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THOROUGHBREDS AT THE NURSERY STUD Thirtyone Yearlings and Thirtythree Sucklings Among Great Band at Bclmont Breeding Farm Lexington Ky July 0 August Belmont chair ¬ man of the Jockey Club has a magnificent band of thoroughbred stallions mares yearlings and suck lings at the farfamed Nursery Stud The collection includes the stallions Kock Sand Hastings Fair Play and Singleton seventy broodmares a dozen or so pensioned mares thirtyone yearlings and thirty three sucklings sucklingsThanks Thanks to the watchfulness of Superintendent Kl Kane and his assistants these horses are all in good health and excellent physical condition They pr sented a most interesting study particularly the yearlings and foals when the writer recently made the rounds of the great farm visiting the stallion barn the liest in the state the yearling stables containing many large roomy boxes and the wood ¬ land pastures dotted here and there with sheltering quarters for the broodmares and their foals foalsThe The yearlings embrace nineteen colts and twelve lillies and they were all named at the time of their registration last November that being an annual practice with the chairman of the Jockey Club who is the great studs master and who has said that he will never retire from racing until he has won Eng lands historic classic the Derby at Epsom Downs in which his Tracery sou of Rock Sand and Topiary bred and foaled right hero in the blue grass region was third to the grey lilly Tagalie and the bay colt Jiieger a month ago The list of yearlings is as follows followsFools Fools Cap brother to Flint Kock ch c by Kock Smid Fizgig FizgigHapenny Hapenny ch c bv Hock Sand Half Sovereign SovereignBlack Black Walnut brother to Black Kock hlk c by Koek PoplarDragoman Sand Black Poplar Dragoman br c by Itock Sand Donna dOro half sister to Mirzen MirzenDefinduiii Definduiii b c by Kock Sand Delusion DelusionSand Sand Bar b c by Kock Sand Velocity VelocityStonehengc Stonehengc b c by Hastings Ijinda Stone Thorn Hill brother to Hawthorn ch c by Hast ¬ ing White Thorn ThornMcety Mcety br c by Hastings Niminy NiminyHigh High Flyer b or br c by Hastings Hautesso HautessoQuick Quick Heels b c by Hastings Queen of Trent TrentFlitter Flitter Gold ch c by Hastings Fairy Gold GoldVuba Vuba Bill b c by Fair Play St Eudora EudoraStromboli Stromboli halfbrother to Priscillian by Fair Play St Priscilla PriscillaSun Sun King halfbrother to Souvigny b c by Fair Play Sonveraine SonveraineSingle Single AgnesTradesman Stick b c by Singleton St Agnes Tradesman TiptoeFathom b c by Singleton Tiptoe Fathom ch c by Ethelbert Ferment FermentSingle Single KayonViolet Kay b or br c by Singleton Lady Kayon Violet Kay br f by Kock Sand Lady Violet VioletCheckmate Checkmate b or br f by Rock Sand Chinkara ChinkaraOktibbena Oktibbena ch f by Rock Sand Octoroon half fiister to Octagon OctagonSand Sand Glow ch f by Rock Sand Golden View ViewOlymjila Olymjila ch f by Kock Sand Orienta unit ister to Octagon OctagonTuscany Tuscany br f by Rock Sand Toscana ToscanaMiss Miss Play halfsister to Worth ch f by Fair Play Miss Hanover HanoverRobinetta Robinetta b f by Fair Play Retained II IIFree Free Thinker sister to Field House and Flammiu b or br f by Hastings Flittermouse FlittermouseDesparlty Desparlty halfsister to Winning Widow b or br f by Singleton Dissembler DissemblerTea Tea Enough halfsister to Dick Welles etc by Ogdin Teas Over OverCross Cross Bun br f by Peter Pan Lucy Cross CrossFathom Fathom Is the only yearling in the United States by Kthelbert and he is expected to win turf laurels lie is a little red horse his color being quite similar say oldtimers who have lately visited the Nursery to that of Aristides winner of the first