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WHITNEY HORSES ADMIRED CRITIC WRITES APPROVINGLY OF WEALTHY . AMERICANS HORSES IN ENGLAND. . •Vig-ilant," Expert of London Sportsman. Writes En - l tertainingly of A. J. Joyner and Thorough- I breds in His Charge at Newmarket. i 1 Handicapped by more than a fair shan of Illness, ! the Balaton I...Tu Stable, which i- presided over bj . .1. Joyner in the interests of Mr. II. P. Whitney, win. a- iii well knows, relics alm»-i entirely or. Auicrb .in bred horses, hardly realised expectatioat- !;i-i year as far as the winning of stakes was can « rniid. but, all things considered, may be :» i«l to -have lone well in so far U at twenty-one iadiTkluai • winners were tnmed oat, and as a result of tlicii collective efforts placed an aggregate of very near! Sl.Yimo to their owners credit. Many of tin- forty foot which then made up tin1 team have since beea drafted tart, i notable instance m point being All • Jcl.i, isae of the very feu horses purchased in Bag land, and H was as much in view of reinforcing the famous Brookdale Stud with fresh and Mat blood as for racial purposes that the handsome son of Persimmon and Daate d u was acoulred as a yearling. Although ireuueutlj highly tried All t.dil can baldly be said to have realised expectations during lit— racing career, and may not have been ti o fond of performing In public, but be Is ■ magnificent : • i tmen ol the bloodlike thoroughbred, and should make a valuable addition I" the stud, which alreadj boasts the service* of Broomstick. Burgomaster ■ad Hamburg »tli 1 that have taken tbeir departure from Balaton may be mentioned in Iron Mask. U*-liti. Mattnee, Don 1 aesar of Bazau. Tinkle Bell. Sooo A.ii!. Dandj Brash, Mix Dp, Town Coaaclllor. Joeasta Get i p Balaton md New York, tin clear-i hnvlag • i u necessary la order to make room far the Incoming yearlings, but soma of the mares, of coam hav been retained by Mr Whitney foi Ibi paddock. Last year, it nil! be remembered, tliat tin- owners resources mere replenished by the our-chase ,.r bkx cl the late Mr. j B. Keeaes ..table. bat •:-.•. -i ,: Mi Whitney will t ly qn tworscar-I bis own breeding and with tbe Eumlxr thm ledQced tror.. thirty-three to fourteen, tbe total ol ill ages now under Charge of Joyner is thirty-six. as compared with forty-four and it the Juvenile! are in a minority there will be a fir strong; r hand to play iron; as far as rtjarj.- flu seniors. Anyway. It i» m ■ st eminently satisfactory to contemplate that the great American stable will again be strong in evidence, and It Is farther Interesting to know that Joyner has biatseK personally renewed the least ■•! the Balaton Lodge itablishmeal ft mini i the principal wlnnei t..i tbi stabk last 1 i in wen Borrow Flj bj Ni-ht. Harmoalcou, Meet lag Hon i. tin till* h Peter Pan out of Ladaslae and last ••hi not least thai gallant good horse, Wbi.-k Broom nil of which retain theii places la the string and further to emphasize Mr, Whitneys position as regards the continuance of bis patronage of the Bag li li tin. I inn n. I mi" ii in passing that he has in pro i "1 formation a breeding stad ai Newmarket. ■ iiiitih of nsares baring already conn over Iron tmerica Ml tbi-- is eminently satisfactory, and one can -1 1 1 add t i i • Impe that Ins enterprise will be rewarded with liberal Mccess, Im- few of the -.ilk ind atlas ire i popular .ban his brown sleeved i i i blue iackct. while Iii- trainer is persona grata with all who iiijoj the pleasure ol his acquaintance, • - ~ i ■ ially I bos* of in- • lufreres at Newmarket. As far the horse* iu training, wiiisk Broom, aow sis yens ..id. I j Unionist b-k out of Audience, has win tered splemlidly and. if iwssihie, is handanmer and grauder than ever. His career solar lias been axcen liuually ini-.