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MANY FOREIGN-BRED JUVENILES. Best Blood of English and French Turf to Contest with Our Home-Bred Youngsters. One of the most interesting phases of the thoroughbred racing is the resumption of the battle loyal lxtween the best blood of the Knglish and French turf and the home-breds for honors in the two-year-old division. Iist season the for.ign-borns invaded the American turf in greater numbers then since the Colonial days. Some of the nominations for the Juvenile Stakes to be run at Belmont Park and Saratoga Springs this year look like entries for some English or French fixture. A. K. Macomber, whose silks wen- seen on the eastern tracks for the first time last year: Willis Sharpe Kilmer. George D. Wkteaet and Joseph B. Wktener have bought with a five hand and seemingly bottomless purses from tiie pick of tin- Kuro-peaa studs. But it is not always the high-priced gentlv bred youngsters that wins all tiie prizes. Gift horses ,,r .varlings picked up for the proverbial song have trained on to beat the best. The foreign bonis, however, have not the lions share of lineage. Many or tiie home-bred voung-sters. those frem August Belmonts Nursery Stad; 11. P. Whitneys P.rookdale Farm, and from tiie* many breeding establishments in Kentucky anil Virginia, are atea bred in the people. August Belmont Has Classy String for Saratoga. August P.elniont will send the first of the get of that wonder horse. Tracery, to the races in this country. They are Pelican, a bay colt by Tracery - Prickly Pear: Alibi, a bay colt by Tracery — Aniieitia and Bistouri, a bay ceil by Tracery Pallet tend. All these are named for the stakes at the Saratoga Springs meeting. Another of his imp.rted ones is Lading la black Pillv bv the sire Of Hornless Negofol-Lady Amelia a noted American race mare. The chairman of the Jockey Club has also named a number of fashionably bred youngsters from his Nursery Shad, .me of which is a brother to StromboH, Prineeps, a chestnut colt bv Pair Play —St. Ptiscilla. A. K. Macomber. who now has the largest racing stable in this country, and who pmihssij tin- J. P.. Joel yearlings test fall, bad been prodigal in his :•. in inat ions for the juvenile fixtures. Not a few are by Suustar. the Derby winner and -;i,. ,,f his own Star Hawk. The English bred cops, which will carry the scarlet and white, are Kliniinator, a bav colt by Bunstar- Marian Hood; Hand Grenade, a brown, by BaasUr- All Green; Porte Drapeea, a bav by Sunstar -Bright Ch-rry: Night Wind, a Hack, bv Sunstar -Verne; William s. Cnlbertsoa, by Bunstar — Canute Lassie; Spirit of France, a chestnut, by Sunstar Sweet Finch. a half brother t.. Star Hawk: War Cloud, a bay. by Potyasetea- Dreamy: Narsola, a bay. by sir Geoffrey HwushJur Girt; Sirocco, a brown, by sir Goaf frey - II. linm. and Argeaae, a bay. by sunflower 11. -Sua class. Many Imported Fillies in Stable. The stable also has a number of imported fillies named for the stakes for tke softer sex. and these include Heap Skirt, a bay by Sunstar — Watorw 1: Preach Heete, ■ bay ky sunflower II.— Our Girl; Up Stick, a chestnut i.y Sunflower II. fTrbsol book: Oilcans. :, key by Prcsfigt — Olive Craig; Powder Puff, a bay by Sunstar Sweet Lassie; Sling ghat, a bay by Sunstar— St. Olive, and Sting-are*, a bay by Simitar — Kngenia. This !s indeed a formidable array f ha per ted youngsters, but these an backed up bv mate than a half dosea cops and fillies by facie. Joseph p. Wktener and George l . Wkteuer have alas gone in streagly for Imparted bleed. Tom Welch and Jack Joyaer, their Intel is. have combed the foreign markets for good ones and if bi i lines ...iint for anything, they both have two-year olds that will hold their own with tiie beat. Tht ftnt ..f tke progeny of Richard Croker*a oiby. which won the Derby about ten years ago. will lie seen in this country under the silks of .lo-eph i:. Widonor. she is a cheat aut. feated bj the English rue mare St. Plan and has been named r..r most of the big stakes at P.elmont Park and Saratoga Springe. Others from the stable that have been named for the Juvenile fixtures are i.a Bhryoactte, a bay fii!y by Vcrwood U l-au; Memories, a brown fillv by Kabeiais Wallflower; Tromue ! ■ Morte, a chestnut olt by Vcrwood— Marsa; Jaaau an Boat, a bav colt by AJax— -Bequette; Alarc II., a bay colt by Vcrwood— Porte Malott: Seafarer, a eta stunt colt by Babeteia— Ocean Pound, the American race niare of a decade ac man ago; a bay filiy by Sundridge — Batata Adrcase II.: a bay filly by Alcantara II. — Pace a Mala; Tufter, a brown cell by Mncaaamlfl II. — Bose Pompom, and Lliidepeiidaute. a bay lilly by Ajax — Halina. Wideners Colt Among Leading Candidates. One of Ceorge D. Wideners leading caadhtates will ! ;• the brown colt by Phalcron — Last Hope, whieh was on,, of Ike stars at recent Newmarket sales and for which Jack Joyner hid high to get. Others he had named for the Saratoga Springs meeting are :, chestnut colt by Maroovil — Politely; a Chestnut gelding by I.langibby-Southern P.elle: Abadaae. a brown colt by Maboiil IP- Alby; a eke Stunt g.hling by Jaeger — Kosey Donovan and a bay gelding by Amadis — Pmbrosa. Most of the two-year-oids Willis Sharpe Kilmer has named for the leading fixtures are foreign-bred. The star of the band, if breeding counts for anything. Should be Conference, a chestnut fillv by Beek S.md - A idiom-.-, the dam of II. P. Whitneys Whisk Bream IP, which he purchased last summer. The ethers are Feu dArtfice. a bav fillv by lit/. Ilebert Strike Magic -a -Light II.; Shot, a chestnut filly by Magic II.— Grayshet : White Dinah, a bay filly by The Wiiite Knight -Dark Dinah: Sun Briar, a bay raft I.y Sundridge Sweet ■Mar; Nekrweep, a bay colt by Sweeper — Lady Nell, and Magmah. a bay colt by Magic II.— Djauia.
