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R i „ to of ,„ ,l but s, 1 ,.. SI r K 1 g I »» and , K« « t j J was J" I* 1 " 1 of " » «f she he g at led * e p a a I lis s m r S I h . « J ■ „ II Z to ■ " n a ■ g , 5 J " g « • ■ „ l* J • i | rt , !• X ?b r m , y er e t II. [1 " „ lIe ,st a . a I* ne , n„ , e,B lle ; on ■ • II. II- ms tt lib »I»s so" REVIVING NEARLY OBSOLETE LINES S Two High-Class English Fillies Present Unusual F« Figures in Breeding Descent. A week ago no one would have thought of danger such as Beneventc or Zinovia among the EUUea fa their year, unless it should come from My Dear, M now we have suddenly found the Stanley House M stable winning the One Thousand Guineas with the extreme outsider Ferry and having what pre- jn in sumablv an even In-tter Oaks candidate In Stony ia Ford. These incidents, however, are not so sur- i:l prising after all, for it is reasonably to assume j: that Ferrvs true form was shown in her trial, when «, she finished in front of Callander and t attcgat, tli the that for some reason or other she w-as alto- c] gether off cohir when beaten by Beaufort at the w Craven nu-eting. It is evident that she was Highly ni thought of when she was entered for the Derby, ft| "Oaks" and September Stakes. Stony *ord. too, H nominated for the last two of nese races. i,: Iist Thursday, at any rate, George Lambton can tf .fai have hail no doubts in his mind as to the superiority m Stony Ford to Ferry, for he was much regretting js is that the former of these daughters of Swynfonl H was not in the One Thousand Guineas, as He thought m would have had a great winning chance, while tl seemed to have no idea that Ferry had a chance a a all. Possil.lv, however, like others, he was mis- w bv Ferrys race with Beaufort, which must have » liecn stones wrong and she may be nearer t-j btouy a at Ford than was imagined. n no BOTH ARE BEAUTIFUL FILLIES. k Anyhow, they are two beautiful fillies and they J ■ have certainly necessitated a complete rearrange- ment of ideas as regards our classic three-year-olds. J Steny Ford is by Swynford— Gneiss, by Rock .Sand. J ■ her dam Alwyiie. by Hampton— Morven, by Barcal- | - imiera, by ■ «Hne— Strathcarron, by Strathconan— Voltigeur. This is a branch of No 2S *»""? :,.n1 since 1S25. when Wings won, no filly of this family „ ■ has won the Oaks or any other classic race. Ae I » live, however, in times when recoros are contin- uallv being broken and Stony Ford may be destined ■ revive the fame of the line which produced ! J BsaOaas. It is a little remarkable that her stable J companion should be of the No. « family, which, ■ though famous and successful in early days, has Iieen . ■ much depleted during the last half-century. It is long since there has been a No. 0 classic winner. " in several have been near the mark and among them | Great SiHirt and Let Fly, half-brothers to Ferry. in Earlier there were such good horses as See haw. Ecossais, Flageolet, Grey Leg, Holocauste and lor- . ■ ■ farshin-. but these did not compare favorably with the old time No. « champions, such as Eleanor. Phcnt.iM Priam and Pleiiiimtentiary. not to mention , the first Derby winner. D:omed. The family is one which lies had considerably success in Austria " Hungary and its seeming decadence in England is y really dae to its lack of representatives, though ■ that, of course, may lie due to its broodmares not t being as prolific as they should be. FERRY INBRED TO PILGRIMAGE. Such considerations, however, will not affect I Fenvs racing career, and it is much ;n her favor that" her dam is by that excellent sire of brood-. mares, L jvc-d One, which was by See Saw— I U- grimage It is not often nowadays that we find ,1 ., inbreeding to No. « family, but we have it here through See Saw and the root figure of .ondo- , J lette. It is worthy of note, too, that Ferry is Mill ,1 . to Pilgrimage, for Swynford is a grandson of that . » • famous mare, and Goudolcttc is, on her sire s side, ; the breeding of their ind.laughter. Strictly on gi .. dams, we our.ht probably to prefer Ferry to Stony 1 Ford, but had lxdii 1h cii able to start for the One ,. IlMaaaad Guineas, the stable preference would al- l most Mtainly have been for Stony Ford It would. of coarse be unfair to take Beneventes running Z „ as correct and good reason was assigned for her being below par, but if is curious that sue. too. , « family and, like her ,r is a member of the No. hnther, Corcvra. seems to have inherited Ika bad i" h l„,k which has for so long clung to No ■ in classic has broken the spell, l iM-,.s Perhaps, now that Kerry lliaill alii mav also do herself justice next time she runs, which will presumably be for the Oaks. /.ino- on via. it mav tie added here, is of No. 1 family.— "Vigilant" in Loudon Sportsman. . _A