-iiii . as, indeed, is the general experi • ii.. willi real giiod borses, but naturally he W so liighlj placed in ba ■nin-ai.s that the fear uiu-i always be preTalenl thai although slm. always to be there or iiici :-ai..i!is - imethiug .-. ill be fouud to keep him in ■•heck at mi Inish. Hi- iii.. s|„-,| has been sii.«n :■ a Ivautagi ..ii mmuj n i-asions and. although im general opiniou is ■•• Hie effect lhat oue mlie i . tbi length of Iii ■ • .!••■ . . al aaj rate Ins i"-si mi se. .|n;.n . I .a, i,y. -tiii clings to the belief thai he will show hinis II capable of trareliug ■ longer illstau -e a a |i .in i de result. Borrow, whose well-earned victory in the Middle Park Plate, is still green iu iiiemort i~ aiHOber gifted with Bne speed, as ivinicss -. suiarl in ; rmaiu*e in tbe Wind .-oi Castle ll.iidi.a|, a , Kemptotl Park and a siill wore i.i|ii«---,e rictory lh Wokingham Stakes ai Ascoi. A .a., geld iig ij 11. mi. ii g ool if Forget, be ba- done well during the recess, and may c mfl deutly lie ex|x ...| to bring umre -4iist |o I lie Whit m- mill. Klaud i-. a big Htd-looking. whlte-l«-gge«l . a. -linn -di : Eturgoiuaster mil of iieside, lias recovered fn»ni tbe iniiii.-d bock which threw him back la-t year, and when uol Hying al too high game -- i i • 1 1 1 . i iwn n -ininiinu company, as lie is rerj in" i v on b s pins . ti u it bis best. A s||-.iii bel level in what is recogaiaed anii.-ag |. lk a- tbe improving operation. Joynet ba -had several ol lasl i hi - fuveniles thai were !"• bacfcwai I to be hurried adiled to the lisl iluriag the winter, among tnem Nightstick ■ short-eouph-J, ;. •» rfnl -"ii of Broomstick and Haudspnu thai h den. well, and will, unless I am at fault, do 1 .* -r t ■ -1 in the future i li in hitherto, as will also Double Si i i . markabix goo Mookiug and powerful horse, the beau ideal .i ■ steeplechaser, and neatly Darned, by Delhi out of 1 linoe*. Meeting House, cbestnul • "i i- . i ..in of Noonday. .- growing into a -niil in • ■ ■■ en obi. standing already sixteen hands - inches |j developed all through. II;-. .iii["i pi • • i i- well a- pedigree point to speed .md alrea ■ wiHuer be should surely add to the spoils duriug tbe approaching season. Noi Bjniti is - I looking ml rather Inclined n !»• peacocky In appearance Htraniicbl chestnut colt, bj Voter tat! ul Bunaing Sn iiu is nevertheless a three-year-old • I great possibilities thai lias :i.,t yet run uji to iii-private form In public, but may sun i«- marked as one of the promising oui -. Of the same ae a. id probably lla» best i Mi.. ,.|u U Hanaonicon, a big, iiiwtamliag chest mil coll bj Disguise on I of Harpsichord, lieariag tn»ug ••■ mblan -e to Amphkm. Of clghl nL-eiiienls he won I he iii.iietv lasl ear. and Although liiiall- i. in ii. nulj gave a creditable sho.v vv Im n be kept i ragsnoiii on lb* stret *h for ■ Ions v , in the Middle Park im .te Klm-e hi- retirement im. winter quarten Eiarmoniooa** progress ba- b en ill la tm rlghl dl pction and having developed to n great axteal In mus ulai powei he will not unlikelj , inn con plenousl] again -In-nM h bare to tackle be 1 xhlll rraca in Hie Two Thousand Guineas. Brush I chestaul geMiag. by Broomstick .ut of Bltn «-il did i"t race is ■ two-yesi old. but is ■ ■. cidedlj useful lookiag "darkle" that should add far tb. r fame !•• his dam as a producer n| winners, while the great, leathering Cabaret, brown colt, by Delhi out of rink Dominoe- has done remarkably well, and should Barely pay his way. landean. brawn coll by Peter Pah sal of Midge, was ;, i»i,. arrival In this country, and. al though Well tried l of..re lea V lag America, could, in the lr rnatstaacea, hardly be expected to run up to ins fntii until more accilaiatlsed. If. is however.