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CELTS GET SHOW PROMISE. New York. December 29. Algernon Daingerfield. who has recently returned from a visit to Kentucky, savs that the handsomest and most promising weanlings in Price MeKiinieys Wieklifle stud at Kingston Farm, which his sister, Miss Elizabeth Daince.--lield. is managing, are sous and daughters of Celt. And lie predicts that Celt, whose two-year-olds made a promising lieginnlng last season under the management of George M. Odoni, will in a season or two he recognized as one of the greatest stallions in America. Celt is now at Arthur Hancocks Kllerslie Farm in Albemarle County. Virginia, where he made his first season as a stock horse, and not Andrew M.. Coquette. Embroidery. Gaelic Brian Born and three or four other youngsters that showed good form last slimmer and fall on the New York and Maryland tracks. He was one f the best Commando horses that came to the American races. A son of Maid of Lrin she a half-sister to Voter. Celt was con-teniiHiraneons with Colin. And if the late James It. Keene. who bred both colts, had not had Colin in the summer of 1907. Celt wo.ild probably huvt been the greatest two-year-old money winner of the year. The Haiifoeks leased Celt from Mr. Keene for his first season at Ellerslle. and the performances of Andrew M.. Coquette. Embroidery. Gaelic and Brian Born demonstrated that the Ellerslie marcs, whica seuerallv are from the stout old American families, suited him. Arthur Hancock paid 0,000 for Ceit at the sale of the Keene estate and immediately moved him to Ellerslie atain. where he will make the coming season. Mr. Hancock counts upon Celt to restore the Klory of the famous breeding establishment, built up in the 70s and S9s by his rather. Troiii which Morello. the Futurity winner of 1S92: Russell. Etirus, Elk wood. Eon, T. S. Martin. Cliarentus and many another horse famous in American racing history, came. One of the most prom-isins coining two-year-olds is a filly by Celt out or Aurine. the dam of Coquette. This filly is the property of Walter Lewisolm, who recently refused an offer of ,000 for her. One of the most promising of the coining two-Year-old colts Is a brothel to" Embroidery, a son ot and Network for which James Butler, the own-it tielt of the best stable of two-year-olds that raced this season, paid ,500.
