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WTNGFIELDS ENGLISH IMPORTATIONS. The horses purchased in England for the Nevada breeder, George W. Wlngfield. reached New York In safety and good condition last Wednesday. The band was made up of the four-year-old Honeywood. the three-year-old Polistena, and eight yearlings, four colts and four Allies. Of this latest accession to our thoroughbred resources, a New York writer, who inspected tbem. says: "It is understood that Honeywood will be kept by Mr. Wingtield for a private sire. His bree-ling is particularly rich, tbe male line running tbtougli Polymelns. Cyllene and Bona Vista to Bend Or. with Isonomy. Lord Clifden and Toxophilite u. • sire of Musket figuring in the same generition in his sires pedigree. Honey Bird, his dam. runs back through Friars Balsam and Hermit to New-minster and Touchstone, while Breadalhane bv Stockwell. King Tom by Harkaway and ThunderlioU by Stockwell introduce a triple cross of that rich combination of Tbe Baron and Pocaliontas which has done a world of good to both English and American pedigrees. "Another noteworthy individual is the bay fillr Polistena. three-year-old, by Polymelns — Imola bv St. Hilaire. Besides being a splendid and raev-looking individual, this filly has the distinction of being more than a half-sister to the hero of tbe English turf for the current year. Pommern. triple-crown winner and n great colt for any year. Polistena is a large and rangy filly, which looks like a real race horse from any angle. She is a fillv of exceptionally-high finish and has splendid size and substance, grand lione and unusual muscular developntent Just where a good race horse needs it. This filly has shipped finely and, as she is. perfectly sound, it is expected that she will rac«H next year. "The largest, and upon the whole: the most impressive of the eight yearlings which suiierinteiulent Guilliams purchased at Newmarket, is a big liay colt by San try out of Trevi by Love Wisely. This is lie-lieved by many to have been the largest yearling in England this year. Indeed lie looks more like a large and well-developed two-year-old than like a yearling; hut notwithstanding his great size and immense substance, be is a colt of uncommonly high finish, and a wonderfully well-balanced one. "Of course, as might lie expected, he is of a distinct masculine type, but so compactly bas be been put together that one does not a first realize what a big colt lie is. He is a deep, rich bay with black points excepting one hind pastern, and possibly a small star, but in a general way he conveys the impression of being solid colored. "Those familiar witli English pedigrees will realize that this youngster is richly bred in fashionable strains, and all in all. be will be apt to win more, admirers among the horsemen who look over the Wingtield shipment than will any of the others included in these eight yearlings, and there are some choice ones in the lot. too. "Another of the yearlings which will lie much admired is a large bay colt, liberally marked with white, and showing rather more than usual aggressiveness and activity when shown on the halter. This fellow is by the popular English sire, Fowling-•pie i dam White Lilac bv Springfield. Any person at all familiar with English pedigrees cannot fail to realicz that this is a richly-bred colt, tracing back to Musket, the sire of Carbine, through his sire, and to Springfield through his dam. Besides . heing hnely bred, this colt is a grand individual. He has abundance of range and weight: indeed he is an exceptionally large yearling, and then. too. I he !s well balanced and highly finished. His de- . velopnient of bone and muscle is surprising for a t yearling, and he has the outline of a race horse and a stayer. "The next yearling shown was a gray or roan colt by Grey Leg out of Rernina by St. Serf. This is a colt of good size, although considerably lighter than bis two stable mates already referred to. II«« is a trim, racy-looking colt of high finish and. according to present appearances, he should lie one which would come early to hand and in winning form at that. He has been named Mt. Blanc. "The next animal shown was a bright golden chestnut filly liheraly marked with white. This is a strikingly handsome and racy-looking filly of tine size and finish. Indeed, except that she is a trifle ligbl in the hone below the knee, it might lie difficult to find a fault with this filly. She is bv Martagon out of Celia, by Veles, son of Isin- I glass. "Next came a particularly handsome and compact brown filly by Minoru. King Edward VII.s last i Derby winner, out of Slave Trade by St. Serf. I This is probably the most highly finished of the-yearling fillies, although some of the others may crowd her closely. "A hay filly by William III., da n Free and Easy by Melton, is another particularly fine filly and a taking one, but that much might he said of*,.... of them. 1»L. "The last filly shown was a bay by Dark 1 aid. out of Ki Ki. bv Matchmaker, and the M?H coll was a rather small hay by the famous sprlater Hidden Rod, out of a daughter of Isinglass."