- a good-looking, closely knit horse, with latnaease power tbroagh the bai k and qjuarten and iltogethei n ...j ehi.se ippt trance « II mislead bonM he fall t. ua prove mstfnally on bis two displays last year, m the three-year-old Miles the hay daughtei of Watercress and Hambnrg Belle straigbtwey coaunends bej self a the most promising This i a banging Hue mars, of fine qaality and enormons strengtB, wnoae hind powei i.- excepHanslly wall marked; iu fact, looks like carrying her from here to yonder in her stride, si*. » .- too backward ami overgrown to be at her best as a twe-year-dtd bti»- still pulled thsongh saccessfnlly on the only occasion of sporting silk. That wa. in a Two Year Old Plate, Rous Course, at the Second October meeting, ant! it was a game and well-sustained c-ftirt which enabled her to wear down th. Claque colt and Surcingle. The- progeny of her sire have not generally been distinguished ti stamina in this country although he lido been credited with some -ood stavors in the United States, but this n!!v shapes well la this respect, and BMV i . in aid of to advantage in the Oaks. Unfortunately h. has ii" place iii the One Thousand Guineas. Plj by Night 1 a chestnut Hlly bj Peter Fan out of Dasallng thai has grown and lengthened lato a grand m. in itii two M.t.ib - alread recorded iu her 1 t i..i her proaalsi Is obvious, and having made sach e-cellent iwogress sin- should farther distinguish herself. e should als.. the brown lilly by Peter Pan out of Ladasiae. though she does not apnesi to have grown 11 b. She. however, is typical of the La. la-, family. which is sufficient to pass her as a mare of full average quality. In I be useful class may be included the til I v by Voter out of Court Dress, provided In excitability does not et tbe upper hand t.. s|M i| her prospects; the Lay coll by Hamburg out of Ba m Buren, which was too lug and unfurnished to !••■ seen al his «■-! last year, but has done well, anl s quite a line bene, and the wiry Cherokee Rose. which lias more than once demonstrated her naiii y t.i go fast. The two-year-olds may be generally described as a promisiag lot. of which the coh by Broossstich out i.f .links is a hard bay with black legs, plenty of length, with serviceable short leg*, and showing Iiu.-quality, wiih power, ami especially good t.. follow Another attractive youngster is the bay coll by Br nstkk "in "I Sandria that may require time i.. furnish t-. iii- full strength, but raciag-llke iu every res,, eei. The bay brother i" Borrow, by Hamb.irg ..ul of Forget, may net Is? unite as tall as bis sonio-relative, hat oa the other hand shows, if aaythiag. re quality, scope, md reach, in short. 1 sai Ocularly aaod colt that may aspire in the rirst class. There is plenty of size and proportionate strength 1 1 recommend the chestaul "li by Hamburg out ol Mineola. which tills the ,ve as a race horse in eiubrvo. and a charming Id I like tilly is the powei luiiv i.iuli daughter of Brooaastiek out of Pettico/»i whi.li lias all the makings Of I smart Wil r wh-ii her turn comes. Much the same description applies in reaped "f the illy by Brooaastiek out of Armi*. and if a little smaller there is much Io admire about ■ racing-like coll by Broomstick out of Whinrslcal. Two lovely fillies may also be instanced In the wel grown, white-legged rhestant daughter of Hamburg ami Waterchnte. which lc.ks like tl in. and tie-chestnut Io Broomstick out of Crania, the dam • Pei -ens. which would be difficult to fault but for her ralhei weak -looking hocks. A clean bill of health can h. reported as concerning all Joyaers borses. and I fully anticipate 1 good seasaa for Babttoa Lodge. "Vlgilaat. in London Sportsman.
