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MR. J. B. JOEL AND HIS STUD FARMS. Hint That More of His Richly Bred Yearlings Are to Come to This Country. A gentleman who has been exporting, hand over fist, is Mr. J. B. Joel, and again, as I happen to know, there is a demand on him for all his year lings, or nearly all. to go to America. Moreover, litis inclined to let them go, for — as he says — he can hardly hope for a continuance of his old luck on the turf, and with racing under present conditions the whole position of keeping horses in training is absolutely changed* Therefore he let his Middle Park winner go to the United States, and is most an; ions to hear of his winning a Derby in America. The colts best distance was, no doubt, three-quarters last year, but he may outclass the American opposition. Mr. .!« 1 really delights in his stud farms, which are duplicated now. one being at the old place. Childwick. where Bunse is still in charge, with Prince Palatine in Commons old box and Black .lister in Koyal Hamptons. I was there last Satur day. and as regards Prince Palatine, can only say that he is now far more businesslike than ever 1 saw him since he was retired to the stud. His foal list is greatly improved, and I do no! think he is likely to give trouble on that score again. Black Jester shares with Coreyra the distinction of being the two Is-st Polymelus stallions at the stud, and he is out Of a Bnl rate broodmare. He is a perfect model of conformation, with power and bone just what it should be. This horse is a sure stock getter indeed, and I saw two or three of his first foals, quite excellent specimens. Sunstar has now taken up his quarters at tin Other establishment. named Shafford when- Sir BlundeH-Maple used to have his shire horses. Sun star himself, thoagh lie has the Sundridge mat, has iaherited many of the best elements of his dam, Doris, and I should imagine there is no horse which will give a better n turn of winners th.-u in will, for all his stock seem to gallop, as did al! the Suiultiilges. am, all the produce of Doris. It is not often in these days thai we can find a first-class stallion with a line of lb-rod in the first remove. Sunstar was a really brilliant Derby winner, and it is a thousand pities that tiie Derby should have ended his racfasg career, though he had alri ady doae enough for fame. Exportations a Notional Loss, At this time of year it is futile to write much about stud farms, but I may at least note that I saw an extraordinary good colt foal bv Bayards Maid of Hi.- Mist. He is a bay. of great* sub stance and power: a weak kneed gentleman as yet: in fact, almost unable ,, stand up for long, but In- has all the makings of a fin--, substantial race, borne. I saw a bay cat by Bayardo Ahaooth, by Calliimlc, but not a patch on the other, and then was also a fine chest— I colt by lol.v mollis Pear main. and. therefore, brother to Coreyra, which he much resembles though of I rather richer chest mil. This rail is not remarkable for bone, but I ex|H-ct the same could have been said of Coreyra at a similar age. Both branches of the stud are full up. Bad the onlv difficulty is to get sufficient labor. I should mention, by the way. one ot the mares the royally- bred Marian II I by Marlagon -Maid Marian Kb. :n of Polv mollis. F.reil •huine. and Grafton, by Hampton — QaWer, with a filly foal of rare quality by Prince Palatine, and now covered by Sunstar. This band has also beea sold to go to America. I wonder how many good mares we shall have remaining when the war is over? Marian Hood has a good four-year-old son. Siarbright by Baaatar, winning races in South Africa, and there was a two-year aid winning in the United Stales last year, and as I understand, likely to continue doing so this year. Mr. J. B. Joel horses will this year be in charge of Hartigan. but how many of them there will be I do not pretend to know, far I fancy when I wrote the above that the bulk of the yearlings are Waatod for America the reference must be to the now two-year-olds. as no one wants to buy actual yearlings at the present period of the year. North Star did not gloat alone to America. He had. I think, three com panions. on: of which was Kings Joker. Another was War Star, by Sunstar -Vera*, by Bill • f Port land — La Yierge. and m cording to home gallops t hi; was a smasher, though he never showed it on a rai ci nurse. His day may be yet to come ia his new country. W. Allison in London Sports man.
