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ENGLISH EXPERT ON AMERICAN STAYERS. Mr. J. E. Madden has quite rightly taken up the cudgels In the cause of American bloodstock against Mr. R. J. llamock. Jr.. who had roundly condemned them Us hopelessly deficient in stamina since the days of Parole. Iroquois and Foxhall. for it is pointed out legitimately enough that such horses as Kilmarnock and David Garriek were undoubted stayers over English courses ill comparatively re-cent ears. while Cap and Bells won the Oaks easily indeed. It might also have been added that Sir Martin and Disguiso II. showed no lack of stamina in t Lis country; but I attach little or no importance to the Derby victory of Durbar, for. though he won. be iiad no real profusions to be up to the classic standard, and formed one of the lamentable series of winners whose success will always puzzle people who know what Derby oral should really be. All tin- same, it cannot, I think. 1h claimed for Ameri-e-an horses that stamina is anything but a rare quality with them. I eannot call to miml that Joyner had I single- stayer se-nt te him from America during all the seasons he was at New market, though he- had many tirst-elass sprinters. Huggins before him was in the ansae pre-elieament. except that he had Kilmarnock, which did.. ne doubt, stay, but was not in tlu-lirsl class. Mr. Madden. ln»wever, has tht courage of his opinion, and says: "I expect to see the Amerie-.iu thoroughbred bold his own the coming season, and when the raeing of ion; is over the American thoroughbred will be more appreciated than lie- is today. Timo will show, but 1 shall lie surprised if Star Hawk does not hold his own with the- best Anieri-rana. if all go -s well with him. ami the now two-year-olds, bought from Mr. J. P.. Joel, will if tln-y he- at all up to the usual Childwiek sample, which tiny certainly appeared to be. give the best of the native-bred ones something to do before Mr. Mad-deas anticipation is verified. Mr. Hancock might have- done well tei carry his argumiiits further back in tie- days When Mr. Tea Etroeck was rating here and sli weel us suih American -bred Mayers as Prioress ami Starke. There could be- no sort of doubt about their stamina. Mr. Madden, on the other ami. an hardly deduce any convincing proof from the defeats of the- tive-- e-ar -del Iroquois after he returned to the States, for tin- sun of Leamington had se-e-n his best day as a three- j ear -old. hael never started as a four-year-old and had only shown a estiue- of his true form ill two starts as a tive-year-OeU in England. The subject is an interesting one-, however, though 1 suppose it can never In argued to a definite conclusion; more especially as in tin- old style- eif race- riding stamina was Beside m re-ally tested except it; tig handicaps like tin- Cesar-ewitch. The Chester Cup is no rial test of stamina and the- Ascot Cup and Alexandra Plate have very often been falsely-run races. Santois Cup certainly was, through Santoi would always have wan it. They went very slow for a mile anil a half, with the- result that in the last mile- Forfarshire made a great show ami finished third to Kilinar-neecks second. — "The Sp«?cial Commissioner" in London Bportasaaik.
