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SIX ENGLISH TH0R0UGHEREDS ARRIVE. Frederick Johnson and A. B. Hancock Import Valuable Broodmares and a Yearling. Five thoroughbred broodmare* and a yearling filly bought in England by Frederick Johnson and A. R. Hancock arrived on the- etea unship Manhattan at New York. Thursday. Four of the six we-re purchased by Mr. Johnson. One of them is the cheat-not mare- Me v. which he bought from General Baird for ,250, but before she- arrived in this country he turned down one- offer by cable of ,000 for her. This inare is by Martagon. one of the most popular of Bend Or stallions sire of Willis Shaipe- Kilmers Magic, and Perdona. by Pe-isiin-moti. She is in foal to Stedfast. he by Chaucer one of t!ie- best sons of St. Simon Re Sure. Another of his importations is the bay mare Ke-a -d.-an. which Mr. Johnson bought of the Duke- of Westminster. This is a splendid looking br.uiel- mare, by that faaaeen son of laonoaay, UaUtnnle Maisc. Kc-.ide-an is heavy in foal to Aldlorel, which won six straight races for the Duke of Westminster, and never was beaten. He was by tin- successful sire- Mauvezin- Mangalini. a daughter of Vampire, the dam of Flying Fox. The other two brood niar-s Imported by Mr. Johnson were bred by Clarence- Mackay, and they are ■later*, Prade, six years old, and Pennsylvania. seen vers old. Roth are by Meddler hUatrea* Pena, by Hampton. Mistress Pena was bought by Mr. Mackay for about 7,000, and at his sale- of yearlings at Saratoga last August his yearling colt by Fitz Herbert Mistress Pena wa* sold to Andrew Miter for 88,000. Prude is in foal to Irish Marine and Pennsylvania is in foal to Marajax. All four of Mr. Johnsons broodmares are due to foal early. Captain Hancocks importations consist of the richly-bred broodmare Dark Water, by Dark Ronald — Doonwater, and her be-autiful chestnut yearling filly foal by the Darby winner. Smistar, the sire of Mr. Macombers sph-ndid colts North Star, Star Hawk and War Star. this filly is one- of the handsomest yearlings seen this year, whether native or ioroign-bred. She is a rich golden chestnut, with little or no white markings. All these thoroughbreds, which came over on the Manhattan, will be shipped south as soon as practicable. Mr. Johnsons broodmares will be sent direct to Lexington and A. R. Hancocks mare and filly will Ik sent to Virginia or Kentucky. All arrived in fine condition.
