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LORD DERBYS STUD AND TRACK HORSES Phalaris and Ferry His Principal Money Winners This Year Promising Yearlings Coming On OnLord Lord Derby has been a rare visitor to a race course since the war began but his patronage of the turf and interest in racing remain unabated During his brief visit to England recently lie found time for a flying trip to Newmarket and while Phalaris was winning the Lanwadcs Plate his owner was inspecting his horses in training at Stanley House or his magnificent breeding stud hard by and equally interested in both establish ¬ ments is his daughter Lady Victoria Primrose but Lord Stanley being on active service is de ¬ barred from takirg any active part in the sport During the1 current season Lord Derby has won seven races and stands third on the list of win ¬ ning owners and second to Lady James Douglas among successful breeders his principal winer being Ferry with the One Thousand Ferry is one of the early progeny of Swynford and like most of his stock is distinguished by great size and power She was too overgrown to do herself Justice as a twoyearold but was considered sufficiently promising to be entered for the Derby and Oaks OaksABOUT ABOUT FEHRY AND PHALARIS PHALARISThe The filly created a surprise byt winning the Guineas easily starting at 50 to 1 but she failed in the Oaks and in the meanwhile the big daughter of Gondolette gave a disappointing exhibition in the Newmarket Stakes but I anticipate more than ordinary improvement in a filly bred like this and think she will give a good account of herself In the meantime she is making satisfactory progress in her preparation though I believe it is admitted that she was not as good as her unfortunate stable mate Stony Ford Phalaris has done by far the best for the Knowsley black and white and I question whether the gigantic son of Bromus is not a better horse this year than ever before Pre ¬ sumably he will be retired to the stud at the end of the year anil as a son of Polymelus apart from his record on the turf his success seems assured His younger relative Hainault by Swynford may not possess his speed but is better endowed as re ¬ gards stamina Not that he cannot go fast for we saw him run Grand Fleet to a head at even weights over the Bretby Stakes course in the spring Over a mile and a half he did a fine performance in winning the Stockton Handicap and was dreadfully hampered in the Manchester Cup when third to By Jingo and Planet but he could not have beaten the winner which Avon running away by eight lengths lengthsTHE THE TWOYEAROLDS AND YEARLINGS YEARLINGSMorillo Morillo is Lord Derbys only winning twoyear old so far this season and is a first foal as is the colt by Chaucer Glqrvina sister to Craganour which has not yet run I remember him in the early spring as a stoutly framed youngster of fair size and racinglike though somewhat lacking in scope and hardly striking one as likely to reach the first class but he is a fine mover and lias I be ¬ lieve done well in several test gallops Another fine yearling was Cavau a dark bay colt by Stcd fast The Tylt a wellgrown soberminded young ¬ ster that looked all over like racing but I have heard nothing of him since nor of the beautiful filly by Polymelus Glacier an unlucky young mare which has been barren three out of four seasons and again this year There are thirteen yearlings at the stud and those most favored in the paddocks are a chestnut colt by Neil Cow The Tabard an ¬ other by Polymelus Keystone II and a filly of the same color by Swynford Anchora Besides these there are colts by Harry of Hereford Assur ¬ ance Glorvina and Altcar by Corcyra Doro ¬ thea and by Swynford Maircbetta The fillies are by Harry of Hereford Silver Horn Spean Bridge Hair Trigger II and Glacier and by Spear taint Wife of Bath It is clear that Lord Derby thinks highly of the brother of Swynford Vigi ¬ lant in London Sportsman
