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J. B. JOELS DERBY CANDIDATES. White Stars Possibility of Equaling the Performances of His Famous Brother Sunstar. .1 v.. .!.,. i i- the fortanati notseaaer of aa . rvptionall; strong team of old bones -that is to 1 M. ,,„,; rear-obis and upwards -with which •• I,,-,, tin- approaching flat racing season: Indeed. !!,,!,. arc few owners bo well armed aa be, with mi. -h -i- 11" Storv. Sunflower II., Sun-;i.»t. Spanish 1iimi Radiaucr. Wildflowler II., Lyeaon and a |*oa to I-. | i.— -ui him as required. This lot ,.t |t sell would Katlsfy moat i pie, but is only the beginning as fa - - ds the Ijetcombi Begis ,,.,,,,,.- which are supplemented by the addition i v. three and a full score of two-year-olds. Included among which arc manj horses ol far beyond l with, then- i-Wbite ■ Hverage promise. To eomiucnce si. is wb se two-yeai 4d form was good enongh to send him Into winter retirement almost as good ■ favorite for the Derby aa anything la i fact, his credentials were hettei at thai agi than • M u,, those ol bis brilltanl brother, Bnnatar. Well I in., I he forehand, lie only accomplished what was confident I expected of bim when be wan ala tir-t engagement In the Woodcote Stakes at Bpsom always ■ ••••.l beginning for ■ ptt»apectlve candidate for Blue Bibaud honors. Trw it is ihai Stern. by .lint ..f a desperately strong effort, only sq ■- i ,iM1 home a bead in front of Halberd, which in i turn was similar distance in front of Lomond. j,. i araicb excaaea were made. All the sum., i ihiiik.the w Ints ; was actual! the beat borne on thai day * an. I would have scored quite comfortably hut foe u v«-r ha.l peck, added to which Mr. Hnltons ■ cull hud some advantage in that he had already 1 i l ■ i • I i ■ had his eyes Opened in public, whereas it was the initial experience of "the Iimis ,-oit." None bat a thoroughly garni horse would base won in the circumstances related, and as regards hi- Aacol failure when unplaced for the Coventrj Slakes to Lady Americus, Keaipiou and Tonypamfy, lie was so badly interfered with that his individual running may he ignored altogether. At Newmarket be started in less demand than either Melody, Sweeper ll.. or Cataract — all American-bred and in the early st;is of the race had none the best • ! the argument, bat nicely handled by Walter tiiiu-.s he struggled on to win the Inly Stakes bj a neck from Melody, form which worked ■ui very tralj later on at Doncaater, when, as the result of another hard race, be again in-at Mr. cari-oir- beautiful tiliy by the reduced margin of a bead. In the meantime be had male short work of Flanders. Dutram, Honaatir ami Touypandy la the Molecomb Stakes at Goodwood. Nobody was more mrpriaed than either hi- owner or trainer when In-Bgnred helplessly behind ins stable companion. Absurd, to say nothing of Sweeper II., in the Middle lark Plate, for on nome farm, as shown in not only one. but several trials, "the Star was clej.rly the superior of the Absurdity colt, li was a startling iiiset of calculations, and can only be accounted tor by i in- if those wretchedly unequal starts which Lave been -.. frequent of late yeara, ant alone la in ii.it- races, but In these Of the Aral importance. Iii thi- particular instance, Absurd, admittedly a quick beginner, ..t awaj b.v himself, while on be other hand White St.-u- was knocked half way round by the swerving Sweeper II.. and was never In the h in; . For my part, 1 am Inclined to wipe the race ..ui as though it had never been, and racing must be approaching n parlous state when such aa i cent as the Middle Park Plate has to be referred t in ■acta term-. However, I am content to leave it to ii,, futun t i Justify the condemnation. In marked contrast, and only a fortnight niter. White Star, carrying l.n pounds, including :h - extreme penalty, was quickest on bis legs ami fully redeemed hi-character, when In irreproachable sivV be won the Dewburst Plate from Lorenao, li noanda, Cylgad, il.i pounds. Halberd, 121 podnda, Cylba, 121 pounds and Jingling Geordie, 133 ponnda. A smoother or mure businesslike performance than that which brought his .juvenile career to its ei.ise would be hard of imagination, nor could a greater contrast !»