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JOHNSON -BILLINGS JUVENILES THRIVE. New York. April 20. When the young thoroughbreds purchased in England last fall by Charles T. Patterson for C. K. G. Billings and Frederiek Johnson reached this country they were in poor condition as the result of a slow and stormy passage across the Atlantic. At that time a large chestnut eott by Tredennis was the most attractive animal in the shipment, and even now when looked over at Belmont Park upon the arrival of the Johnsoii- ,, it il ■r - Itillings youngsters from winter quarters at Curls Neck. Va.. he does not aopo.ir to have lost tin- distinction then aecordod him: at the same time he is now a uiffereiit looking animal from tin- one which was awarded the palm for good looks upon his arrival. He has grown into a grand -looking colt, being nearly sixteen hands high, while he has not only thickened, but grown noticeably longer. He will l e identified among the stake entries as Bachelors Hope, and if good looks and splendid conformation count for anything in an untried two-year-old, he should prove well worth watching. A dark bay colt by Spearmint, .which appeared almost undersized when he arrived on this side of the Atlantic, is now the largest, as well as one of the most promising, of the shipment. He stands fully sixteen hands high and. although a trifle leggy, has no lack of length and substance. What is of more importance, he has shown an exceptional turn of speed, as well as an ability to maintain it as far as has been asked of him. which has been up to three furlongs. He has a smooth way of going, and is a long kaM stridor. This colt is a pronounced favorite witii Mr. Johnson. v When these colts arrived last fall there was one in the band which landed in such wretched condition that few who looked at him believed that he ever would recover from the evil effects of his voyage. He was a bright chestnut, liberally marked with white, and. as he was a royally bred son of Marajax. and seemingly a colt of good size, was a serious disappointment to his owners to see him land in such a miserable condition. Now the son of Marajax and Mary Seyton is one of the finest colts in the string. He is a handsome, upstanding fellow of vplendid outline, grandly muscled and of such exceptional length that he has been named Moratorium. Another colt which has shown phenomenal improvement is a chestnut, by Sunstar. Much had been expected of this colt when he was bought at Newmarket, not only because of his fashionable breeding, but also on account of his appearance, for he was a fine-looking youngster when Charles Patterson bought him. He shipped badly, however, and was a sorry -looking specimen when he came ashore. Besides being extremely low in flesh, he appeared to be Impel -ssly undersized. Now h- is one of the most taking animals in the string, as fa? as conformation is concerned, while he is considerably larger than the average two-year-old at this season of the year. There are eighteen in the string ill told. They are still in charge of Patterson, who has been handling them ever since their arrival in this country.