Kentucky Derby Fathom is beautifully made his compact form giving one the Impression that he possesses speed and stamina in abundance Hapenny looks good all over He is the first of the cross of Kock Sand on a Hastings mare and it Is if appear ¬ ances count quite likely to become popular Thorn Jtill is a chestnut in color and is better made than fcLs 12000 brother Hawthorn He is without the calf knees and Is good all around Fools Cap is a big horse with particularly good legs and feet High Flyer is a halfbrother to Rising Glass a good horse In England and Superintendent Kane thinks a great deal of him Ynba Bill is a colt of magnificent size and shape He looks like an average twoyearold Single Ray is racy looking and may be another Whist Black Walnut Is of the oldfashioned Kng lish type Nicety Is built much on the order of Hawthorn but Is smoother and better tinished Dr M M Leach took his sister to Australia last fall and she is well liked there Fairy Gold Is a likely Continued on second page THOROUGHBREDS AT THE NURSERY STUD Continued from first page j looking colt but Superintendent Kane does not think as much of him as lie did of Fair Play at the same age Roblwtta and Olympia are particularly line looking big fillies Sand Glow is a good chunk Desparlty is a good looking big fllly Free Thinker is big and strong Tea Enough stands with her legs well under her and is really racy looking Violet Ray is a filly of unusual length Miss Play is a chestnut in color and Is probably larger than her halfbrother Worth at the same age ageSuperintendent Superintendent Kane said that he had not received instructions as to what Is to be douo with these yearlings but he presumes that he will shortly be told to ship the selected ones East EastThe The sucklings number eighteen colts and fifteen fillies and aro as good in appearance as the average The list is as follows followsBay Bay colt by Rock Sand Lady Violet VioletBay Bay colt by Rock Sand Pocketpiece PocketpieceChestnut Chestnut colt by Rock Sand Anna Russell RussellChestnut Chestnut colt by Fair Play Woodvine WoodvineCliestnut Cliestnut Illy by Fair Play St Eudora EudoraBuv Buv colt by Singleton Tipical Buy fllly by Fair Play Douna Mia MiaBay Bay colt by Rock Sand Fizgig FizgigBay Bay colt by Rock Sand Merry Token TokenBlack Black Filly by Rock Sand Lou Peak PeakBay Bay colt by Rock Sand Sprite SpriteChestnut Chestnut colt by Rock Sand Half Sovereign SovereignChestnut Chestnut lilly by Rock Sand Chinkara ChinkaraHay Hay colt by Fair Play Fairy FairyBay Bay filly by Singleton Lady Madge MadgeBav Bav colt by Yankee Lady Languish LanguishBlack Black filly by Rock Sand Seliua I IBrown Brown VelocityBay colt by Rock Sand Velocity Bay colt by Singleton Octoroon OctoroonBrown Brown lilly by Rock Sand Golden View ViewChestnut Chestnut colt by Rock Sand Delusion DelusionCliestnut Cliestnut lilly by Fair Play Miss Hanover HanoverBay Bay colt by Singleton Souriantc SouriantcBay Bay or brown filly by Rock Sand Flittermouse FlittermouseChestnut Chestnut lilly by Fair Play Orienta OrientaChestnut Chestnut filly by Rock Sand Teas Over OverBrown Brown filly by Rock Sand ShIIda ShIIdaBay Bay colt by Fair Play Ninevah NinevahBay Bay filly by Singleton Dissembler DissemblerBay Bay or brown colt by Rock Sand Ferment FermentBay Bay filly by Singleton St Agnes AgnesBay Bay fllly by Singleton Lady Rayon RayonBay Bay colt by Singleton Tiptoe TiptoeBay Bay fllly by Rock Sand Donna dOro dOroThe The pick of these young horses Is probably the Velocity colt though the halfbrother to Worth runs him a close second In appearance The Pocket niece colt the St Eudora filly the Anna Russell iolt the Flittermouse fllly the Ninevah colt and the Dissembler filly are fcll particularly good looking individuals
