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EQUINE ARISTOCRATS ARRIVE IN SAFETY. New York. NovciiiIkt 24. — A. K. Macombers horses arrived bees Kngland today in the Lancastrian, after a trip that lasted eighteen days. Considering the length of time on the ocean, ev-y horse looked remarkably well and were u.issed by the .health officers and Dr. K. W. McCully. Quite a number of prominent horsemen were at the dock, including vre i rick JohnRon. who inqKirted eleven yearlings, reecntlv liought for bint by Charles T. Patterson. Samuel Boss of Washington. Henry T. irrnenl f Virginia, end ethers of sjee • less note were also there. As the herses Were led from the shift to the dock for shipment L Aiken. S. C there colli. I !«• M mistaking u,eir quality. 1 s v t I I n 1 I j i i i t I i i » a t 1 J ] i i . j j , There was not a bad looking horse in the entire 1 consignment. "I would like to own Star Hawk." J said Mr. Johnson, as the line looking bay two-yenr -old was led past the crowd. "I think he was the fourth best colt in England this year, though am told The Cock, a colt by Poussin, is quite C as good if not better. They are a fine lot of horses and. if present looks are a criterion. Mr. Macotuber yvill cut quite a figure iu racing next year." Not one of the band had any severe illness dttr- -ing the trip, according to the man who had them in charge. On the same ship came seven lielong-ing to Iriviug 11. Wheatcroft. all of which are ■reand bred. Mr. Wheatcroft has imported these from the Swalcliffe Stud in Kngland. It is his intention to sell them privately, if he gets his price. Mr. Onxard has made a hid for one of them, gond-1 inking filly by Bachelors Button, one of the most prominent sires in Fugland. They will lie housed for bisection at Harnetts stables, 15 i East Thirtieth street, for the next few days. i Walter B. Jennings purchased the Macoinlier col- t lection from J. B. Seers breeding establishment in 1 England and he left with them tonight for Aiken, t where they will be prepared for their engagements 1 next year. 1 The eleven iuiix.rted yearlings owned jointly by C. K. !. Billings and Frederick Johnson, have been 1 shipped to Curls Neck Farm in Virginia, which was purchased by Mr. Billings a short time ago | for breeding and educating trotters and thorongn- hreds. Besides the yearlings there were four two- , year-olds in the shipment. Top o the Morning was also sent to Virginia, with the bare possibility he will stand training after having bowed a tendon. Cock o" the Walk, the winner of many races for Mr. Johnson, has been retired to the stud in Ken- ■ tucky. i ___
