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A LUCKY WAR-TIME GIFT. An interesting story is associated with the three-year-old filly Yvcline, which heads the list of winning fillies at the three race meetings recently held in France. Yveline is by Gardefeu out of Photime, and was bred by M. J. de Bremond, the owner of Elf and other good horses that have run in England. When, in the early days of the war, the Germans were approaching Chantilly on their way to Paris, M. do Bremond decided to remove all the horses from his training establishment to his stud farm at Malidor. Yveline, then a yearling, was unfortunately suffering so badly from rheumatism that she had to be left behind, to be destroyed. On returning to Chantilly, M. de Bremond had the pleasantsurprlse of finding her in her box, safe and restored to health, an old stableman, who had stayed on during the enemys occupation, having looked alter her with great care. As there was no racing, her owner gave the filly to his trainer, Henry Count, to serve as a hack, but he, thinking from her breeding and conformation that she would make a good broodmare later on, decided to put her into training. His judgment has been rewarded; she has won an important Rice at eaeli of the three meetings, Caen, Mouline and Mont-de-Marsan, and picked up about 5,010 in stakes. Her last victory was accomplished in the Grand Criteriuiu de Midi, a mile and a half race. She was ridden by Jennings, son-in-law of the English trainer, Escoit. Paris Letter to London Sportsman.
