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LEADS IN BOTH RACING AND BREEDING. Story of the Progressive Career of J. B. Joel in English Turf Affairs. Veni. vidi. vici is a motto which might reasonably he adopted by Mr. J. B. Joel in view of his remarkable turf career. Having regard to all that has occurred since, it hardly seems credible that it was not until 1900 that he adopted the second colors of his late brother. WOolf. and registered as his racing livery "black jacket aud red cap." which BOW ranks high in popularity and is familiar in connection with the highest class sport. In the sal M year Mr. S. B. JIh-i. who had preceded him as an owner, altered his colors from green and pink hoops and quartered cap to stripes of the same hue with a pink cap. and it was in l.itlO that .Mr. 11. Raruato. the pioneer of the family, brought off a big coup in the Lincolnshire Handicap with Sir Geoffry, trained by Charles Archer. Prior to that Mr. Joel had been content to bleed terriers an i bulldogs until he changed his mind in favor of hackneys, but neither of those pursuits satislied his sp iting instincts or ambition, Mr. Joels manner of giving up the hackniws was curious, in so far that he bartered the whole of his stud for a rare suite of Chippendale furniture in the possession of an intimate friend who happened to covet the hack neys. Meanwhile he was u keen patron of the P. R. and himself no mean performer with the gloves, as "Gene" Corri. the referee in so many great pugilistic contests, can testify, for in his book he tells how in an exhibition Spar he paid the penalty for a vicious drive between the eyes which made his opponent see stars, for his pal Jack had been taken by surprise, but waited his opportunity and then, with a mighty swing from his right he landed on the point, patting Corri to sleep in his coiner. It is whispered also that he was something of -in enthusiast as regards game fowl and has seen the feathers fly in another sort of ring, which by Bonai lias been styled "the pit." It is related how on one occasion, his first experience in this line. In-accepted a swaggering challenge from the owner i an unbeaten giant, and after a lot of trouble found a bantam to set against him. A lucky smack on the part of the little un on the side of the head set the hi" uu "running." and so disgusted the cnemv fancier that ho nicked him up and wrung his neck, with a forcible promise that he sh ulil "light no more for him." It was late in the "nineties" "hat the fancy for raring generated by the experiences of his relatives took possession of Mr. Joel, and he started I. reeling race borfes, with n half dozen mares pur chased for tif ty pounds apiece from his neighbor, Mr. W. P. Greena.ll, then a prominent bookmaker, and four more from Mr. Donald Eraser. They were ins. illed in Lis paddocks at "Kprthaw," Potters Bar, and placed under the charge of William Bruce, who. baring had a misunderstanding with Sir J. Blundell Maple, whose stud groom he had t een. at Chihlw icklury. sought fresh employment, ami has remained in charge of Mr. Joels mares erer sine,-. In both these deals the purchaser may Ik- said to bare struck ail. Among the Greenali mares were Rousseaus Dream and Little Primrose: tin- former bred Royal Dream, winner of the Goodwood Plate, while Little Primrose was still more successful as the dam of Sunflower II. But the deal with Mr. Ira-tr had still better results, for Emita was one and Fota another of the quartette. At tie time f transfer the first-named had Emotion at foot, but all persuasion failed on the part if tin- vendor to in -hide bet in the transaction, and for once in a ray luck was against Mr. Joel, as she turned ■ ut a good, ueeful tnare. and won some go-id races for Mr. James Russell, who bought her. KoM the less Emits turned Ml a bargain, as her foal was Kil- ■ eran. and later she pro. lined another useful winner in His Lordship, but was an intermittent breeder, and after three baren seasons. 1906-8, a ■ i sold in Mr. Palcke. KUcheran was. i fancy. Mr. Joels pist winner, and was. I think, first trained by William Jarris. He won the Great I aa a hire Breeders Produce Stakes at Liverpool. I ut earned nothing in his next season. Mi rt a had him at Letcombe Regis when as a four-year-old he won the Hassocks Plate at Brighton and the Stand Plat-- at Doiu aster. In tin- winii-i o! iiiit season, bj tin- advice of Mr. Walmslcy. Mi- .|,„.| mi,,|c another lug hit in tie- iiur. line for 1,400 guineas ..; Sundridge, but. baring railed badly in tin- attempt t-- rfre nineteen pounds i.i Kih lieian. he was but little fancied for Mm Teddinrton Plate at Kempton, in which in- easily upset tie odds of ;; to 1 laid on Lord Bobs. a:i 1 following that w..ii fair m re races. All the -am--, the trial ma. hare been true, as subsequent form showed. Fota was a luokv purchase, as •iii g her produce were tie- successful broodmare Angelic. Suiispot, a smart face horse of diminutive size, ami Glass Doll, winner . f the Oaks. Sun ilridge had recovered his purchase money with handsome Interest before be retired to th,- stud, where his career is tot well known to require much row-no ni here; but ii may be new. to many that tin reason f. r his sah- was thai at the outset be was by e-aiis a sin-,. f.,it[ better: ihus. as the reSH.lt of foftj and thirty mans he had only eleven and ni:i foals MB :t!V.ly in coir. L-Uisre - r- n- llul afterwards »:e used more or less Indiscriminately, mostly for Mr. Joels own mares. In his list sea s ns serwee in this country In- got fortj "lie foils from about sixi. mares. Meanwhile, he had been sold I.. i. Cherl Halbronn for ten times the money he cost. Inn that was before Sunstar had scored his great triumphs. An offer of .-,.11110 pounds to cancel the bargain was declined and the s,,,, ,,f Amphlon went to Prance. It was curious that be should ha- ■ ill in s,, well iii his last season at Cbildwickbury. for among his progeny were last y.ars three-year-olds. Silver Tag. Suniire. Lady Brilliant and Brig!;. or course, none of his two-year-olds hare run in France, but Mr. Neumann was fortunate enough t- send Message and Sirenia on a visit to him and both Came back in foal, the one bearing Argos and the other Figaro, which were in the froa| rank of the two-year-olds last year and are imssessed of more than arerage classic promise. For some time after the death of Sir P.bindell Maple, the Cliildwi. khury property u.i- deserted. and by way of passing the time Mr Joel used frequently t i drive his week end parties orer from Northaw lo see it. Hence the idea arose in the agents mill. I that In- had designs of purchase an I he approached Mr. Joel accordingly. As a matter of fa«t. tin-re was no Intention or desire to buy. bur tin- response to inquiry as to price was i exhorM-tant that it was met by a flippant offer of one half, and nothing mole was tin light of the matter by either side until, on the eve of the property being tint up at the mart. Mr. Joel was again approached, quite unexpectedly, and his i Tor. made half in jest, was accepted for the property, lock, stock and barrel, as it Stood. A little more than two miles from St. All. mis. and abutting on I la l p. ml -u race course, the estate extends to about two thousand acres, eight hundred "f which are laid down in Haddocks, with some of the lxst shooting in Hertfordshire. Splendidly equipped in the time of sir J. B. Maple, whose remains repose peacefully jn the picturesque little churchyard on the estate, it is even more perfect now. for large s s of money have beeg spent in improvements, and assuredly there is no more complete nor up to date 1, reeding stud in the kingdom. What valro would be placed on tin- thoroughbred sto.-k in normal times one hesitates to suggest, nir stalli- as, broodmares, yearlings and foals -or. more correctly speaking two year olds and yearlings — are all of the best blood and big i - ••rio nuance or promise. "Vigilant" in Loudon Sportsman.
