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FOREIGN-BRED JUVENILES PRESENT PROBLEM New York, August 29. "I am glad to see this fellow looking so well and sprightly after his race for the Hopeful," said Frederick Johnson, when Omar Khayyam was unloaded at Belmont Park Sunday upon his arrival from Saratoga. "He came mighty near winning that race, and with better racing luck I think he might have done so. but, after all. that would be far from proving him as good a colt as Mr. Wilsons Campfire, which was giving him twenty pounds, which is a tremendous weight for one two-year-old to give another. I do not think that such penalties should be imposed in any two-year-old stake. But just the same I am glad this fellow ran such a good race." From tho discussion of Omar Khayyam, which was far from being the most expensive of the yearlings purchased for Messrs. Johnson and Billings at last autumns Newmarket sales, Mr. Johnson began commenting on tho other youngsters as they were led out of the cars. "Yon see with one exception Omar Khayyam is the smallest iu the lot. That red chestnut. All Star, by Sunstar Falling Star, is a regular giant in his way. Bachelors Hope, by Tre-dennis, is another big fellow, and so is Maratorium. by Marnjax, but what good are they? They are grand colts to look at. but this little fellow is the only one in the bunch that we could get to the races. As you see. those big ones are all backward, and not anywhere near racing form. Its been the same way ever since last spring. They bucked so often that we have lost count on some of them. Theres that Bachelors Hope. He was a grand-looking colt when we brought him over as a joarling and when we began working him he showed a splendid way of going, but just as often as we have tried to let him or any other of these big fellows down for real work, they have bucked. As a matter of fact I do not believe we can do anything with Englinli yearlings, brought over late in fall, for two-year-old racing. Here we have a grand-looking lot of two-year-olds, but it does not appear probable that any of them will be fit for racing in their two-year-old form." The experience of Messrs. Johnson and Billings with large imported colts has been that of several other prominent turfmen. Grant Hugh Browne hart a magnificent looking colt in King Herod, by Colin Acalot, but thus far he has done nothing at all worthy of either his rich breeding or splendid conformation. The same might be said of W. R. Coes Oration. Tarquiir. Hells Bells and Wonderful. They arts all grand-looking colts of splendid size and conformation, but thus far they have accomplished nothing iu racing. Jack Mount, one of Mr. Coes importations, and Mr. Belmonts Hourless have been returned winners, and the Belmont colt is undoubtedly a colt of much quality, but they were imported as yearlings early last season.
