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MR. BELMONTS FOREIGN-BRED YEARLINGS. Progeny of Tracery, Flint Rock, Ethelbert, Nego-fol, and Alcantara Included In the List. Thirteen of August Belmonts yearlings arrived at Belmont Park from his famous stock farm, The Nursery, near Lexington, Wednesday evening. Ten of these are imported youngsters which arrived from France last spring and were sent down to The Nursery to spend the Summer and early Autumn, while the others were bred ,by Mr. Belmont in Kentucky and are now making their first visit to New York. Of the imported yearlings, three are by Tracery, three by Flint Bock, two by Ethelbert, one by Nefogol and one by Alcantara. Of the American breds two are by Fair Play and one by Hastings, says a writer in a New York contemporary. As might be anticipated, especial interest attaches to the three colts by the world-famous Tracery, and more especially as these are of his first crop of yearlings. When they came over it was not easy to form an intelligent opinion as to their merits, for while it was apparent that they had not been properly developed in France, they had shipped badly, and were not only undersized, but low in flesh, and it is evident that their visit to The Nursery has done them a world of good. While even now they are not large yearlings, they are at last of fair size and big enough to make good race horses. Clearly the handsomest of this band of imported yearlings is Pelican, a rich-colored mahogany bay colt of nearly or quite solid color, lie stands 14 hands 2 inches high, but this does not quite convey an adequate idea of his size, for he is exceptionally long from nose to tail for a colt of his height. But for all that he falls considerably short of being a big colt. It is through quality and not quantity that Pelican wins favor with those who look him over. He has a small, blood-like head, wide across the forehead and at the jowls, and tapering quickly to a delicate muzzle, which has thin, well-spread nostrils. He has big, bright eyes, fine, keenly-pricked ears, which never seem to be quite at rest, and a long muscular neck, beautifully arched and crested. As his shoulders are more than ordinarily oblique, it seems but natural for him to carry his head high, somewhat in the gamecock fashion, and the simile seems to be further accentuated by a deep chest, short legs and powerful quarters, stifles and gaskins with the stifle points well spread. He has a strong, cylindrical barrel and powerful loin, while the unusual range of his quarters display extraordinary leverage and consequent driving power. Although by no means large, this colt is as big as Broomstick was at his age, and he looks not unlike what that great sire was when he was a yearling. He is by Tracery Prickly Pear. The other two colts by Tracery are also splendid youngsters and. as they are considerably larger than Pelican, they may find more admirers. Bis-touri is a bay colt by" Tracery Ballot P.red. This colt is 14 hands 3V. inches high and is a youngster of fine range and substance and, while possibly lacking the extremely high finish of his smaller paddock mate, he shows the admirable characteristics of the Bock Sands, combined with something of accurate balance anil grace of outline, which seems to have come into the strain through Tracery. He is a colt of rare conformation, ami thus far gives reasonable promise of being a worthy son ol one of the greatest race horses yet known to the turf. Alibi is a splendid-looking dark brown colt by Tracery Amicitia, and he is the largest of this royally-bred trio, for he stands 14 hands 3 inches high and is stout and well furnished everywhere. Tracery appears to have stamped his individuality upon all three of these colts, for in looking for the essentials of real race? horse conformation, they arf found in each of them, the variation being rather in artistic finish and grace of outline than in muscular development, weight of bone and sinew. As far as real race horse conformation is concerned, these three youngsters appear to be just about on r. par. Further than this, their respective conformations are much alike, but in graceful finish, as well as in bearing and spirit. Pelican seems to have been accorded just a trifle more than an equitable share. In any event, any one of the three seems tc have enough of the qualities which are looked for in the bodily make-up of a real race horse to be a worthy son of even as great a horse as Tracery. A big chestnut colt by Flint Rock White Thorn, which stands 15VJ hands high, will find litany friends because of his great length and substance. Duplicata is a thoroughly good-looking bay colt by Flint Rock Ducibella. He is only half an inch under 15 hands and is well furniished everywhere. Balaeoire is a substantial-looking chestnut filly by Ethelbert Bridlepath. She is 14 hands 34 inches high. Leading is an uncommonly good-looking black filly by Negofol out of that famous daughter of Ben Brush, Lady Amelia. She is 14 hands 2 inches high. Because of her breeding and particularly her relationship tc Hourless, this filly will be watched with interest. Golding is a pretty little bay filly by Flint Bock Golden View, the dam of Rock View. She stands 14 hands 2 inches high, but has considerable length and substance. A neat and compact brown colt is the son of Alcantara and Quelle Est Belle, although he is but little over 14 hands high. A black colt by Etehlbert Lady of the Vale is a colt verging on 15 hands, ami he has plenty of substance and rather good racing outline, lie is oddly marked with a broken blaze, and his near hind foot is white. The three Kentucky-bred yearlings which accompanied this half-score of imported yearlings are fine individuals, and they are more forward than the others. Probably the most taking of the trio is a chestnut filly by Fair Play Joblot. This is a particularly fine young horse of size and admirable racing conformation. She is over fifteen hands high, and has much length and substance. A chestnut filly by Fair Play Violet Ray is another promising youngster. She is a trifle under fifteen hands high. The largest animal in the shipment is the chestnut filly by Hastings Toucan. She is fifteen hands one and one-fourth inches high and has great length and substance for her height. This is a typical Hastings and, except that she might be considered a trifle light below the knee, it would be difficult to find a fault with her. William Brennan had all these yearlings out for their first lessons Thursday morning, and he reports that they proved to be a wonderfully tractable and well mannered band.
