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"MR. FAIRIES" RETURN TO PROMINENCE. Former Leader Through Champions Bayardo and Lemherg Has Good Year Again. But for the somewhat belated victories of the two-year-olds Telephus and Gay Crusader, the gentleman who races as Mr. Fairie would have had a poor racing season In 1910, but the triumphs of two youngsters enabled that sportsman to take his place amongst the leading twelve owners. Thanks to the half-brothers Bayardo and Lemberg, Mr. Fairie enjoyed a measure of success which it falls to the lot of few men to achieve, and if since the period when the two horses named did so well, their owners colors have been less in evidence than usual, this is an experience which is by no means without parallel. Possibly Mr. Fairie was far more disappointed with the failures of Kwang-Su a half-brother to Bayardo and Lemberg than he was elated by the successes of Telephus and Gay Crusader; but, however, that may be, the fact remains that the son of Cicero and Galieia put up a pleasing performance in the Select Stakes, after having succumbed to Cannobie and the subsequent Cosurewitch winner. Sanctum, in the Jockey Club Stakes. Perhaps the Mantou colt was not quite at his best on that day; but hi? was clearly in good trim when he so easily defeated Julian and Blackadder for the Select Stakes. Remembering, though, that the other two were attempting to concede fifteen and ten pounds respectively, an exaggerated view of Kwang-Sus merits may have been formed, and thus it would be premature as yet to suggest that the colt Is anything like so good as his better known relatives. Kwang-Su, by the way, is much the same animal, on the "book." as Mr. Sanfords half-brother to Craganour, Nassovhin, as, apart altogether from their respective juvenile performances, the difference of a half length between them at the finish for the Two Thousand Guineas was reduced to a head in the New Derby, and it was decidedly unfortunate that the pair were prevented from meeting afterwards, as the question of their respective stamina still remains unsettled and this was just the point which should have been determined, whether one was clearly superior to the other as a stayer. Both colts, however, live to fight another day, and the vexed question may yet be brought to issue. Lady Minta, a daughter of the Derby winner, Spearmint, and Lady Vista, carried off the Newmarket Oaks for Mr. Fairie, beating Dark Sapphire, Angelina, and two others; and it is, I understand, a fact that she was under orders to retire to the stud, whether she ran well or otherwise in the event nr.med. Whether intentions have been revised since, I am unaware, but so easily did she account for her opponents in- the Newmarket Oaks, that it may be the stamina she then displayed came as somewhat of a surprise even to a trainer who is so justly noted for the preparation of long-distance winners. It was, however, to Telephus and Gay Crusader that Mr. Fairie owed his prominent position in the list of successful owners for the recently concluded season. Both colts, moreover, made their important contribution during the Houghton meeting in the last week of the campaign. There was an element of surprise, too, iu both instances, as, while Gay Crusader earned his victory at the expense of such notabilities as Molly Desmond, Grand Fleet, Margarethal, and Tag rag in the Criterion Stakes; Telephus beat Athdara, North Star, Gadshill. The Verderer, and Dresden in the Dew-hurst Plate. The victories of maiden juveniles in such important events as these was remarkable indeed; but if in each instance the result appeared to be attended by a certain amount of luck, it can hardly be denied that Mr. Fairies colts are both smart youngsters. At any rate, with sums such as 1,280 and l.Olili sovereigns to their credit they did well indeed for their owner-breeder. Gay Crusader, by the way, is a son of Mr. Fairies great horse, Bayardo Laura, while Telephus is by Spearmint, from Chere Keine, :u;d therefore half-brother to the fine stayer Aleppo. Next to .Mr. Fairie in the loading owners list stood another patron of the famous Mantou establishment controlled by Alec Taylor, viz., W. M. G. Singer, who, although his total winnings fell some fifty sovereigns short of those credited to the former gentleman, had the satisfaction of taking eight races with eight different animals. The horses concerned were Valais, Prawle Point, St. Eloi, Market Girl, Golden Dagger, Raybar-row, Cattistock and Gallop-along colt the two latter of which are trained by Mr. Sounders Davies at Michel Grove. The indifferent display of Prawle Point iu the Cosurewitch was probably Mr. Singers greatest disappointment during the year; but otherwise his horses can be regarded as having done well indeed, under the prevailing circumstances. "Augur" in London Sporting Life.
