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DARLEY DALE WINNING RECOGNITION. Now that the once numerous band of sons of St. Simon at the stud is annually growing smaller it is interesting to note that the stock of the returned exile, Darley Dale which came back to this country in 1914 won many races this year in Russia. In the early part of the year six of his get among them accounted for twenty-three races of a total value of 5,300 pounds. Three of these winners were brothers and sister, all being out of one mare, Mosquee. and as the youngest of the three is a three-year-old. it is proof that their sires stock train on. Darley Dale is a much travelled stallion, for in his early days he stood in France, and thence migrated to Russia, to go back again three or four years ago. to France before returning to his native land. Even now he is only fourteen. His chief winner in Russia this year is the five-year-old horse Demosthen six races value 3,500 sovereigns. As a three-year-old Demosthen won the Russian Derby in a trot for the late M. Lazareff, who bred him out of Mosquee, a daughter of Masque out of a Retreat mare. Himself a winner of the Eclipse Stakes, Darley Dales breeding is most interesting, for to combine with St. Simon in the upper half of his pedigree his dam, Ismay. brings in the stout blood of Isonotny. in conjunction with that of Hermit and Adelaide, by Young Melbourne. He traces back in the female line to rare old Maid of Mashman grandam of Peter.— London Sportsman.
