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SOME IMPORTANT ARRIVALS STEAMER MANCHURIA BRINGS BIG CONSIGNMENT OF THOROUGHBREDS TO NEW YORK. Best Breeding of England and France Represented in This Latest Accession to Our Racing and Breeding Resources. New York, November 14. After a long and unusually tempestuous voyage, the Atlantic transport liner Manchuria docked here Sunday. She brought over seventy horses, but only a portion of these were thoroughbreds. Thomas "Welsh was a passenger, and lie brought over nineteen yearling thoroughbreds for J. E. "Widener. In addition there were nineteen thoroughbreds for Grant Hugh Browne, a valuable shipment sent to A. II. Hancock, including botli broodmares and weanlings, and not a few shipments of single animals for various consignees. Of seven yearlings shipped over from John San-fords French breeding farm, five are by Voter, one by Macdonald II. and one by Combourg. There are four colts and three fillies in the Sandford shipment, and, although the Manchuria encountered heavy weather while coming over, they all shipped well. Mr. Burch was more than satisfied with the appearance presented by these youngsters on their arrival, and expressed the opinion they were the best yet sent over to Mr. Sanford. One of the most taking in appearance among the Sanford yearlings is the chestnut colt Paritzau, by Voter Genny. This is a racy-looking colt, of good size, range and substance, showing much quality in general outline, with plenty of bone and good muscular development. Another good one is the chestnut colt Nominee, by Voter Iove Apple, a daughter of Chuctanunda and One I Love. Candidate is a fine, big bay colt by Voter Padone II., and he gives promise of being an early comer next spring. Pinafore is a well-turned chestnut colt by Voter Light Opera. Of the fillies, Heather Belle, a bay filly by Macdonald II. La Tosca II., daughter of Laureate and La Tosca, by St. lilaise, is an especially good-looking filly and, without doubt, one of the best in the shipment, regardless of sex. She is a large anil rangy filly. Cola is a fair-sized bay filly of exceptionally high finish and might be classed as the beauty of the seven. She is royally bred, being by Combourg Lealia. Discontent is a good-looking and well-named filly. She is by Voter Oppression. The yearlings in J. E. "Widencrs shipment are, without doubt, an extremely valuable band, as among them are the high-priced youngsters which were bought of the famous French turfman. Ed-moud Blanc, while one in the collection is a filly for which Mr. "Widener paid 2,000 or thereabouts. Besides these, there are said to be some remarkably good youngsters of Mr. Wideners own breeding among them. On board the ship is a grand-looking two-year-old colt by Ajax, said to be the property of Thomas Hitchcock. Captain A. 1$. Hancock lias two broodmares and three weanlings on board the Manchuria. One yearling pame over for H. T. Oxnard, and a chestnut two-year-old colt for Mr. Chipchase, sent over by Mr. Eaton of Cambridge, was another of the Manchurias equine passengers. Mr. Montgomery of Philadelphia had no less than eight hunters from Ireland, and in his shipment was the good-looking race horse Mellifont, b. h, 0, by St. Brendan - Meldhre.
