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DOMINANT LINES IN BREEDING. The way iu which the line of Galopin is extending all the world over, mainly through the channel of St. Simon, Is really marvelous. Glancing at statistics from Australia, South Africa, and South America, the vitality and reproductive power of that family which for a long time threatened to render all other Hues subservient to it In th.j country lias been abundantly shown iu the past year or two. In Australia, for example, 110 fewer than five members of the Galopin tribe Inclusive of four of St. Simon descent figured, iu the leading dozen at the end of the year which terminated at the close of last July. Of these five the champion sire, Malster. which is by Bill of Portland son of St. Simon, headed the list with the big total of 31,592 sovereigns. Third came Fortiinatus, jitso a grandson of St. Simon via St. Frusquini, with 10,734 sovereigns to ills credit, while although the next St. Simon line horse, Bobadil son of Bill of Portland, was only eighth he had over 12.000 sovereigns credited to him by means of his winning stock. Tenth came Grafton ton of Galopin, and the fifth horse of the line was St. Alwyne. which finished twelfth. The last two totaled respectively nearly 11.000 sovereigns and over 9,000 sovereigns, hi addition there were twenty-one other descendants of Galopin represented in the winning li-t. thirteen of which were imported stallions, the re maiuder being either in England or Ireland. Turning to South Africa, eight stallions tracing to Galopin chiefly via St. Simon lignre In the first twenty. Of these Veronese by Donovan, sou of Galopin comes fifth. St. Maurice sixth. Collar seventh, and Sidus eighth. These are. of course, all sons of St. Simon, as are such others as Simon wick and Solimuu, whilst Andrea Ferrara aud Patron Saint are by St. Frusquln. Then. too. iu South America one of St. Simons other good sons in Diamond Jubilee is going great guns, for although only fourth In the list of stal-lions at the end of September, he was still within striking distance of the three leaders. Iolar Star. Jaroy, aud Old Man, his winning total of 232.000 being only about 0,000 behind that of Iolar Star, and only a fourth of that sum behind Old Man. Then-is 110 getting away from St. Simon blood, in fact, no matter iu what part of the world racing arid breeding are carried on. Some people used to thiiuc there was danger of the boom in St. Simon being overdone, and that deterioration would follow, but in the old days when Kclipse and his descendants dominated tiie situation the same thing was "no doubt said, aiid Nature has a way of leveling up and restoring the balance in such matters. Take this country, for example: At the present time there are only four tail-male descendants of St. Simon In the first twelve winning stallion. As shown in- the weekly list, the champion stallion. Polymelus, is a member of the Cyllene branch of Bend Or, and he holds a commanding lead of the first of the Simons. William the Third, which i nearly 10,000 sovereigns behind the sire of ISlack Jester, Corcyra. . Honey wood, and those two successful juveniles. Pommern and Polygram. The next St. Simon horse. Your Majesty son of Persimmon, stands only sixth, those in front of him being Sun-dridge, a member of the Speculum line of Black lock; Spearmint, which represents the Carbine branch of Musket, and gees back in the male hue to Touchstone; and Cicero, the last named, like Polymelus, a sou of Cylleue. The predicted swamping of all other strains by that of St. Simon is, it will be seen, a long way from having come to pas in Great Britain, at all events.. The great prominence iu recent years of Cyllene himself, and now of his sons Cicero and Polymelus, augurs well for the future of his other great sons, Lenibcrg and Cylgad. Minora, having gone to Rub-sia last year, need not now be considered, but the fact of his lirst crop of juveniles .having, so far not produced and winner matters little, for lie was mated with few mares in his first stnd season. Lumbers has been given some excellent chances aud his foal out of Gadfly dam of Cylgad is a charm ing. well-grown Ally. Cylgad, like Lcmberg. only commenced stud duty in 1913. but such a grand looking stallion is fairly certain to carry 011 the line with distinction, in the manner of his forbears. Cylleue. Bona Vista, Bend Or, Doiicaster, and Stockwell, each and all of which could lay Claim to the title of highly successful sire. These enumerated are by no means all the sons of Cyllene now at the stud, for Captivation lias sired a suiart youugster in Calder Vale, and such as Cellini. Grit" fel, and Cylden, amongst others, have blood ael good looks to recommend them. "Vigilant" iu London Sportsman.