• instanced than that as between White star and Halberd at Kpsom. but. .is regards the son of William the Third and Britannia last named, it may well be that Ids .supreme effort in the w Icote got to the b..ttom of bias, for be nev.r afterwards snowed to anything like the same advantage. Lorena was to ■ certain extent an an known quantity, having run but once previously and possibly still backward, but no such extenuating circumstances i an be advanced for Cylgad, who h.i ! had ample xperlence of racing, and enjoyed tic full c.inti. len, , oi Brewer, who conatdered him one of the best bones be bad ever framed, and he was backed accordingly. How much White Star bad in hand mi that occasion can oily be known to Wool tm, Who rode him, but, accepting the result exactly as it stands. Sir Erin -, .is-. Is colt must be at hast ■ alone the Inferior of the son of Sund ridge and Doris, and. taking a collateral line through the ,*Glaaerack" running at York, it seems reasonable to assume that the Epsom form of White Star and I omond was tine, and that there is little or nothing to choose between them. It is a thousand iiities t.. t Mr. Hultons COlt went amiss coughing, and was so prevnted from fulfilling his aiiuimn engagements. of the two. he is the in re commanding In size, and possibly, therefore, capable of the greater lmprov mem. bat whether be will stand as much hard work :i- the sturdy blown remains to be aeen, though up I., date tin- good-looking sou of Desmond and l.oland Aggie :- reported Io have wintered] as well as his most ardent admirer conk! desire. There have been whispers afloat that White Sim-is touch..! in his wind, but 1 am happy to be Bb authoritatively to deny that such is tie case, ml further that up to the present there is no foundation for even a suspicion of such misfortune. On the contrary, 1 may assert that no horse could possibly have made more satisfactory progress during th winter recess, for. although he has not grown nej ceptibly in height— It was not to be expected of such ii act .oli as ■ two-year-old — he has thickened and generally developed to an abnormal extent. If nol quite aa tall aa bis brother Sunstar. the dencienc i- to some extent eoonterbalaaced by his extraor-dinarj deptb of girth and heart room, width of iuar teis. and exceptional power, and. as regards height. 13 hands 2 Inches, be i- big enough If o.«i enough. His for. -head Is magnificent, with a neck which would ornament an even bigger home, set into perfect sh-.ui.ler-. wbile he haa the back ami quart rs of a araj horse, and legs and fed • f the very best Add to these attributes a game and Intelligent look m; bead and you have all that combines to make a horse of perfection is far aa regards make, shape, and quality, a whole colored hard brown, with mil a -pot of white on him: in fact, just the sort of gentleman to commend himself p. the notice of the foreigners. In temper he is perfect, while, abso lut.-lv v i.l Of all semblance of lla-h:i -s. hi- actl i I i- tremendous and machine-like, with anj emooat of scope and li.i rty. and. If vv may judge from what we liav, s,-,-u of him on the race course, one of that minhioi, desired sort that whenever hardjwessed there -till remains a little latent reserve to meel ih.- necessity. I mu-t confess to having been favor ably Impressed with the generally Improved »pn i ance ..i White star, and although it would turn been satisfactory bad be grown, say, another Inch in height, I am inclined to ■■in - him classic prefi ence over Lomond ami. Indeed, all other possible contemporaries trained in this country. of differ, nt stamp altogether to Whin- star. Ah surd Impresses me with the idea of sn ..l rather I i n stamina and, as already hinted. I shall 1m- sUr prised If be gets as far Into .lassie racing. He ht.- very strong, easy action, covering a lot of ground In his stride, and la good looking, If "omewhat light In bis middle niece: in fact, .me might almost saj pi-t short ,f a rib. He is -.. free in his galloping that the probability is there would he found little left t., straggle nith if the pinch came for aa extra effort, ail. m. re than that, be does not eosae : particularly stout blood on the dams side, be.ng by Sundridg it of Absurdity, by Melton. He i- eagaged In the Two Thousand Guineas, but even the Rowley Mil.- may prove too severe for bim In first class couipanv, his runaway Middle Path victory notwithstanding. Martorio, bay colt, liv Hindi 111 1.1 — PasqnlL is half brother to Dean Swiit. and was one of the favorites among the two yeai olds at this time la-t year, but has disappointed so far. though be mere than once betrayed speed. lie looks p;nl I .- well, and extra time may do much for him. but although much more attractive in appearance than 1 is eider brother he will lie lucky if ever as good, although pretty sure to pay his way. St. Beuve, brown colt, by St. Frnsquin— Scboolbook, has Winteri .1 well, and has fulfilled early promise, in so far thai be haa grown iato a very beautiful and bloodlike hois... faultless as regards make, shape. quality, and breeding. Very low at heel, a characteristic not rare in the proueuy of his sire, who himself was at similar disadvantage, it was iuio, -stole Io train bim mi Ih.- hard ground last year, but nnder more favorable conditions it is hardly conceivable that such a gOod-looking horse will not assert himself later on. and win his fair share of races. A clean, lyrht-f rained sort of coll is the bay son ..I Robert le Diablo and Word of Honor, who has only run «, and has so far dine nothing suggestive of racing merit out of the common, but still may earn his living. — ••Vigilant," in London Sports man. _
