICAN PURCHASE. few York. February 17. — The five American two ear-olds purchased by Lord Bedea from John E. Madden, of Lexington, are now aboard the Atlantic Transport liner Minneapolis, due to arrive in London early next week. The- collection will lie trained at Newinarki-t by Sam Pickering, one of Groat Brit-aina leading trainers. In the lot are three colts and two fillies. Their breeding foOowa: Di-seii-ion. bay ealt, by Plauiieles — Dissembler, by Hanover. Ilav ealt, bv iden Siva, bv lleuirv of Navarre. Bay ee.it. bv ogcien -Basy Maid, bv Meddler. Baj tlllv, by Ogden — Busy Girl, by Meddler. Clnstiiut tilly. by ogden— Lady Schorr, by Eshor. On excellent authority it i- said that Lord Decics lias also purchased from Louis Winans the Aaaeriean-bred three-year old chestnut colt. Censor, foraaerly Peacemaker, which arrived at Newmarket recently. Censor is -aid to be o f the highest tried colts ever -hipped to England from America. The two year olds now on their way across tin- ocean are heavily engaged in -take— to be run in England ami Prance. John E. Madden Las sold the four year -old Doriudo and the thre !• eai .his I.aely M.mica and Dix lo Carl Goldwelea, a wealthy Bertha turfman. Mr. Gold weien intends these purchases for racing in Ger-many. Lady Monica is a daughter c f Plaudit and Nahina. tin- clam of Stoke* ami Re-lmerc. the former a frequent winner in France. When asked if it is his intention to curtail his breeding operations, Mr. Madden said: "Certainly not. I have 123 mares eigbty-cail of which I nominated to tin Futurity, and the* are going to remain at Hamburg Place. I have faith in the predoml nance of Intelligence f tin- people, of this country and believe that the- sport of racing will cause back. If not. I can find a fair market abroad, and smdi as i cannot - I! I can afford to keep ami race for fun over my own private track."
